Human activities in UK offshore waters: An assessment of direct, physical pressure on the seabed

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 453-463

  Eastwood, P D ^a   Mills, C M ^a   Aldridge, J N ^a   Houghton, C A ^a   Rogers, S I ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Geospatial data; Integrated assessment; Marine spatial planning; Offshore human activities; Seabed pressure

Indexed keywords

DEMERSAL FISHERY; HUMAN ACTIVITY; SEAFLOOR; SEAFLOOR MAPPING; SPATIAL DATA; SPATIAL PLANNING; TRAWLING;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 34447651192     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsm001     Document Type: Article

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