Selection of indicators for assessing and managing the impacts of bottom trawling on seabed habitats
Citation
Hiddink, Jan Geert et al. (2020), Selection of indicators for assessing and managing the impacts of bottom trawling on seabed habitats, Dryad, Dataset, https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.bzkh1895k
Abstract
Methods
Data were collated from published comparative studies of the effects of bottom trawling on seabed habitat and biota following a systematic review protocol, thereby including all available studies and avoiding selection bias (Hughes et al., 2014). The methods were designed to identify and collate evidence from comparative control-impact studies to identify changes in state of benthic biota resulting from mobile bottom fishing. The searching strategy is documented in Hughes et al. (2014), which specifies the databases searched and search terms used in detail. Data were collated from published comparative studies of the effects of bottom trawling on seabed habitat and biota following a systematic review protocol, thereby including all available studies and avoiding selection bias (Hughes et al., 2014).
This dataset gives the resulting data collation for comparative-control impact studies. We collated data from 41 studies that compared the benthic biota in trawled areas with those in control locations (that were either not trawled or trawled infrequently).
Funding
FP7 Environment, Award: BENTHIS (312088)
David and Lucile Packard Foundation
Walton Family Foundation
Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations
The Alaska Seafood Cooperative
American Seafoods Group U.S.
Blumar Seafoods Denmark
Clearwater Seafoods
Espersen Group
Glacier Fish Company LLC U.S.
Gorton’s Inc.
Independent Fisheries Limited N.Z.
Nippon Suisan (USA), Inc.
Pacific Andes International Holdings, Ltd.
Pesca Chile S.A.
San Arawa, S.A.
Sanford Ltd. N.Z.
Sealord Group Ltd. N.Z.
South African Trawling Association
Trident Seafoods
Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations
The Alaska Seafood Cooperative
American Seafoods Group U.S.
Blumar Seafoods Denmark
Clearwater Seafoods
Espersen Group
Glacier Fish Company LLC U.S.
Gorton’s Inc.
Independent Fisheries Limited N.Z.
Nippon Suisan (USA), Inc.
Pacific Andes International Holdings, Ltd.
Pesca Chile S.A.
San Arawa, S.A.
Sanford Ltd. N.Z.
Sealord Group Ltd. N.Z.
South African Trawling Association
Trident Seafoods