FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Technical Paper No. 552

Edited by

Geoffery J. Meaden
FAO consultant
Canterbury
United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Northern Ireland

and

José Aguilar-Manjarrez
Aquaculture Officer
Aquaculture Branch
FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Department
Rome, Italy



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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Rome, 2013

ABSTRACT

Meaden, G.J. & Aguilar-Manjarrez, J., eds. 2013.
Advances in geographic information systems and remote sensing for fisheries and aquaculture. Summary version.
FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Technical Paper No. 552. Rome, FAO. 98 pp. Includes a CD–ROM containing the full document (425 pp.).

This publication is an essential guide to understanding the role of spatial analysis in the sustainable development and management of fisheries and aquaculture. The publication is an easy-to-understand publication that emphasizes the fundamental skills and processes associated with geographic information systems (GIS) and remote sensing. The required spatial data and computer hardware and software are outlined, as well as the considerations necessary to implementing a GIS. Current issues, status and applications of GIS and remote sensing to aquaculture, inland fisheries and marine fisheries are described to illustrate the capabilities of these technologies. Emerging thematic issues having a spatial context in fisheries and aquaculture in the near future are also described, and finally useful clues as how best to overcome challenges to accomplishing GIS work are addressed.
This publication is organized in two parts: the first is a summary version for administrators and managers, while the second contains the entire document intended for professionals in technical fields and academics. The full document is available on the CD–ROM that accompanies the summary version of the publication.

CONTENTS

Preparation of this document Abstract Acknowledgements Abbreviations and acronyms Foreword				[386 Kb]
SUMMARY VERSION OF FULL PUBLICATION
	1.	Introduction G.J. Meaden and J. Aguilar-Manjarrez		[226 Kb]
	2.	GIS hardware and software for fisheries and aquaculture G.J. Meaden		[79 Kb]
	3.	Spatial data for fisheries and aquaculture: characteristics, quality and data sources G.J. Meaden		[72 Kb]
	4.	Implementation of GIS G.J. Meaden		[113 Kb]
	5.	Preparing data for GIS use G.J. Meaden, J. Jenness and S. Walker		[149 Kb]
	6.	Remote sensing and GIS integration A.M. Dean and J. Populus		[118 Kb]
	7.	GIS functionality G.J. Meaden, J. Jenness and S. Walker		[532 Kb]
	8.	Current issues, status and applications of GIS to aquaculture J. Aguilar-Manjarrez and J.M. Kapetsky		[345 Kb]
	9.	Current issues, status and applications of GIS to inland fisheries W.L. Fisher		[368 Kb]
	10.	Current issues, status and applications of GIS to marine fisheries G.J. Meaden and F. Carocci		[151 Kb]
	11.	Emerging themes or issues in fisheries and aquaculture GIS G.J. Meaden and J. Aguilar-Manjarrez		[140 Kb]
	12.	Overcoming the challenges to fisheries or aquaculture GIS work G.J. Meaden and J. Aguilar-Manjarrez		[66 Kb]
	13.	Conclusions G.J. Meaden and J. Aguilar-Manjarrez		[60 Kb]
	References			[57 Kb]
ANNEX 1. Table of contents of full publication				Click here to navigate the CD–ROM

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