Definition of mariculture
"Cultivation, management and harvesting of marine organisms in the sea, in specially constructed rearing facilities e.g. cages, pens and long-lines.”
- FAO, 2010
ProJect Significance
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Objectives
.Assess Potential Constraints
Identify barriers that might conflict with aquaculture development, including shipping lanes, regulated marine areas, offshore industries, and oceanographic and geophysical conditions
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Identify Feasible Areas
Determine the suitable, most productive, and most profitable areas within Brazil’s coastal Exclusive Economic Zone for cultivation of the finfish species, cobia
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Develop a Platform for Future Analyses
Create an interactive and adaptable web-based tool for offshore mariculture development and other marine spatial planning
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