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Science 13 December 2002:
Vol. 298. no. 5601, p. 2123
DOI: 10.1126/science.298.5601.2123
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News Focus

SEA-FLOOR ECOSYSTEMS:
Trawling's a Drag for Marine Life, Say Studies

David Malakoff

TAMPA, FLORIDA--More than 300 marine scientists, conservationists, and fisheries managers gathered here last month to discuss, among other topics, new studies on trawling's impact on sea-floor ecosystems and ways to limit the damage. The growing interest stems in part from new laws that require governments to protect vulnerable marine habitats.

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Science. ISSN 0036-8075 (print), 1095-9203 (online)