Taking the bait: the potential of trap fisheries to supplement coastal food webs
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Taking the bait: the potential of trap fisheries to supplement coastal food webs

What happens when fishing doesn’t just extract from the ocean but feeds it? In the latest Editor’s Choice article from ICES Journal of Marine Science, baited trap fisheries are examined as a potential ecological subsidy, with implications for crustacean populations and wider food webs. Read the paper 📄Estimating the extent and impact of bait use in a UK coastal fishery https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsag049 ✍️Nicholas J. Rooke, Michael Roach, Susan L. Hull, Magnus L. Johnson