A management tool for assessing aquaculture environmental impacts in Chilean Patagonian Fjords: integrating hydrodynamic and pellets dispersion models

Environ Manage. 2010 May;45(5):953-62. doi: 10.1007/s00267-010-9467-5. Epub 2010 Mar 24.

Abstract

This article introduces a management tool for salmon farming, with a scope in the local sustainability of salmon aquaculture of the Aysen Fjord, Chilean Patagonia. Based on Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) principles, the tool combines a large 3-level nested hydrodynamic model, a particle tracking module and a GIS application into an assessment tool for particulate waste dispersal of salmon farming activities. The model offers an open source alternative to particulate waste modeling and evaluation, contributing with valuable information for local decision makers in the process of locating new facilities and monitoring stations.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Chile
  • Conservation of Energy Resources / economics
  • Conservation of Energy Resources / methods*
  • Conservation of Energy Resources / statistics & numerical data
  • Decision Support Techniques
  • Ecosystem
  • Fisheries / economics
  • Fisheries / methods*
  • Fisheries / standards
  • Models, Theoretical*
  • Salmon / growth & development
  • Socioeconomic Factors
  • Waste Management*
  • Water Pollution / prevention & control*
  • Water Pollution / statistics & numerical data