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TemaNord 2023:551
A baseline studies programme for sustainable and resilient seaweed cultivation in Faroese fjords
A baseline studies programme for sustainable and resilient seaweed cultivation in Faroese fjords
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Summary
1. Introduction
1.1 Seaweed cultivation practices in the Faroe Islands
1.2 Principles of an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
1.2.1 Baseline
1.2.2 Environmental impacts
1.2.3 Mitigation
1.2.4 Monitoring
1.3 National and relevant regulation frameworks
2. KELPPRO, Norway
3. Potential environmental impacts and mitigation
3.1 Light attenuation
3.2 Uptake of nutrients and carbon
3.3 Hydrography changes
3.4 Mother plant harvest
3.5 Noise
3.6 Emissions
3.7 Discharges and pollution
3.8 DOM / POM contribution to the ecosystem and potential changes in seabed oxygen concentrations
3.9 Habitat creation, biofouling and invasive species
3.9.1 Habitat creation
3.9.2 Biofouling
3.9.3 Invasive species
3.10 Pathogens, transfer and dispersal
3.11 Transfer and dispersal of seaweed genetic material
3.12 Disturbance from mooring
3.13 Disturbance from floating cultivation system
4. Baseline programme outline
5. Monitoring programme
6. Implementation plan for the baseline programme
7. Conclusions
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