Author(s)

J.M. Vergara Martin, N. Gonzalez Henriquez, R. Haroun Trabaue, L. Molina Dominguez & M.I. Garcia Rodriguez

Abstract

More than 50% of the present marine finfish aquaculture production in the Canary Islands (800 Mt for 1999) is carried out in off-shore cage farms, being the predominant technology involved in all new commercial projects in the Archipelago. This economical sector has experienced a significant growth in recent years at a Regional level, with excellent prospects for expansion due to different geographic and climatic advantages. However, this is giving rise to an increasing social concern about environmental implications, being frequently used as an argument to restrain this activity. The present work aimed to develop a protocol for environmental impact assessment of the

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