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Geographical information system (GIS) environmental models for aquaculture development in Sinaloa State, Mexico

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This paper describes the use of a geographical information system (GIS) to construct environmental models for land-based aquaculture development in the State of Sinaloa, Mexico. Based on the source data, submodels were created focusing on three different themes: general environmental issues, water resources and water quality. Models enabled multicriteria and multiobjective decision making concerning site selection and location. In assessing site considerations these general models identified wider resource management options and solved conflicts of land allocation and land use between aquaculture and agriculture. Smaller-scale, more specific models enabled more detailed studies on environmental issues.

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  1. Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling, FK9 4LA, Stirling, Scotland, UK

    José Aguilar-Manjarrez & Lindsay G. Ross

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Aguilar-Manjarrez, J., Ross, L.G. Geographical information system (GIS) environmental models for aquaculture development in Sinaloa State, Mexico. Aquacult Int 3, 103–115 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00117877

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