%0 review %@ 1752-0894 %A Zhang, W.,Porz, L. %D 2024 %J Nature Geoscience %N %P 1200-1201 %R doi:10.1038/s41561-024-01589-w,10.1038/s41561-024-01589-w %T Chronic intense bottom trawling reduces marine carbon sequestration %U https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-024-01589-w,10.1038/s41561-024-01589-w %X Field measurements and computer simulations show how fishing methods that drag weighted nets along the seabed counteract the seafloor sediments’ role as a carbon sink. The effect is ambiguous in weakly trawled areas but becomes clear in intensely trawled grounds.