Net Loss: The Costs of Bottom Trawling in the Gulf of Alaska
Bottom trawling is a type of fishing where huge nets are dragged for miles along the seafloor to catch flatfish like flounder or sole. Yet trawl nets also destroy ancient corals and other important habitats as they catch everything in their path. This habitat destruction has cascading impacts to fis...
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ftzenodo:oai:zenodo.org:7023920 2023-05-15T15:17:54+02:00 Net Loss: The Costs of Bottom Trawling in the Gulf of Alaska Warrenchuk, Jonathan Karnik, Jamie Mecum, Brianne Enticknap, Ben Murray, Susan 2022-08-25 https://zenodo.org/record/7023920 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7023920 eng eng doi:10.5281/zenodo.7023919 https://zenodo.org/record/7023920 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7023920 oai:zenodo.org:7023920 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode coral coral garden sponge sea whip habitat habitat protection seamount seafloor ocean freeze the footprint bottom trawling trawling bycatch Oceana Gulf of Alaska Kodiak EFH fishing Alaska info:eu-repo/semantics/report publication-report 2022 ftzenodo https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.702392010.5281/zenodo.7023919 2023-03-11T00:58:21Z Bottom trawling is a type of fishing where huge nets are dragged for miles along the seafloor to catch flatfish like flounder or sole. Yet trawl nets also destroy ancient corals and other important habitats as they catch everything in their path. This habitat destruction has cascading impacts to fish and other sea life, ultimately threatening ocean ecosystems. Our oceans face many threats including climate change, pollution, overfishing, bycatch, habitat destruction, and other human impacts. All of these put extreme stress on marine ecosystems. The cold and remote waters of the Gulf of Alaska are no exception; yet there is one human-caused threat that has a practical solution that has already been applied to most U.S. and Canadian waters from the U.S. Arctic to Southern California — freeze the footprint of bottom trawling. According to the National Academy of Sciences, bottom trawling is the most destructive form of fishing on seafloor habitat like corals and sponges. In addition to harming seafloor habitat, bottom trawlers in Alaska catch and often waste nontargeted salmon, halibut, crab and other species central to the lives of Alaskans. The Gulf of Alaska is the last place on the U.S. west coast where industrial bottom trawling can still be conducted in large areas of corals and other ocean habitats vital for fish and other animals. However, there is a solution, one that has been implemented throughout much of the North Pacific. Oceana has worked with fishery managers, fishermen, indigenous communities, and other organizations to save seafloor habitat through a “freeze the footprint” approach to bottom trawling. In this approach, bottom trawling can only continue in areas that have already been trawled, protecting new areas from being destroyed and ensuring untrawled, vibrant habitats remain intact. The freeze the footprint approach also protects key seafloor habitats within the existing footprint such as coral gardens, seamounts, canyon heads, rocky reefs, and sponge beds. Along with limiting bycatch and ... Report Arctic Climate change Kodiak Alaska Zenodo Arctic Gulf of Alaska Pacific Oceana ENVELOPE(-59.783,-59.783,-65.133,-65.133) |
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Bottom trawling is a type of fishing where huge nets are dragged for miles along the seafloor to catch flatfish like flounder or sole. Yet trawl nets also destroy ancient corals and other important habitats as they catch everything in their path. This habitat destruction has cascading impacts to fish and other sea life, ultimately threatening ocean ecosystems. Our oceans face many threats including climate change, pollution, overfishing, bycatch, habitat destruction, and other human impacts. All of these put extreme stress on marine ecosystems. The cold and remote waters of the Gulf of Alaska are no exception; yet there is one human-caused threat that has a practical solution that has already been applied to most U.S. and Canadian waters from the U.S. Arctic to Southern California — freeze the footprint of bottom trawling. According to the National Academy of Sciences, bottom trawling is the most destructive form of fishing on seafloor habitat like corals and sponges. In addition to harming seafloor habitat, bottom trawlers in Alaska catch and often waste nontargeted salmon, halibut, crab and other species central to the lives of Alaskans. The Gulf of Alaska is the last place on the U.S. west coast where industrial bottom trawling can still be conducted in large areas of corals and other ocean habitats vital for fish and other animals. However, there is a solution, one that has been implemented throughout much of the North Pacific. Oceana has worked with fishery managers, fishermen, indigenous communities, and other organizations to save seafloor habitat through a “freeze the footprint” approach to bottom trawling. In this approach, bottom trawling can only continue in areas that have already been trawled, protecting new areas from being destroyed and ensuring untrawled, vibrant habitats remain intact. The freeze the footprint approach also protects key seafloor habitats within the existing footprint such as coral gardens, seamounts, canyon heads, rocky reefs, and sponge beds. Along with limiting bycatch and ... |
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