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    Mussel farming & the role of monitoring : a dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Resource Studies (Honours) at Lincoln University

    Gibellini, L.
    Abstract
    Increasing demands for the allocation of public coastal space in the Marlborough Sounds for mussel farming has provided challenges for resource decision makers. These challenges are exacerbated by the multiplicity of uses placed on the Sounds environment. Within this context, various perspectives and views of the Sounds community have been expressed with regard to how the Sounds' environment should be managed. These perspectives have resulted in considerable conflict that has become an obstacle to the sustainable management of mussel farms as well as community cohesion in the Sounds. This dissertation examines the role of monitoring mussel farming in the Marlborough Sounds. Analysis of monitoring theory and resource management legislation and policies illustrates the limited role of monitoring in the current management of mussel farms. Literature review of the ecological impacts of mussel farming identifies an initial monitoring strategy. A soft systems analysis, which includes community participation, provides a monitoring model which addresses both the ecological and social effects of mussel farming in the Marlborough Sounds. It is concluded that the alternative monitoring model provides for the role of monitoring to become a mechanism through which both the sustainable management of mussel farming and community cohesion can be achieved. Upon reaching this conclusion issues requiring further research in order to implement the monitoring model are recommended.... [Show full abstract]
    Keywords
    mussel farming; Marlborough Sounds; monitoring model; Resource Management Act
    Fields of Research
    050206 Environmental Monitoring; 0502 Environmental Science and Management
    Date
    1997
    Type
    Dissertation
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