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Comparative environmental and social life cycle assessments of off‑shore aquaculture rafts made in ultra‑high performance concrete (UHPC)
This paper aims to compare the environmental and social impacts of three types of rafts for mussel farming in Spain. These structures, traditionally made of wood, have a short lifespan and, because of their service conditions, require frequent...
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Mapping of Greek Marine Finfish Farms and Their Potential Impact on the Marine Environment
The Greek marine aquaculture has a leading role in the Mediterranean mariculture industry, mainly in the export sector and its prominent contribution to the country’s economy. In the present study, the spatial distribution of Greek finfish farming...
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The contribution of fisheries and aquaculture to the global protein supply
The contribution of aquatic animal protein to the global, animal-source protein supply and the relative importance of aquaculture to capture fisheries in supplying this protein is relevant in assessments and decisions related to the future of aquatic...
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Modelling the impact of finfish aquaculture waste on the environmental status in an Eastern Mediterranean Allocated Ζone for Aquaculture
A modelling tool was implemented in an Eastern Mediterranean Allocated Zone for Aquaculture (AZA) (Vourlias Bay, Greece) to examine the fate of seabass/seabream aquaculture wastes from multiple farms and assess their potential impacts on the...
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A Review of Unmanned System Technologies with Its Application to Aquaculture Farm Monitoring and Management
This paper aims to provide an overview of the capabilities of unmanned systems to monitor and manage aquaculture farms that support precision aquaculture using the Internet of Things. The locations of aquaculture farms are diverse, which is a big...
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Wave Analysis for Offshore Aquaculture Projects: A Case Study for the Eastern Mediterranean Sea
The investigation of wave climate is of primary concern for the successful implementation of offshore aquaculture systems, as waves can cause significant loads on them. Up until now, site selection and design (or selection) of offshore cage system...
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Sustainable development of climate-resilient aquaculture and culture-based fisheries through adaptation of abiotic stresses: a review
Climate change is an inevitable event that obstructs the output of aquaculture farms and culture-based fisheries in open waters. It poses a serious threat to global food security, altering biodiversity, ecosystems, and global fish output by...
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Current and future genetic technologies for fisheries and aquaculture: Implications for the work of FAO
Within the last few decades, advances in genetic technologies have created powerful and efficient tools for fisheries stock identification, genetic improvement and domestication of aquaculture species and characterization of changes in aquatic life...
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Remote video monitoring for offshore sea farms: Reliability and availability evaluation and image quality assessment via laboratory tests
In this article, the availability and reliability of a remote video monitoring system for offshore sea farming plants are studied and tested in laboratory. The scope of the system is to ensure a video surveillance infrastructure so to supervise...
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Offshore aquaculture as climate change adaptation in coastal areas: sea surface temperature trends in the Western Mediterranean Sea
The warming of the Mediterranean Sea surface is currently estimated to have been 0.4°C per decade for the period 1985-2006, and the increase in water temperature may have negatively affected marine aquaculture, e.g. by decreasing productivity...