Our study suggested a rapid recovery of Hong Kong's benthic ecosystem and the fisheries resources in 3.5 years after the trawl ban," stressed Professor Leung.

Tessa K. Mazor, C. Roland Pitcher, Nick Ellis, Wayne Rochester, Simon Jennings, Jan Geert Hiddink, Robert A. McConnaughey, Michel J. Kaiser, Ana M. Parma, Petri Suuronen, Mervi Kangas, Ray Hilborn, ...

“Trawl fisheries are destructive to benthic habitat and species on which we rely as a matter of food security and cultural wellness.” Today’s notice argues the Service did not adequately analyze the ...

"Mortality rates from trawling is an open area of research. [Experts] estimate a 50% mortality rate from benthic trawl bycatch, although this is a tentative early estimate," Yesson said.

In October, the Center for Biological Diversity filed a separate notice of intent to sue the National Marine Fisheries Service over another trawling issue — the deaths of killer whales in trawl ...

Benthic marine organisms such as crustaceans, polychaete worms, sea urchins, sea cucumbers, bivalves, and gastropods are commonly found in the sediment of the marine environment of Hong Kong. This ...

Benthic Under the sea, all the way at the bottom, is what marine researchers refer to as the benthic zone. It’s the lowest layer of the ocean — of any body of water, really — including any sediment.