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The use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in Oceanography and Fisheries has been increasingly recognized in the past two decades. GIS is a powerful tool for handling spatial data and has a wide range of applications in marine sciences. This book explores various methods and approaches for using GIS in coastal, continental shelf, and deep ocean studies. It also discusses new innovative ways of using GIS to examine the dynamic relationships in the marine world. Examples of GIS applications in Oceanography and Fisheries include mapping fish production data, identifying essential fish habitats, and mapping species migration corridors.
Over the last two decades there has been increasing recognition that problems in Oceanography and Fisheries Sciences and related marine areas are nearly all manifest in the spatio-temporal domain. Geographical Information Systems (GIS), the natural framework for spatial data handling, are being recognised as a powerful tool with useful applications in marine sciences. This book provides a thorough examination of marine GIS applications that include a high variety of methods and sophisticated approaches in coastal, continental shelf, and deep ocean studies. It presents new innovative approaches of using GIS in the examination of the dynamic relations that characterize the marine world, including marine GIS macro routines for the development of Oceanography and Fisheries GIS tools and applications. Some application examples include: the mapping of fish production data (catch and landings); the identification of essential fish habitats; and the mapping of species migration corridors.
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