ArticleProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2018
Bottom trawl fishing footprints on the world's continental shelves.
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Ricardo O AmorosoSchool of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195; ramoroso@u.washington.edu.ORCID 0000-0003-2890-5349
C Roland PitcherCommonwealth, Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Oceans and Atmosphere, Brisbane, QLD 4001, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-2075-4347
Adriaan D RijnsdorpWageningen Marine Research, Wageningen UR, 1970 AB IJmuiden, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0003-0785-9662
Robert A McConnaugheyAlaska Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Seattle, WA 98115.
Ana M ParmaCentro Nacional Patagónico, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Puerto Madryn, 9120 Argentina.
Petri SuuronenFood and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 00153 Rome, Italy.
Ole R EigaardNational Institute of Aquatic Resources, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0003-4213-2397
Francois BastardieNational Institute of Aquatic Resources, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark.
Niels T HintzenWageningen Marine Research, Wageningen UR, 1970 AB IJmuiden, The Netherlands.
Franziska AlthausCSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere, Hobart, TAS 7001, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-5336-4612
Susan Jane BairdNational Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand.ORCID 0000-0003-0783-0528
Jenny BlackGNS Science, 5040 Lower Hutt, New Zealand.ORCID 0000-0002-5493-6862
Lene Buhl-MortensenInstitute of Marine Research, 5817 Bergen, Norway.
Alexander B CampbellSchool of Mathematics and Physics, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-7151-5501
Rui CatarinoMarine Laboratory, Marine Scotland Science, Aberdeen, AB11 9DB, Scotland.
Jeremy CollieGraduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island, Narragansett, RI 02882.
James H CowanCollege of the Coast and Environment, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803.
Deon DurholtzFisheries Management, Offshore Resources, Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of the Republic of South Africa, 8000 Cape Town, South Africa.
Nadia EngstromQueensland Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Brisbane, QLD 4001, Australia.
Tracey P FairweatherFisheries Management, Offshore Resources, Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of the Republic of South Africa, 8000 Cape Town, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0002-4251-868X
Heino O FockThünen Institute, 22767 Hamburg-Altona, Germany.
Richard FordMinistry for Primary Industries, 6140 Wellington, New Zealand.
Patricio A GálvezInsitituto de Fomento Pesquero, Blanco 839, Valparaíso, Región de Valparaíso, Chile.
Hans GerritsenMarine Institute, H91 R673 Oranmore, Ireland.ORCID 0000-0003-3689-1020
María Eva GóngoraInstituto de Investigación de Hidrobiología, Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia San Juan Bosco, 9100 Trelew, Chubut, Argentina.
Jessica A GonzálezInsitituto de Fomento Pesquero, Blanco 839, Valparaíso, Región de Valparaíso, Chile.
Jan G HiddinkSchool of Ocean Sciences, Bangor University, LL59 5AB Anglesey, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0001-7114-830X
Kathryn M HughesSchool of Ocean Sciences, Bangor University, LL59 5AB Anglesey, United Kingdom.
Steven S IntelmannAlaska Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Seattle, WA 98115.
Chris JenkinsInstitute of Arctic and Alpine Research, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309-0450.ORCID 0000-0001-7476-8723
Patrik JonssonDepartment of Aquatic Resources, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Lysekil 45330, Sweden.
Paulus KaingeNational Marine Information and Research Centre, Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Swakopmund, Namibia, 22001.ORCID 0000-0003-4498-9845
Mervi KangasWestern Australian Fisheries and Marine Research Laboratories, Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Government of Western Australia, North Beach, WA 6920, Australia.
Johannes N KathenaNational Marine Information and Research Centre, Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Swakopmund, Namibia, 22001.
Stefanos KavadasInstitute of Marine Biological Resources and Inland Waters, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, 19013 Anavyssos, Attiki, Greece.
Rob W LeslieFisheries Management, Offshore Resources, Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of the Republic of South Africa, 8000 Cape Town, South Africa.
Steve G LewisNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries' National Marine Fisheries Service, Juneau, AK 99802.
Mathieu LundyAgri-Food and Biosciences Institute, BT9 5PX Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
David MakinCommercial Fisheries and Aquaculture, New South Wales Department of Primary Industries, Coffs Harbour, NSW 2450, Australia.
Julie MartinNorthern Territory Department of Primary Industry and Fisheries, Darwin, NT 0801, Northern Territory, Australia.
Tessa MazorCommonwealth, Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Oceans and Atmosphere, Brisbane, QLD 4001, Australia.
Genoveva Gonzalez-MirelisInstitute of Marine Research, 5817 Bergen, Norway.
Stephen J NewmanWestern Australian Fisheries and Marine Research Laboratories, Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Government of Western Australia, North Beach, WA 6920, Australia.
Nadia PapadopoulouInstitute of Marine Biological Resources and Inland Waters, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, 71003 Heraklion, Crete, Greece.
Paulette E PosenCentre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, NR33 0HT Lowestoft, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-5154-5583
Wayne RochesterCommonwealth, Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Oceans and Atmosphere, Brisbane, QLD 4001, Australia.
Tommaso RussoLaboratory of Experimental Ecology and Aquaculture, Department of Biology, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-4047-959X
Antonello SalaConsiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto di Scienze Marine, 160125 Ancona, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7066-1152
Jayson M SemmensInstitute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS 7001, Australia.
Cristina SilvaInstituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera, Departamento do Mar e Recursos Marinhos, 1495-165 Lisboa, Portugal.
Angelo TsolosSouth Australian Research and Development Institute, Henley Beach, SA 5022, Australia.
Bart VanelslanderAnimal Sciences Unit-Fisheries and Aquatic Production, Institute for Agricultural and Fisheries Research, 8400 Oostende, Belgium.
Corey B WakefieldWestern Australian Fisheries and Marine Research Laboratories, Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Government of Western Australia, North Beach, WA 6920, Australia.
Brent A WoodNational Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand.
Ray HilbornSchool of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195.ORCID 0000-0003-2326-2305
Michel J KaiserSchool of Ocean Sciences, Bangor University, LL59 5AB Anglesey, United Kingdom.
Simon JenningsInternational Council for the Exploration of the Sea, 1553 Copenhagen V, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0002-2390-7225
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey · USCSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere · AUBangor University · GBGovernment of Western Australia · AUNOAA National Marine Fisheries Service · USInstituto de Fomento Pesquero · CLNational Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research · NZNorwegian Institute of Marine Research · NOSwedish University of Agricultural Sciences · SEUniversity of East Anglia · GBUniversity of Washington · USWageningen University & Research · NLAgri Food and Biosciences Institute · GBCentro Científico Tecnológico Patagónico · ARDepartment of Agriculture, Fisheries and ForestryFood and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations · ITGNS Science · NZHellenic Centre for Marine Research · GRInstitute of Arctic and Alpine Research · USLouisiana State University · US
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Abstract
Bottom trawlers land around 19 million tons of fish and invertebrates annually, almost one-quarter of wild marine landings. The extent of bottom trawling footprint (seabed area trawled at least once in a specified region and time period) is often contested but poorly described. We quantify footprints using high-resolution satellite vessel monitoring system (VMS) and logbook data on 24 continental shelves and slopes to 1,000-m depth over at least 2 years. Trawling footprint varied markedly among regions: from <10% of seabed area in Australian and New Zealand waters, the Aleutian Islands, East Bering Sea, South Chile, and Gulf of Alaska to >50% in some European seas. Overall, 14% of the 7.8 million-km
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