Geographic Information Systems in Oceanography and Fisheries
Geographic Information Systems in Oceanography and Fisheries

Author: Vasilis D. Valavanis

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2002-05-23

Total Pages: 209

ISBN-13: 0203303180

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Over the last two decades there has been increasing recognition that problems in oceanography and fisheries sciences and related marine areas are nearly all manifest in the spatio-temporal domain. Geographical Information Systems (GIS), the natural framework for spatial data handling, are being recognized as powerful tools with useful applications

Coastal Informatics: Web Atlas Design and Implementation
Coastal Informatics: Web Atlas Design and Implementation

Author: Wright, Dawn

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2010-07-31

Total Pages: 343

ISBN-13: 161520816X

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"This book examines state-of-the-art developments in coastal informatics (e.g., data portals, data/ metadata vocabularies and ontologies, metadata creation/ extraction/ cross-walking tools, geographic and information management systems, grid computing) and coastal mapping (particularly via Internet map servers and web-based geographical information and analysis)"--Provided by publisher.

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Author: United States. Office of Management and Budget

Publisher:

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 1036

ISBN-13:

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Identifies and describes specific government assistance opportunities such as loans, grants, counseling, and procurement contracts available under many agencies and programs.

Open Ocean Aquaculture
Open Ocean Aquaculture

Author: Christopher J. Bridger

Publisher:

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 384

ISBN-13:

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"Thirty-four papers from the Open Ocean Aquaculture IV symposium are compiled here. Theme sessions included: (1) Marine Policy and Social/Economic​s: policy and regulatory challenges to open ocean aquaculture development, and the social and economic benefits/impact​s; (2) Ocean Engineering: cage designs, shellfish grow-out platforms, feeding systems, mooring options, and other logistical issues; (3) Ocean Environmental: research and monitoring of open ocean aquaculture's environmental impacts; (4) Candidate Species and Logistics/Opera​tions: advancements in the culture of candidate marine species, and the mitigation of logistics of operating an open ocean aquaculture enterprise"--National Sea Grant Library publication website.