Marine spatial planning makes room for offshore aquaculture in crowded coastal waters

S. E. Lester (), J. M. Stevens, R. R. Gentry, C. V. Kappel, T. W. Bell, C. J. Costello, S. D. Gaines, D. A. Kiefer, C. C. Maue, J. E. Rensel, R. D. Simons, L. Washburn and C. White
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S. E. Lester: Florida State University
J. M. Stevens: California Polytechnic State University
R. R. Gentry: University of California Santa Barbara
C. V. Kappel: National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis
T. W. Bell: University of California Santa Barbara
C. J. Costello: University of California Santa Barbara
S. D. Gaines: University of California Santa Barbara
D. A. Kiefer: University of Southern California
C. C. Maue: Stanford University
J. E. Rensel: Rensel Associates Aquatic Sciences
R. D. Simons: University of California Santa Barbara
L. Washburn: Marine Science Institute & Department of Geography, University of California Santa Barbara
C. White: California Polytechnic State University

Nature Communications, 2018, vol. 9, issue 1, 1-13

Abstract: Abstract Marine spatial planning (MSP) seeks to reduce conflicts and environmental impacts, and promote sustainable use of marine ecosystems. Existing MSP approaches have successfully determined how to achieve target levels of ocean area for particular uses while minimizing costs and impacts, but they do not provide a framework that derives analytical solutions in order to co-ordinate siting of multiple uses while balancing the effects of planning on each sector in the system. We develop such a framework for guiding offshore aquaculture (bivalve, finfish, and kelp farming) development in relation to existing sectors and environmental concerns (wild-capture fisheries, viewshed quality, benthic pollution, and disease spread) in California, USA. We identify > 250,000 MSP solutions that generate significant seafood supply and billions of dollars in revenue with minimal impacts (often

Date: 2018
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