North Sea scampi fishing may carry a hidden climate cost, study says

North Sea scampi fishing may carry a hidden climate cost

Source: Convex Seascape Survey

Researchers from the University of Exeter examined seabed carbon in the Fladen Ground, where crustaceans such as Norwegian lobster are caught by bottom trawling

Fishing for scampi in the North Sea may carry a hidden climate cost, as new research shows bottom trawling can disturb carbon buried in ancient seabeds.

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