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Book (stand-alone)Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Information System: Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Thesaurus
Descriptors used in the Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Information System
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No results found.The ASFIS Thesaurus permits the subject indexing and retrieval of information on all aspects of aquatic sci¬ences and technology, exploitation of living and non-living resources, related policy, social and economic aspects, processing and marketing of aquatic products, as recorded and stored in the Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Information System's ASFA database. This Revision 4 supersedes the ”Thesaurus of Terms for Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries" published in 1976 as FAO Fisheries Circular number 344, the “Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Thesaurus” published in 1986 as ASFA Reference Series No.6, Revision 1, the “Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Thesaurus” published in 2000 as ASFA Reference Series No.6, Revision 2 and the “Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Thesaurus” published in 2009 as ASFA Reference Series No.6, Revision. 3. The purpose of this Thesaurus is to assist the indexers, in the participating ASFA Partner institutes, in consistently choosing the most appropriate subject descriptors while preparing bibliographic references for inclusion in the ASFA database. -
No Thumbnail AvailableBook (series)Geographical information systems - Applications to marine fisheries 1996
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No results found.The late 20th century has witnessed increasing crises in the world's marine fisheries. A causal analysis of these reveals that a common element are various manifestations of spatial inequity. This most frequently includes the inequity of access rights to the resource, but factors such as variations in resource depletion, spatio-temporal variations in stock recruitment, the imposition of regulatory zoning, destruction of marine ecosystems and the siting of mariculture facilities are other example s. To resolve some of these problems, management practices must be improved. As has been shown in other fields where spatially related problems occur, there is now a promising tool, Geographical Information Systems (GIS), which, combined with other analytical tools and models, could allow for improved spatial management. GIS are basically integrated computer based systems which allow for the input of digital geo-referenced data to produce maps plus other textual, graphical and tabular output. Th e essential usefulness of GIS however, lies in its ability to manipulate data in a large number of ways and to perform various analytical functions so as to produce output which makes for more efficient decision making.As with many computer based systems, the key to GIS success lies in the acquisition of suitable data. The various means by which both primary and secondary data can be located, gathered, accessed and stored are described. Data acquisition methods vary from simple surveys, question naires and counts through to the access of secondary digital databases via on-line networking capabilities. Once data has been acquired it is only useful to a GIS when it has been formatted, processed or structured in a way which the system will understand. The various ways of doing this are introduced. GIS's can function in an almost limitless variety of configurations of hard and software. The basic elements of these are described, as are examples of some of the software packages. Before a GIS is implemented into a fisheries management programme, then there are two major areas of consideration. The first of these concerns the potential that GIS might have as a management aid. Seven potential database areas for management are described in some detail. The second area considered is that of how best to implement a marine fisheries resource GIS, along with how to ensure that sufficient guidance and support can be obtained to assure its continued success. The paper concludes with an exami nation of some case studies covering a range of marine fisheries related topics. -
Book (stand-alone)Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Information System: Geographic Authority List
ASFIS-7 (Rev. 3)
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No results found.The Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Information System (ASFIS) is an international, cooperative information system dealing with the science, technology and management relating to marine, brackish water and freshwater organisms and environments, including their socio-economic and legal aspects. The ASFIS Geographic Authority List has been developed as the authority for the preparation of geographic index-entries for the ASFA bibliographic database. The list was first published in 1974 and revised and reprinted in 1976, 1979 and 1985. This version supersedes all previous editions.
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