Combining the cumulative impact and marine use conflict-synergy assessment for identifying priority potential conservation areas for estuarine spatial planning

Key Points

• Identifying priority conservation areas improves spatial planning for marine ecosystems, enhancing biodiversity.
• The cumulative impact assessment provides a framework to evaluate environmental stressors in estuarine settings.
• Synergy assessment integrates multiple factors, promoting effective conservation strategies in marine use conflicts.
• Conservation planning guided by this assessment may lead to sustainable management of estuarine resources.