CEST Proceedings are published under the ISSN 2944-9820.
Environmental genotoxicity and risk assessment in herring (Clupea harengus), Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) and flounder (Platichthys flesus) caught in the Gotland Basins from the Baltic Sea (2010-2017)
(Corresponding) Pažusienė J., Valskienė R., Stankevičiūtė M., Butrimavičienė L., Baršienė J.
Topic:
Biomonitoring
The Gotland Basins are mostly polluted by anthracene, benz(a)anthracene, benzo(k)fluoranthene, cesium-137, DDE, dioxins, mercury and TBT. These chemicals have toxic, carcinogenic and immunotoxic effect to marine animals. After the World War II chemical weapons (CW) were transported from Germany and...Read more
Keywords:
Genotoxicity, Cytotoxicity, Oil extraction, Risk assessment, Marine fish
The importance of the Ecosystem Approach in management of the marine environment
(Corresponding) Tseliou F., Tselepides A.
Topic:
Environmental management and policies
The present paper focuses on the importance of the Ecosystem Approach (EA) for the preservation and conservation of the marine environment. Marine ecosystems are complex entities that contribute significantly to the sustainable well being of people by providing a wide range of goods and services...Read more
Keywords:
Ecosystem Approach, blue growth, sustainable shipping, marine spatial planning.
This paper studies the dynamics of an economy specialized in fisheries facing a rising marine litter problem. We present a dynamic optimization model to explain the mechanism through which marine litter causes inefficiencies in the fishery sector. We study the dynamic properties of the model when...Read more
SeaLoc: A pilot forecasting system providing sea characteristics and other support services on high local resolution
(Corresponding) Kalantzi G., Kotsopoulos S., Panitsidis K., Partozis A.
Topic:
Marine environment and coastal management
SeaLoc project aims in developing an integrated forecasting system with accompanying services for the Greek seas. Further development, however, can facilitate the whole Mediterranean region. It will provide interaction both with specialists as well as with everyday users through the internet and...Read more
Keywords:
marine forecasting; marine services; applied oceanography; high resolution oceanography
DEVELOPMENT OF CONTINUOUS, LINEAR MODELS FOR MARINE BENTHIC MACROPHYTES DESCRIPTION
(Corresponding) TZOUVARAS N.
Topic:
Marine environment and coastal management
The European Water Framework Directive has fostered indicator development, pertinent to biological quality elements, for ecological status assessment of coastal waters. For seaweed communities, the CFR index considers composition, abundance and physiological status, through four constituents (...Read more
Keywords:
Water Framework Directive, Ecological Quality Ratio, marine benthic macrophytes, CFR model, Ecological Evaluation Index RPI approach
European and IMO framework on the disposal of ship waste - Greek legal interventions
(Corresponding) Dede P., Manologlou S., Tselentis V.
Topic:
Environmental impact of maritime transport
For almost every type of ship-generated waste, there is a variety of waste flows and on-board treatment methods. Studies show that ships use different treatment methods and often only treat part of a waste stream. This results in a difference between the amounts of waste generated and the amounts...Read more
Investigating the water, energy, marine land use, food, climate interlinkages in marine environment
(Corresponding) Papadopoulou M., Vlachou A.
Topic:
Spatial environmental planning
The conflicts observed in the marine environment between the installation of renewable energy production, aquaculture activities and tourism, highlight the need for a more coherent management. To this end, maritime spatial planning is being developed at the cross-sectoral level, so that human...Read more
Linear Bivariate Expressions for Marine Benthic Macrophytes Ecological Status Description
(Corresponding) Tzouvaras N.
Topic:
Marine environment and coastal management
Regarding ecological status assessment with marine benthic macrophytic indicators as per European Water Framework Directive (WFD), linear models are being reviewed (either starting from discontinuous forms or modifying quadratic and algebraic forms). Through use of simple concepts, model...Read more
Keywords:
Water Framework Directive, marine benthic macrophytes, CFR model, RPI approach for EEI model
Creating the base for MSP; depicting the environmental status of Inner Ionian-Korinthiakos Gulf
(Corresponding) PARAMANA T., KARDITSA A., MILATOU N., PETRAKIS S., MEGALOFONOU P., POULOS S., DASSENAKIS M.
Topic:
Spatial environmental planning
Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) reflects the need to plan and regulate all human uses taking place in the marine environment, under the scope of protecting marine ecosystems. MSP requires the identification of the specific ecological characteristics of the marine area to be managed, as well as the...Read more
Marine biofilms development: the importance of hydrodynamic conditions and their impacts
(Corresponding) Romeu M., Morais J., Miranda J., de Jong E., Sjollema J., Vasconcelos V., Mergulhão F.
Topic:
Marine environment and coastal management
Biofouling is an ongoing concern in aquatic environments and marine applications, leading to environmental impacts, contamination of aquaculture facilities, surface corrosion, decrease of hydrodynamic performance in ships and significant economic losses. Cyanobacteria are early marine surface...Read more
