An approach to the spatial distribution of fishing effort in the Gulf of Cadiz.

The spatial distribution of the fishing effort exerted by the trawl fleet of Isla Cristina port (Huelva, Spain) is simulated by means of an application (FAST) for Geographic Information Systems (ArcView), which can offer results just with limited input data. The simulation were carried out with thre...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Baro, Jorge, Serna-Quintero, José Miguel, Sobrino, Ignacio, Jiménez, María Paz, Fernández-Salas, L. M.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2004
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/325197
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/325197
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Gulf of Cádiz
Centro Oceanográfico de Cádiz
Pesquerías
Trawl Fleet
GIS
Effort
Spatial Distribution Model
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Sumario:The spatial distribution of the fishing effort exerted by the trawl fleet of Isla Cristina port (Huelva, Spain) is simulated by means of an application (FAST) for Geographic Information Systems (ArcView), which can offer results just with limited input data. The simulation were carried out with three input variables: depth, distance from fishing grounds to port and the fishing laws in force in the area. The results obtained from two simulations tested match up the effort distribution detected in the area for both the fleet as a whole and a given segment of the same.