Short-term training programme on GIS (Geographic Information System) for fisheries (1993): Objective of the training programme

Short-term training programme on GIS (Geographic Information System) for fisheries (1993)

		(introduction...)
		Objective of the training programme
		Programme and Resource Persons
		Name of the Participants and their Organizations
		Inaugural Programme and Addresses
		GIS for Fisheries - An introduction
		Fisheries Development Plan of Bangladesh
		Data Requirement for Inland Fisheries Planning and Development
		Principles of Remote Sensing - Airborne and Satellite Remote Sensing
		Satellite Data Processing and Image Analysis
		Fundamentals of GIS
		Application of Remote Sensing to Environment with Special Reference to Inland Fisheries and Aquaculture
		Application of Remote Sensing and GIS in Shrimp Farming Areas of Bangladesh
		Remote Sensing Applications for Marine Fisheries Resources in Bangladesh
		Pond Concentration Studies in Bangladesh
		Inventory of Inland Waters (Based on Study of SPARRSO, 1984)
		Formulation of Periodic Atlas of Structured Information of Fisheries Resources

Objective of the training programme

Short-Term Training Programme on GIS for Fisheries

14-18 November, 1993

1. Objectives:

Base-line reliable data on resource inventory for planning and management for sustainable exploitation of aquatic resources both in inland and marine sectors are urgently needed. This becomes all the more important in the dynamic situations, prevailing in Bangladesh with shrinking man land ratio, increasing rate of sedimentation and consequent low volume of water with loss/gain of nutrients with poor primary productivity management and utilization, change in the pattern of land and water use, taming of rivers, loss of flood plain fishery, increasing pollution load in the water, disruption of mangrove forest and increasing use of coastal area for shrimp farming, over exploitation of near shore area and under exploitation of EEZ.

It is important that Geographic Information System through development of digitised maps of the fisheries resources based on satellite imagery of sites and conventional studies for preparation of Atlas for fisheries be initiated to properly back up research and development planning and monitor the progress and their effect on environment. The computerized GIS utilizing the satellite imagery maps and ground data collected/generated by conventional surveys will provide a quick, reliable and structured informations for assessment and evaluation of impact of fisheries management and development programmes to help ensure sustainability of the aquatic ecosystem. Thus it is essential that fisheries researchers, development workers and the agricultural scientists should be familiarized with the system and also give their input in framing the required informations needed for GIS in fisheries.

2. Duration of Training

The duration of training would be for five days 14-18 November, 1993.

3. Venue:

The training programme would be conducted at the FRI Headquarters at Mymensingh and also at the Headquarters of Bangladesh Space Research and Remote Sensing Organisation (SPARRSO), Dhaka.

4. Candidate for training

The maximum number of candidate to be admitted for the training will be twenty consisting of Senior Scientists of FRI, BRRI, BARI, BFRI and Senior DOF Officials.