Use of GIS for decision support in coastal zone management in the southwestern New Brunswick portion of the Bay of Fundy ...
No abstracts are to be cited without prior reference to the author.The southwestern New Brunswick (SWNB) portion of the lower Bay of Fundy is the location of considerable human activity in its marine waters despite a relatively low human population. Traditionally, fisheries have been the dominant ac...
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ASC 2008 - Theme session E
2024
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| Online Access: | https://dx.doi.org/10.17895/ices.pub.25243600 https://ices-library.figshare.com/articles/conference_contribution/Use_of_GIS_for_decision_support_in_coastal_zone_management_in_the_southwestern_New_Brunswick_portion_of_the_Bay_of_Fundy/25243600 |
| Summary: | No abstracts are to be cited without prior reference to the author.The southwestern New Brunswick (SWNB) portion of the lower Bay of Fundy is the location of considerable human activity in its marine waters despite a relatively low human population. Traditionally, fisheries have been the dominant activity in marine waters. Commercial shipping has also been of importance since the earliest days of European settlement. More recently, salmon aquaculture and marine recreational activities have become important, and there is new interest in the energy sector (tidal power generation and liquefied natural gas terminals). The area is also used by endangered species, such as the northern right whale and wild Atlantic salmon. Our first involvement with the use of GIS was for fish health management in the salmon aquaculture industry in SWNB. We used a circulation model and GIS to predict the water-borne spread of diseases, such as infectious salmon anemia, among salmon farms. This work was later used in the delineation ... |
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