The influence of natural and anthropogenic factors on demersal fauna in the western English Channel and Celtic Sea

• Published in: Journal of sea research Vol. 165; p. 101956
• Main Authors: Fincham, Jennifer I., Veneziano, Alessio, Ellis, Jim R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Lausanne Elsevier B.V 01.10.2020; Elsevier BV
• Subjects: Abrasion; Anthropogenic factors; Associated species; Beam trawl survey; Bottom stress; Catch per unit effort; correspondence analysis; Demersal assemblage; Energy; English Channel; fauna; Fisheries; Fishing; Fishing effort; Fishing gear; Fishing grounds; Fishing pressure; Fishing zones; Human influences; Hydrodynamics; Kinetic energy; Natural disturbance; North-East Atlantic; Pressure; Shear stress; Spatial management; Spatial variations; Species; Stress concentration; Trawl pressure; Trawling; English Channel; Celtic Sea; Trawl pressure; Natural disturbance; Spatial management; North-East Atlantic; Beam trawl survey; Demersal assemblage

Displacement of fisheries through management has the potential to re-distribute the anthropogenic pressures associated with fishing practices. These anthropogenic pressures occur concurrently with naturally occurring environmental processes, and their combined influences can alter the structure of s...