Publication Date:
2021-05-19
Description:
The Namibian Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources has the task of collecting and providing relevant oceanographic information for management of their fisheries. However, quality information is difficult
to provide because of the complexity of the processes
involved in the Namibian marine ecosystem. Nonetheless,
there are oceanographic data available that can
contribute to fisheries management by improving the
general understanding of important oceanographic
processes related to fisheries. The focus of this paper is
on the development of simple environmental indices
that can serve as a measurement or proxy of the state
or intensity of certain important oceanographic processes
or variables for temporal comparison. These
indices relate to oceanographic processes such as upwelling,
frontal movements, anoxic bottom conditions
and biological indicators, which can be updated on a regular basis to provide a long-term perspective of the particular processes to management and marine scientists.
Description:
Includes reference
Description:
Published
Description:
Environmental index development, SST, Temperature
Keywords:
Fisheries management
;
Marine resources
;
Oceanographic data
;
Chlorophylls
;
Upwelling
;
Spatial variations
;
Sardine fisheries
;
Water temperature
;
El Nino phenomena
;
Ecosystems
;
Fish stocks
;
Surface temperature
;
Oxygen
;
Phytoplankton
;
Biomass
;
Seasonal variations
;
Fronts
;
Perturbations
;
Commercial fisheries
;
Catchability
;
Remote sensing
;
Chlorophylls
;
Dissolved oxygen
;
Environmental impact
Repository Name:
AquaDocs
Type:
Journal Contribution
,
Refereed
,
Article
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