Modeling protected species distributions and habitats to inform siting and management of pioneering ocean industries: A case study for Gulf of Mexico aquaculture
N. A. Farmer, J. R. Powell, J. A. Morris, M. S. Soldevilla, L. C. Wickliffe, J. A. Jossart, J. K. MacKay, A. L. Randall, G. E. Bath, P. Ruvelas, L. Gray, J. Lee, W. Piniak, L. P. Garrison, R. Hardy, , K. L. Riley
The paper develops a scoring model to assess protected species vulnerability and site suitability for aquaculture in the Gulf of Mexico using multi-criteria decision-making for marine spatial planning.
bioRxiv · Apr 7, 2022Scientific Communication & Education