DataSheet_1_Atmospheric CO2 emissions and ocean acidification from bottom-trawling.pdf
Trawling the seafloor can disturb carbon that took millennia to accumulate, but the fate of that carbon and its impact on climate and ecosystems remains unknown. Using satellite-inferred fishing events and carbon cycle models, we find that 55-60% of trawling-induced aqueous CO 2 is released to the a...
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2024
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2023.1125137.s001 https://figshare.com/articles/dataset/DataSheet_1_Atmospheric_CO2_emissions_and_ocean_acidification_from_bottom-trawling_pdf/25017188 |
Summary: | Trawling the seafloor can disturb carbon that took millennia to accumulate, but the fate of that carbon and its impact on climate and ecosystems remains unknown. Using satellite-inferred fishing events and carbon cycle models, we find that 55-60% of trawling-induced aqueous CO 2 is released to the atmosphere over 7-9 years. Using recent estimates of bottom trawling’s impact on sedimentary carbon, we found that between 1996-2020 trawling could have released, at the global scale, up to 0.34-0.37 Pg CO 2 yr -1 to the atmosphere, and locally altered water pH in some semi-enclosed and heavy trawled seas. Our results suggest that the management of bottom-trawling efforts could be an important climate solution. |
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