The benthic impacts of a large cod farm - Are there indicators for environmental sustainability?

Aquaculture

Volumn 295, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 226-237

  Nickell, Thomas D ^a   Cromey, Chris J ^a   Borja, Ángel ^b   Black, Kenneth D ^a  

^a SCOTTISH MARINE INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b MARINE RESEARCH DIVISION   (Spain)

Author keywords

Benthic macrofauna; Biotic indicators; Cod aquaculture; Environmental impacts; Shetland

Indexed keywords

ASSIMILATION EFFICIENCY; BIOINDICATOR; BIOMASS; CAGE CULTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; GADOID FISHERY; MACROBENTHOS; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; ORGANIC MATTER; SUSTAINABILITY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; MAINLAND; SCOTLAND; SHETLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; VIDLIN VOE; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 69249216407     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2009.07.011     Document Type: Article

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