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Disturbance of benthic species by fishing activities: a sensitivity index

1996; Wiley; Volume: 6; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1002/(sici)1099-0755(199612)6

1099-0755

David S. MacDonald, MICHAEL LITTLE, N. Clare Eno, Keith Hiscock,

Marine and coastal plant biology

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater EcosystemsVolume 6, Issue 4 p. 257-268 Research Article Disturbance of benthic species by fishing activities: a sensitivity index DAVID S. MACDONALD, Corresponding Author DAVID S. MACDONALD Joint Nature Conservation Committee, Monkstone House, City Road, Peterborough, PE1 1JY, UKJoint Nature Conservation Committee, Monkstone House, City Road, Peterborough, PE1 1JY, UKSearch for more papers by this authorMICHAEL LITTLE, MICHAEL LITTLE The Willows, Upper Tadmarton, Banbury, Oxfordshire, UKSearch for more papers by this authorN. CLARE ENO, N. CLARE ENO Joint Nature Conservation Committee, Monkstone House, City Road, Peterborough, PE1 1JY, UKSearch for more papers by this authorKEITH HISCOCK, KEITH HISCOCK Joint Nature Conservation Committee, Monkstone House, City Road, Peterborough, PE1 1JY, UKSearch for more papers by this author DAVID S. MACDONALD, Corresponding Author DAVID S. MACDONALD Joint Nature Conservation Committee, Monkstone House, City Road, Peterborough, PE1 1JY, UKJoint Nature Conservation Committee, Monkstone House, City Road, Peterborough, PE1 1JY, UKSearch for more papers by this authorMICHAEL LITTLE, MICHAEL LITTLE The Willows, Upper Tadmarton, Banbury, Oxfordshire, UKSearch for more papers by this authorN. CLARE ENO, N. CLARE ENO Joint Nature Conservation Committee, Monkstone House, City Road, Peterborough, PE1 1JY, UKSearch for more papers by this authorKEITH HISCOCK, KEITH HISCOCK Joint Nature Conservation Committee, Monkstone House, City Road, Peterborough, PE1 1JY, UKSearch for more papers by this author First published: December 1996 https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1099-0755(199612)6:4 3.0.CO;2-7Citations: 55AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Abstract 1. Preliminary estimates of the relative sensitivity of sea bed types and benthic species to physical disturbance, particularly fishing activity, have been made in order to identify areas where further studies are required and to help formulate management plans for sites of marine conservation importance. 2. Physical disturbance is considered in the context of a single encounter with fishing gear followed by a recovery period during which there is no fishing, but with a view to qualifying, in the future, the effect of multiple fishing events. Disturbance is considered in terms of the physical action of the gear on the sea bed and the unit area over which this action occurs. 3. The effects of a wide range of gears are considered. Static gears, which can be employed on a variety of substrata, generally result in low level impacts for single fishing events and impacts are localized compared with the effects of mobile gears, which can extend over considerable areas. 4. The theoretical sensitivity of individual species is assessed on the basis of how well they cope with an encounter with fishing gear and on their likely recovery from destruction in terms of their reproductive strategies. 5. Species considered of key importance in the structuring of communities are suggested and examples of particularly sensitive species, which are therefore likely indicator species of physical disturbance, are listed. 6. Fragile, slow recruiting animals are considered to be most susceptible to disturbance, while the least sensitive species are generally fast growing and have good recruitment. ©1996 by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. References Bergman, M. J. N. and Hup, M., 1992. 'Direct effects of beam-trawling on macrofauna in a sandy sediment in the southern North Sea', International Council for the Exploration of the Sea Journal of Marine Science, 49, 5–13. Web of Science®Google Scholar Bonsdorff, E., 1980. 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