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Satellite Applications As An Ocean And Coastal Zone Management Tool : Three Case Studies, Federico Agustin Iriarte Ahon Jan 1996

Satellite Applications As An Ocean And Coastal Zone Management Tool : Three Case Studies, Federico Agustin Iriarte Ahon

World Maritime University Dissertations

Satellite applications are being used in land, sea, air and space studies and management applications in the sea covering a wide spectrum of fields, such as oceanography (bathymetry, tides, waves, sea level, currents, surface water temperature), fisheries (resources distribution and monitoring of fisheries), shipping (fleet monitoring, communication, safety and rescue, pollution detection and monitoring), and navy (security, strategy, safety). Further, satellites can be used in the process of educating people onboard. The present research is a study of three satellite applications for Ocean and Coastal Zone Management (OCZM). Radar sensors which are used in bathymetric exploration are useful in the …


Fishing Co-Operation Between The Kingdom Of Morocco And The European Union : Towards Integrated And Sustainable Fisheries Management, Karim Berrada Jan 1996

Fishing Co-Operation Between The Kingdom Of Morocco And The European Union : Towards Integrated And Sustainable Fisheries Management, Karim Berrada

World Maritime University Dissertations

Traditionally, Moroccan fishery resources have constituted an Important asset for the country’s economy. Today the fisheries sector has become a matter of increasing concern to the local authorities since fish stocks located both within the coastal state 200-mlle Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and the adjacent high seas are being depleted by overfishing. A considerable part of the problem of over-exploitation is mainly caused by European fishing vessels, which have taken a maximum of precautions to preserve their fisheries access to the Moroccan waters by means of licences, granted in majority to Spanish boats in the frame of a renewal of …