Mapping of Greek Marine Finfish Farms and Their Potential Impact on the Marine Environment
The Greek marine aquaculture has a leading role in the Mediterranean mariculture industry, mainly in the export sector and its prominent contribution to the country’s economy. In the present study, the spatial distribution of Greek finfish farming activity and its potential impact zones on the marin...
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| description | The Greek marine aquaculture has a leading role in the Mediterranean mariculture industry, mainly in the export sector and its prominent contribution to the country’s economy. In the present study, the spatial distribution of Greek finfish farming activity and its potential impact zones on the marine environment were estimated and mapped. The Greek coastline was scanned via Google Earth satellite images for the period of June 2016 to May 2017, with 433 fish farm cage arrays being detected. For each cage array, the zones at different distances corresponding to various type of impacts were mapped by means of GIS technologies. Seventy-five spatial clusters of cage arrays (sc) were revealed, including cage arrays with shown connectivity. As per the findings, Greek marine fish farming activity shows a high level of spatial aggregation but with a relative moderate intensity of impacts due to legal constraints, which play a crucial role in controlling the spatial distribution of activity at a local, regional, and national scale. The results reflect an important source of geodata, necessary for the spatial planning of activity, the monitoring of environmental impacts, and the research itself. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-942db462b703455c872ef2c7cb5ecd402023-11-23T20:36:30ZengMDPI AGJournal of Marine Science and Engineering2077-13122022-02-0110228610.3390/jmse10020286Mapping of Greek Marine Finfish Farms and Their Potential Impact on the Marine EnvironmentGeorge Katselis0Konstantinos Tsolakos1John A. Theodorou2Department of Animal Production, Fisheries and Aquaculture, School of Agricultural Sciences, Patras University, 30200 Mesolongi, GreeceDepartment of Animal Production, Fisheries and Aquaculture, School of Agricultural Sciences, Patras University, 30200 Mesolongi, GreeceDepartment of Animal Production, Fisheries and Aquaculture, School of Agricultural Sciences, Patras University, 30200 Mesolongi, GreeceThe Greek marine aquaculture has a leading role in the Mediterranean mariculture industry, mainly in the export sector and its prominent contribution to the country’s economy. In the present study, the spatial distribution of Greek finfish farming activity and its potential impact zones on the marine environment were estimated and mapped. The Greek coastline was scanned via Google Earth satellite images for the period of June 2016 to May 2017, with 433 fish farm cage arrays being detected. For each cage array, the zones at different distances corresponding to various type of impacts were mapped by means of GIS technologies. Seventy-five spatial clusters of cage arrays (sc) were revealed, including cage arrays with shown connectivity. As per the findings, Greek marine fish farming activity shows a high level of spatial aggregation but with a relative moderate intensity of impacts due to legal constraints, which play a crucial role in controlling the spatial distribution of activity at a local, regional, and national scale. The results reflect an important source of geodata, necessary for the spatial planning of activity, the monitoring of environmental impacts, and the research itself.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/10/2/286fish farmsatellite imageaquaculture wasteenvironmental impacts |
| spellingShingle | George Katselis Konstantinos Tsolakos John A. Theodorou Mapping of Greek Marine Finfish Farms and Their Potential Impact on the Marine Environment Journal of Marine Science and Engineering fish farm satellite image aquaculture waste environmental impacts |
| title | Mapping of Greek Marine Finfish Farms and Their Potential Impact on the Marine Environment |
| title_full | Mapping of Greek Marine Finfish Farms and Their Potential Impact on the Marine Environment |
| title_fullStr | Mapping of Greek Marine Finfish Farms and Their Potential Impact on the Marine Environment |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mapping of Greek Marine Finfish Farms and Their Potential Impact on the Marine Environment |
| title_short | Mapping of Greek Marine Finfish Farms and Their Potential Impact on the Marine Environment |
| title_sort | mapping of greek marine finfish farms and their potential impact on the marine environment |
| topic | fish farm satellite image aquaculture waste environmental impacts |
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