Fishing Gear: Bottom Trawls
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Bottom trawling is huge source of carbon emissions, new study reveals
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Protecting Fish Habitat Helps Put Food on Your Table
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Demersal or bottom trawls - Marine Stewardship Council
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Catches of northern anchovy (Engraulis mordax) displayed as
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Not all fishing gear is the same! - Executive Order 14008
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Exploration Tools: Trawls: NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and
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Diagram of an otter trawl
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BBC NEWS, Science/Nature
2 Characterization of Fishing Gear, Effects of Trawling and Dredging on Seafloor Habitat
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What is Bottom Trawling Marine Stewardship Council
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Bottom trawling fishing method harms both the ocean and climate
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Curious Creatures of the California Coast: Corals - Brian N. Tissot
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Report: European bottom-trawls should be replaced with less
Protecting Fish Habitat Helps Put Food on Your Table
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Sustainable Fishing Methods - A Look At Modern Fishing Methods – Sizzlefish