Mobile Gear Effects links

On the theory that the light at the end of the tunnel may be a train coming down the tracks at you...
here are some of the efforts being brought to the discussion

Habitat Effects of Amendment 10     (Scallop PDT document, source: AApplegate)

NMFS response to document above.

Paul Rago's proposal for Scallop/Groundfish/Habitat Working Group.

Ecological Effects of Fishing - References NOAA bulletin.

Impacts of Fishing Gear on Marine Benthic Habitats Kaiser, Collie, Hall, Jennings, Poiner (9/19/01).

Workshop on the Effects of Fishing Gear on Marine Habitats off the Northeastern United States, Oct 2001

NMFS Ecosystem Management, US Initiatives (10/19/2001)

Mobile Fishing Gear Effects on Benthic Habitats: A Bibliography:, Wion, McConnaughey (eds), 2000

Effects of Trawling and Dredging on Seafloor Habitats, Ocean Studies Board, Nat'l Academy Press, 2000.

Effects of Fishing Gear on Seafloor Habitats, E. Dorsey (CLF) and J. Pedersen (MIT Sea Grant)
Preface and Introduction, from Nil's Stolpe website.

Other Habitat related links...

Defining Fisheries Habitats and Regional Seafloor Geomorphology for Development Applications Via Acoustic Mapping Saade, Greene, and Meggitt (from UN Law of the Sea website)

Emerging Role of Marine Geology in Benthic Ecology, Dept of Fisheries and Oceans, Canada, 1996.

NEFMC MPA Committee document    Background, Purpose, and Overview, 26 November 2001

Gulf of Maine Marine Habitat Characterization and Mapping Workshop 21-23 October 2001, pdf, 6+ MB

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