Shipping is an important source of pollution affecting both atmospheric and aquatic
environments. To allow for efficient mitigation of environmental degradation, it is essential to …

Abstract The Barents Sea ecosystem components and services are under pressure from
climate change and other anthropogenic impacts. Following an Ecosystem-based …

Fishing has long been considered the most impactful human activity on the marine
ecosystem. To adopt ecosystem-based fisheries management (EBFM) requires …

This study developed the “ECUME” risk-based approach to identify and prioritize critical
impact pathways to be considered in cumulative impact assessment of offshore windfarms …

Ships waiting at anchor are associated with considerable environmental pressures and
impacts. Growing and congested anchoring areas are receiving increasing scholarly …

Coastal zones are among the most productive areas in the world, offering a wide variety of
valuable habitats and ecosystems services that have attracted humans and human activities …

Ecosystem services have emerged as a critical concept for Ecosystem-Based Management
(EBM) in aquatic environments, namely in coastal and marine environments. However …

The need to move toward marine ecosystem-based management is globally recognized.
Few countries effectively account for multiple interacting pressures in their marine …

Unprecedented and rapid changes are ongoing in northern high latitude, marine
ecosystems, due to climate warming. Species distributions and abundances are changing …

A key barrier to achieving Ecosystem-Based Management (EBM) is dealing with complexity
of social-ecological systems (SES). SES incorporate ecological, social and economic factors …