101BottomTrawling

A presentation to help non-experts understand why trawl fishing is important to society from a food production perspective, and science about the environmental effects of trawl fishing and how we can reduce these impacts through innovation or other interventions. Relevant literature free to access via google scholar. Hiddink, J. G., Jennings, S., Sciberras, M., Szostek, C. L., Hughes, K. M., Ellis, N., ... & Kaiser, M. J. (2017). Global analysis of depletion and recovery of seabed biota after bottom trawling disturbance. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 114(31), 8301-8306. Sciberras, M., Hiddink, J. G., Jennings, S., Szostek, C. L., Hughes, K. M., Kneafsey, B., ... & Kaiser, M. J. (2018). Response of benthic fauna to experimental bottom fishing: A global meta‐analysis. Fish and Fisheries, 19(4), 698-715. Pitcher, C. R., Hiddink, J. G., Jennings, S., Collie, J., Parma, A. M., Amoroso, R., ... & Hilborn, R. (2022). Trawl impacts on the relative status of biotic communities of seabed sedimentary habitats in 24 regions worldwide. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 119(2), e2109449119. Amoroso, R. O., Pitcher, C. R., Rijnsdorp, A. D., McConnaughey, R. A., Parma, A. M., Suuronen, P., ... & Jennings, S. (2018). Bottom trawl fishing footprints on the world’s continental shelves. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 115(43), E10275-E10282. Hiddink, J. G., van de Velde, S. J., McConnaughey, R. A., De Borger, E., Tiano, J., Kaiser, M. J., ... & Sciberras, M. (2023). Quantifying the carbon benefits of ending bottom trawling. Nature, 617(7960), E1-E2. Easton, B., Moffat, C., Eichert, M., Abdallah, A., Hold, N., Kaiser, M. J., & Sciberras, M. (2026). Evaluation of Catch Performance and Environmental Impact of Technical Gear Modifications for a More Sustainable Scallop Dredging Fishery. Aquaculture, Fish and Fisheries, 6(2), e70225.