Deep-sea fisheries operate globally throughout the world's oceans, chiefly targeting stocks
on the upper and mid-continental slope and offshore seamounts. Major commercial fisheries …

Subtidal marine sediments are one of the planet's primary carbon stores and strongly
influence the oceanic sink for atmospheric CO2. By far the most widespread human activity …

The ocean contains unique biodiversity, provides valuable food resources and is a major
sink for anthropogenic carbon. Marine protected areas (MPAs) are an effective tool for …

Bottom trawlers land around 19 million tons of fish and invertebrates annually, almost one-
quarter of wild marine landings. The extent of bottom trawling footprint (seabed area trawled …

Fisheries and aquaculture production, imports, exports and equitability of distribution
determine the supply of aquatic food to people. Aquatic food security is achieved when a …

Bottom trawling is widespread globally and impacts seabed habitats. However, risks from
trawling remain unquantified at large scales in most regions. We address these issues by …

This study assesses the seabed pressure of towed fishing gears and models the physical
impact (area and depth of seabed penetration) from trip-based information of vessel size …

Circular economy (CE) principles distinguish between technical and biological cycles.
Technical cycles involve the management of stocks of non-renewable abiotic resources that …

Towed bottom-fishing gears are thought to constitute one of the largest global anthropogenic
sources of disturbance to the seabed and its biota. The current drive towards an ecosystem …

Fishing has become a major conservation threat to marine fishes. Effective conservation of
threatened species requires timely identification of vulnerable species. However, evaluation …