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Bottom trawling responsible for ~370 Mt of emissions annually -study

Published 05:00 on January 18, 2024  /  Last updated at 09:56 on January 18, 2024  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, EMEA, International, US

Dragging heavy fishing nets across the ocean floor was newly discovered to be a significant source of CO2 pollution in the atmosphere, to the extent that it could more than double the annual CO2 emissions of the entire global fishing fleet, according to a study published Thursday.
Dragging heavy fishing nets across the ocean floor was newly discovered to be a significant source of CO2 pollution in the atmosphere, to the extent that it could more than double the annual CO2 emissions of the entire global fishing fleet, according to a study published Thursday.


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