Treading lightly: Quantitative estimates of seafloor contact for longline trap and hook fishing gear
Beau Doherty, Lisa Lacko, Allen Robert Kronlund, Kenyon Alexander, Sean Cox
This paper quantifies bottom contact areas of longline fishing gear in the Sablefish fishery, finding low habitat risk due to minimal contact in most areas.
ICES Journal of Marine Science · Mar 1, 2025Peer-reviewedEcology