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Impact of fisheries on sea floor food webs
- How do the different types of fisheries impact the sea floor food web? BENTHIS researcher Van Kooten and his team used a functional group approach to... -
BENTHIS presents results on historical development of bottom trawling
- The fifth chapter of the ICES Oceans Past conference series takes place this week in Tallinn, Estonia, providing a forum where the... -
BENTHIS paper on physical impact pulse fisheries
- Is pulse fishery causing less disturbance to the seafloor than traditional beam trawling? BENTHIS just published a new paper on this topic. -
Findings on pulse fisheries presented in France
- In France the pulse trawl fisheries is currently viewed with suspicion. The Dutch flatfish fleet however has good experiences with this innovation and... -
High-resolution mapping of European fishing pressure
- For the first time, scientists have created high-resolution maps of fishing pressure in the North-east Atlantic, Mediterranean and Turkish waters.... -
BENTHIS publication – Bottom trawling may enhance fish production
- Bottom trawling may enhance fish production by manipulating the seafloor ecosystem. -
BENTHIS North Sea case study – First campaign completed
- From June 13th to June 20th the first fieldwork campaign of the BENTHIS North Sea case study was carried out in the Dutch Voordelta. The main aim of... -
Regional Stakeholder Events in BENTHIS
- In order to ensure a strong involvement of the fishing industry in the BENTHIS project workshops will be organized througout the project in all the... -
BENTHIS project started!
- In January 2013 the BENTHIS kickoff meeting took place in Nantes, France, which marked the official start of the BENTHIS project.