Long-term morphological and sedimentological changes caused by bottom trawling on the northern Catalan continental shelf (NW Mediterranean)

Long-term morphological and sedimentological changes caused by bottom trawling on the northern Catalan continental shelf (NW Mediterranean)

Bottom trawling is a fishing method that involves towing of nets along the seafloor to catch demersal species. The dragging of trawling gears along the seafloor results in scraping and ploughing of the surficial sediments, leading to the formation of turbid plumes of resuspended sediments and causin...

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Main Authors: Ruth Durán, Pere Puig, Sarah Paradis, Jorge Guillén, Albert Palanques, Claudio Lo Iacono, Marta Arjona-Camas, Araceli Muñoz, Aaron Micallef
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
submarine geomorphology
trawl marks
multibeam
backscatter
side scan sonar
sediments
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2023.1270485/full

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