Artificial reefs have been placed in European waters for around 30 years. The majority now
play a role in protecting valuable Mediterranean seagrass beds from trawl damage, and …

Artificial reefs in Europe have been developed over the last 40 yrs. Most of these reefs have
been placed in the Mediterranean Sea, but there is an increasing interest on the part of …

Abundance, biomass, size distribution and growth of the common mussel, Mytilus edulis L.
along a transect extending through the SW archipelago of Finland, northern Baltic Sea are …

Benthic biofilters were deployed under a cage fish farm and in two reference locations to
assess the influence of the farm on the biofilters and the surroundings, as well as to verify …

The Galician estuaries (rías) do not manage to increase the fishing yield, in spite of the fact
that they are ecosystems of great biological production. Therefore, one of the measures to …

The zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) was first found in the Gulf of Finland only in
1990. Its distribution, abundance, ecology, and growth rate were studied in this area using …

This thesis is an interdisciplinary study of Artificial Reefs (ARs). It enfolds the two fields of AR
history and AR fish ecology. The historical facet of the thesis describes for the first time the …

A utilização das tecnologias de habitates artificiais marinhos tem ganho um crescente
interesse mundial. Nos países desenvolvidos e em vias de desenvolvimento existem razões …

Abstract Na Praia da Aguda, pequena localidade piscatória situada na costa noroeste de
Portugal continental, a cerca de 15 km a sul da cidade do Porto, foi implantado um …

The use of artificial habitat technologies is gaining increasing global interest. Opportunities
exist in both developed and developing countries to apply these technologies to …