The first global map of tropical shallow water has been created through joint effort of NASA and NOAA. Nearly 44,000 SeaWiFS (Sea-viewing Wide Field-of-View Sensor) scenes collected over five years were processed to 1 sq.km cells by NASA Space Flight Center using algorithms developed by NOAA for water shallower than 20-30 meters. NOAA is working with the UNEP World Consdervation Monitoring Centre to use this data set to improve the database of coral reef locations used in ReefBase.
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As World Fish Stocks Decline, Researchers Turn to an Untapped Resource?Women
by Future Harvest, Future Harvest News Feature
01 March 2002
Equity Issues Top Agenda as Scientists Question Fishing Industry Practices From backyard ponds in Bangladesh to the deep-water fisheries off Africa's Atlantic coast, women's role as "fisher folk" is fast changing one of the most tradition-bound segments of the world's food supply chain. Changes in fishing practices and in the relatively new field of aquaculture, researchers say, bring with them new challenges and opportunities, but few signposts to provide guidance.
