FAST - Fishing Activity Simulation Tool
In 1998, the FAO COPEMED project initiated a regional program of work focussing the utilization of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) as a decision support tool for fishery management. Within this framework, a network of experts (Cf. Annex 1) was set up with the aim to create a model for the simulation of the spatial distribution of fishing effort.
Use the link below to access the website dedicated to the program package.
The Fishing Activity Simulation Tool, called FAST has been developed as an extension for the ESRI ArcView GIS Software (v.3.1) in combination with the Spatial Analyst v. 1.0 extension. It is based on two models focussing on the analysis of the spatial components of the fishing effort distribution.