Measuring and modelling the dispersal of salmon farm organic waste over sandy sediments

Fish farm waste dispersal models are widely used but have only been directly validated to a limited extent. Two shallow (<20 m) Atlantic salmon farms (Bay of Meil and Quanterness) in Orkney, Scotland were studied. Bay of Meil has peak near-bed currents of 9.7 cm s-1 whereas Quanterness has flows...

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Main Authors: C Fox, C Webb, J Grant, S Brain, S Fraser, R Abell, N Hicks
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Inter-Research 2023-08-01
Series:Aquaculture Environment Interactions
Online Access:https://www.int-res.com/abstracts/aei/v15/p251-269/

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