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Giulio Farella
National Research Council (CNR), Institute of Marine Sciences (ISMAR), 30122 Venice, Italy

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Journal article
Published: 24 January 2021 in Sustainability
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Human pressures on marine ecosystems significantly increased during last decades. Among the intense anthropic activities, industrial fisheries have caused the alteration of habitats, the reduction of biodiversity and the main fish stocks. The aim of this research, carried out in the Adriatic Sea, was to test a repeatable Marine Spatial Planning framework aimed at enhancing fisheries sustainability through the application of Decision Support Tools and the composition of a catalog of possible measures. The use of these tools proved very useful to identify possible criticalities and facilitate an effective exchange with fisheries stakeholders, local authorities, and fishermen, whose involvement was an indispensable step in the process. Tool-based analyses allowed to assess the spatial footprint of a range of anthropogenic pressures from human activities (e.g., fisheries, maritime traffic, and aquaculture). Within this multi-pressure scenario, special attention was paid to fishing-related disturbances and potential conflicts across different fishing métier and with other sectors. Specifically, results highlighted the spatial features of the major fishing pressures (e.g., abrasion from trawling) affecting essential fish habitats, marine mammals and turtles in the study area. A portfolio of possible management measures is identified for the study area. It provides clear evidence that, in order to mitigate emerging conflicts and cumulative impacts, it is necessary to combine and integrate different types of measures: spatial measures modulated over time, monitoring and control, actions to fill knowledge gaps, concertation—involvement—co-management actions, improvement of governance systems, actions to support innovation in the sector, etc. Given the complex set of measures discussed, this work can provide a useful contribution to the management of fisheries both at local and regional level, fostering the transition to sustainable fisheries.

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Giulio Farella; Anna Tassetti; Stefano Menegon; Martina Bocci; Carmen Ferrà; Fabio Grati; Amedeo Fadini; Otello Giovanardi; Gianna Fabi; Saša Raicevich; Andrea Barbanti. Ecosystem-Based MSP for Enhanced Fisheries Sustainability: An Example from the Northern Adriatic (Chioggia—Venice and Rovigo, Italy). Sustainability 2021, 13, 1211 .

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Giulio Farella, Anna Tassetti, Stefano Menegon, Martina Bocci, Carmen Ferrà, Fabio Grati, Amedeo Fadini, Otello Giovanardi, Gianna Fabi, Saša Raicevich, Andrea Barbanti. Ecosystem-Based MSP for Enhanced Fisheries Sustainability: An Example from the Northern Adriatic (Chioggia—Venice and Rovigo, Italy). Sustainability. 2021; 13 (3):1211.

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Giulio Farella; Anna Tassetti; Stefano Menegon; Martina Bocci; Carmen Ferrà; Fabio Grati; Amedeo Fadini; Otello Giovanardi; Gianna Fabi; Saša Raicevich; Andrea Barbanti. 2021. "Ecosystem-Based MSP for Enhanced Fisheries Sustainability: An Example from the Northern Adriatic (Chioggia—Venice and Rovigo, Italy)." Sustainability 13, no. 3: 1211.

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Published: 30 May 2020 in Ocean & Coastal Management
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Multiple anthropogenic activities can exert adverse effects on marine vulnerable ecological components and the ecosystem services they provide to human well-being. Emilia-Romagna (E-R) Region belongs to one of the most industrialized coastal and sea areas of the Italian Northern Adriatic Sea, requiring adequate decision support instruments able to assist authorities to enforce ecosystem-based Marine Spatial Planning (MSP). In this research we combine Cumulative Effects Assessment (CEA) model with marine ecosystem services capacity (MESCap) assessment of multiple ecological components (seabed habitats, essential fish habitats, marine mammals and turtles). The geospatial instruments were used for E-R Region's sea space to support the selection of spatially explicit measures to address two marine conservation objectives, i.e. A. preservation of essential fish habitats and B. protection of species of high conservation value, namely marine mammals and turtles, proposed within an MSP pilot study for the region. Results show that cumulative effects are mainly generated from trawling activities, maritime transport (e.g. Port of Ravenna), and by the influence of land-based activities (i.e. inputs from Po river and other minor rivers). Highest threats to marine ecosystem services (ES) were related to supporting ES (e.g. habitat and nursery provisioning) and to cultural ES. We discuss the contribution of the presented approach towards an ecosystem-based management in the region and the potential benefits that the integration of the ES concept can have in the designing of planning measures with the aim of reducing the cumulative effects and of maintaining marine ecological resources and services.

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Giulio Farella; Stefano Menegon; Amedeo Fadini; Daniel Depellegrin; Elisabetta Manea; Luisa Perini; Andrea Barbanti. Incorporating ecosystem services conservation into a scenario-based MSP framework: An Adriatic case study. Ocean & Coastal Management 2020, 193, 105230 .

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Giulio Farella, Stefano Menegon, Amedeo Fadini, Daniel Depellegrin, Elisabetta Manea, Luisa Perini, Andrea Barbanti. Incorporating ecosystem services conservation into a scenario-based MSP framework: An Adriatic case study. Ocean & Coastal Management. 2020; 193 ():105230.

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Giulio Farella; Stefano Menegon; Amedeo Fadini; Daniel Depellegrin; Elisabetta Manea; Luisa Perini; Andrea Barbanti. 2020. "Incorporating ecosystem services conservation into a scenario-based MSP framework: An Adriatic case study." Ocean & Coastal Management 193, no. : 105230.

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Published: 31 July 2018 in Ocean & Coastal Management
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To solve conservation and planning challenges in the marine environment, researchers are increasingly developing geospatial tools to address impacts of anthropogenic activities on marine biodiversity. The paper presents a comprehensive set of built-in geospatial webtools to support Maritime Spatial Planning (MSP) and environmental management objectives implemented into the Tools4MSP interoperable GeoPlatform. The webtools include cumulative effects assessment (CEA), maritime use conflict (MUC) analysis, MSFD pressure-driven CEA and a CEA-based marine ecosystem service threat analysis (MES-Threat). The tools are tested for the Northern Adriatic (NA) Sea, one of the most industrialized sea areas of Europe using a case study driven modelling strategy. Overall results show that coastal areas within 0–9 nm in the Gulf of Trieste, Grado-Marano and Venice lagoon and Po Delta outlet are subjected to intense cumulative effects and high sea use conflicts mainly from port activities, fishery, coastal and maritime tourism and maritime shipping. Linking MES into CEA provided novel information on locally threatened high MES supporting and provisioning habitats such Cymodocea beds and infralittoral fine sands, threats to cultural MES are most pronounced in coastal areas. Results are discussed for their geospatial relevance for regional planning, resource management and their applicability within MSP and environmental assessment.

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Stefano Menegon; Daniel Depellegrin; Giulio Farella; Alessandro Sarretta; Chiara Venier; Andrea Barbanti. Addressing cumulative effects, maritime conflicts and ecosystem services threats through MSP-oriented geospatial webtools. Ocean & Coastal Management 2018, 163, 417 -436.

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Stefano Menegon, Daniel Depellegrin, Giulio Farella, Alessandro Sarretta, Chiara Venier, Andrea Barbanti. Addressing cumulative effects, maritime conflicts and ecosystem services threats through MSP-oriented geospatial webtools. Ocean & Coastal Management. 2018; 163 ():417-436.

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Stefano Menegon; Daniel Depellegrin; Giulio Farella; Alessandro Sarretta; Chiara Venier; Andrea Barbanti. 2018. "Addressing cumulative effects, maritime conflicts and ecosystem services threats through MSP-oriented geospatial webtools." Ocean & Coastal Management 163, no. : 417-436.

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Published: 07 April 2018 in Ecological Indicators
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This research presents a comprehensive Cumulative Effects Assessment (CEA) based on the Tools4MSP modelling framework tested for the Italian Adriatic Sea. The CEA incorporates five methodological advancements: (1) linear and non-linear ecosystem response to anthropogenic pressures/effects, (2) modelling of additive, dominant and antagonist stressor effects, (3) implementation of a convolution distance model for stressor dispersion modelling, (4) application of a CEA backsourcing (CEA-B) model to identify and quantify sources of anthropogenic pressures affecting environmental components, based on the convolution distance model and (5) a novel CEA impact chain visualization tool based on Sankey diagrams. Results from CEA in the Italian Adriatic Sea show that highest CEA scores are located in the Northern Adriatic Sea (Port of Trieste and Venice Lagoon inlets) while abrasion, marine litter and selective extraction are the most pronounced pressures within the 12 nm. Results from CEA-B application for two case studies evidence a clear distinction among local human impacts (trawling, small scale fishery) versus long-range diffusive human impacts (underwater noise and marine litter). Results were discussed for their geospatial outcomes, importance for transboundary effects assessment, conservation planning and future application potentials.

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Stefano Menegon; Daniel Depellegrin; Giulio Farella; Elena Gissi; Michol Ghezzo; Alessandro Sarretta; Chiara Venier; Andrea Barbanti. A modelling framework for MSP-oriented cumulative effects assessment. Ecological Indicators 2018, 91, 171 -181.

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Stefano Menegon, Daniel Depellegrin, Giulio Farella, Elena Gissi, Michol Ghezzo, Alessandro Sarretta, Chiara Venier, Andrea Barbanti. A modelling framework for MSP-oriented cumulative effects assessment. Ecological Indicators. 2018; 91 ():171-181.

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Stefano Menegon; Daniel Depellegrin; Giulio Farella; Elena Gissi; Michol Ghezzo; Alessandro Sarretta; Chiara Venier; Andrea Barbanti. 2018. "A modelling framework for MSP-oriented cumulative effects assessment." Ecological Indicators 91, no. : 171-181.

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Published: 29 January 2018 in Scientific Reports
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In the last decade, the 'Cumulative Pressure and Impact Assessment' (CPIA) approach emerged as a tool to map expected impacts on marine ecosystems. However, CPIA assumes a linear response of ecosystems to increasing level of cumulative pressure weighting sensitivity to different anthropogenic pressures through expert judgement. We applied CPIA to Mediterranean coralligenous outcrops over 1000 km of the Italian coastline. Extensive field surveys were conducted to assess the actual condition of coralligenous assemblages at varying levels of human pressure. As pressure increased, a clear shift from bioconstructors to turf-dominated assemblages was found. The linear model originally assumed for CPIA did not fit the actual relationship between expected cumulative impact versus assemblage degradation. A log-log model, instead, best fitted the data and predicted a different map of cumulative impact in the study area able to appreciate the whole range of impact scenarios. Hence, the relative importance of different drivers in explaining the observed pattern of degradation was not aligned with weights from the expert opinion. Such findings stress the need for more incisive efforts to collect empirical evidence on ecosystem-specific responses to human pressure in order to refine CPIA predictions.

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S. Bevilacqua; G. Guarnieri; G. Farella; A. Terlizzi; S. Fraschetti. A regional assessment of cumulative impact mapping on Mediterranean coralligenous outcrops. Scientific Reports 2018, 8, 1757 .

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S. Bevilacqua, G. Guarnieri, G. Farella, A. Terlizzi, S. Fraschetti. A regional assessment of cumulative impact mapping on Mediterranean coralligenous outcrops. Scientific Reports. 2018; 8 (1):1757.

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S. Bevilacqua; G. Guarnieri; G. Farella; A. Terlizzi; S. Fraschetti. 2018. "A regional assessment of cumulative impact mapping on Mediterranean coralligenous outcrops." Scientific Reports 8, no. 1: 1757.

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Published: 01 December 2017 in Science of The Total Environment
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This research presents a set of multi-objective spatial tools for sea planning and environmental management in the Adriatic Sea Basin. The tools address four objectives: 1) assessment of cumulative impacts from anthropogenic sea uses on environmental components of marine areas; 2) analysis of sea use conflicts; 3) 3-D hydrodynamic modelling of nutrient dispersion (nitrogen and phosphorus) from riverine sources in the Adriatic Sea Basin and 4) marine ecosystem services capacity assessment from seabed habitats based on an ES matrix approach. Geospatial modelling results were illustrated, analysed and compared on country level and for three biogeographic subdivisions, Northern-Central-Southern Adriatic Sea. The paper discusses model results for their spatial implications, relevance for sea planning, limitations and concludes with an outlook towards the need for more integrated, multi-functional tools development for sea planning.

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Daniel Depellegrin; Stefano Menegon; Giulio Farella; Michol Ghezzo; Elena Gissi; Alessandro Sarretta; Chiara Venier; Andrea Barbanti. Multi-objective spatial tools to inform maritime spatial planning in the Adriatic Sea. Science of The Total Environment 2017, 609, 1627 -1639.

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Daniel Depellegrin, Stefano Menegon, Giulio Farella, Michol Ghezzo, Elena Gissi, Alessandro Sarretta, Chiara Venier, Andrea Barbanti. Multi-objective spatial tools to inform maritime spatial planning in the Adriatic Sea. Science of The Total Environment. 2017; 609 ():1627-1639.

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Daniel Depellegrin; Stefano Menegon; Giulio Farella; Michol Ghezzo; Elena Gissi; Alessandro Sarretta; Chiara Venier; Andrea Barbanti. 2017. "Multi-objective spatial tools to inform maritime spatial planning in the Adriatic Sea." Science of The Total Environment 609, no. : 1627-1639.

Research article
Published: 12 February 2016 in PLOS ONE
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Assessing the distribution and intensity of human threats to biodiversity is a prerequisite for effective spatial planning, harmonizing conservation purposes with sustainable development. In the Mediterranean Sea, the management of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) is rarely based on explicit consideration of the distribution of multiple stressors, with direct assessment of their effects on ecosystems. This gap limits the effectiveness of protection and is conducive to conflicts among stakeholders. Here, a fine scale assessment of the potential effects of different combinations of stressors (both land- and marine-based) on vulnerable rocky habitats (i.e. lower midlittoral and shallow infralittoral) along 40 km of coast in the western Mediterranean (Ionian Sea) has been carried out. The study area is a paradigmatic example of socio-ecological interactions, where several human uses and conservation measures collide. Significant differences in the structure of assemblages according to different combinations of threats were observed, indicating distinct responses of marine habitats to different sets of human pressures. A more complex three-dimensional structure, higher taxon richness and β-diversity characterized assemblages subject to low versus high levels of human pressure, consistently across habitats. In addition, the main drivers of change were: closeness to the harbour, water quality, and the relative extension of beaches. Our findings suggest that, although efforts to assess cumulative impacts at large scale may help in individuating priority areas for conservation purposes, the fact that such evaluations are often based on expert opinions and not on actual studies limits their ability to represent real environmental conditions at local scale. Systematic evaluations of local scale effects of anthropogenic drivers of change on biological communities should complement broad scale management strategies to achieve effective sustainability of human exploitation of marine resources.

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Giuseppe Guarnieri; Stanislao Bevilacqua; Francesco De Leo; Giulio Farella; Anna Maffia; Antonio Terlizzi; Simonetta Fraschetti. The Challenge of Planning Conservation Strategies in Threatened Seascapes: Understanding the Role of Fine Scale Assessments of Community Response to Cumulative Human Pressures. PLOS ONE 2016, 11, e0149253 .

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Giuseppe Guarnieri, Stanislao Bevilacqua, Francesco De Leo, Giulio Farella, Anna Maffia, Antonio Terlizzi, Simonetta Fraschetti. The Challenge of Planning Conservation Strategies in Threatened Seascapes: Understanding the Role of Fine Scale Assessments of Community Response to Cumulative Human Pressures. PLOS ONE. 2016; 11 (2):e0149253.

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Giuseppe Guarnieri; Stanislao Bevilacqua; Francesco De Leo; Giulio Farella; Anna Maffia; Antonio Terlizzi; Simonetta Fraschetti. 2016. "The Challenge of Planning Conservation Strategies in Threatened Seascapes: Understanding the Role of Fine Scale Assessments of Community Response to Cumulative Human Pressures." PLOS ONE 11, no. 2: e0149253.