Assessment And Communication Of Environmental Risks In Coastal Aquaculture

Download or read book Assessment and Communication of Environmental Risks in Coastal Aquaculture written by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and published by Fao. This book was released on 2008 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This GESAMP study presents a set of objectives, goals, methodologies and a checklist for assessment and communication of environmental risks which may be associated with coastal aquaculture. It is structured to improve risk communication and to ensure that risk assessment is a scientific exercise in predicting environmental change. A set of six case studies is also presented to illustrate the use of the environmental risk assessment methodologies. These examples of environmental interactions span a range of cultured species from fin fish to molluscs and shrimp.