World aquaculture food production rises every year, amounting, by 2018, to another all-time
record of 82.1 million tonnes of farmed seafood, with Asia leading global production. In …

Several models which describe population growth and mortality are evaluated and
discussed using data from a single cohort population of Sparus aurata. This fish is …

Historical data from the Ria Formosa lagoon are classified according to the EEA 2001
guidelines to provide a frame of reference to evaluate the effect of management during the …

Regulation to minimize impacts from aquaculture is of key concern in coastal zone
management for the sustainability of the industry and the receiving environment. Market and …

Fish communities of the Ria Formosa coastal lagoon (south Portugal) were sampled on a
monthly basis with a beach seine at 4 sites, during two different time periods: 1980–1986 …

The dynamics between nutrients, the microplankton assemblage and physical factors were
evaluated in the Ria Formosa (S. Portugal) coastal lagoon. Water samples were collected …

The Venice lagoon—the largest Mediterranean coastal lagoon—is characterized by the
presence at its edges of 31 “valli da pesca”, types of artificial ecosystems that mime the …

Abstract The Venice Lagoon social-ecological system is characterized by a strong
relationship between the natural environment and human activities. This is especially …

Using a top-down modelling approach, a balanced trophic food web model of a water
reservoir of the Ria Formosa lagoonal system was constructed. Few adjustments of input …

Aquaculture presents a unique challenge to the modeling of fish growth, because the main
objective is to accelerate growth for profit. Growth patterns of captive fish in well-fed …