A global atlas of the environmental risk of marinas on water quality

Paloma F. Valdor, Aina G. Gómez, José A. Juanes, Camille Kerléguer, Peter Steinberg, Edwina Tanner, Catriona MacLeod, Antony M. Knights, Rochelle D. Seitz, Laura Airoldi, Louise B. Firth, Tasman Crowe, Eva Chatzinikolaou, Alison Smith, Christos Arvanitidis, John A. Burt, Paul R. Brooks, Massimo Ponti, Abilio Soares-Gomes, Aida OvejeroGonzalo Méndez

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Abstract

Estimating the potential environmental risks of worldwide coastal recreational navigation on water quality is an important step towards designing a sustainable global market. This study proposes the creation of a global atlas of the environmental risk of marinas on water quality by applying the Marina Environmental Risk Assessment (MERA) procedure. Calculations integrate three main risk factors: Pressure, State and Response. Applying the MERA approach to 105 globally distributed marinas has confirmed the utility, versatility and adaptability of this procedure as a novel tool to compare the environmental risks within and among regions (i.e. for area-based management), to identify the world's best practices (i.e. to optimize existing management) and to understand and adjust global risks in future development (i.e. improved planning).

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number110661
JournalMarine Pollution Bulletin
Volume149
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2019

Keywords

  • Environmental management
  • Global scale
  • Marinas
  • Recreational boating

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Oceanography
  • Aquatic Science
  • Pollution

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