GIS Utilization in Fisheries Sector: A Geographical Analysis of Kinnaur & Shimla Districts, Himachal Pradesh, India

Gursharanvir Singh; Mr. Krishan Chand

Volume : IV, Issue : VIII, August - 2014

GIS Utilization in Fisheries Sector: A Geographical Analysis of Kinnaur & Shimla Districts, Himachal Pradesh, India

Gursharanvir Singh, Mr. Krishan Chand

Abstract :

GIS is by far the best suitable technology to assemble spatial and non&ndash;spatial information in a systematic and easily understandable manner. In a study of inland fisheries in Kinnaur &amp; Shimla districts of Himachal Pradesh (India), the distribution of locations of fish ponds/farms is spread over a huge area with diverse accounting factors associated with each spot as non&ndash;spatial data, thus, qualifying GIS and remote sensing as viable technologies for the purpose to map out such locations with satellite imagery and analyzing the trends incorporated with them. The analyzed trends encompass the drifts in fish production in government farms, the licenses being issued, the illegal cases getting caught, the subsidies being received &amp; issued and the overall revenue generated over a period of past five years in order to visualize the deficiencies and needs for the better implementation of fisheries sector in the region.