La modelización numérica de la dispersión de productos de desecho vertidos desde explotaciones de acuicultura: una herramienta para la adecuada gestión medioambiental del sector

Numerical modelling of the dispersion of waste products from aquaculture installations: A tool for appropriate environmental management of the sector The present paper deals with some of the results obtained by AZTI from the application of finite element codes for the numerical study of plumes produced by waste spills from aquaculture stations. The use of numerical models to simulate physical reality represents a new approach to studying the impact of fish farming, facilitating the analysis of site selection and optimising the necessary resources for operative monitoring plans. Nevertheless, the numerical model can only serve as a complement to in situ measurements, without which the models cannot be properly calibrated, nor their reliability verified. All these data must be put into expert hands for the sake of sustainable management of the aquaculture sector.