Environmental Effects of Marine Finfish Aquaculture
Author | : Barry Hargrave |
Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 494 |
Release | : 2005-08-24 |
ISBN-10 | : 354025269X |
ISBN-13 | : 9783540252696 |
Rating | : 4/5 (696 Downloads) |
Download or read book Environmental Effects of Marine Finfish Aquaculture written by Barry Hargrave and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2005-08-24 with total page 494 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Environmental risks associated with large-scale marine finfish cage aquaculture cast doubt on the sustainability of the industry. This book divides the topic into its broad parts: Eutrophication; Sedimentation and Benthic Impacts; Changes in Trophic Structure and Function; and Managing Environmental Risks, and goes further to analyze methods and models currently used to measure near and far-field environmental effects of finfish mariculture and and their implications for management.