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International Workshop on the Use of Remotely-Sensed

Data as an Aid to Fisheries Research and Fisheries Management

The first SAFARI international workshop was held at the Bedford Instiute of Ocaenography, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia on March 26, 27 and 28. Forty-four international experts, including twenty-three Canadian-based specialists in fisheries and Earth observations attended the workshop. The participants, representing more than a dozen countries, presented over 20 lectures on the field of remote sensing and its application to management of sustainable fisheries and aquacultures. During the workshop, researchers in Earth observations exposed background information and promoted existing networks for dissemination of remotely-sensed data. Some applications of ocean observations to management of fisheries were presented by the participants. Following are some examples:

  • Improvement of fisheries operation: The successful initiatives of the Indian government to identify Potential Fishing Zones from remotely-sensed images, and the communication of the information to the local fishermen were presented by R.W. Dweveti. In addition, S. Saitoh presented the fruitful relationships between artisanal fishermen and government scientists in Japan to increase efficiency of fishing effort.
  • Assessment of fish stock health, growth and recruitment: Ocean observation proved to be useful in the assessment of White Hake recruitment off the Coast of Newfoundland (G. Han), the shrimp growth (P. Koeller) and Haddock survival in the Northwest Atlantic (T. Platt) and the stock assessment and the by-catch reduction of Loggerhead turtle in the Pacific Ocean (D. Kobayashi) to name just a few examples.
  • Ecosystem dynamics: Fish catch at the global level was related to temperature, chlorophyll and primary production estimated from remotely-sensed data (K. Hyde and E. Chassot). Implication of climate change in the Large Marine Ecosystems was also discussed (E. Chassot and N. Dulvy).

    In addition to the lecture sessions, participants exchanged views on two main topics, namely ecosystem indicators and information systems for fisheries operations, in three structured discussion sessions.

     

    • Workshop March 2008