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MessageThis should be of general interest:

----- Original Message ----- 
From: AguilarManjarrez, Jose (FIMA) 
Sent: Friday, June 01, 2007 10:50 AM
Subject: New Web site: Global Gateway to Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Remote Sensing and Mapping for Aquaculture and Inland Fisheries


The GISFish Web site has been launched, so may I ask you to kindly forward the announcement below to colleagues who could benefit from the GISFish Web site, particularly those in developing countries who are our target audience.

 

Pepe Aguilar

FAO-FIMA 




                                                                                                                              Welcome to GISFish!
                                  


Overview

"GISFish" is a Gateway to Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Remote Sensing and Mapping for Aquaculture and Inland Fisheries. 

 

GISFish is a brand new Web site of the Aquaculture Conservation and Management Service (FIMA) of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) and a number of collaborating institutions.

 

It is evident there are many opportunities to use GIS, remote sensing and mapping to improve the sustainability of aquaculture and inland fisheries, but the more widespread use of these tools is impeded by a limited of awareness of their benefits and a lack of access to experience on how they can be deployed. GISFish was created to overcome these impediments. It is aimed at GIS practitioners and fisheries and aquaculture professionals in developing countries.

 

GISFish makes the global experience on GIS, remote sensing and mapping as applied to aquaculture and inland fisheries issues easily accessible.  Past experience is packaged as searchable data bases of applications published in the mainstream and gray literature. Applications are in the form of case studies, abstracts, and often, downloadable full publications. Sharing of current experience is promoted through discussions and posting of on-going projects.   Additionally, case studies, training opportunities, data sources, tools and freeware, news and events are featured.  

 

Material in GISFish is constantly updated and expanded. Near future improvements will include increased coverage of abstracts and of full papers. Additional links to Cultured Aquatic Species fact sheets will also be made available for each GISFish publication record in which scientific names of plants and animals are mentioned.

 

Click here to access the GISFish Web site: http://www.fao.org/fi/gisfish/index.jsp



 

Becoming a GISFish member

Becoming a GISFish member is easy. Simply fill in the online form and click on Submit. We will email you shortly with confirmation and a password. Once you have your password, you can login, subscribe to topics, participate in discussions and suggest new topics. You can remove yourself from the system at any time you wish.

 

 


Contact us

Please send us your feedback to help us improve the GISFish gateway. For feedback and comments on GISFish please contact [log in to unmask] 

 

FAO's FIMA continuously seeks opportunities to actively cooperate with other organizations in the realm of GIS, remote sensing and mapping, particularly for training to improve the sustainability of aquaculture and inland fisheries. To explore cooperative activities please contact GISFish Programme Coordinators: Jose Aguilar-Manjarrez (FIMA) or James McDaid Kapetsky (FIMA-Retired). 




José Aguilar-Manjarrez, Ph.D.

Fishery Resources Officer

Aquaculture Management and Conservation Service

Fisheries and Aquaculture Department

Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN 

Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00153 Rome, Italy 

Tel. (39) 06 570 55452

Fax: (39) 06 570 53020

email: [log in to unmask]

 

and

 

James McDaid Kapetsky, Ph.D.

C-FAST, Inc. 

[Consultants in Fisheries and Aquaculture Sciences and Technologies, Inc.]

109 Brookhaven Trail

Leland NC 28451

Tel.: 910-371-0012

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