Abstract

GeoFish - Tracking Trajectories of Fish Larvae
Track: Forestry, Wildlife, and Fisheries Management
Author(s): Tiffany Vance, Christopher Moore, Nazila Merati, Sharon Mesick

The recent emphasis on an ecosystem approach to management of commercial fisheries leads to increasing dependence on models and modeling. The objective of this project is to investigate how models and a geographic information system (GIS) can be tightly coupled to provide easier manipulation of the model parameters, rapid interaction with the model, and enhanced analysis and 3-D visualization of the results.

To do this we take advantage of two existing GIS-based architectures - the Chesapeake Bay Oyster Larvae Tracker (CBOLT) and GeoModeler. Additionally, a variety of Java-based tools provide other parts of the functionality needed for truly three-dimensional displays and analyses of model output

As an example, we present results that integrate a particle tracking model for Bering Sea northern rock sole ( Lepidopsetta polyxystra ) with the GIS-based visualization and analysis tools.

Tiffany Vance
NOAA
7600 Sand Point Way NE
Seattle , Washington 98105
United States
Phone: 999-999-9999
E-mail: tiffany.c.vance@noaa.gov

Christopher Moore
NOAA/PMEL-UW/JISAO
7600 Sand Point Way NE
Seattle , Washington 98115
United States
Phone: 999-999-9999
E-mail: christopher.moore@noaa.gov

Nazila Merati
NOAA/PMEL-UW/JISAO
7600 Sand Point Way NE
Seattle , Washington 98115
United States
Phone: 999-999-9999
E-mail: nazila.merati@noaa.gov

Sharon Mesick
NOAA/NCDDC
Building 1100, Suite 101
Stennis Space Center , Washington 39529
United States
Phone: 999-999-9999
E-mail: sharon.mesick@noaa.gov