Finfish farming EIA
Once you have found a potential site for a new fish farm, it will be necessary to carry out an Environmental Impact Assessment. Further details of this process can be found at How to make an EIA and example EIAs have been carried out at ECASA study sites. In general, you should assess the extent to which the site is sensitive to pressures from fish-farm wastes and should aim to model the impact of the wastes from your farm on both the farm and the water-body scales. Use the links below to find suitable indicators and models.
Recommended indicators of sensitivity (or sustainability)
| Environment/farm type/species | Indicator Category | Scale | Recommended Indicators |
| Fjords, sea-lochs and voes | Sensitivity | A: Farm Scale | Water depth Minimum dispersion |
| Fjords, sea-lochs and voes etc | Sensitivity | B: Water Body | Minimum exchange rate or residence time of surface water Typical maximum stagnation time for deep water |
Recommended models
| Environment | Species | Scale | Model alphabetical order |
| Fjords, sea-lochs and voes | salmon cod | A:farm | DEPOMOD MOM |
| Fjords, sea-lochs and voes | salmon, cod | B:water body | FjordEnv LESV |
| Mediterranean open coastal water | sea-bream sea-bass tuna | A:farm | MERAMOD TRIMODENA |
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