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Environmental monitoring tools and strategies in salmon net-pen aquaculture

Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management, Volume 18, Issue 4 p. 950-963

Application in MSP:
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Taken into account in an MSP process
Type of Issue:
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Environment aspects
Type of practice:
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Study
Stage of MSP cycle:
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Analyse spatial aspects
Cross-border / trans-national aspect:
No
Coherence with other processes:
Habitats and Birds Directive
Strategic Environmental Assessment
Key words:
salmon
net-pen
Monitoring
ethics
Modelling
environmental trends
Source / Links:

Bell, J.L., Mandel, R., Brainard, A.S., Altschuld, J. and Wenning, R.J. (2022), Environmental monitoring tools and strategies in salmon net-pen aquaculture. Integr Environ Assess Manag, 18: 950-963. 

Questions this practice may help answer:

  • How can data provided by automatic sensor from salmon farms be used to spot environmental trends and ensure the farm's viability In relation to climate change?

Implementation Context:

Consumer demand for seafood keeps increasing and so does global salmon production, calling for sophisticated monitoring strategies to enable and maintain proper fish production.

Aspects / Objectives:

This study aims to demonstrate how new technologies will be essential to support salmon production to meet productivity goals while respecting environmental constraints.

Transferability:

This approach can be replicated in other aquaculture farms (shellfish, algae etc…) to support them in meeting their production and environmental goals in relation to climate change.

Responsible Entity:

Ramboll

Costs / Funding Source:

Ramboll

Contact person:

Jennifer L. Bell - jlbellatramboll.com (jlbell[at]ramboll[dot]com)