Influence of an Offshore Mussel Aquaculture Site on the Distribution of Epibenthic Macrofauna in Îles de la Madeleine, Eastern Canada

• Published in: Frontiers in Marine Science
• Main Authors: Sean, Anne-Sara, Drouin, Annick, Archambault, Philippe, McKindsey, Christopher W.
• Other Authors: Fisheries and Oceans Canada
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2022
• Subjects: Ocean Engineering; Water Science and Technology; Aquatic Science; Global and Planetary Change; Oceanography; Canada; Parma; Arctica islandica
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.859816; https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2022.859816/full

Mussel farming influences benthic environments by organic loading and the addition of physical structure within aquaculture leases. This study evaluated near-field (distance to mussel aquaculture structures, line-scale) and bay-scale (inside vs. outside a blue mussel, Mytilius edulis , farm) effects...