Share of the seabed that was trawled at least once

– Bottom trawling is a method used to catch fish and crustaceans near or on the seafloor. It is an efficient way of catching fish, but has negative impacts on theecology of the seabed.– Shown is the share of seabed across different regions that experienced at least one trawling pass over a period of two to four years around the year of 2010.

79.1%58.7%50%43.8%42.2%30.8%26.7%25.4%24.6%19.1%14.8%12.2%9.4%7%6.9%6.5%5.5%4.7%2.1%1.9%1.8%1.4%1.3%0.4%Adriatic SeaWest of IberiaSkagerrak and KattegatTyrrhenianNorth SeaWestern Baltic SeaAegean SeaIrish SeaNorth Benguela CurrentWest of ScotlandArgentinaSouth Benguela CurrentEast Agulhas CurrentSoutheast Australian ShelfNew ZealandEast Bering SeaNorth California CurrentNortheast Australian ShelfSouthwest Australian ShelfNorth Australian ShelfAleutian IslandsGulf of AlaskaNorthwest Australian ShelfSouth Chile
Share of the seabed that was trawled at least once

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