Penetration and/or No LSE - Only disturbance of the anchors will No LSE Only the anchors the substrate – penetrate the will penetrate the seabed below the LSE - Gears are designed to interact with the seabed seabed and this and this will be minor and surface of the will be minor localised seabed, and localised including abrasion LSE nets may catch – Removal of crustacea or entangle and LSE Pots may – non-target LSE gears are non-selective – remove branching epifauna remove species identified as key species at this site Organic No LSE Margate and Long Sands is subject to strong tides and currents and nutrients will be moved out of the area quickly – enrichment No LSE – interaction with the seabed is No LSE interaction with Changes in – minor and will the seabed is minor and will suspended LSE - This pressure may result from physical disturbance of the sediment, along with create localised create localised changes in solids (water hydrodynamic action caused by the passage of towed gear, leading to entrainment and changes in sediment which will disperse clarity) suspension of the substrate behind and around the gear components sediment which quickly will disperse quickly No LSE Only – Physical the anchors will No LSE Only the anchors – change (to No LSE These gears are used on sandbank which will remain as sandy substrates after penetrate the – will penetrate the seabed another fishing has occurred seabed and this and this will be minor and seabed type) will be minor localised and localised
Penetration and/or disturbance of the substrate below the surface of the seabed, including abrasion No LSE – Only the anchors will penetrate the seabed and this will be minor and localised LSE - Gears are designed to interact with the seabed No LSE - Only the anchors will penetrate the seabed and this will be minor and localised Removal of non-target species LSE – nets may catch crustacea or entangle and remove branching epifauna identified as key species at this site LSE – gears are non-selective LSE – Pots may remove Organic enrichment No LSE – Margate and Long Sands is subject to strong tides and currents and nutrients will be moved out of the area quickly Changes in suspended solids (water clarity) No LSE – interaction with the seabed is minor and will create localised changes in sediment which will disperse quickly LSE - This pressure may result from physical disturbance of the sediment, along with hydrodynamic action caused by the passage of towed gear, leading to entrainment and suspension of the substrate behind and around the gear components No LSE – interaction with the seabed is minor and will create localised changes in sediment which will disperse quickly Physical change (to another seabed type) No LSE – Only the anchors will penetrate the seabed and this will be minor and localised No LSE – These gears are used on sandbank which will remain as sandy substrates after fishing has occurred No LSE – Only the anchors will penetrate the seabed and this will be minor and localised