Global analysis of depletion and recovery of seabed biota after bottom trawling disturbance

JG Hiddink, S Jennings, M Sciberras… - Proceedings of the …, 2017 - National Acad Sciences
Bottom trawling is the most widespread human activity affecting seabed habitats. Here, we
collate all available data for experimental and comparative studies of trawling impacts on …

The impacts of deep-sea fisheries on benthic communities: a review

MR Clark, F Althaus, TA Schlacher… - ICES Journal of …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
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 …

The importance of benthic–pelagic coupling for marine ecosystem functioning in a changing world

JR Griffiths, M Kadin, FJA Nascimento… - Global change …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Benthic–pelagic coupling is manifested as the exchange of energy, mass, or nutrients
between benthic and pelagic habitats. It plays a prominent role in aquatic ecosystems, and it …

The impact of mobile demersal fishing on carbon storage in seabed sediments

G Epstein, JJ Middelburg, JP Hawkins… - Global Change …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
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 use of multiple biological traits in marine community ecology and its potential in ecological indicator development

O Beauchard, H Veríssimo, AM Queirós… - Ecological indicators, 2017 - Elsevier
Biological traits offer valuable approaches to understand species distributions and
underlying mechanisms. Their use has received a growing interest in marine community …

Little evidence of benthic community resilience to bottom trawling on seamounts after 15 years

MR Clark, DA Bowden, AA Rowden… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The resilience and recovery dynamics of deep-sea habitats impacted by bottom trawling are
poorly known. This paper reports on a fishing impact recovery comparison based on four …

Similar effects of bottom trawling and natural disturbance on composition and function of benthic communities across habitats

PD Van Denderen, SG Bolam, JG Hiddink… - Marine Ecology …, 2015 - int-res.com
Bottom trawl fishing has widespread impacts on benthic habitats and communities. The
benthic response to trawling seems to be smaller or absent in areas exposed to high natural …

Evaluating the relative conservation value of fully and partially protected marine areas

M Sciberras, SR Jenkins, R Mant, MJ Kaiser… - Fish and …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The establishment of marine protected areas (MPA s), particularly of no‐take areas, is often
viewed as a conflict between conservation and fishing. Partially protected areas (PPA s) that …

Evaluating the biological effectiveness of fully and partially protected marine areas

M Sciberras, SR Jenkins, MJ Kaiser, SJ Hawkins… - Environmental …, 2013 - Springer
Abstract Background Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) encompass a range of protection
levels, from fully protected no-take areas to restriction of only particular activities, gear types …

Mapping fisheries for marine spatial planning: Gear-specific vessel monitoring system (VMS), marine conservation and offshore renewable energy

MS Campbell, KM Stehfest, SC Votier, JM Hall-Spencer - Marine Policy, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) data from 2005 to 2008 in ICES Divisions VIIe-h
were used to assess the distribution and intensity of fishing activity in and around the …