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Bottom trawling damages ocean floor ecosystems.

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SUPPORTED
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8 sources for · 0 against

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Is it true that bottom trawling damages ocean floor ecosystems?

Yes. Multiple peer-reviewed and official sources state that bottom trawling disturbs and damages seafloor habitats and benthic ecosystems, with severe effects where trawling is frequent. A USGS page and several reference works describe destruction of corals, sponges and sediment structure.

Verdict: SUPPORTED · 8 sources for, 0 against · Last checked

Evidence for · 8
Bottom Trawling
2019
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Hilborn, R. & Hilborn, U. (2019). Bottom Trawling. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198839767.003.0010

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What a Drag: The Global Impact of Bottom Trawling | U.S. Geological Survey
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What a Drag: The Global Impact of Bottom Trawling | U.S. Geological Survey. (n.d.). usgs.gov. https://www.usgs.gov/programs/cmhrp/news/what-drag-global-impact-bottom-trawling

Mitigating seafloor disturbance of bottom trawl fisheries for North Sea sole Solea solea by replacing mechanical with electrical stimulation
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Mitigating seafloor disturbance of bottom trawl fisheries for North Sea sole Solea solea by replacing mechanical with electrical stimulation. (n.d.). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0228528

Net Loss: The Costs of Bottom Trawling in the Gulf of Alaska
2022
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Jonathan, W., Jamie, K., & Brianne, M. (2022). Net Loss: The Costs of Bottom Trawling in the Gulf of Alaska. zenodo.org. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7023920

New Directions in the Law of the Sea
1996
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Lee, R. S. K. & Hayashi, M. (1996). New Directions in the Law of the Sea. books.google.com. http://books.google.com/books?id=33xRAQAAIAAJ&dq=Bottom+trawling+damages+ocean+floor+ecosystems.&hl=&as_pt=BOOKS&source=gbs_api

Wikibooks: High School Earth Science/The Seafloor
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Wikibooks: High School Earth Science/The Seafloor. (n.d.). en.wikibooks.org. https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/High_School_Earth_Science/The_Seafloor

Negotiations Between State Actors and Non-state Actors
2009
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Saner, R. & Michalun, M. V. (2009). Negotiations Between State Actors and Non-state Actors. books.google.com. http://books.google.com/books?id=T24nAQAAMAAJ&dq=Bottom+trawling+damages+ocean+floor+ecosystems.&hl=&as_pt=BOOKS&source=gbs_api

Anthropogeomorphology of marine fisheries in India: understanding the critical roles of Marine Fishery Advisories towards achieving SDG 14
2021
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Anthropogeomorphology of marine fisheries in India: understanding the critical roles of Marine Fishery Advisories towards achieving SDG 14. (2021). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu21-2250

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