André Sobral Lopes

Longline Environment Ltd, London, UK

Climate change will expose the food producing sector to a range of challenges. Inland aquaculture farms are particularly vulnerable, due to the difficulty in changing their location, and therefore require specific tools to predict the influence of direct and indirect effects on production, environment, and economic feasibility. The objective of our...

Seafood is considered an important element of a healthy diet; therefore, worldwide consumption has been increasing. This growth has been partly based in the development of the aquaculture industry, which contrasts with the depleted status of an increasing number of fish stocks worldwide. Countries with high seafood consumption rates tend to develop...

The Marine Strategy Framework Directive proposes the achievement of a Good Environmental Status in the European marine environment until 2020. The development of a Marine Strategy implicates an ecosystem-based approach in managing the anthropic activities, allowing for a sustainable use of goods and marine ecosystem services. The link between envir...