Dr Jose Aguilar Manjarrez
Spatial analysis and remote sensing for the sustainable development of off-the-coast and offshore aquaculture from a global perspective
Job Title: Fishery Resources Officer, Aquaculture Management and Conservation Service (FIMA)
Employer: Fisheries and Aquaculture Department, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Biography
Jose AGUILAR-MANJARREZ – Ph.D. (1992–1996) and M.Sc. (1991–1992) in Aquaculture (Aquaculture planning and GIS) from the University of Stirling in Scotland. Graduated in Oceanography in 1989 from the Faculty of Marine Sciences in Ensenada, Baja California Mexico. Thirteen years with the FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Department, first as a visiting scientist (1996–1998) then as a consultant (1998–2000) and from 2001 to date as a Fishery Resources Officer at the Aquaculture Management and Conservation Service (FIMA). His responsibilities at FAO-FIMA from 2001 to date cover two different areas: GIS related activities and assistance to field projects on rural aquaculture in a number of countries in Latin America. Activities specific to GIS have broadly included: (a) the development of methodologies, technical papers, reviews and training materials on GIS applications to aquaculture such as FAO Fisheries Technical Paper. No. 458 (www.fao.org/docrep/009/a0906e/a0906e00.htm); (b) the construction of georeferenced information systems like GISFish (www.fao.org/fishery/gisfish); and (c) the formulation, implementation and review of field projects that have a GIS and/or remote sensing component. Main current interest is in GIS and remote sensing approaches for estimating the potential for offshore aquaculture.
Abstract
Physical, environmental and economic data are spatially integrated and analyzed to estimate the potential for off-the-coast and offshore aquaculture development that is comprehensive of all maritime nations and comparable among them. Applications of satellite data for enhanced operational aquaculture management are demonstrated.
