Show threadRolf GroeneveldAug 21, 2024
In this paper, written under the #horizon2020 funded #MEESOproject (https://www.meeso.org/), we learn from three earlier cases (#PulseFishing, #DeepSeaMining, and #ReductionFisheries) what concerns are typically relevant in the #contestation of new marine economic activities (6/9)
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Show threadRolf GroeneveldAug 21, 2024
New marine activities will be contested on more grounds than just the facts. Concerns of social, ethical, cultural, or political nature are just as important. The Netherlands has learned this the hard way in the debate on #PulseFishing (5/9)
Nathalie SteinsApr 11, 2023

The innovative pulse trawl technique uses electrical stimulation to catch flatfish. This is now prohibited in the #EU , despite overwhelming multiannual scientific #peerreview evidence that this #fishing gear significantly reduces unwanted ecological and environmental impact of #beamtrawling.

👇 Here is another new publication on #selectivity of #pulsefishing by colleagues Van Overzee cs in #fisheries #research.

#marinescience #fisheriesmanagement

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0165783622003800