Development of a GIS-Based Tool for Aquaculture Siting

ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information

Noelani Puniwai¹  Lisa Canale³  Maria Haws³  James Potemra²  Christopher Lepczyk¹ 

[1] Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Management, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, 2440 Campus Road, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA; E-Mail:;School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, 2440 Campus Road, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA; E-Mail:;Pacific Aquaculture and Coastal Resources Center, University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo, 200 W. Kāwili St, Hilo, HI 96720, USA; E-Mails:

关键词: aquaculture;    coastal;    GIS;    Hawaiʻi;    marine spatial planning;    scale;   

DOI  :  10.3390/ijgi3020800

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

Nearshore aquaculture siting requires the integration of a range of physical, environmental, and social factors. As a result, the information demand often presents coastal managers with a range of complex issues regarding where specific types of aquaculture should be ideally located that reduce environmental and social impacts. Here we provide a framework and tool for managers faced with these issues that incorporate physical and biological parameters along with geospatial infrastructure. In addition, the development of the tool and underlying data included was undertaken with careful input and consideration of local population concerns and cultural practices. Using Hawaiʻi as a model system, we discuss the various considerations that were integrated into an end-user tool for aquaculture siting.

【 授权许可】

CC BY   
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