minor and localised No LSE – interaction Siltation rate with the changes seabed is (Low), No LSE interaction with – and will including LSE - This pressure may result from physical disturbance of the sediment, with the seabed is and will create smothering hydrodynamic action caused by the passage of towed gear, leading to entrainment and create localised changes in localised (depth of suspension of the substrate sediment which will disperse changes in vertical quickly sediment sediment which will overburden) disperse quickly Introduction of microbial No LSE pathogens
minor and localised Siltation rate changes (Low), including smothering (depth of vertical sediment overburden) No LSE – interaction with the seabed is and will create localised changes in sediment which will disperse quickly LSE - This pressure may result from physical disturbance of the sediment, with hydrodynamic action caused by the passage of towed gear, leading to entrainment and suspension of the substrate No LSE – interaction with the seabed is and will create localised changes in sediment which will disperse quickly Introduction of microbial pathogens No LSE