Geographical information system (GIS) environmental models for aquaculture development in Sinaloa State, Mexico

Citation

Aguilar-Manjarrez J & Ross L (1995) Geographical information system (GIS) environmental models for aquaculture development in Sinaloa State, Mexico. Aquaculture International, 3 (2), pp. 103-115. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00117877

Abstract
This paper describes the use of a geographical information system (GIS) to construct environmental models for land-based aquaculture development in the State of Sinaloa, Mexico. Based on the source data, submodels were created focusing on three different themes: general environmental issues, water resources and water quality. Models enabled multicriteria and multiobjective decision making concerning site selection and location. In assessing site considerations these general models identified wider resource management options and solved conflicts of land allocation and land use between aquaculture and agriculture. Smaller-scale, more specific models enabled more detailed studies on environmental issues.

Keywords
Aquaculture development; Environmental models; Geographical information system (GIS); Sinaloa Mexico; Site selection

Journal
Aquaculture International: Volume 3, Issue 2

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Professor Lindsay Ross

Emeritus Professor, Institute of Aquaculture