The application of geographical information systems to site selection for coastal aquaculture: an example based on salmonid cage culture

Citation

Ross L, Mendoza EA & Beveridge MCM (1993) The application of geographical information systems to site selection for coastal aquaculture: an example based on salmonid cage culture. Aquaculture, 112 (2-3), pp. 165-178. https://doi.org/10.1016/0044-8486%2893%2990442-2

Abstract
The potential of a simple, PC-based geographical information system (GIS) for site selection in coastal aquaculture was assessed using as an example a salmonid cage culture development in Camas Bruaich Ruaidhe, Oban, Argyll, Scotland. Data on bathymetry, current, shelter and water quality variations were used to determine the suitability of the site. The GIS results suggested that a total of 1.26 ha (6.4% of the total area) was suitable for cage culture. A general methodology for systematic spatial analysis for aquaculture is proposed, although this needs to be varied according to circumstances in a site-specific way.

Journal
Aquaculture: Volume 112, Issue 2-3

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Professor Lindsay Ross

Emeritus Professor, Institute of Aquaculture