00000nam 2200000za 4500 9.867416 CaOODSP 20230321144416 cr ||||||||||| 190121s2000 nsca||||o f000 0 eng d CaOODSP eng n-cn-ns n-cn-nk In------ En13-8/14-2000E-PDF Percy, J. A. (Jonathan Arthur), 1943- Fishing in Fundy [electronic resource] : harming seafloor habitats? / [written and produced by J.A. Percy]. [Granville Ferry, N.S.] : Bay of Fundy Ecosystem Partnership, 2000. 12 p : ill. Fundy issues ; issue #14 Caption title. "Spring 2000." "The Fundy Issues series is financially supported by: The Environmental Conservation Branch, Environment Canada - Atlantic Region and Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Scotia-Fundy Region." Digitized edition from print [produced by Environment and Climate Change Canada] Includes bibliographical references: p. 12. "Hidden from view beneath our coastal and offshore waters, large areas of productive seafloor, or "benthic" habitat are being regularly scraped and gouged by heavy trawls and dredges towed by fishing vessels seeking groundfish and shellfish. Few dispute the fact that significant areas of the seafloor are being significantly, regularly and roughly disturbed. However, a heated debate rages about whether there are serious, lasting ecological effects of this physical disturbance on benthic habitats, biodiversity or fish stocks"--p. 1. gccst Environmental protection gccst Aquatic ecosystems gccst Fisheries Canada. Environment Canada. Atlantic Region. Environmental Conservation Branch. Canada. Department of Fisheries and Oceans. Scotia-Fundy Region. Bay of Fundy Ecosystem Partnership. Fundy issues ; # 14 (CaOODSP)9.867355 PDF 2.16 MB https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2019/eccc/En13-8-14-2000-eng.pdf