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Europe's seafloor fishing looks profitable until societal costs turn the math upside down

  • April 28, 2026 at 10:00 PM
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Europe's seafloor fishing looks profitable until societal costs turn the math upside down
The first study to measure the full economic value of bottom trawling in Europe's waters calculates that the destructive fishing practice imposes up to €16 billion annually in net costs to society. The research is published in the journal Ocean & Coastal Management.

Originally published at Phys.org

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