Macroalgal cultivation is expanding rapidly, and promises to contribute significantly towards
future food and energy security, sustainable livelihoods, ecosystem services and habitat …

There is growing interest in cultivating fish, shellfish, and seaweeds in offshore waters.
Existing pilot and commercial facilities demonstrate that offshore aquaculture is technically …

Many species and populations of odontocetes have modified their behaviour to take
advantage of feeding opportunities provided by fishing activities, with depredation of fishing …

As marine predators experience increasing anthropogenic pressures, there is an urgent
need to understand their distribution and their drivers to inform spatial conservation …

Shellfish farming is an expanding segment of marine aquaculture, but the impact of this
industry on coastal cetacean species is only beginning to be considered. The interaction …

Some mammalian species that have not succumbed to pervasive human impacts and
encroachments have managed to adapt to certain types of human activities. Several …

The Galveston Ship Channel (GSC) is a narrow, congested waterway that supports large-
scale shipping, commercial fishing, dolphin tourism, and recreation. Human activity and …

In the coastal environment, marine mammals are exposed to one of the fastest growing food
production sectors; namely, the shellfish farming industry. Identification of critical habitats …

Predictive species distribution models (SDMs) have become powerful tools to determine
habitat use patterns of mobile marine predators and their spatial overlap with potentially …

Information on marine mammal habitat use in coastal areas can provide a better
understanding of anthropogenic effects on species. Admiralty Bay, New Zealand has …