Effects of trawling and dredging on seafloor habitat / Committee on Ecosystem Effects of Fishing: Phase 1--Effects of Bottom Trawling on Seafloor Habitats, Ocean Studies Board, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Ecosystem Effects of Fishing: Phase 1--Effects of Bottom Trawling on Seafloor Habitats.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Trawls and trawling--Environmental aspects.

Trawls and trawling.

Marine resources conservation.

Ocean bottom.

Fisheries--Environmental aspects.

Fisheries.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 126 pages) : illustrations (some color), color maps

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. ; [Great Britain] : National Academy Press, c2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Concerns over the potential ecological effects of fishing have increased with the expansion of fisheries throughout the marine waters of the United States. Effects of Trawling and Dredging on Seafloor Habitat describes how assessment of fishing impacts depends on gear type, number and location of bottom tows, and the physical and biological characteristics of seafloor habitats. Many experimental studies have documented acute, gear-specific effects of trawling and dredging on various types of habitat. These studies indicate that low mobility, long-lived species are more vulnerable to towed fishing gear than short-lived species in areas where the seabed is often disturbed by natural phenomena. Trawling and dredging may also change the composition and productivity of fish communities dependent on seafloor habitats for food and refuge. The scale of these impacts depends on the level of fishing effort. This volume presents color maps of fishing effort for all regions with significant bottom trawl or dredge fisheries--the first time that such data has been assembled and analyzed for the entire nation.

Contents:

""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Characterization of Fishing Gear""; ""3 Effects of Trawling and Dredging""; ""4 Habitat Mapping and Distribution of Fishing Effort""; ""5 Analyzing the Risk to Seafloor Habitats""; ""6 Management Options""; ""7 Findings and Recommendations""; ""References""; ""Appendix A Committee and Staff Biographies""; ""Appendix B Regional Distribution of Fishing Effort""; ""Appendix C Mapping Tools""; ""Appendix D Workshop Agendas""; ""Appendix E Acronyms""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786610184477

9780309169806

0309169801

9781280184475

1280184477

9780309508155

0309508150