Ecological merits of trawling the oceans (interview met Daniel van Denderen)

  • Daniel van Denderen

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The article discusses the environmental impact of a commercial fishing method, called trawling, on marine ecosystems. Topics include environmentalists' argument that trawling destroys fish stocks and creates a marine desert, a study by Daniel van Denderen of the Wageningen Institute for Marine Resources and Ecosystem Studies in the Netherlands that suggests trawling increases fish stocks, and conservationists' skepticism of van Denderen's study.

Period1 Jan 2013

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  • TitleEcological merits of trawling the oceans (interview met Daniel van Denderen)
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletNew Scientist
    Date1/01/13
    Producer/AuthorF. Pearce
    PersonsDaniel van Denderen