The innovative pulse trawl technique uses electrical stimulation to catch flatfish. This is now prohibited in the #EU , despite overwhelming multiannual scientific #peerreview evidence that this #fishing gear significantly reduces unwanted ecological and environmental impact of #beamtrawling.

👇 Here is another new publication on #selectivity of #pulsefishing by colleagues Van Overzee cs in #fisheries #research.

#marinescience #fisheriesmanagement

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0165783622003800