karenwoodworth
Bottom Trawling
This picture was taken durning my MarinE biology lab. We preformed a bottom trawl right next to Wrightsville beach. The majority of the fish pulled up were either the Atlantic Croakers or the Norfolk spot. The fish in the guys hand is the Northern Puffer that had inflated its self in self-defense. Because all these fish are bottom dwellers, trawling can be a destructive force. The weighted trawls can destroy, coral, rock beds, and seagrasses where these bottom dwelling fish can hide. Secondary succession often occurs after trawling and many non-dominate competitors are able to colonize these areas before being pushed out.
Bottom Trawling
This picture was taken durning my MarinE biology lab. We preformed a bottom trawl right next to Wrightsville beach. The majority of the fish pulled up were either the Atlantic Croakers or the Norfolk spot. The fish in the guys hand is the Northern Puffer that had inflated its self in self-defense. Because all these fish are bottom dwellers, trawling can be a destructive force. The weighted trawls can destroy, coral, rock beds, and seagrasses where these bottom dwelling fish can hide. Secondary succession often occurs after trawling and many non-dominate competitors are able to colonize these areas before being pushed out.