Benthic recovery after fish farming cessation: A “beyond-BACI” approach

Changes in benthic sediment conditions under an Atlantic salmon farm at a deep, well-flushed coastal site

“…reference) and other reference locations not impacted through fish farming activities in Norwegian fjords (Kutti et al 2007b, Valdemarsen et al 2012. Other studies investigating the recovery of soft sediment habitats have reported complete biological remediation within a mere 6 mo of fallowing onset , while other studies have demonstrated that more than 6 mo and in some cases as long as 3 to 4 yr are needed for soft sediment habitats to fully recover post-farming (Johannessen et al 1994, Brooks et al 2004, Macleod et al 2006, Lin & Bailey-Brock 2008, Aguado-Giménez et al 2012.…”

“…The ability of recipient benthic environments to recover from enrichment of organic effluents from fish farming and to determine the level of recovery necessary before beginning a new production cycle is a matter of high debate within the research community globally (Brooks et al 2004, Macleod et al 2006, Lin & Bailey-Brock 2008, Aguado-Giménez et al 2012. The holistic approach used in the present study provides multiple lines of evidence that a coastal fjord system can respond rapidly to the onset and cessation of a large input of organic matter.…”

Marine research in the Iberian Peninsula: A pledge for better times after an economic crisis

“…In this way, Iberian scientists have been involved in different topics of aquaculture research, from new species, new products, better production practices, to environmental impacts. Now, there is also place to investigate the reduction of impacts and implement new sustainable aquaculture methods, including multitrophic approaches (Aguado-Giménez et al, 2012;Quintino et al, 2012;Ruiz et al, 2010;Sanz-Lázaro and Marín, 2006), and the adaptation both of fisheries and aquaculture to climate change (Merino et al, 2012).…”

Immediate Effect of Clam Harvesting on Intertidal Benthic Communities in the Mudflat Zones of Kneiss Islands (Central Mediterranean Sea)

“…This method enables the exploration of a wide range of responses, such as changes in abundance, diversity, richness and biomass of the target species [16]. In this context, BACI is known to be a robust design to detect human impacts [17].…”