The footprint of bottom trawling in European waters: distribution, intensity, and seabed integrity

• Published in: ICES Journal of Marine Science
• Main Authors: Eigaard, O.R. (Ole), Bastardie, F. (Francois), Hintzen, N.T. (Niels T.), Buhl-Mortensen, L. (Lene), Buhl-Mortensen, P. (Pal), Catarino, R. (Rui), Dinesen, G.E. (Grete), Egekvist, J. (Josefine), Fock, H.O. (Heino), Geitner, K. (Kerstin), Gerritsen, H.D. (Hans D.), Marín, M. (Manuel), Jonsson, P. (Patrik), Kavadas, S. (Stefanos), Laffargue, P. (Pascal), Lundy, M. (Mathieu), Gonzalez-Mirelis, G. (Genoveva), Nielsen, J.R. (Rasmus), Papadopoulou, N. (Nadia), Posen, P.E. (Paulette), Pulcinella, J. (Jacopo), Russo, T. (Tomasso), Sala, A. (Antonello), Silva, C. (Cristina), Smith, C.J. (Christopher J.), Vanelslander, B. (Bart), Rijnsdorp, A.D. (Adriaan D.)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Centro Oceanográfico de Vigo
• Subjects: Benthic impact; Bottom trawl; Fishing pressure; Indicators; Mediterranean Sea; Northeast Atlantic; Seabed habitat; Seabed integrity; Trawling footprint; Trawling intensity; Kattegat; North East Atlantic
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10508/10786; https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsw194

Mapping trawling pressure on the benthic habitats is needed as background to support an ecosystem approach to fisheries management. The extent and intensity of bottom trawling on the European continental shelf (0–1000 m) was analysed from logbook statistics and vessel monitoring system data for 2010...