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SUBMITTER: Kopp D
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7442244 | biostudies-literature | 2020
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kopp Dorothée D Coupeau Yann Y Vincent Benoît B Morandeau Fabien F Méhault Sonia S Simon Julien J
PloS one 20200821 8
Besides understanding the effects of fishing on harvested fish stocks, effects on non-target species, habitats and seafloor integrity also need to be considered. Static fishing gears have often been mentioned as a lower impact fishing alternative to towed gears, although studies examining their actual impact on the seafloor are scarce. In this study, we aimed to describe fish trap movements on the seafloor related to soaking time and trap retrieval. Impacts on the seafloor of lightweight rectang ...[more]