Proceedings of First International Symposium on GIS in Fishery Science

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Contents
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Preface and Overview Tom Nishida                 v-x

Part I : Key note address
              GIS in fisheries science : foundations for the new millennium
Geoff J. Meaden         3-29

Part II: Original scientific research papers (27papers)

(Marine) Fisheries oceanography/Habitat

An analysis of long-term changes in three epibenthic species near Kodiak Island using GIS

Sharon D. Buck, and Paul J. Anderson

33-43

Assessment of the effect of artificial reef clusters on fish distribution using GIS techniques

Akira Hamano, Takeshi Nakamura, and Kazuyoshi Uchida

44-50

GIS mapping of survivors’ habitat of pelagic fish off California　

Elizabeth A. Logerwell, and Paul E. Smith

51-64

Effects of frontal systems, upwelling, and El-Nino on the small pelagic fisheries of the Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia.

Christopher P. Mathews, Abdul Ghofar, Gede S. Merta, Nani Hendiarti, Dharma Arief, and Hilda Lestiana

65-88

Spatial dynamics of southern bluefin tuna (Thunnus maccoyii) recruitment

Tom Nishida, Vincent Lyne, Kazushi Miyashita, and Kiyoshi Itoh

89-106

Spatial dynamics of jack mackerel (Trachurus symmetricus murphyi) fishing grounds and environmental conditions using a GIS　

Hector E. Peña, Carlos E.González
and Flor E. Véjar

107-113

The role of GIS in the description and characterisation of undersea “fishing” hills in New Zealand

Brent A. Wood

114-122

(Marine) Fisheries resources analyses

Use of GIS for the analysis of spatial data on fishing effort and seasonal changes in fishing strategies for Tyrrhenian Sea bottom trawl fisheries

Alvaro Abella, FabrizioSerena, Luciano Fortunati, Umberto Mammini,Diana Lari, and Riccardo Ciardelli

123-133

Development of a GIS platform for the compilation and analysis of demersal species biomass indices off the Catalan coast (NW Mediterranean Sea)

Juan P. Pertierra, Laura Recasens, and Vasilis Valavani

134-142

Integrating GIS and surplus production models: a new approach for spatial assessment of demersal resources?

Fabio Corsi, Sabrina Agnesi,and Giandomenico Ardizzone

143-156

A comparison of manual and GIS methods to estimate kelp biomass on the Northern Cape coast of South Africa

Mark R. Sampson, Peter J. Britz, Anthony J. Booth, and Robert J. Anderson

157-166

Integrating geographic information system with mathematical programming models to assist in fishery management decisions

John B. Walden, Daniel D. Sheehan, Barbara P. Rountree, and Steven F. Edwards

167-177

(Marine) Remote sensing/Acoustics

Spatial and temporal analysis of fishing fleet distribution in the southern Japan Sea in October 1996 using DMSP/OLS visible data

Hidetaka Kiyofuji, Sei-ichi Saitoh, Yasunari Sakurai, Tsukasa Hokimoto, and Kunisaburo Yoneta

178-185

Aquatic habitat mapping by the ground-penetrating radar

Ilkka Kylmänen, Ari Huusko, Teppo Vehanen, and Veli-Pekka Sirniö

186-194

BEAM - an interactive GIS application for acoustic abundance estimation

Atle Totland, and Olav R. Godø

195-201

(Marine) Ecosystem/Forecasting

Ecosystem-based management of fishery resource management on Georges Bank (United States)

Steven F. Edwards, Barbara P. Rountree, John B. Walden, and Daniel D. Sheehan

202-214

Contribution to the knowledge of methods for assessment and forecasting of the state of marine ecosystems in the fishing areas of the World Ocean on the basis of space monitoring data

Boris N. Panov,
Boris G.Trotsenko
, and Olena O. Spyrydonova

215-219

(Estuary and coastal) Management

Organizational structure and function for integrated coastal management in the tropical Gulf of Nicoya

Jorge M. Campos, Moises V. Mug, and Vincent F. Gallucci

220-228

Development of a desktop GIS for estuarine resource evaluation with an example application for fishery habitat management

Steve W. Ross, and Jacquie Ott

229-241

(Inland/freshwater) Survey design/Resources analyses/Habitat

A survey design for integrated monitoring of salmonids

Julie C. Firman, and Steven E. Jacobs

242-252

Development of stream fish population sampling surveys and abundance estimates using GIS

William L. Fisher, Paul E.Balkenbush, and Conrad S. Toepfer

253-265

Spatial patterns of aquatic habitat in Oregon

Kim K. Jones, Rebecca L. Flitcroft, and Barry A. Thom

266-280

Spatial pattern of forest clearing and potential sediment delivery in a north-western Oregon watershed

Nina M. Kelly

281-294

Application of geographic resource analysis support system (GRASS) in analyses of dissolved oxygen declination in commercial catfish ponds

Michael D. Porter, and David Rice

295-301

Arrangement of habitat information on a GIS platform to identify optimum and degraded areas of golden mahseer (Tor putitora, Hamilton) habitat

Sanjeev Kr. Srivastava, Uttam K.
Sarkar, and Alphis G. Ponniah

302-314

The basinwide prioritization of stream habitat enhancement sites in western Oregon, USA using GIS

Barry A. Thom, Loveday L. Conquest, and Thomas H. Sibley

315-328

Assessment of fish biomass distribution in Austrian lakes and visualization in a 3D GIS

Josef Wanzenböck, and Hubert Gassner

329-335

Part III: Information papers (review, concept, education, research in progress and
                                                                 software/database/computer systems) (11 papers)

Review

Recent applications of GIS in inland fisheries

James M. Kapetsky

339-365

Concept

Are fisheries geographical information systems merely glorified mapping tools?

Anthony J. Booth

366-378

Education

Education in geographic information systems

Vincent F. Gallucci

379-385

Research in progress

Dynamically active zones of the World Ocean and fish abundance

Boris G. Trotsenko, Boris N. Panov, and Tatiana I. Burlenko

386-391

Software/Database/Computer systems

Interactive view of data on catch, effort, fleet and fishing grounds

Luciano Fortunati, Umberto Mammini, Diana Lari, RiccardoCiardelli, FabrizioSerena, and AlvaroAbella

392-403

Three GIS tools for assessing or predicting distributions of species, habitats, and impacts: CORA, HSM and CA&DS

Tracy A. Gill, Mark E. Monaco, Stephen K. Brown, and Samuel P. Orlando

404-415

The British Columbia digital watershed atlas creation and use

Stuart R. Hawthorn

416-426

Marine Explorer: Marine GIS software for fisheries and oceanographic information

Kiyoshi Itoh, and Tom Nishida

427-437

Creation and development of an aerospace monitoring system for Russian fisheries

Valentin Mishkin, and
Boris M. Shatokhin

438-444

A spatial data management and reporting system for Canada’s west coast >shellfish program

John M. Power, and David Walker

445-451

Computer technologies for environment monitoring and fisheries management

Boris M. Shatokhin, Valentin Mishkin,and Dmitry N. Klochkov

452-460

Appendix

A        :Symposium program ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 463-475

B        : Opening remarks and welcoming address
                            Organizer (Kiyoshi Itoh) --------------------------------------------------------------------
                            Local co-organizer (Loh-Lee Low) -------------------------------------------------------
                            Convener (Tom Nishida) --------------------------------------------------------------------
476
477
478-479

C         : Snapshots -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 480-482

D         : Index of authors and co-authors --------------------------------------------------------------------- 483

E         : Index of key words --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 484-486

Proceedings of the First International Symposium

on Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in Fishery Science

Edited by

Tom Nishida, Patricia J. Kailola, and Chuck E. Hollingworth

　

Tom Nishida National Research Institute of Far Seas Fisheries, 5-7-1, Orido, Shimizu-City, Shizuoka, 424-8633, Japan
Phone: 81 (Japan)-543-36-6037; Fax: 81(Japan)-543-35-9642; E-mail: tnishida@enyo.affrc.go.jp

Patricia J. Kailola Consultant (fisheries scientist), 19 Walkers Avenue, Newnham, Tasmania, 7248, Australia
Phone: 61(Australia)-3-6326-6948; Fax: 61(Australia)-3-6326-6958; E--mail: pkailola@ozemail.com.au

Chuck E. Hollingworth School of Biological Sciences, University of Wales Bangor, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2UW,U.K.
Phone: 44 (UK)-1248-38-2335; Fax: 44(UK)- 1248-37-0731; E-mail: c.e.hollingworth@bangor.ac.uk

　

Published by Fishery GIS Research Group
c/o Environmental Simulation Laboratory
2F, Noble Building, 2-4-1, Kawagoe-City, Saitama, 350-1124, Japan
Phone: 81(Japan)-492-42-9262; Fax: 81(Japan)-492-41-2442
e-mail: esl@esl.co.jp; home page: www.esl.co.jp
Total page: 486 pp including 54 pages of full color GIS maps.

Publishing date March, 2001

Printed by Kurofune Printing Inc., Shizuoka-City, Shizuoka, Japan

Copyright 2001 Fishery GIS Research Group

ISBN 4-87618-023-0-C3945

Preface and Overview	Tom Nishida v-x
Part I : Key note address GIS in fisheries science : foundations for the new millennium	Geoff J. Meaden 3-29

An analysis of long-term changes in three epibenthic species near Kodiak Island using GIS	Sharon D. Buck, and Paul J. Anderson	33-43
Assessment of the effect of artificial reef clusters on fish distribution using GIS techniques	Akira Hamano, Takeshi Nakamura, and Kazuyoshi Uchida	44-50
GIS mapping of survivors’ habitat of pelagic fish off California	Elizabeth A. Logerwell, and Paul E. Smith	51-64
Effects of frontal systems, upwelling, and El-Nino on the small pelagic fisheries of the Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia.	Christopher P. Mathews, Abdul Ghofar, Gede S. Merta, Nani Hendiarti, Dharma Arief, and Hilda Lestiana	65-88
Spatial dynamics of southern bluefin tuna (Thunnus maccoyii) recruitment	Tom Nishida, Vincent Lyne, Kazushi Miyashita, and Kiyoshi Itoh	89-106
Spatial dynamics of jack mackerel (Trachurus symmetricus murphyi) fishing grounds and environmental conditions using a GIS	Hector E. Peña, Carlos E.González and Flor E. Véjar	107-113
The role of GIS in the description and characterisation of undersea “fishing” hills in New Zealand	Brent A. Wood	114-122

Use of GIS for the analysis of spatial data on fishing effort and seasonal changes in fishing strategies for Tyrrhenian Sea bottom trawl fisheries	Alvaro Abella, FabrizioSerena, Luciano Fortunati, Umberto Mammini,Diana Lari, and Riccardo Ciardelli	123-133
Development of a GIS platform for the compilation and analysis of demersal species biomass indices off the Catalan coast (NW Mediterranean Sea)	Juan P. Pertierra, Laura Recasens, and Vasilis Valavani	134-142
Integrating GIS and surplus production models: a new approach for spatial assessment of demersal resources?	Fabio Corsi, Sabrina Agnesi,and Giandomenico Ardizzone	143-156
A comparison of manual and GIS methods to estimate kelp biomass on the Northern Cape coast of South Africa	Mark R. Sampson, Peter J. Britz, Anthony J. Booth, and Robert J. Anderson	157-166
Integrating geographic information system with mathematical programming models to assist in fishery management decisions	John B. Walden, Daniel D. Sheehan, Barbara P. Rountree, and Steven F. Edwards	167-177

Spatial and temporal analysis of fishing fleet distribution in the southern Japan Sea in October 1996 using DMSP/OLS visible data	Hidetaka Kiyofuji, Sei-ichi Saitoh, Yasunari Sakurai, Tsukasa Hokimoto, and Kunisaburo Yoneta	178-185
Aquatic habitat mapping by the ground-penetrating radar	Ilkka Kylmänen, Ari Huusko, Teppo Vehanen, and Veli-Pekka Sirniö	186-194
BEAM - an interactive GIS application for acoustic abundance estimation	Atle Totland, and Olav R. Godø	195-201

Ecosystem-based management of fishery resource management on Georges Bank (United States)	Steven F. Edwards, Barbara P. Rountree, John B. Walden, and Daniel D. Sheehan	202-214
Contribution to the knowledge of methods for assessment and forecasting of the state of marine ecosystems in the fishing areas of the World Ocean on the basis of space monitoring data	Boris N. Panov, Boris G.Trotsenko , and Olena O. Spyrydonova	215-219

Organizational structure and function for integrated coastal management in the tropical Gulf of Nicoya	Jorge M. Campos, Moises V. Mug, and Vincent F. Gallucci	220-228
Development of a desktop GIS for estuarine resource evaluation with an example application for fishery habitat management	Steve W. Ross, and Jacquie Ott	229-241

A survey design for integrated monitoring of salmonids	Julie C. Firman, and Steven E. Jacobs	242-252
Development of stream fish population sampling surveys and abundance estimates using GIS	William L. Fisher, Paul E.Balkenbush, and Conrad S. Toepfer	253-265
Spatial patterns of aquatic habitat in Oregon	Kim K. Jones, Rebecca L. Flitcroft, and Barry A. Thom	266-280
Spatial pattern of forest clearing and potential sediment delivery in a north-western Oregon watershed	Nina M. Kelly	281-294
Application of geographic resource analysis support system (GRASS) in analyses of dissolved oxygen declination in commercial catfish ponds	Michael D. Porter, and David Rice	295-301
Arrangement of habitat information on a GIS platform to identify optimum and degraded areas of golden mahseer (Tor putitora, Hamilton) habitat	Sanjeev Kr. Srivastava, Uttam K. Sarkar, and Alphis G. Ponniah	302-314
The basinwide prioritization of stream habitat enhancement sites in western Oregon, USA using GIS	Barry A. Thom, Loveday L. Conquest, and Thomas H. Sibley	315-328
Assessment of fish biomass distribution in Austrian lakes and visualization in a 3D GIS	Josef Wanzenböck, and Hubert Gassner	329-335

Interactive view of data on catch, effort, fleet and fishing grounds	Luciano Fortunati, Umberto Mammini, Diana Lari, RiccardoCiardelli, FabrizioSerena, and AlvaroAbella	392-403
Three GIS tools for assessing or predicting distributions of species, habitats, and impacts: CORA, HSM and CA&DS	Tracy A. Gill, Mark E. Monaco, Stephen K. Brown, and Samuel P. Orlando	404-415
The British Columbia digital watershed atlas creation and use	Stuart R. Hawthorn	416-426
Marine Explorer: Marine GIS software for fisheries and oceanographic information	Kiyoshi Itoh, and Tom Nishida	427-437
Creation and development of an aerospace monitoring system for Russian fisheries	Valentin Mishkin, and Boris M. Shatokhin	438-444
A spatial data management and reporting system for Canada’s west coast >shellfish program	John M. Power, and David Walker	445-451
Computer technologies for environment monitoring and fisheries management	Boris M. Shatokhin, Valentin Mishkin,and Dmitry N. Klochkov	452-460

A :Symposium program ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------	463-475
B : Opening remarks and welcoming address Organizer (Kiyoshi Itoh) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Local co-organizer (Loh-Lee Low) ------------------------------------------------------- Convener (Tom Nishida) --------------------------------------------------------------------	476 477 478-479
C : Snapshots --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------	480-482
D : Index of authors and co-authors ---------------------------------------------------------------------	483
E : Index of key words ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------	484-486

Tom Nishida	National Research Institute of Far Seas Fisheries, 5-7-1, Orido, Shimizu-City, Shizuoka, 424-8633, Japan Phone: 81 (Japan)-543-36-6037; Fax: 81(Japan)-543-35-9642; E-mail: tnishida@enyo.affrc.go.jp
Patricia J. Kailola	Consultant (fisheries scientist), 19 Walkers Avenue, Newnham, Tasmania, 7248, Australia Phone: 61(Australia)-3-6326-6948; Fax: 61(Australia)-3-6326-6958; E--mail: pkailola@ozemail.com.au
Chuck E. Hollingworth	School of Biological Sciences, University of Wales Bangor, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2UW,U.K. Phone: 44 (UK)-1248-38-2335; Fax: 44(UK)- 1248-37-0731; E-mail: c.e.hollingworth@bangor.ac.uk