GIS in marine fisheries
Geographic information systems (GIS) technology is rapidly becoming a management
and research tool for fisheries professionals (Fisher and Toepfer 1998). Many researches
and studies in marine fisheries field have used GIS to model suitable habitat for certain
species, distribution of fish, and fish species diversity (Garofalo. G 2007; (Zheng. X.
2002); (Clark. Randall 2004). Recently, the study involves more complex model
(Nilsson. Per 2007). In this study the authors applied GIS to investigate spatial
distribution of fishing effort based on trawl fishing data.