FARM

— filed under: ASSETS, FARM, Mussels, Model, Oysters, ECOWIN2000

FARM model introduction

FARM	Scale A - definition	Shellfish	North Atlantic/Mediterranean	ana@ecowin.org Institute of Marine Research, Portugal EcoWin home page
Description:	FARM - A web-based model for modelling of shellfish farms in coastal and estuarine waters, including waste transport, shellfish individual growth for several species, population dynamics and dissolved oxygen balance. FARM makes use of the ASSETS procedure to assess environmental impact.
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FARM - Farm Aquaculture Resource Management

Directed both at the farmer and the regulator

Prospective analysis of culture location and species selection

Ecological and economic optimization of culture practise (timing and sizes for seeding and harvesting, densities and spatial distributions)

Environmental assessment of farm related eutrophication effects (including mitigation)

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