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Max Graham, Grist

Two men on a boat empty shrimp and other sea creatures out of a large net, which hangs above them and drips water.
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Bottom Trawling Shreds the Seafloor. It May Also Be a Huge Source of Carbon Emissions.

by Max Graham, Grist 24 January 202424 January 2024

Dragging nets along the ocean bed wrecks marine life, but researchers can’t agree on how bad it is for the climate.

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