This paper outlines a project (involving FAO, SIFAR, and CNR) aimed at building an ontology in the fishery domain. The ontology will support semantic interoperability among existing fishery information systems and will enhance information extraction and text marking, envisaging a fishery semantic web. The ontology is being built through the conceptual integration and merging of existing fishery...

Variability is an inherent characteristic of neritic fisheries. This is usually associated with both heavy fishing and changes in environmental conditions. Consideration needs to be given to the biological, physical and human components of the management system. This includes controlling the type, size and amount of fish harvested; trying to respond in a timely manner to events in the fishery i...

Marine protected areas (MPAs) are becoming a favoured management strategy for the conservation of marine biodiversity. We present an analysis of how fishery data from a trawl fishery in northern Australia can contribute to the process of developing a system of candidate MPAs. We investigate ways of using fishing grounds, bioregion and depth information as a means of classifying ecosystems, and ...

The recent advent of agent-based modeling (ABM) and the availability of software platforms for its implementation offer a powerful alternative to model the spatio-temporal behaviors of a fishery with the consideration of heterogeneity and interactivity. This paper describes a prototype agent-based fishery management model of Hawaii’s longline fishery. The model simulates the daily fishing activ...

tables or diagrams may be reproduced for such purposes provided acknowledgment of the source is included. Major extracts or the entire document may not be reproduced by any process without the written permission of the Executive Director, ABARE. Foreword The southern shark fishery has shown signs of being overexploited and overcapitalised for a number of years. Despite the introduction of an in...

Histamine poisoning is one of the most common form of intoxication caused by the ingestion of fish and fishery products. Cooking, canning, or freezing cannot reduce the levels of histamine because this compound is heat stable. All humans are susceptible to histamine and its effects can be described as intolerance or intoxication depending on the severity of the symptoms. The amount of histamine...

A Raster-based Spatiotemporal Hierarchical Data Model (RSHDM) was designed for the nature of marine phenomena or marine fishery management. Based on the data model a spatiotemporal data warehouse for marine fishery management has been developed. The practice shows that the RSHDM can provide aggregation data for the fishery management on each level.

—Despite widespread recognition of the importance of including stakeholders in management decisions for fisheries, an integrated process for broadening stakeholder involvement in the management of marine fisheries in the United States is lacking. Many marine recreational fishery stakeholders feel frustrated by a perceived lack of inclusion in the management process. Here, we describe a collabor...

Title of Document: THE EFFECTS OF WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENTS ON A COMMERCIAL FISHERY: EVIDENCE FROMTHEMARYLAND BLUE CRAB FISHERY Sarah Ball, Ph.D., 2014 Directed By: Associate Professor Doug Lipton, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics Developing and implementing total maximum daily loads (TMDLs) is a costly and controversial process. However, there are many potential benefits, suc...

The U.S. Atlantic large coastal shark fishery grew rapidly during the 1980s when commercial landings increased from 135 metric tons (t) in 1979 to a high of 7122 t in 1989 (NMFS, 1993). In 1993, a quota of 2750 t was established; in 1997 this quota was halved to 1375 t in order to rebuild depleted shark stocks. This fishery targets several species of sharks that are valued for fins (exported to...