Editing Submarine communications cable (section)

=== The risk of fishing ===

Although submarine cables are located on the [[seabed]], fishing activity can damage the cables. Fishermen using fishing techniques that involve scraping the seabed, or dragging equipment such as trawls or cages, can damage the cables, resulting in the loss of liquids and the chemical and toxic materials that make up the cables.

Areas with a high density of submarine cables have the advantage of being safer from fishing. At the expense of benthic and sedimentary zones, marine fauna is better protected in these maritime regions, thanks to limitations and bans. Studies have shown a positive effect on the fauna surrounding cable installation zones.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Bueger |first1=Christian |last2=Edmunds |first2=Timothy |date=2017-11-01 |title=Beyond seablindness: a new agenda for maritime security studies |url=http://academic.oup.com/ia/article/93/6/1293/4111108 |journal=International Affairs |language=en |volume=93 |issue=6 |pages=1293–1311 |doi=10.1093/ia/iix174 |issn=0020-5850|hdl=1983/a9bb7d69-6274-4515-8db4-886079ca3668 |hdl-access=free }}</ref>