The use of biofouling for ageing lost nets: a case study

Saldanha, Hugo Jorge; Sancho, Gorka; Santos, Miguel N.; Puente, Esteban; Gaspar, Miguel B.; Bilbao, Araitz; Monteiro, Carlos C.; Gómez, Eva Domingo; Arregi, Luis

doi:10.1016/s0165-7836(03)00213-3

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“…Furthermore, the level of biofouling could indicate the age of ghost gear entangling marine turtles. Retrieved lost/discarded fishing gears are usually found fouled by macro-benthic organisms, so if a relationship between soak time and biofouling level could be established, these organisms could provide a valid methodology to age the gear and enable better estimates of 'catches' made by the respective net (Saldanha et al 2003).…”

Section: Future Research Avenues Into Marine Turtle Entanglementmentioning

confidence: 99%

A global review of marine turtle entanglement in anthropogenic debris: a baseline for further action

Duncan¹,

Botterell²,

Broderick³

et al. 2017

Endang. Species. Res.

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Section: Future Research Avenues Into Marine Turtle Entanglementmentioning

confidence: 99%

A global review of marine turtle entanglement in anthropogenic debris: a baseline for further action

Duncan¹,

Botterell²,

Broderick³

et al. 2017

Endang. Species. Res.

123

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“…Strong influence of seasonal variation on the total biomass has been well documented (Underwood and Anderson 1994;Saldanha et al 2003;Qiu et al 2003) and several studies shown marked increases in net fouling with increasing length of immersion (Qiu et al 2003). Multivariate data analysis showed significant influence of the season and length of immersion on fouling biomass in Location 1 (F = 6.9, p = 0.000) and Location 2 (F = 3.51, p = 0.016).…”

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confidence: 79%

The fouling of fish farm cage nets as bioindicator of aquaculture pollution in the Adriatic Sea (Croatia)

Slišković

Jelić-Mrčelić

Antolić

et al. 2010

Environ Monit Assess

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A fouling assemblage (including density, species richness and diversity, and biomass) growing on netting of fish farm cages was investigated in Stracinska Bay--Location 1 and Peles Bay--Location 2 (Croatia) in order to test the efficiency of fouling as a bioindicator of organic pollution. A total number of 40 algal taxa in Location 1 and total number of 22 algal taxa in Location 2 were identified, with a dominance of opportunistic species (ESG II). We found domination of algal species over animal species and absolute dominance of Rhodophyta which are typical fouler in the Adriatic Sea. Low diversity and species richness with increase in value of the R/P index (occasionally higher than 6) were recorded in Location 2, indicating a certain impact of nutrient enrichment from fish culture facilities on a fouling community structure.

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“…According to the excretion experiment, the NH 4 ‐N and PO 4 ‐P excretion rate of fouling organism community which had attached on one raft net cage (5 × 5 × 4 m) for about 64 days was 0.09, 0.3 g day −1 respectively. If the development of fouling organisms equably in a short period (Saldanha, Sancho, Santos, Puente, Gaspar, Bilbao, Monteiro, Gomez & Arregi 2003), the diurnal mean NH 4 ‐N and PO 4 ‐P excretion rate of these fouling organisms attached on one raft net cage was 43.7 and 153.3 mg day −1 in the 64 days. Thus, one net cage fouled by organisms produced 4 g NH 4 ‐N and 14.1 g PO 4 ‐P from July to October.…”

Section: Macro‐fouling‐organism In the Sample Nets In Ailian Baymentioning

confidence: 99%