Bottom trawling is huge source of carbon emissions, new study reveals
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Bottom trawling is huge source of carbon emissions, new study reveals
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How Fishing Releases Huge Amounts of Carbon Dioxide
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Bottom trawling is huge source of carbon emissions, new study reveals
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The seafloor stores carbon, but trawling releases it