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This research aims to evaluate the ecological effects of static fishing gears on benthic habitats.

Effects of the static fishing gears, gillnets and longlines, on benthic habitats

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Experimental analysis reveals gillnets significantly damage benthic habitats, indicating urgent need for management strategies.

This research aims to evaluate the ecological effects of static fishing gears on benthic habitats.
Conducted two surveys on circalittoral rocky habitats affected by fishing
Analyzed habitat quality metrics, including density and diversity indices
Employed Principal Component Analysis and Redundancy Analysis to explore environmental and biological relationships
Gillnets caused significant damage, reducing densities of key structuring species
Longlines had minimal impact unless fishing effort was high
Identified need for gear-specific spatial management of gillnets

Punzón et al. (2026) studied this question.

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