Carbon released by bottom trawling 'too big to ignore', says study, Fishing
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Fishing nets churn up carbon from the sea floor, more than half of which will eventually be released into the atmosphere
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Here's How Much Carbon Emissions Are Caused By A Popular—And Controversial— Fishing Method, According To Study
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How Fishing Releases Huge Amounts of Carbon Dioxide
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Trawl Watch EU (@TrawlWatch_EU) / X
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Scientists reveal how trawling the bottom of the ocean could release millions of tonnes of CO2
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Ocean Trawling May Release Locked-Away Carbon
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Review of the science on the impacts of bottom trawling on the climate by Oceana Communications - Issuu
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Marine Protected Areas and Marine Reserves
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Press releases Archives - Ocean Acidification
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Bottom Trawling Fishing Releases More Emissions Than Global Aviation - China Water Risk
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Bottom trawling - Wikipedia