Effects of fish farm waste on Posidonia oceanica meadows: Synthesis and provision of monitoring and management tools

Marianne Holmer; Marina Argyrou; Tage Dalsgaard; Roberto Danovaro; Elena Diaz-Almela; Carlos M. Duarte; Morten Frederiksen; Antoni Grau; Ioannis Karakassis; Nuria Marbà; Simone Mirto; Marta Pérez; Antonio Pusceddu; Manolis Tsapakis

doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2008.05.020

Effects of fish farm waste on Posidonia oceanica meadows: Synthesis and provision of monitoring and management tools

Marianne Holmer^*, Marina Argyrou, Tage Dalsgaard, Roberto Danovaro, Elena Diaz-Almela, Carlos M. Duarte, Morten Frederiksen, Antoni Grau, Ioannis Karakassis, Nuria Marbà, Simone Mirto, Marta Pérez, Antonio Pusceddu, Manolis Tsapakis

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Abstract

This paper provides a synthesis of the EU project MedVeg addressing the fate of nutrients released from fish farming in the Mediterranean with particular focus on the endemic seagrass Posidonia oceanica habitat. The objectives were to identify the main drivers of seagrass decline linked to fish farming and to provide sensitive indicators of environmental change, which can be used for monitoring purposes. The sedimentation of waste particles in the farm vicinities emerges as the main driver of benthic deterioration, such as accumulation of organic matter, sediment anoxia as well as seagrass decline. The effects of fish farming on P. oceanica meadows are diverse and complex and detected through various metrics and indicators. A safety distance of 400 m is suggested for management of P. oceanica near fish farms followed by establishment of permanent seagrass plots revisited annually for monitoring the health of the meadows.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1618-1629
Number of pages	12
Journal	Marine pollution bulletin
Volume	56
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2008.05.020
State	Published - Sep 2008
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Environmental impacts
Fish farming
Management
Mediterranean
Monitoring
Seagrass
Sediment

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Oceanography
Aquatic Science
Pollution

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Holmer, M., Argyrou, M., Dalsgaard, T., Danovaro, R., Diaz-Almela, E., Duarte, C. M., Frederiksen, M., Grau, A., Karakassis, I., Marbà, N., Mirto, S., Pérez, M., Pusceddu, A., & Tsapakis, M. (2008). Effects of fish farm waste on Posidonia oceanica meadows: Synthesis and provision of monitoring and management tools. Marine pollution bulletin, 56(9), 1618-1629. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2008.05.020

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