Paper refutes assertion that effects of bottom trawling on blue carbon can be compared to that of global air travel: Moves to use carbon credits accrued by banning trawling could be directing efforts away from more effective methods
A new paper refutes previous findings on the amount of CO2 released from the seabed by bottom trawling. The previous paper made significant headlines around the world on release in 2021, as it equated the carbon released by bottom trawling to be of a similar magnitude to the CO2 created by the global airline industry.
Source: sciencedaily.com
