Increase in aquaculture toward realizing the potential of the ocean as a key food provider requires comprehensive and proactive management approaches to mitigate impacts on coastal areas and to secure space for sustainable aquaculture development in both inshore and offshore areas. Maritime Spatial Planning (MSP) and Marine Functional Zoning (MFZ) are policy instruments employed in the management and regulation of multiple hum...

Marine aquaculture is the most promising industry for ensuring future provision of seafood. Yet, the worldwide growth and expansion of this industry have been slower than expected, calling for the identification of environmentally suitable sites while accounting for all factors that could constrain or benefit its establishment. Here, we determine the main obstacles and risks hindering the growth and expansion of marine aquacul...

Knowledge of aquaculture–environment interactions is essential for the development of a sustainable aquaculture industry and efficient marine spatial planning. The effects of fish and shellfish farming on sessile wild populations, particularly infauna, have been studied intensively. Mobile fauna, including crustaceans, fish, birds and marine mammals, also interact with aquaculture operations, but the interactions are more comp...