‘…a new study claims that catching fish using heavy nets that drag across the seabed – known as bottom trawling – emits about the same amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) globally as the aviation industry.<\/p>\n

Seabed sediments that act as huge carbon sinks are churned up during this kind of trawling – and this results in CO2 being released..’<\/p>\n

Source: Fish ‘not as carbon friendly’ as previously thought – BBC News<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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