Thousands of oil and gas platforms are currently operating in offshore waters globally, and
this industry is expected to expand in coming decades. Although the potential environmental …

Passive capture techniques involve the capture of fishes or other aquatic animals by
entanglement, entrapment, or angling devices that are not actively moved by humans or …

The use of rigorous methodologies to assess environmental, social and health impacts of
specific interventions is crucial to disentangle the various components of environmental …

Intensive exploitation of the marine environment by mankind can alter the natural habitat of
marine organisms drastically. The addition of artificial hard substrates (eg shipwrecks and …

We adapted a visual census method, mainly used in demersal and reef fish studies, to
characterize fish communities associated to drifting fish aggregating devices (FADs) in the …

The Regina (R p) and Annalisa (A p) gas platforms, placed in the northern Adriatic Sea at
different depths and distances from the coast, were monitored for 3 yr to evaluate changes …

A growing demand for sustainable energy has led to an increase in construction of offshore
windfarms. Guishan windmill farm will be constructed in the Pearl River Estuary, China …

Artificial reefs are a popular fisheries management tool, but the effect of these reefs on the
abundance of fish in the surrounding pelagic environment is uncertain. Pelagic baited …

Artificial reefs have been deployed worldwide in shallow marine environments to enhance
attraction and capture of fish, but, despite their potential as a fishery management option …

Information on the habitat use of the critically endangered Yangtze finless porpoise
(Neophocaena asiaeorientalis asiaeorientalis) is critical for its conservation. The diel …