Impact of bottom trawling on deep-sea sediment properties along the flanks of a submarine canyon.

The offshore displacement of commercial bottom trawling has raised concerns about the impact of this destructive fishing practice on the deep seafloor, which is in general characterized by lower resilience than shallow water regions. This study focuses on the flanks of La Fonera (or Palamós) submari...

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Main Authors: Jacobo Martín, Pere Puig, Pere Masqué, Albert Palanques, Anabel Sánchez-Gómez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4128664?pdf=render