A Geographical Information System to Plan for Aquaculture: A FAO/UNEP GRID Study in Costa Rica

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dc.audiencePublic
dc.contributor.authorUnited Nations Environment Programme
dc.contributor.authorFood and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
dc.contributor.organizationNorth America Office
dc.contributor.otherKapetsky, James M.
dc.contributor.otherMcGregor, Lloyd
dc.contributor.otherNanne E., Herbert
dc.coverage.spatialCosta Rica
dc.date.accessioned2018-01-04T08:36:09Z
dc.date.available2018-01-04T08:36:09Z
dc.date.issued1987
dc.descriptionPlanning for aquaculture development has been hindered by a lack of comprehensive information on the land, water, human and economic resources available at national, subnational, and ecosystem levels of organization. The objective of this study was to assess the capabilities of a Geographical Information System (GIS) and satellite remote sensing to rapidly provide synoptic information to plan for aquaculture development. The study area was the Gulf of Nicoya on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. Three kinds of aquaculture development opportunities were evaluated in terms of optimum locations and land and water surface areas available: (1) culture of molluscs in intertidal and subtidal areas as well as suspended culture of molluscs and cage culture of fishes, (2) extensive culture of shrimp and fish in existing solar salt ponds, and (3) semi-intensive shrimp farming along the gulf shoreline outside of mangroves.en
dc.formatpdf
dc.identifier.isbn92-5-102575-4
dc.identifier.isbn9251025754
dc.identifier.urihttps://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/22361
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherFood and Agriculture Organization
dc.rights.accessLevelPublic
dc.subjectaquaculture
dc.subjectsatellite
dc.subjectremote sensing
dc.subjectgeographic information system
dc.subjectshrimp
dc.subjectfish farming
dc.subjectCosta Rica
dc.subject.sdgSDG 14 - Life below Water
dc.titleA Geographical Information System to Plan for Aquaculture: A FAO/UNEP GRID Study in Costa Ricaen
dc.typeTechnical report
wd.identifier.sdgiohttp://purl.unep.org/sdg/SDGIO_00000048

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