Artificial reefs: a review of their design, application, management and performance

Baine, M S P

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“…Further, research on the ecological eVects of submerged structures has mainly been carried out in tropical or temperate waters (reviewed in Jensen et al 2000;Baine 2001). Coldtemperate environments, as found in northern Europe, have received less attention (but see Malm 2005;Qvarfordt et al 2006;Wilhelmsson et al 2006a, b;Zettler and Pollehne 2006;Andersson et al 2007) even though man-made structures are commonly found in those waters.…”

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“…In the succession that may follow the interactions between resident species and new colonizers could further inXuence patterns of colonization (Connell and Slatyer 1977). Two of the most commonly used materials in underwater constructions, steel and concrete (Baine 2001), have rarely been compared in terms of the ecological eVects of their presence in marine waters (but see Anderson and Underwood 1994;Brown 2005). For a settling organism, these two types of substrates oVer diVerent micro-scale environments with diVerent surface heterogeneity and material composition and as a consequence, diVerent communities would be expected to develop (Foster 1975;Wahl 1989;Guilbeau et al 2003;Svane and Petersen 2001).…”

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Epibenthic colonization of concrete and steel pilings in a cold-temperate embayment: a field experiment

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With large-scale development of oVshore wind farms, vertical structures are becoming more common in open water areas. To examine how vertical structures of diVerent materials may be colonized by epibenthic organisms, an experiment was carried out using steel and concrete pilings constructed to resemble those commonly used in wind farm constructions as well as in bridges, jetties and oil platforms. The early recruitment and succession of the epibenthic communities were sampled once a month for the Wrst 5 months and then again after 1 year. Further, the Wsh assemblages associated with the pillars were sampled and compared to natural areas. The main epibenthic species groups, in terms of coverage, diVered between the two materials at Wve out of six sampling occasions. Dominant organisms on steel pillars were the barnacle Balanus improvisus, the calcareous tubeworm Pomatoceros triqueter and the tunicate Ciona intestinalis. On the concrete pillars, the hydroid Laomedea sp. and the tunicates Corella parallelogramma and Ascidiella spp. dominated. However, there was no diVerent in coverage at diVerent heights on the pillars or in biomass and species abundance at diVerent directions (north-east or south-west) 5 months after submergence. Fish showed overall higher abundances and species numbers on the pillars (but no diVerence between steel and concrete) compared to the surrounding soft bottom habitats but not compared to natural vertical rock walls. Two species were attracted to the pillars, indicating a reef eVect; Gobiusculus Xavescens and Ctenolabrus rupestris. The bottom-dwelling gobies, Pomatoschistus spp., did not show such preferences.

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“…De acordo com uma das definições geralmente admitidas, os recifes artificiais são estruturas imersas colocadas deliberadamente no fundo do mar para imitar as características naturais (Baine, 2001). Mas os objectivos visados (repovoamente dos fundos marinhos para benefício da pesca (Neves Santos & Costa Monteiro, 1998); aquicultura extensiva (Seaman, 2007); protecção dos fundos contra actividades de pesca de arrasto; conservação das espécies; valorização de sítios para mergulho (Van Treeck & Schuhmacher, 1998) ou actividades recreativas (Sutton & Bushnell, 2007); luta contra a erosão costeira (Ten Voorde et al, 2008); protecção contra tsunamis; ajuda à reconstituição de corais naturais (Oren & Benayahu, 1997), etc.)…”

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Integrated Coastal Zone Management in small islands: A comparative outline of some islands of the Lesser Antilles

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Angelelli²

2010

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O mosaico dos poderes públicos em zona costeira numa região ultraperiférica da União Europeia: o caso da criação dos recifes artificiais na MartinicaThe mosaic of public authorities in the coastal area of an Outermost Region of the European Union: the case of the creation of artificial reefs in MartiniquePierre Angelelli 1 , Pascal Saffache @ RESUMOSituada no centro do arco das Pequenas Antilhas a leste do Mar do Caribe, a Martinica é uma ilha com 1.100 km 2 . Ela faz parte integrante da República francesa e da União Europeia, onde é reconhecida como uma das sete regiões ultraperiféricas, com as ilhas Canárias (Espanha), a Madeira e os Açores (Portugal).Um projecto de recifes artificiais foi iniciado no ano 2000 para facilitar o repovoamento haliêutico e permitir, após um período de interrupção da pesca, uma exploração optimizada.Este artigo pretende mostrar que, em termos de gestão costeira, a criação de recifes artificiais na Martinica é interessante porque é um exemplo de fragmentação e sobreposição de responsabilidades a nível local, nacional, europeu e internacional e de divergências entre os objectivos ambientais e os objectivos de exploração económica. O "mosaico" dos poderes públicos e a evolução dos objectivos aumentam a dificuldade de participação dos pescadores profissionais na implementação de recifes artificiais -e, de maneira mais geral, a dificuldade em associar os utilizadores do mar a um programa de gestão costeira.Paradoxalmente, esta situação contém em si soluções inovadoras para a "governação" das zonas costeiras na Europa. Com efeito, contrariamente aos Estados independentes ou aos territórios autónomos das Pequenas Antilhas, na Martinica @ -autor correspondente -pierre.angelelli@martinique.univ-ag.fr; co-autor: pascal.saffache@martinique.univ-ag

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“…Fisheries biologists need to recognise that increases in catches due to services provided by reefs will depend on species-specific biological life cycles, fish adaptation to the reef environment and to fishing/exploitation strategies rather than on evaluating fishes associated with artificial reefs using novel approaches (BRICKHILL et al, 2005;BAINE, 2001;WHITMARSH et al, 2008;BORTONE et al, 2011). The lack of a suitable area with a full complement of habitats and structural complexity in the sandy fishing grounds off southern Portugal was the justification for the establishment of ARs, that might provide at least some of the necessary habitat requirements for future implementation of marine protected areas in the region (LEITÃO et al, 2009) due to their accepted role in the ecology of marine life and habitat fish quality (SANTOS et al, 2011a,b).…”

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Artificial reefs: from ecological processes to fishing enhancement tools

Leitão

2013

Braz. j. oceanogr.

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Artificial reefs: a review of their design, application, management and performance

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Epibenthic colonization of concrete and steel pilings in a cold-temperate embayment: a field experiment

Epibenthic colonization of concrete and steel pilings in a cold-temperate embayment: a field experiment

Integrated Coastal Zone Management in small islands: A comparative outline of some islands of the Lesser Antilles

Artificial reefs: from ecological processes to fishing enhancement tools

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