Publications by authors named "Richard A Corner"
Marine aquaculture has the potential to increase its contribution to the global food system and provide valuable ecosystem services, but appropriate planning, licensing and regulation systems must be in place to enable sustainable development. At present, approaches vary considerably throughout the world, and several national and regional investigations have highlighted the need for reforms if marine aquaculture is to fulfil its potential. This article aims to map and evaluate the challenges of planning and licensing for growth of sustainable marine aquaculture.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe Cage Aquaculture Particulate Output and Transport (CAPOT) model is an easy to use and flexible farm-scale model that can rapidly estimate particulate waste deposition from fish cage production. This paper describes and tests the model and demonstrates its use for Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua). The spreadsheet-based model gives outputs for waste distribution in a variety of spatial modelling software formats, used for further analysis.
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- Research on the environmental physiology of marine fishes can significantly aid in biodiversity conservation and fishery resource management, but a limited knowledge base hinders its application, highlighting the need for international collaboration.
- Multifactorial studies using biomarkers could help connect fish physiology with habitat quality and population health, although the existing 'Fry paradigm' linking physiological function to ecological performance isn't universally applicable, necessitating broader research.
- Collaboration between fish physiologists and ecological modelers is essential to enhance predictions of global change effects, while new technologies like biotelemetry are offering insights into fish behavior in their natural habitats to inform effective conservation strategies.