New perspectives on an old fishing practice: Scale, context and impacts of bottom trawling

Author:

Daniel Steadman, John B. Thomas, Vanessa Rivas Villanueva, Forrest Lewis, Daniel Pauly, M.L. Deng Palomares, Nicolas Bailly, Max Levine, John Virdin, Steve Rocliffe, Tom Collinson

Publication Year:

2021

Citation:

Steadman, D. et al. "New perspectives on an old fishing practice: Scale, context and impacts of bottom trawling." 2021.

Description:

This report seeks to provide new perspectives on this historical controversy by presenting the most up-to date synthesis of available data and evidence on bottom trawling’s extent, impacts, and solutions in order to inform constructive policy-making. Specifically, it uses novel data analysis from Sea Around Us to map the global extent of bottom trawling; a synthesis of peer-reviewed literature to elucidate environmental, social, and climate impacts; and insights from more than 40 global experts on what a constructive future might look like that manages or severely limits the worst impacts of this practice, while also ensuring a just and equitable society and a healthy food system.

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