Introduction to Marine Biology 3rd Edition by George Karleskint, Richard Turner, James Small

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Many commercial fishing practices are harmful to the environment. Dredges and trawl nets disrupt benthic communities, destroy bottom habitat, and kill many noncommercial species. Since nets are not designed to catch only one type of fish, many noncommercial species (the by-catch) are caught and killed in fishing.