Toward an Ecosystem Approach to Bottom Trawling in Canada

Dragging Our Assets:Toward an Ecosystem Approach to Bottom Trawling in Canada© 2007 David Suzuki FoundationISBN 1-897375-10-7Canadian Cataloguing in Publication Data for this book is available throughthe National Library of Canadawritten by: Scott Wallace, PhDDavid Suzuki Foundation sustainable fisheries analyst Scott Wallace has a PhD in ResourceManagement from the University of British Columbia. His research interests include fisheriesimpacts on marine ecosystems, the use of marine protected areas as a tool for fisheriesmanagement, ecosystem-based fisheries management, and the conservation of marine speciesat risk.AcknowledgementsThe David Suzuki Foundation would like to thank Susanna Fuller at the Ecology Action Centrein Halifax, Nova Scotia for her contributions to the Atlantic sections of this report.Special thanks to Jason Curran, Ian Hanington, Jay Ritchlin, Jodi Stark and Bill Warehamfor contributions in editing of this report.This report was made possible by the generous support of the R. Howard Webster Foundation.David Suzuki Foundation2211 West 4th Avenue, Suite 219Vancouver, B.C., Canada V6K 4S2www.davidsuzuki.orgTel 604.732.4228Fax 604.732.0752design and production: Alaris Designphotographs: Diagram of trawling (page 3): Joe Shoulak (www.joeshoulak.com); Figure 1 (page 5):Department of Fisheries and Oceans; Figure 7 (page 14): Dr. Manfred Krautter, Universitaet Hannover,Germany; Thornyhead (page 16): Archipelago Marine Research Ltd.; Figure 13 (page 22): Departmentof Fisheries and Oceans; Figure 18 (page 25): Department of Fisheries and Oceans