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Our results showed significant differences for total direct mortality between the ND and both the GD and TD dredges. This difference was largely attributed to the mortality of animals that died in the dredge track as a direct result of the physical damage inflicted by the dredge passing. It was also found that the damage to uncaught individuals is directly related to gear efficiency. The lower catching efficiency of the ND (64%) led to a higher proportion of damaged individuals being left in the dredge path, when compared with the more efficient GD (98%) and TD (90%) dredges. Short and long-term implications of the impact of dredging on the composition of benthic communities are discussed. From fisheries management and ecological points of view, there are obvious advantages to introduce into the bivalve dredge fisheries more efficient and selective dredges in order to reduce the number of damaged individuals and by-catch, and consequently decreasing the impact on the macrobenthic communities.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1016\/s1054-3139(03)00023-7","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2003,7,7]],"date-time":"2003-07-07T13:48:27Z","timestamp":1057585707000},"page":"733-742","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":44,"title":["A comparison of direct macrofaunal mortality using three types of clam dredges"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"60","author":[{"given":"M.B","family":"Gaspar","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Instituto de Investiga\u00e7\u00e3o das Pescas e do Mar (IPIMAR), Centro Regional de Investiga\u00e7\u00e3o Pesqueira do Sul (CRIPSul) Avenida 5 de Outubro s\/n, P-8700-305 Olh\u00e3o, Portugal"}]},{"given":"F","family":"Leit\u00e3o","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Instituto de Investiga\u00e7\u00e3o das Pescas e do Mar (IPIMAR), Centro Regional de Investiga\u00e7\u00e3o Pesqueira do Sul (CRIPSul) Avenida 5 de Outubro s\/n, P-8700-305 Olh\u00e3o, Portugal"}]},{"given":"M.N","family":"Santos","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Instituto de Investiga\u00e7\u00e3o das Pescas e do Mar (IPIMAR), Centro Regional de Investiga\u00e7\u00e3o Pesqueira do Sul (CRIPSul) Avenida 5 de Outubro s\/n, P-8700-305 Olh\u00e3o, Portugal"}]},{"given":"L","family":"Ch\u00edcharo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Universidade do Algarve (UAlg), Faculdade de Ci\u00eancias do Mar e do Ambiente (FCMA) Campus de Gambelas, P-8000-117 Faro, Portugal"}]},{"given":"M.D","family":"Dias","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Instituto de Investiga\u00e7\u00e3o das Pescas e do Mar (IPIMAR), Delega\u00e7\u00e3o de Set\u00fabal, Avenida Jaime Rebelo 29-A 1\u00b0, P-2900-409 Set\u00fabal, Portugal"}]},{"given":"A","family":"Ch\u00edcharo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Universidade do Algarve (UAlg), Faculdade de Ci\u00eancias do Mar e do Ambiente (FCMA) Campus de Gambelas, P-8000-117 Faro, Portugal"}]},{"given":"C.C","family":"Monteiro","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Instituto de Investiga\u00e7\u00e3o das Pescas e do Mar (IPIMAR), Centro Regional de Investiga\u00e7\u00e3o Pesqueira do Sul (CRIPSul) Avenida 5 de Outubro s\/n, P-8700-305 Olh\u00e3o, Portugal"}]}],"member":"286","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2003,1,1]]},"reference":[{"key":"2019081209472102500_b1","first-page":"69","article-title":"Effects of the otter trawling on the benthos and environment in muddy sediments","volume-title":"Effects of Fishing on Non-Target Species and Habitats. 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