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Welcome to the GISFish NEWSLETTER

November 2007

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From the Editors

Dear GISFish member,

One objective of this newsletter is to remind you that GISFish is a resource to which new contents and updates are added continuously and therefore worthwhile visiting periodically. Since May 2007, forty entries have been made in Publications and some of the most recent are listed below. Another objective is to summarize user activity at the site. Finally, we take this opportunity to apprise you of current GIS activities at FAO/FIMA. For the latter, new endeavours are GIS, remote sensing and mapping to contribute to the formulation and implementation of the Ecosystem Approach in Aquaculture and to the development and management of open ocean aquaculture.

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Thank you,

The GISFish Editors.

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New issues: Ecosystems and Aquaculture

  • Ecosystem Approach to Aquaculture: In response to the explicit request of the Third Session of the Committee of Fisheries (COFI) Sub-Committee on Aquaculture as endorsed by COFI to improve the management and enhance the socio-economic impacts of aquaculture, the Aquaculture Management and Conservation Service (FIMA) of FAO has initiated an effort to look into the development and application of the Ecosystem Approach to Aquaculture. Activities are currently underway to define the role of GIS, Remote Sensing and mapping to further develop the EAA; and devise a plan to increase capacities to ensure that the potential of GIS, RS and mapping is fully utilized to realize the EAA.
  • Development and Management of Open Ocean Aquaculture: The open ocean is seen as a new opportunity for the seaward expansion of aquaculture. There is an important role for GIS and remote sensing in many aspects of marine aquaculture development and management that have a spatial context. To this end FIMA has proposed a number of projects that would assist countries to estimate their open ocean aquaculture potential while at the same time increasing capacities for spatial analyses in support of open ocean development and management.

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