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SWEPT-AREA RATIO [1 record]

Record 1 2023-04-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Collaboration with the FAO
  • Statistical Surveys
  • Commercial Fishing
CONT

In the most heavily trawl area with the highest swept area ratio (SAR) (Adriatic Sea), more than 50 percent of the seabed was found to have been trawled at least once, while in [the] Australasian region with low SARs, the seabed was trawled less than once in every 10 years.

Key term(s)
  • swept-area ratio

French

Domaine(s)
  • Collaboration avec la FAO
  • Sondages et enquêtes (Statistique)
  • Pêche commerciale

Spanish

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