- Bottom trawling stirs up large amounts of carbon from the seabed. This amount of carbon is nearly double the annual emissions from the combustion of fuel by the entire global fishing fleet of about 4 million vessels https://news.mongabay.com/2024/01/carbon-catch-and-release-study-finds-bottom-trawlers-stir-up-seabed-co2/#:~:text=The%20research%20draws%20on%20a,from%20the%20global%20aviation%20industry 25 comments worldnews
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