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Modelling Hazards in Fisheries and Aquaculture Activities in the Mediterranean Sea and the Risk of their Transmission and Dispersion. Is it Feasible?
Summary
This paper reviews modeling approaches used to understand ecosystem dynamics and fisheries risks in the Mediterranean Sea. Predictive models of fisheries and marine systems are increasingly incorporating microplastic contamination as a stressor affecting fish populations.
Modelling approaches in marine science is a controversial issue as no model is, or can be, a perfect representation of nature. Models can provide useful information for the dynamics of ecosystems and inform us about the likely consequences of human activities in fisheries and aquaculture. Applying a suite of dynamic models can be valuable predictive tools for modelling hazards transmission in fisheries and aquaculture activities in the Mediterranean Sea. These should include a. A low trophic level ecosystem model and sub-models to describe the ecosystem functioning of the sea for the background physical information and a biogeochemical sub-model which simulates functional groups. b. A pelagic fish individual-based model (IBM) to describe the bio-accumulation of chemical and biological hazards.
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