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Impact of aquacultures on the marine ecosystem: modelling benthic carbon loading over variable

In order to be used within EIA study, we have developed a 3-dimensional particle-tracking model for prediction of benthic carbon loading (BCL) caused by fish farms. The model is based on stochastic differential equations for particle transport consistent with the well-known semi-empirical advection/diffusion equation. It requires only easily obtainable input data in the form of measured current record and a specification of local bathymetry. The model accounts for advection by long-term residual and tidal currents, turbulent diffusion, realistic bathymetry and variations in daily (monthly, yearly) emissions from fish farms.

fish farms; benthic carbon loading; model; variable depth

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