Articles | Volume 22, issue 23
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-22-7611-2025
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-22-7611-2025
Research article
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04 Dec 2025
Research article |  | 04 Dec 2025

Mapping organic carbon vulnerable to mobile bottom fishing in currently unfished areas of the Norwegian continental margin

Markus Diesing, Marija Sciberras, Terje Thorsnes, Lilja Rún Bjarnadóttir, and Øyvind Grøner Moe

Data sets

Vulnerable organic carbon Markus Diesing https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14614698

Model code and software

diesing-ngu/fishing_impacts_on_carbon: Biogeosciences (v1.0.0) Markus Diesing https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17777706

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Short summary
Dragging fishing nets across the seafloor might lead to the release of carbon dioxide, potentially leading to negative consequences such as the ocean turning sour and the planet heating up even more quickly. Protecting areas of the seabed from such human activities could help reduce negative consequences, but which places should be protected? We present a new method to map areas of the seabed offshore Norway which are most at risk and could be considered for protection.
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