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 …

Microplastic contamination in brown shrimp (Crangon crangon, Linnaeus 1758) from coastal waters of the Southern North Sea and Channel area

LI Devriese, MD Van der Meulen, T Maes… - Marine pollution …, 2015 - Elsevier
This study assessed the capability of Crangon crangon (L.), an ecologically and
commercially important crustacean, of consuming plastics as an opportunistic feeder. We …

Certification issues for some common aquaculture species

CE Boyd, AA McNevin, J Clay… - Reviews in Fisheries …, 2005 - Taylor & Francis
There is interest in certification of aquaculture production facilities in response to concerns
about negative environmental and social impacts and food safety. This study identifies …

Comparison of mechanical disturbance in soft sediments due to tickler-chain SumWing trawl vs. electro-fitted PulseWing trawl

J Depestele, K Degrendele, M Esmaeili… - ICES Journal of …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Tickler-chain SumWing and electrode-fitted PulseWing trawls were compared to assess
seabed impacts. Multi-beam echo sounder (MBES) bathymetry confirmed that the SumWing …

The seafloor from a trait perspective. A comprehensive life history dataset of soft sediment macrozoobenthos

KJ Meijer, JB Gusmao, L Bruil, O Franken, IA Grimm… - Scientific Data, 2023 - nature.com
Biological trait analysis (BTA) is a valuable tool for evaluating changes in community
diversity and its link to ecosystem processes as well as environmental and anthropogenic …

[HTML][HTML] Comparing traditional vs. biodegradable seed mussel collectors (SMCs) for seed settlement, seed density, and seed growth: effect of deployment depth and …

LA van den Bogaart, J Schotanus, JJ Capelle… - Aquacultural …, 2023 - Elsevier
Mussel bottom culture is historically based on transplanting wild mussel seed to designated
culture plots. Seed mussel collectors (SMCs) that are deployed in the water column are …

Evaluation of the Danish mussel fishery: suggestions for an ecosystem management approach

P Dolmer, R Frandsen - Helgoland Marine Research, 2002 - Springer
In Limfjorden, Denmark, an extensive mussel fishery exploits the wild stocks of Mytilus edulis
with annual landings of 80,000–100,000 t of mussels. During the last 10 years the impact of …

A large scale BACI experiment to test the effects of prawn trawling on seabed biota in a closed area of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, Australia

CR Pitcher, CY Burridge, TJ Wassenberg, BJ Hill… - Fisheries …, 2009 - Elsevier
A multiple Before-After-Control-Impact experiment was conducted to estimate the large scale
effects of a single coverage by prawn trawlers on an offshore inter-reef area in the northern …

High-resolution fisheries data reveal effects of bivalve dredging on benthic communities in stressed coastal systems

C McLaverty, OR Eigaard, GE Dinesen… - Marine Ecology …, 2020 - int-res.com
Commercial dredging for blue mussels (Mytilus edulis) and oysters (Ostrea edulis,
Crassostrea gigas) constitute the main bivalve fisheries in Denmark. These activities …

Assessing the sensitivity of blue mussel beds to pressures associated with human activities.

K Mainwaring, HM Tillin, H Tyler-Walters - 2014 - plymsea.ac.uk
The Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) commissioned this project to generate an
improved understanding of the sensitivities of blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) beds, found in UK …