Abstract
In order to understand, manage, and regulate the environmental impacts of marine aquaculture (or any other form of ecosystem utilisation) we need to be able to predict its effects. Prediction is based on modelling, and reliable models of how activities like aquaculture affect the marine environment are essential if such activities are to develop in a way that is environmentally friendly and compatible with other uses of marine ecosystems. Modelling must be supplemented with sophisticated and comprehensive data management, and the results of model runs must be presented to stakeholders in a clear and transparent format.
While this paper focuses on modelling the environmental impacts of marine aquaculture, most of the issues are relevant to many aspects of management of marine ecosystems, and the material is presented with this generality in mind.
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Silvert, W. (2005). Modelling the Environmental Impacts of Marine Aquaculture. In: Levner, E., Linkov, I., Proth, JM. (eds) Strategic Management of Marine Ecosystems. NATO Science Series IV: Earth and Environmental Series, vol 50. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3198-X_7
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