Habitat types and megabenthos composition from three sponge-dominated high-Arctic seamounts

T Stratmann, E Simon-Lledó, TM Morganti… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Seamounts are isolated underwater mountains stretching> 1000 m above the seafloor. They
are identified as biodiversity hotspots of marine life, and host benthic assemblages that may …

A substrate-independent benthic sampler (SIBS) for hard and mixed-bottom marine habitats: a proof-of-concept study

N Keeley, O Laroche, M Birch… - Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Sea cage fish farms are increasingly situated over hard and mixed substrate habitats for
production and waste-dispersion reasons; yet in many cases, these installations are not …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of fish farm activities on the sponge Weberella bursa, and its associated microbiota

O Laroche, S Meier, SA Mjøs, N Keeley - Ecological indicators, 2021 - Elsevier
Sustained growth of world-wide sea farming and the search of optimal growing conditions
have driven several countries, including Norway, to establish new finfish sites in more …

Spatial distribution of benthic flora and fauna of coastal placentia bay, an ecologically and biologically significant area of the island of newfoundland, atlantic Canada

J Mackin-McLaughlin, S Nemani, B Misiuk… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Coastal habitats have the potential to be biodiversity hotspots that provide important
ecosystem services, but also hotspots for human development and exploitation. Continued …

Attraction and avoidance of wild demersal fish and crustaceans to open-net aquaculture pens resolved by baited and towed underwater camera surveys

K Dunlop, I Strammer, N Keeley - Frontiers in Marine Science, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Wild gadoids are known to have close associations with open-net fish farms, leading to
concerns about changes in natural fish distribution and feeding patterns. However, the …

Beyond taxonomy: Validating functional inference approaches in the context of fish‐farm impact assessments

O Laroche, X Pochon, SA Wood… - Molecular Ecology …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Characterization of microbial assemblages via environmental DNA metabarcoding
is increasingly being used in routine monitoring programs due to its sensitivity and cost …

Temporal changes in visual organic enrichment indicators at an aquaculture site over mixed-and hard-bottom substrates

C Pezzola, SGB Svensson, K Dunlop… - Aquaculture …, 2024 - int-res.com
Norway employs an environmental management system to assess benthic organic loading
from aquaculture activities. Monitoring surveys, mostly performed through grab sampling …

Distribution of megabenthic communities under contrasting settings in deep-sea cold seeps near Northwest Atlantic Canyons

J Cleland, G Kazanidis, JM Roberts… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Cold seeps support fragile deep-sea communities of high biodiversity and are often found in
areas with high commercial interest. Protecting them from encroaching human impacts …

Spatial response of hard-and mixed-bottom benthic epifauna to organic enrichment from salmon aquaculture in northern Norway

K Dunlop, A Harendza, R Bannister… - Aquaculture Environment …, 2021 - int-res.com
Norwegian Atlantic salmon aquaculture is continuing to expand in northern regions
dominated by hard-and mixed-bottom substrates. Such habitats contain rich benthic …

Suspension-feeding benthic species' physiological and microbiome response to salmon farming and associated environmental changes

O Laroche, S Meier, SA Mjøs, N Keeley - Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Caged salmon farming is increasingly undertaken in water bodies with strong
hydrodynamics where hard and mixed substrate habitats are more prevalent. Yet, these …