bottom trawling
Ocean floor harvesting
Bottom trawling is a fishing method where a large weighted net is dragged along the ocean floor to catch groundfish and shellfish.
The practice is controversial because it damages seabed ecosystems, destroys coral and other habitats, and produces significant bycatch.
Environmental groups have called for restrictions on bottom trawling in sensitive marine areas.
- codCold-water food fish
- shrimpSmall edible crustacean
- bycatchNon-target species caught accidentally
- fish stocksAvailable fish populations
- seabedUnderwater terrain below
flounder · fishing nets · drag nets · benthic · habitat destruction · overfishing · halibut · kelp forests · coral reefs · drag · sea cucumbers · sponges · biodiversity loss · marine ecosystems · dredging · deep-sea trenches · continental shelves · seafloor
- commercial fishingfishing boat, trawlers, fishing net, fishing gear, fishing fleet
- fishing harmoverfishing, bycatch, stock collapse, ghost nets, shark finning
- ocean threatscoral bleaching, overfishing, acidification, oil spills, plastic waste
- overfishingfish stocks, population collapse, catch limits, fishing quotas, bycatch
- harmful fishingdynamite fishing, overfishing, poaching, shark finning, ghost nets
- trawlingtrawlers, drag nets, footrope, headline
bottom trawlingline fishing
Catching aquatic creatures with cord
spearfishing · longlining · fish traps · trolling · angling
bottom trawlingsustainable fishing
Harvesting that preserves populations
marine conservation · catch-and-release · aquaculture · fish farming · ocean preservation