Environmental issues of fish farming in offshore waters: Perspectives, concerns and research needs

Aquaculture Environment Interactions

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 57-70

  Holmer, Marianne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Benthic fauna; Environment; Mariculture; Nutrients; Sediments; Wild fish

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959223024     PISSN: 1869215X     EISSN: 18697534     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/aei00007     Document Type: Review

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