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BENTHIS animations now available in English, French, Spanish and Dutch

Published on
June 6, 2018

In 2017 a set of five animations has been developed in the BENTHIS project.

The first four animations explain elements of the BENTHIS assessment methodology. Animation 5 explains how to assess the impact of bottom trawling, based on the ideas explained in the previous 4 animations. They have been made in English, Dutch, French and Spanish, in order to reach a broad audience across Europe and beyond.

The animations cover the following subjects:

1.      Fishing footprint  (UK / ES / F / NL)

2.      Benthic biological traits  (UK / ES / F / NL)

3.      Sensitivity of seafloor habitats  (UK / ES / F / NL)

4.      Reducing trawling impacts  (UK / ES / F / NL)

5.      Assessment of the impact of bottom trawling   (UK / ES / F / NL)

 

Playlist of all 5 animations:

Figure 1. Screenshot of animation 1, showing the different impacts of different fishing gears.
Figure 1. Screenshot of animation 1, showing the different impacts of different fishing gears.
Figure 2. Screenshot of animation 1, showing how impact maps are made, based on the fishing gear and VMS data.
Figure 2. Screenshot of animation 1, showing how impact maps are made, based on the fishing gear and VMS data.
Figure 3. Screenshot of animation 2 about benthic traits and how they can be used to determine the sensitivity of the seabed to trawling.
Figure 3. Screenshot of animation 2 about benthic traits and how they can be used to determine the sensitivity of the seabed to trawling.
Figure 4. Screenshot of animation 3 visualising the different sensitivities of habitats to trawling.
Figure 4. Screenshot of animation 3 visualising the different sensitivities of habitats to trawling.