Marine spatial planning makes room for offshore aquaculture in crowded coastal waters

S. E. Lester; J. M. Stevens; R. R. Gentry; C. V. Kappel; T. W. Bell; C. J. Costello; S. D. Gaines; D. A. Kiefer; C. C. Maue; J. E. Rensel; R. D. Simons; L. Washburn; C. White

doi:10.1038/s41467-018-03249-1

Nature Communications (Mar 2018)

Marine spatial planning makes room for offshore aquaculture in crowded coastal waters

S. E. Lester,
J. M. Stevens,
R. R. Gentry,
C. V. Kappel,
T. W. Bell,
C. J. Costello,
S. D. Gaines,
D. A. Kiefer,
C. C. Maue,
J. E. Rensel,
R. D. Simons,
L. Washburn,
C. White

Affiliations

S. E. Lester: Department of Geography, Florida State University
J. M. Stevens: Center for Coastal Marine Sciences, 1 Grand Avenue, California Polytechnic State University
R. R. Gentry: Bren School of Environmental Science & Management, 2400 Bren Hall, University of California Santa Barbara
C. V. Kappel: National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis
T. W. Bell: Earth Research Institute, 5843 Ellison Hall, University of California Santa Barbara
C. J. Costello: Bren School of Environmental Science & Management, 2400 Bren Hall, University of California Santa Barbara
S. D. Gaines: Bren School of Environmental Science & Management, 2400 Bren Hall, University of California Santa Barbara
D. A. Kiefer: Department of Biological Sciences, University of Southern California
C. C. Maue: School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences, Stanford University
J. E. Rensel: Rensel Associates Aquatic Sciences
R. D. Simons: Earth Research Institute, 5843 Ellison Hall, University of California Santa Barbara
L. Washburn: Marine Science Institute & Department of Geography, University of California Santa Barbara
C. White: Center for Coastal Marine Sciences, 1 Grand Avenue, California Polytechnic State University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-03249-1
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 13

Abstract

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Marine spatial planning is used to co-ordinate multiple ocean uses, and is frequently informed by tradeoffs and composite metrics. Here, Lester et al. introduce an approach that plans for multiple uses simultaneously whilst balancing individual objectives, using a case study of aquaculture development in California.

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ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
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Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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