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A study reveals that trawling boats are causing significant disturbance to the ocean bottom, leading to detrimental impacts on seafloor carbon sequestration and the carbon cycle. This has resulted in at least 55 to 60% of the CO2 created by trawling going into the atmosphere within nine years, doubling the annual fossil fuel emissions of the entire fishing fleet. The study emphasizes the need for countries to consider the carbon footprint of the bottom-trawling industry and its environmental consequences.
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