This 2017 study published in the journal Marine Biology, assessed interactions between mussel farming and coastal cetaceans in one of the world’s leading mussel production areas, Galicia, Spain. Results of this study confirm that areas of mussel production (using mussel raft techniques) are frequently utilized by common bottlenose dolphins. The authors suggest that the positive relationships between dolphins’ occurrence and mussel aquaculture zones are presumably the result of large aggregations of fish species around mussel rafts, which provide high densities of high-quality prey for dolphins. This study provides new insights into the understanding of how shellfish aquaculture influences coastal dolphins and hence support the design of policies aimed at implementing ecosystem management principles.