A5079077121- Coastal and Marine Management
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Marine and fisheries research
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
- Urban Green Space and Health
- Economic and Environmental Valuation
- Marine Biology and Ecology Research
- Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
- Marine and coastal plant biology
- Urban Agriculture and Sustainability
- Environmental Conservation and Management
- Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management
- Adventure Sports and Sensation Seeking
- Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
- Health, psychology, and well-being
- Outdoor and Experiential Education
- International Maritime Law Issues
- Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
- Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy
- Fish Ecology and Management Studies
- Complex Systems and Decision Making
- Marine and Coastal Ecosystems
- Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
- Marine and coastal ecosystems
- Coastal and Marine Dynamics
Marine Technology Unit
2018-2024
AZTI
2023
This dataset provides 28 years of environmental monitoring data (1995–2023) from 51 stations in the estuaries and coastal areas Basque Country Bay Biscay. Covering 130 variables across water, sediments, biota, it includes detailed records phytoplankton, macroalgae, macroinvertebrates, fish. Compiled collaboration with Water Agency (URA), supports analysis responses to human pressures management interventions, identifying patterns quality improvement within a context natural variability....
Seagrass meadows provide a wide variety of ecosystem goods and services (biodiversity maintenance, carbon sequestration, sediment oxygenation enrichment, filtering, coastal protection, nursery area for other species). For this reason, they are areas high economic development while historically highly impacted by human activity. Therefore, there is growing need the restoration conservation these habitat engineers as nature-based solution climate change mitigation biodiversity conservation....
Marine ecosystem services provide multiple benefits and hold significant economic value; however, the capacity of marine environment to can be compromised by anthropogenic pressures. To ensure proper environmental conditions human well-being, it is necessary study functioning services. In this context, aim test whether Common International Classification Ecosystem Services (CICES) cascade framework adequate explain flow between natural socio-economic domains identify its limitations. end,...
Achieving global and regional policy goals to protect 30% of marine areas by 2030 requires an integrated strategy that incorporates the full complexity ecosystem processes functions. This study (i) introduces a framework for enhancing ecosystem-based conservation management utilising Ecologically or Biologically Significant Marine Area (EBSA) criteria established under Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), (ii) demonstrates its application in Bay Biscay (Northeast Atlantic), explicitly...
An assessment framework of marine ecosystem services (ES) indicators to quantify the socio-ecological effectiveness nature-based solutions (NBS) and nature-inclusive harvesting (NIH) under climate-driven changes was developed. It creates a common understanding about health status ecosystems, their (ES), impact implementing NBS&NIH inform policymakers public. The two NBS considered were restoration conservation which need be performed considering sustainable resources (NIH). interaction...
Abstract Effective and sustainable management of small-scale fisheries (SSF) is challenging. We describe a novel approach to identify important fishing grounds for SSF, by implementing habitat modelling approach, using environmental predictors Automatic Identification System (AIS)-B data coupled with logbook First Sales Notes data, within the SE Bay Biscay. Fishing activity patterns catches longliners netters are used determine main characteristics grounds, implemented predict zones that...
The EMOD-PACE project, funded by the European Commission, aimed to promote international ocean governance between EU and China. One of objectives is compare Chinese modelling approaches for ecosystem vulnerability assessment. In particular, our objective was test applicability evaluation approach resource-environment carrying capacity (MRECC) spatial development suitability (abbreviated as “double evaluation”) a sea (the Bay Biscay), in context marine planning. methodology involves three...
Ecological restoration in marine ecosystems is considered strategic to recover environmental conditions and ecosystem services. However, the traditional single-discipline perspectives followed for analysing results of both projects (focused analysis biophysical changes) valuation services economic valuation), do not provide useful theoretical frameworks when working with cultural services, where socio-economic components are complexly interrelated. We propose an interdisciplinary approach...
There is growing evidence that exposure to the natural world (blue-green spaces) has potential benefits for mental health and well-being. The COVID-19 pandemic measures adopted control it provide a experiment investigate links between nature under extreme conditions. Using survey distributed online based on 6,080 responses, we tested three hypotheses: (1) people will show different levels of symptoms depression anxiety depending level lockdown (severity) ability maintain contact with outdoor...
In the Nerbioi estuary (North Spain), Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) constructed in 1990 resulted an abrupt decrease water pollution and opportunity for improved recreational experiences three beaches on estuary. The monetary value of these benefits was estimated using travel cost method compared, via a partial cost-benefit analysis, with costs beach maintenance. models reveal that summer trips to have 5.99, 7.06 8.09 € trip-1, respectively. Visitor’s profile social characteristics...
Abstract Recreational fishing is considered a cultural ecosystem service, important in terms of the socio-economic benefits that it provides. In Nerbioi estuary (northern Spain), investments water treatment and closure polluting industries have led to several such as improvements quality, fish abundance richness, recreational activity. Currently, this activity performed along whole including areas previously were severely polluted. Valuing crucial support management estuary. The economic...
Marine ecosystem services provide multiple benefits and hold significant economic value; however, the capacity of marine environment to can be compromised by anthropogenic pressures. To ensure proper environmental conditions human well-being, it is necessary study functioning services. The hypothesis this that healthy oceans will supply more better services, resulting in socio-economic for humans, tested applying CICES (Common International Classification Ecosystem Services) conceptual...
The European Atlantic Ocean offers a high potential for marine renewable energy (MRE), which is targeted to be at least 32% of the EU’s gross final consumption by 2030. Commission supporting development ocean sector through an array activities and policies: Green Deal, Energy Union, Strategic Technology Plan (SET-Plan) Sustainable Blue Economy Strategy. nascent status MRE Wave (WE) in particular, yields many unknowns about its environmental pressures impacts. Converters’ (WECs) operation...