Applications of space observations to the management and utilization of coastal fishery resourcesInformation needs of those concerned with the harvest and management of coastal fishery resources can be satisfied in part through applications of satellite remote sensing. Recently completed and ongoing investigations have demonstrated potentials for defining fish distribution patterns from multispectral data, monitoring fishing distribution and effort with synthetic aperture radar systems, forecasting recruitment of certain estuarine-dependent species, and tracking marine mammals. These investigations, which are reviewed in this paper, have relied on Landsat 1 and 2, Skylab-3, and Nimbus-6 supported sensors and sensors carried by aircraft and mounted on surface platforms to simulate applications from Seasat-A and other future spacecraft systems. None of the systems are operational as all were designed to identify and demonstrate applications and to aid in the specification of requirements for future spaceborne systems.
Document ID
19770062975
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Kemmerer, A. J. (National Marine Fisheries Service Bay Saint Louis, MS, United States)
Savastano, K. J. (NOAA, National Fisheries Engineering Laboratory, Bay Saint Louis Miss., United States)
Faller, K. H. (NASA Earth Resources Laboratories Bay Saint Louis, Miss., United States)