SubtleBlade, to greece
@SubtleBlade@mastodon.scot avatar

#Greece becomes first #European country to ban #BottomTrawling in #MarineParks

The #law will come into force in #NationalParks within two years and in all of the country’s marine protected areas by 2030
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/apr/16/greece-becomes-first-european-country-to-ban-bottom-trawling-in-marine-parks
#Sustainability #Environment #Food

Pepijn, to documentaries
@Pepijn@mastodon.online avatar

For 21 years I've ran an informative on .

As an "independent source" it was used by politicians, students, and many everyday people alike.

It was used for & , and triggered some inquires where I assisted in shaping national & international political statements. It's been fun & fulfilling 🙂

In today's siloed internet its usefulness is gone. No more days with 5.000 unique visitors & multiple email inquires.

Today is its last day online. 1/2

Pepijn,
@Pepijn@mastodon.online avatar

Overfishing.org contained both an introduction to the issue of , and resources. See attached some evergreens (low resolution, DM me for high res).

There's the "what, why, how" , imagery of in the Dutch , and a poster with all around the world.

As I'm to see the website go I've renewed the for one more year and am happy to "donate" it to a good cause. Any interest: DM me.

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Along the coasts of The Netherlands, Germany and Denmark there lays a shallow coastal sea -with associated wetlands and islands- extremely rich with all types of important sea (it serves as a spawning and nursing grounds for fish) and bird (millions of migratory birds use the mud flats to feed on) life. Large parts of the sea consist of tidal mudflats. The intertidal area is sea during high-tide and dryish land during low-tide. For decades there have been bottom trawling and dredging activities on the Dutch part of the area. As of July 1, 2004 mechanical cockle fisheries have been banned in order to preserve the cockles (and the rich bottom) for the millions of birds. However, some fisheries on mussels (mariculture) and shrimp are still taking place. Here are two low-tide imageres showing the marks / scarves left by various trawling activities. These take years to disappear from visual sight and even longer for the benthic situation to return to the pre-trawling situation. The images are composites from aerial photographs, the location is near the island of Texel.
Along the coasts of The Netherlands, Germany and Denmark there lays a shallow coastal sea -with associated wetlands and islands- extremely rich with all types of important sea (it serves as a spawning and nursing grounds for fish) and bird (millions of migratory birds use the mud flats to feed on) life. Large parts of the sea consist of tidal mudflats. The intertidal area is sea during high-tide and dryish land during low-tide. For decades there have been bottom trawling and dredging activities on the Dutch part of the area. As of July 1, 2004 mechanical cockle fisheries have been banned in order to preserve the cockles (and the rich bottom) for the millions of birds. However, some fisheries on mussels (mariculture) and shrimp are still taking place. Here are two low-tide imageres showing the marks / scarves left by various trawling activities. These take years to disappear from visual sight and even longer for the benthic situation to return to the pre-trawling situation. The images are composites from aerial photographs, the location is near the island of Texel.
Modern satellite imagery clearly show the mud trails, distortion and other destruction left by the coastal -shallow water- version of these trawling activities. * trawling imagery from Ecuador, USA (Georgia and Louisiana), Netherlands (Vlieland and Westerschelde), Phillipines, China, Malaysia, Indonesia and Mexico. Satellite images are Quickbird, Landsat and aerial photographs.

BenjaminHCCarr, to fishing
@BenjaminHCCarr@hachyderm.io avatar

Seabed trawling found to be a major source of global #CO2 #emissions
#BottomTrawling releases around 340 million tonnes of #carbondioxide into the atmosphere each year, according to the first study to estimate these emissions. That is nearly 1 per cent of all global CO2 emissions, a major contribution that has been overlooked until now. https://www.newscientist.com/article/2412752-seabed-trawling-found-to-be-a-major-source-of-global-co2-emissions/ #fishing #climate #climatecrisis #climatechange

CelloMomOnCars, to random
@CelloMomOnCars@mastodon.social avatar

"We have long known that dragging heavy fishing nets—some as large as ten 747 jets—across the ocean floor destroys sea life and habitats.

Only recently, we have discovered that also unleashes plumes of carbon, which otherwise would be safely stored for millennia in the ocean floor. "

"The amount of carbon dioxide released into the ocean from bottom trawling is on the same order of magnitude as annual carbon dioxide from global aviation."

https://phys.org/news/2024-01-team-uncovers-marine-source-carbon.html

projectseahorse, to random

FIVE DAYS TO GO!!
📢 We are seeking a Research Scientist to support us in advancing knowledge of bottom trawling, for greater scientific and public engagement and to drive significant policy change ‼️
See https://tinyurl.com/5n6dhd97 for details & to apply

ClaireFromClare, (edited )
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(Replies directly to @projectseahorse please, & follow them if interested in , & ! An impressive organisation, .)

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