FAO FISHERIES TECHNICAL PAPER 472

FAO FISHERIES TECHNICAL PAPER 472

Impacts of trawling and scallop
dredging on benthic
habitats and communities

by
Svein Løkkeborg
Consultant
Fishing Technology Service
FAO Fisheries Department


FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS

Rome, 2004

 

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Cover photograph:
Bottom trawl equipped with rockhopper gear. Courtesy of J.W. Valdermarsen, Institute of Marine Research, Bergen, Norway.

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Contents

Preparation of this document

Abstract

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Methodologies

EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN - TWO APPROACHES
CONTROL SITES
INSTRUMENTATION FOR BOTTOM CHARACTERIZATION
SAMPLING TOOLS

Physical Impacts

THE CATCHING PRINCIPLES OF TRAWLS AND DREDGES
PHYSICAL IMPACTS OF OTTER TRAWLS
PHYSICAL IMPACTS OF BEAM TRAWLS AND DREDGES

Biological Impacts

OTTER TRAWLING ON SOFT BOTTOM HABITATS
OTTER TRAWLING ON HARD BOTTOM HABITATS WITH ERECT STRUCTURES
BEAM TRAWLING
SCALLOP DREDGING

Discussion

PHYSICAL IMPACTS
BIOLOGICAL IMPACTS
CONCLUSIONS

References

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