Albemarle-Pamlico Sounds
Effects of Trawling on Benthic Community Structure and Fish
Production: A Literature Review
Type: Condition
of habitat and sources affecting habitat (i.e., the condition or
functionality of the habitat) and stressors affecting habitat
(i.e., which sources have contributed to its degradation and whether
they are direct or indirect factors).
Category: Submerged
Cost: Information not provided.
Description: This work represents the first attempt in North
Carolina to evaluate the impact of trawling on benthic community
structure and an early attempt to relate changes in benthic community
structure to productivity of bottom feeding fishes.
Outcome: Results of the research may make a significant contribution
to the resolution of the conflict over the impact of trawling on
nearshore benthic communities. Results will be critical for determining
whether shrimp trawl fisheries need to be managed to minimize disturbances
of benthic habitat. These results can also be used to evaluate other
anthropogenic disturbances to the estuary's benthic habitat such
as channel dredging and pier construction.
Contact: Joan Giordano, APNEP Public Involvement Coordinator,
943 Washington Square Mall, Washington, NC 27889; Phone: (252) 946-6481,
Fax: (252) 975-3716, Joan.Giordano@ncmail.net
Citations: · http://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/nep/projectsvh.htm
and APNEP Report 94-06
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