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A Modified Gear Removal Index (GRI) Method to Support the Management of Abandoned Fishing Gear on Coralligenous Reefs

open access: yesFisheries Management and Ecology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Abandoned, Lost or otherwise Discarded Fishing Gears (ALDFG) have significant negative effects on marine ecosystems. In the Mediterranean Sea, the impact of ALDFG is particularly relevant on coralligenous reefs. The management of ALDFG focuses primarily on their removal, however this type of intervention may potentially damage the habitat, so ...
Luigi Piazzi   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Undrained behavior of marine clay under one-way cyclic loading with variable confining pressure

open access: yesScientific Reports
Settlement of roads or railway caused by traffic loading has a serious effect on the safety and service performance of transport infrastructures constructed on soft marine clay.
Lei Sun
doaj   +1 more source

The Effects of Causation Probability on the Ship Collision Statistics in the Gulf of Finland [PDF]

open access: yesTransNav, 2010
In this study the marine traffic safety in the Gulf of Finland is studied by examining the collision probability estimates in a heavily used crossing area.
Maria Hänninen, Pentti Kujala
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Evaluation of Community-Oriented Enforcement Demonstration Projects [Traffic Tech]

open access: yes
This edition of Traffic Tech briefly summarizes a project evaluating effectiveness of two law enforcement agencies\u2019 use of a data-driven approaches to traffic enforcement supported by community-oriented policing to improve traffic safety and ...
United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. National Center for Statistics and Analysis
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The Agencies of the European Union: A Glimmer of Hope for Enlargement?

open access: yesJCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract In recent years, the process of EU enlargement has become increasingly difficult. The longer the process drags on and the less likely accession appears, the more the candidate states are discouraged and the less influential the EU becomes. A different approach to integration must therefore be used.
Matis Poussardin
wiley   +1 more source

Applying the fuzzy distinction method to analyze the precautionary area of the wind farm along the western coast of Taiwan

open access: yesHumanities & Social Sciences Communications
In recent years, Taiwan has undertaken significant efforts to establish and develop offshore wind farms (OWFs) in its western coastal region. Previous studies on precautionary area (PA) planning have predominantly focused on ship traffic density, while ...
Sheng-Long Kao   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

A report on activities under the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966 and the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act of 1972 /

open access: yes
Description based on: [13th] (1979).Title varies slightly.Mode of access: Internet.Issued also in the congressional series as a House document in a combined vol.
United States. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
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The effects of playbacks of anthropogenic noise on the anti‐predator behaviour of Pacific sand lance, Ammodytes personatus

open access: yesJournal of Fish Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Noise from human activities has increased and been shown to negatively impact marine animals. Marine mammals and fish are vulnerable to anthropogenic noise because they rely on sound to communicate, find food, avoid predators and sense their environment. Forage fish are small schooling pelagic fish, important to many predators and instrumental
Meredith A. V. White   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Innovative Field Applications of Probiotics, Prebiotics, and Medicinal Plant Products for Disease Control in Aquaculture

open access: yesJournal of Fish Diseases, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Disease outbreaks and the associated reliance on antibiotics pose major constraints to the sustainability of modern aquaculture. As regulatory pressures increase and consumer demand shifts toward residue‐free production, diverse biological interventions are gaining prominence as viable alternatives to chemotherapeutics.
Mustafa Öz   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Leaders' Functional Specialization and Responses to Institutional Shifts during Crises: Evidence from the Pandemic

open access: yesJournal of Management Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract Prior studies on crisis management often highlight the adaptiveness of generalist leaders, whose diverse functional experiences allow for flexible and innovative responses. However, we propose that in situations where crises lead to abrupt shifts in dominant institutional pressures, leaders with specialized functional backgrounds potentially ...
Yidi Guo, Danqing Wang, Shuo Chen
wiley   +1 more source

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