Items e-newsletter Feb 2014
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Role of benthic invertebrates in the ecosystem functioning revealed
Ever watched one of these talent shows on television where the jury judges the performers only on their voice, and not on their appearance? It is the... -
Regional fishery impacts in Europe
Which fishery is causing the highest impact on the benthic ecosystem? BENTHIS zoomed in on 4 European regions. -
Does bottom trawling enhance fish production by manipulating the seafloor ecosystem?
Fishermen have long argued that positive effects of trawling on fish growth exist. But can we theoretically explain this claim? How does bottom... -
Baltic Sea: technological innovations in mussel dredging
Harvesting blue mussels in nature using a dredge inevitably causes damage to the seafloor. BENTHIS researchers in Denmark are developing innovative... -
BENTHIS North Sea case study – First campaign completed
From June 13th to June 20th the first fieldwork campaign of the BENTHIS North Sea case study was carried out in the Dutch Voordelta. The main aim of... -
Penetration depth of beam trawling revisited
Beam trawls are known to penetrate relatively deep in the seafloor, but what about pulse trawl? BENTHIS has tested the two types of gears. -
Black Sea case study
In the Black Sea, BENTHIS focusses on the beam trawl fishery for rapa whelks: large fleshy sea snails originating from Japan. -
Bay of Biscay field study
The remarkably biodiverse "Grande Vasière" area (Bay of Biscay) is home to an important fishery focusing on Nephrops (also known as... -
Regional Stakeholder meetings: what do they think of innovative fishing technologies?
In spring 2013, BENTHIS organised stakeholder workshops in each of our five case studies. The central question was which attitude stakeholders had... -
EU-wide Stakeholder Meeting
In early summer 2013 we organised a EU-wide Stakeholder meeting in Haarlem (NL), to bring together the results of our regional stakeholder meetings.