A Controversial Fishing Method May Dredge Up a Climate Time Bomb
www.scientificamerican.com
Bottom trawling is a fishing practice that is notoriously destructive to seafloor ecosystems. Now there’s growing evidence that it might unleash planet-warming carbon
  • rowdy@piefed.socialEnglish
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    3 months ago

    This isn’t a “could.” This is a known fact. Trawling stirs the sea bed releasing trapped carbon dioxide from organic matter.