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A global atlas of the environmental risk of marinas on water quality
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posted on 2023-05-21, 08:11 authored by Valdor, PF, Gomez, AG, Juanes, JA, Kerleguer, C, Steinberg, P, Tanner, E, Catriona MacLeodCatriona MacLeod, Knights, AM, Seitz, RD, Airoldi, L, Firth, LB, Crowe, T, Chatzinikolaou, E, Smith, A, Arvanitidis, C, Burt, JA, Brooks, PR, Ponti, M, Soares-Gomes, A, Ovejero, A, Mendez, GEstimating the potential environmental risks of worldwide coastal recreational navigation on water quality is an important step towards designing a sustainable global market. This study proposes the creation of a global atlas of the environmental risk of marinas on water quality by applying the Marina Environmental Risk Assessment (MERA) procedure. Calculations integrate three main risk factors: Pressure, State and Response. Applying the MERA approach to 105 globally distributed marinas has confirmed the utility, versatility and adaptability of this procedure as a novel tool to compare the environmental risks within and among regions (i.e. for area-based management), to identify the world's best practices (i.e. to optimize existing management) and to understand and adjust global risks in future development (i.e. improved planning).
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Publication title
Marine Pollution BulletinVolume
149Article number
110661Number
110661Pagination
1-9ISSN
0025-326XDepartment/School
Institute for Marine and Antarctic StudiesPublisher
Pergamon-Elsevier Science LtdPlace of publication
The Boulevard, Langford Lane, Kidlington, Oxford, England, Ox5 1GbRights statement
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