Occurrence and distribution of vibrios in fishes and shellfishes in coastal waters of Hong Kong

INTRODUCTIONTheoccurrenceanddistributionofhalophilicvibriosinthecoastalwatersofHongKonghasbeenrePorted(Chanetal.,l986).Theresultsshowedthatvibrioswerepresentduringthesum-mermonthsinHongKongcoastalwatersatconcentrationsof9oto67ooind./cm3,accountingo.4l%~4o%ofthetotalbacterialPOpulationofthe48isolatesexaminedindetail.Theyob-servedV.Paraheamolyticus,V.harvha,V.vulnfficus,V.camPbelliandV.fiuvialis.Becausemanyofthevibri0species,includingsome0ftheisolatesbyChanetal.(1986)fromHongKongwate…     

Barnacles as biomonitors of trace metal availabilities in Hong Kong coastal waters: changes in space and time

The use of selected organisms as biomonitors of trace metal bioavailabilities allows comparisons to be made over space and time. The concentrations of 11 trace metals (arsenic, cadmium, chromium, cobalt, copper, iron, lead, manganese, nickel, silver, zinc) were measured in the bodies of two barnacle species, Balanus amphitrite and Tetraclita squamosa, from up to 18 littoral sites from Hong Kong coastal waters in April 1998. These data provide evidence on the geographical variation in metal bioavailabilities at this time, and are compared selectively against historical data sets for 1986 and 1989. Geographical variation in bioavailabilities is clear for several metals, with hotspots for arsenic, copper, nickel and silver at Chai Wan Kok, and for lead in Junk Bay. Victoria Harbour sites head the rankings for silver and arsenic, and Tolo Harbour sites exhibit relatively elevated cobalt, manganese and zinc. Many bioavailabilities of trace metals to barnacles are lower in Hong Kong coastal waters in 1998 than in 1986. The two barnacle species are widespread and the extensive data set presented is a benchmark which can be compared to the results of similar biomonitoring programmes elsewhere in the Indo-Pacific and beyond.     

Science-based coastal management in Fiji: Two case studies from the NGO sector

The effectiveness of coastal management in developing countries is widely perceived to be inhibited by a lack of scientific data on the coastal zone. To try to fill this need for information, donors and big international non-governmental organizations are increasingly initiating large-scale, science-driven conservation programs, with the goal of creating and using management relevant transdisciplinary datasets. In Oceania, these programs are entering a context where local ecological knowledge is already informing existing community-based approaches to coastal management. This paper examines two large-scale programs in Fiji, the Marine Management Area Science initiative and the Vatu-i-Ra and Cakau Levu Reefs Seascape Project, and offers insight relevant to the planning and implementation of similar programs where local management systems are already in place. Research methods used to examine the programs included document analysis, direct observation, and semi-structured interviews with key stakeholders over multiple field visits to Fiji in 2009 and 2010. Results suggest that as donors, non-governmental organizations, and partners move forward in implementing these programs, there must be active steps taken to bridge boundaries between disciplines and among knowledge systems, evaluate the added value of science for all stakeholder groups, and build opportunities for datasets to be used after donor funding ends.     

Why local people do not support conservation: Community perceptions of marine protected area livelihood impacts,governance and management in Thailand

Conservation success is often predicated on local support for conservation which is strongly influenced by perceptions of the impacts that are experienced by local communities and opinions of management and governance. Marine protected areas (MPAs) are effective conservation and fisheries management tools that can also have a broad array of positive and negative social, economic, cultural, and political impacts on local communities. Drawing on results from a mixed-methods study of communities on the Andaman Coast of Thailand, this paper explores perceptions of MPA impacts on community livelihood resources (assets) and outcomes as well as MPA governance and management. The area includes 17 National Marine Parks (NMPs) that are situated near rural communities that are highly dependent on coastal resources. Interview participants perceived NMPs to have limited to negative impacts on fisheries and agricultural livelihoods and negligible benefits for tourism livelihoods. Perceived impacts on livelihoods were felt to result from NMPs undermining access to or lacking support for development of cultural, social, political, financial, natural, human, physical, and political capital assets. Conflicting views emerged on whether NMPs resulted in negative or positive marine or terrestrial conservation outcomes. Perceptions of NMP governance and management processes were generally negative. These results point to some necessary policy improvements and actions to ameliorate: the relationship between the NMP and communities, NMP management and governance processes, and socio-economic and conservation outcomes.     

海岸带土地发展潜力评价——以杭州湾南岸为例

土地潜力评价是编制土地利用规划的前提,把握土地的潜在经济效能是城镇化、工业化快速推进背景下土地资源合理配置的重要命题。本文甄选自然条件、生态敏感性、经济发展和空间结构指标建立了土地发展潜力评价体系,分别采用模糊综合评价法与网络层次分析法赋权指标体系与计算权重,测度发展潜力值并划分了杭州湾南岸余姚、慈溪和镇海的海岸带土地发展潜力区。结果显示:(1)低发展潜力区面积为237.14 km²,占比为17.73%;中发展潜力区面积为323.08 km²,占比为24.15%;高发展潜力区面积为473.34 km²,占比为35.38%;极高发展潜力区面积为304.27 km²,比例为22.74%。(2)按照地类的级别面积分析,交通运输用地和自然保留地面积在极高潜力区中达到峰值,呈由高向低等级面积递减态势;耕地、其他农用地、城乡建设用地和其他建设用地在高潜力区中占比最大,且基本布局于极高、高潜力区;园地、河流水面、水利建设用地集中于中潜力区,而沿海滩涂与林地基本分布于低、中潜力区。(3)余姚、慈溪和镇海海岸带土地发展潜力分区呈现不同特点,余姚属于待提升型,慈溪为均衡发展型,镇海是高质发展潜力型。     

Marine and coastal policy in the UK: Challenges and opportunities in a new era

Marine and coastal policy in the UK has faced a number of significant changes in recent years, most notably the passing of the Marine and Coastal Access Act in 2009. These changes have brought significant challenges and opportunities for all those involved in the management and use of the UK's marine and coastal environment. This new era of marine policy inspired the UK's first Marine and Coastal Policy forum held in June 2011. In this introductory paper the global context of marine policy changes and the themes which emerged from the forum, forming the basis of the articles in this special issue, are outlined. It is concluded that there is a high level of engagement, capacity and willingness of key stakeholders to work collaboratively to address the environmental, social and economic complexities of managing the marine and coastal environment. It is both evident and encouraging that progress is being made and the many challenges faced in this new era give rise to a number of opportunities to develop new ideas and effective mechanisms for finding solutions.     

刍议我国直流冷却电厂冷却用水生态危害与减损

根据我国滨海电厂发电现状与发展趋势,本研究评述了我国火电和核电厂直流冷却需水量以及电厂规模化直流冷却用水对海洋生态系统的影响,包括取水卷塞效应导致生物伤害及其机理,卷载和温排水对海洋生物和海洋生态系统的负面影响。本研究估算了取排水导致的卷塞和卷载损失量。同时,以大亚湾生态系统变化为例,探讨了取排水的可能影响,提出了底栖贝类食物链形成的假设。由于电厂取排水对海洋生态系统构成实际和潜在危害,因此,有必要采取措施缓解电厂取水造成的环境影响。在对电厂的取排水海洋环境评估的基础上,电厂可以利用最佳实践技术（Best Technique Available, BTA）,避免或减轻取排水对海洋生态系统的影响,维护冷却海水资源开发的可持续性。减损措施不仅有利于海洋生态保护,也有利于电厂的冷源安全。     

Expanding coastal urban and industrial seascape in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area: Critical need for coordinated planning and policy

Coastal freshwater and tidal wetland habitats are being transformed as a result of increasing demand for commercial, residential and tourism activities. The consequence is a habitat seascape complex, comprising a mosaic of natural and engineered coastal features. This study used the freely available mapping tool (Google Earth) to define the extent of coastal engineering structures in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area (GBR; Australia), a marine ecosystem of global biodiversity and cultural significance. Continuing threats to the heritage estate concomitant with expanding urban and industrial developments has raised concerns directed at the future conservation and resilience of the reef ecosystems, along with maintaining expected human lifestyles and livelihoods it provides. The data here shows that break walls and pontoons/jetties dominate development, contributing to approximately 10% (equivalent) of the coastline linear length. Most (60%) development occurs along the coastline or within the first few kilometres upstream along estuaries. While conservation and protection of natural coastal habitats is still preferred for the objective of fisheries production and biodiversity, managers must consider seascape implication/benefits more broadly when approving new marine infrastructure rather than a case-by-case approach which further contributes to an ad hoc mosaic seascape of natural and engineered habitats. Not only within the GBR heritage estate, but more broadly, coastal managers need to regard wider seascape connectivity processes during the assessment of any new development. There is an urgent need for policy and planning instrument reform that is inclusive of accumulative impacts of urban and industrial development in this heritage estate. Opportunities to include eco-friendly (green engineering) solutions, in the repair and revitalisation of existing artificial structures, is necessary in any new proposed urban and industrial development and expansion.     

浙江沿海贝类体内有机锡化合物分布特征与风险评价

为了探讨浙江沿海贝类体内有机锡的存在形态及分布特征,采用戊基化格氏衍生GC-FPD方法测定了沿海六县(市)采集的双壳贝类体内3种丁基锡和3种苯基锡化合物含量,并采用风险系数法进行了健康风险评价。研究表明,苯基锡是贝类体内有机锡的主要污染物,含量范围为nd~203.6 ng·g^-1(干重),以二苯基锡为主。丁基锡总含量范围为nd~8.2 ng·g^-1(干重),以三丁基锡为主。贝类中贻贝对有机锡的富集能力较强。不同区域贝类体内的有机锡主要来源于海运船舶的防污涂料。健康风险评价结果表明,浙江沿海贝类对食用人群的健康是安全的。     

Profitability and economic drivers of small pelagic fisheries in West Africa: A twenty year perspective

Small pelagics are the main fish resource in North West Africa. In Senegal, these are mainly sardinellas (Sardinella aurita and S. maderensis) and bonga shad (Ethmalosa fimbriata). The fisheries, mainly encircling gillnets and purse seines, are predominantly performed by artisanal fishers and are of great importance for the Senegalese economy and for food security in the region. However, in recent years, the main conditions for these fisheries have changed and recent observations have shown strong declines in profit. An analysis over the last twenty years (1993–2013) show that the fisheries lost profit between 65% and 100% while operating costs increased by 25% and 90%, for encircling gillnet and purse seine, respectively. While the fuel price dominates as determining factor during the survey period, important other drivers during the last five years were a decrease in fish biomass and an increase in fishing effort.     

Foregone harvests and neoliberal policies: Creating opportunities for rural,small-scale,community-based fisheries in southern Alaskan coastal villages

Neoliberal policies of effort limitation and privatization have reduced commercial salmon and other fishing opportunities available to the coastal, predominantly Alaska Native, villages of southern Alaska. However, there are a variety of circumstances, including the manner in which the current commercial fishery is prosecuted, that lead to surpluses of unharvested salmon, and potentially other species, available in certain areas. This paper will define the concept of “foregone harvests”, discuss the environmental and managerial conditions that lead to “foregone harvests” and describe the possibilities such conditions create for the development of small-scale, local and community-based fisheries. Case studies of possible Huna Tlingit (Hoonah) and Kaigani Haida (Hydaburg) salmon fisheries will be presented. Alternative arrangements of salmon fisheries and institutions in southeast Alaska are presented through case studies of the villages of Yakutat and Metlakatla. These examples demonstrate how such fisheries could be built on local and traditional knowledge, as well as currently used subsistence technologies resulting in new economic opportunities compatible with local cultural patterns and interests and buttressing local identities and commitments.     

陆海统筹视角下温州市海岸带国土空间开发利用时空变化特征研究

对海岸带国土空间开发利用演变进行研究,有助于为海岸带陆海统筹与可持续发展提供新的思路与支撑。基于温州市海岸带多时相土地利用数据、遥感影像数据和综合海域使用数据,从陆域系统的景观格局与土地开发利用程度、海域系统的使用结构与多样性、大陆海岸线变迁三个角度研究温州市海岸带国土空间开发利用特征的时空变化特征。结果表明：（1） 1990-2018年温州市海岸带陆域系统景观动态变化显著,林地、耕地、城乡工矿居民用地和水域的面积变化幅度较大,主要表现为1995年前耕地转变为林地,1995年后其他景观转变为城乡工矿居民用地;（2） 1990-2018年温州市海岸带陆域系统景观空间格局整体上呈现破碎化趋势,但在2015年后情况有所好转;（3） 1990-2018年温州市海岸带开发利用程度总体呈现不断增强趋势,陆域系统和海域系统的开发利用结构趋于均衡化和多元化,大陆海岸线趋于平直并向海侧推移。     

海岸带土地利用格局演化及多情景开发模拟¬——以宁波市为例

海岸带土地在高强度开发下变化显著,明确其演化规律和驱动因子,为优化土地利用结构和合理利用海岸带资源提供重要依据。基于1990－2020年7期土地利用数据,利用土地利用强度指数、地理探测器模型等方法,分析宁波市海岸带土地利用格局演变特征及驱动因子;同时利用CA-Markov模型对2025年和2030年宁波市海岸带土地利用格局进行模拟。结果表明：（1）宁波市海岸带土地利用类型主要为林地和耕地,土地利用格局演化明显,其中耕地面积不断减少,林地、草地、水域和未利用地面积发生小幅度动荡,建设用地面积快速增长。（2）宁波市海岸带土地利用强度不断增加,研究区北部增长趋势明显,而南部增长速度缓慢。（3）地形和坡度是影响宁波市海岸带土地利用变化的主要自然因素,但影响程度不断减弱;GDP密度和人口密度是主要社会经济影响因素,影响强度逐渐增强;因子间交互作用类型主要为双因子增强和非线性增强,社会经济因子与自然因素中的海拔和坡度交互作用最为强烈。（4）未来宁波市海岸带土地利用变化剧烈区域将集中于杭州湾南岸、象山县东北部和宁海县南部,生态保护情景能最大程度保持土地利用结构稳定,有效缓解人地矛盾。     

Sustainable financing for ocean and coastal management in Jamaica: The potential for revenues from tourist user fees

This study explores the feasibility of implementing a sustainable funding mechanism for ocean and coastal management in Jamaica. Results show that tourists are more willing to pay for an “environmental tax” than a general “tourism development tax”. The study found that an environmental surcharge of US$2 per person could generate $3.4M per year for management with 0.2% rate of decline in tourist visitation. Negative impacts from the imposition of additional taxes on annual tourist visitation rates could be minimised by providing information on how the revenues from the tax will be allocated for management activities.     

基于水质状态和生态响应的综合富营养化评价模型——以山东半岛典型海域富营养化评价为例

对前期构建的长江口及其邻近水域的富营养化评价模型作了进一步改进,并根据2006年至2007年春夏秋冬四个季节的山东半岛典型海域的调查资料,将该模型应用于山东半岛典型海域的富营养化评价。评价结果表明:在"优、良、中、差、劣"五个富营养化等级中,山东半岛大部分海湾和近岸海域出现"中"到"差"程度的富营养化状况,且海湾内富营养化程度明显高于近岸海域。较突出的富营养化症状主要是夏秋季节高浓度的叶绿素水平和周期性发生的有毒有害藻华。烟台四十里湾、丁字湾和青岛胶州湾是山东半岛富营养化状况较严重的三个海湾。仅少数海域,如日照北部近海和黄岛近海的富营养化程度处于"良"的等级。评价模型同时包含富营养化压力因素(水质状态)和效应因素(生态响应)两个方面,在指标评分上不仅考虑评价浓度,还考虑浓度出现的频率和空间覆盖度等方面,以及对各指标合理分配权重,使得评价模型更能准确、全面地反映海域富营养化状况。     

Food sources of the pearl oyster in coastal ecosystems of Japan: Evidence from diet and stable isotope analysis

We estimated the composition of two food sources for the cultured pearl oyster Pinctada fucata martensii using stable isotopes and stomach content analysis in the coastal areas of the Uwa Sea, Japan. The δ¹³C values of oysters (−17.5 to −16.8‰) were intermediate between that of particulate organic matter (POM, −20.2 to −19.1‰) and attached microalgae on pearl cages (−13.0‰). An isotope mixing model suggested that oysters were consuming 78% POM (mainly phytoplankton) and 22% attached microalgae. The attached microalgal composition of the stomach content showed a strong resemblance to the composition of that estimated through the isotope mixing model, suggesting preferential utilization of specific components is unlikely in this species. These results indicate that P. fucata martensii feed on a mixture of phytoplankton and attached microalgae, and that the attached microalgae on pearl cages can serve as an important additional food source.     

基于ARIMA与LSTM的海岸带地面沉降预测方法

快速的地面沉降是一种地质灾害,它关系到社会的可持续发展,甚至威胁人类的生命财产安全。InSAR技术可以获取地表长时间、大范围的形变数据,可用于分析潜在的地面沉降问题,为预防地质灾害提供了一种可靠手段。如何基于InSAR数据对地面沉降进行预测,一直是研究人员关注的重点方向和难题。为此,本文在前人对地面沉降预测研究的基础上,提出了一种将差分移动平均自回归(ARIMA)模型与深度学习中的长短期记忆单元(LSTM)模型相结合的地面沉降预测方法,即利用InSAR得到的形变量数据与ARIMA模型预测结果作差,然后利用LSTM对该差值进行训练与预测。以杭州湾2017—2019年InSAR监测数据为例验证了该方法,结果表明,与传统的单一预测算法相比,本文方法的均方根误差至少减小了2.23 mm,平均绝对误差至少减小了0.98 mm,平均预测精度至少提升了15.19%,验证结果证实了本文方法的可行性,为地面沉降预警工作提供了新的思路和方法。     

Integrated management of marine biodiversity in Europe: Perspectives from ICZM and the evolving EU Maritime Policy framework

Biological diversity, or biodiversity, is high on the international agenda for nature conservation. Marine and coastal ecosystems account for an important share of the biological diversity on Earth. As a consequence many international conventions, European legislation and national laws refer to marine biodiversity. The protection of marine biodiversity is a complex legal issue as it requires consideration of geographic (between land and sea), political (between conservation and exploitation), and economic (between fisheries, tourism, intellectual property and many other sectors) factors. Like Matryoshka dolls, marine biodiversity is a heterogeneous notion difficult to address as one discrete area in the development of policy agendas or juridical frameworks. In the past decade, the EU has been very active in Promoting Integrated Coastal Zone Management and in developing a framework for an Integrated Maritime Policy. This article reviews the status of marine biodiversity in the policy and legal initiatives of the European Union, a challenging issue to both the objectives of conservation and to the concept of integration.     

Pore pressure assessment from well data and overpressure mechanism: Case study in Eastern Tunisia basins

Abstract

Independent and complementary methods were used for pore pressure assessment in the eastern Tunisian basins. Drilling data and surveys allow settling the pore pressure profile in these basins. The main used parameters are mud weights, formation pressure surveys, drilling parameters, well logs, fluids exchange with formation and borehole issues. In the eastern Tunisia platform, the pore pressure profiles show changes in overpressure magnitude in all the three dimensions of the basin (location and depth/stratigraphy). We highlighted two overpressure intervals form bottom to top: The late Cretaceous in the North-eastern part, and the Tertiary overpressure interval hosted in the Palaeocene to Miocene series. The structural analysis of overpressure location shows that the Tertiary interval is likely to have originated in a disequilibrium compaction in Cenozoic grabens. Pore pressure cross sections and maps confirm the link between active normal faults that segmented the basin to grabens and highs and pore pressure anomalous area. In the Senonian interval, we noted mature source-rocks that can explain the overpressure in the late Cretaceous interval. In addition, the recent to active compressive tectonics may have contributed to both pore pressure anomaly generations. The fluid overpressures characterization in the eastern Tunisian sedimentary basins helps in hydrocarbons exploration. Indeed, the overpressure interval in the reservoir levels stimulates and improves the production in the oilfields and contributes to hydrocarbon trapping. Moreover, the adequate prediction of pore pressure profile contributes to reduce drilling cost and enhance the drilling operations safety.     

九龙江河口沉积物中硫酸盐还原与甲烷厌氧氧化:同位素地球化学证据

通过沉积物柱孔隙水中甲烷,SO2-4,Cl-,δc(34S-SO2-4)、δc(13 C-CH4)的垂直分布特征,研究了硫酸盐还原和甲烷厌氧氧化(anaerobic oxidation of methane,简称AOM)过程在九龙江河口沉积物中的分布规律.测定结果显示两个站位(J-A和J-E)间隙水中SO2-4浓度随深...