Abstract Social-ecological systems found in coastal zones make it one of the complex environments globally. The result of this social-ecological interaction is often unsustainable use of coastal resources. Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) has been recommended and used to manage the complexities that exist in coastal areas. ICZM involves a holistic approach to coastal resource management. ...

The establishment of the Nha Trang Bay Marine Protected Area (NTB-MPA) in the Southern coastal of Central Vietnam in 2002 focused on two main purposes: to reserve and manage the biodiversity environment within the MPA areas; and, to enhance the local communities’ life-conditions by providing the alternative livelihoods. To assess the efficiency of an MPA management process, it needs the understandings ...

Considering the fact that nearly 25% of the Ghanaian people live in the coastal zone and about 10% depend on the coastal fishery for livelihood, it is likely that any changes in the production of the fishery may impact on the socio-economic lives of the people. For the past four decades, climatic conditions ha ve been found to be changing in the country. This period coincided with the conspicuous ...

Background: High concentrations of taurine are present in the developing human brain and maternal breast milk. Taurine is thought to influence fetal growth and brain development based on experimental rodent studies. As fish is an important dietary source of taurine, we investigated associations between taurine concentrations and child outcomes in a high fish consuming population.<p> <p>Objective: ...

The Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) has been the centre of attention in an ongoing conflict regarding management and allocation of quota since the distribution of the species changed and expanded to new areas. These changes in distribution have been linked to higher sea temperature, increasing stock size and changes in feeding opportunities. In this thesis a closer look is taken on the international ...

The salmon gill poxvirus (SGPV) is a large DNA virus that infects gill epithelial cells in Atlantic salmon and is associated with acute high mortality disease outbreaks in aquaculture. The pathological effects of SGPV infection include gill epithelial apoptosis in the acute phase of the disease and hyperplasia of gill epithelial cells in surviving fish, causing damage to the gill respiratory surface. ...

Open sea cage Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) farming is currently facing major challenges related to sea lice infestations, sea lice treatment, fish mortality, infectious diseases and fish escapees. Semi-closed containment systems may have the potential to resolve these challenges, by separating the rearing unit from the external environment. UV disinfection is suggested as a possible water treatment ...

Attitudes of local people and managers have become the emerging topic in marine protected areas management. Understanding about it is expected to contribute to the implement and the compliance of fishermen and managers after seven years of the Nha Trang Bay marine protected are foundation. This study aims to evaluate attitudes and perceptions of fishermen and managers towards MPA management; and to ...

Effective ocean management requires integrated and sustainable ocean observing systems enabling us to map and understand ecosystem properties and the effects of human activities. Autonomous subsurface and surface vehicles, here collectively referred to as “gliders”, are part of such ocean observing systems providing high spatiotemporal resolution. In this paper, we present some of the results achieved ...

De siste 60 årene har masseproduksjonen av plast økt (Barnes et al., 2009) og lite tyder på at produksjonen av plast vil avta med det første på grunn av de samme egenskapene som gjør at plast er farlig på avveie; det er et slitesterkt materiale og vi kjenner ikke fullstendig til konsekvensene eller nedbrytningsforløpet av det. Mikroplast er små plastpartikler som kan komme fra mange ulike ...