GISFish - FAO's New GIS Portal for Aquaculture and Inland Fisheries

Development of GISFish is a work in progress being carried out under the guidance of the Aquaculture Management and Conservation Service (FIMA) of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

GISFish sets out the issues in aquaculture and inland fisheries, and demonstrates the benefits of using GIS, remote sensing and mapping to resolve them. The global experience provided by GISFish is captured in Issues, Publications, Activities, Training, Data and Tools, Contacts, Discussions, News and events.

Material in GISFish is constantly updated and expanded. Near future improvements will include increased coverage of abstracts and of full papers. A link to an African Water Resource Database containing a set of data and custom-designed GIS-based tools aimed at facilitating responsible inland aquatic resource management is available. Also, additional links to Cultured Aquatic Species fact sheets will be made available for each GISFish publication record in which scientific names of plants and animals are mentioned. National Aquaculture Sector Overview (NASO), and National Aquaculture Legislation Overview (NALO) fact sheets are also being made available for GISFish case studies and projects in progress.

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