Geographic information systems, remote sensing and mapping for the development and management of marine aquaculture

The objective of this document is to illustrate the ways in which Geographic Information Systems, remote sensing and mapping can play a role in the development and management of marine aquaculture. The perspective is global. The approach is to employ example applications that have been aimed at resolving many of the important issues in marine aquaculture. The underlying purpose is to stimulate the interest of individuals in the government, industry and educational sectors of marine aquaculture to make more effective use of these tools. A brief introduction to spatial tools and their use in the marine fisheries sector precedes the example applications. The most recent applications have been selected to be indicative of the state of the art, allowing readers to make their own assessments of the benefits and limitations of use of these tools in their own disciplines. The applications are organized issue-wise along the main streams of marine aquaculture: culture of fishes in cages, culture of shellfishes and culture of marine plants. A case study is included that illustrates how freely downloadable data can be used to estimate marine aquaculture potential. Because the ultimate purpose of GIS is to aid decision-making, a section on decision support tools is included.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	McDaid Kapetsky, J. 1423211764584, FAO, Rome (Italy). Fisheries and Aquaculture Dept. eng 185034, Aguilar-Manjarrez, J. 1423211763507
Format:	Texto biblioteca
Language:	eng
Published:	Rome (Italy) FAO 2007
Subjects:	AQUACULTURE, FISHERY DATA, GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS, REMOTE SENSING, CARTOGRAPHY, RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, STATISTICAL DATA, DATA COLLECTION, DATA ANALYSIS, MARINE ENVIRONMENT, DONNEE STATISTIQUE, COLLECTE DE DONNEES, ANALYSE DE DONNEES, MILIEU MARIN, DONNEE SUR LES PECHES, SYSTEME D'INFORMATION GEOGRAPHIQUE, TELEDETECTION, CARTOGRAPHIE, GESTION DES RESSOURCES, DATOS ESTADISTICOS, COLECCION DE DATOS, ANALISIS DE DATOS, AMBIENTE MARINO, ACUICULTURA, DATOS SOBRE PESCA, SISTEMAS DE INFORMACION GEOGRAFICA, TELEDETECCION, CARTOGRAFIA, ORDENACION DE RECURSOS,
Online Access:	http://www.fao.org/3/a-a0906e.pdf
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