What are the impacts of benthic disturbance from fisheries?
In 2021 Sale et al. published in NATURE a paper claiming that global bottom trawling is responsible for as much carbon release as air travel. The paper received great attention and has been debated heavily since then. In 2023 Hiddink et al. published also in NATURE a paper that refutes the assertion in the paper of Sale et al. The issue remains debated, and it is clear that more research is needed.
At a conference on Environmental impacts and energy transition in the Nordic seafood sector, which will be held in Reykjavík on September 13th, Dr. Ole Ritzau Eigaard from DTU will try to get to the bottom of these claims. What are the impacts of benthic disturbance from fisheries?
The conference attendance is free of charge, but registration is required at the conference webpage.
What is the effect of bottom trawling on the seabed?
The year 2021 appears in NATURE article where it was claimed that bottom trawling in the world was responsible for similar carbon emissions as the entire aviation sector in the world. The article attracted a lot of attention at the time and, among other things, was regularly quoted in the debate about coastal fishing and environmentally friendly small boat fishing. In 2023, NATURE published so another article where the results of the previous article were criticized.
The subject is controversial and it is clear that further research is needed, but conference on environmental impact and energy exchange in the Nordic fishing industry, which will be held in Harpa on September 13, Dr. Ole Ritzau Eigaard from DTU tries to get to the bottom of these claims. What is the effect of bottom trawling on the seabed?
Admission to the conference is free, but registration is required website of the conference.