Explorers document destructive impact of bottom trawling on deep sea ecosystems, pushing for stricter conservation policies.
Ocean explorers Ghislain Bardout and Emmanuelle Périé-Bardout have documented the severe impact of bottom trawling, a fishing method that drags nets along the seabed, on the mesophotic zone, 30-150 meters below the surface. They founded Under the Pole to gather scientific knowledge on these deep ecosystems, aiming to inform conservation policies and protect marine life from destruction caused by overfishing, pollution, and climate change. Despite its environmental harm, bottom trawling is still allowed in many areas, including some protected zones.
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