Potential Efficiency of Earth Observation for Optimum Fishing Zone Detection of the Pelagic Sardinella aurita Species along the Mediterranean Coast of Egypt
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Dataset and Methods
2.1. Study Area
2.2. Data Sets
2.2.1. Satellite Data
2.2.2. Field Survey
2.2.3. Ancillary Data
2.3. Methods and Models
2.3.1. Sea-Surface Temperature (SST)
2.3.2. Chl-a
2.3.3. Suitability Index (SI)
2.3.4. Mapping Potential Fishing Zone (PFZ)
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Variations in Sea Surface Temperature
3.2. Variations in Chlorophyll-a Concentrations
3.3. Spatial Distribution of Sardinella aurita Landings (PFZ)
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Region | Landing Sites | January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Western Area | Matrouh | 36 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 33 | 32 | 12 | 7 | 32 | - | 40 | 42 | 320 |
Alexandria/Max | 271 | 255 | 296 | 316 | 226 | 675 | 113 | 109 | 113 | 225 | 219 | 115 | 2933 | |
Abu Quir | 36 | 30 | 41 | 43 | 41 | 34 | 34 | 24 | 28 | 41 | 35 | 26 | 413 | |
Maadia | 595 | 426 | 452 | 571 | 634 | 741 | 441 | 399 | 578 | 637 | 527 | 489 | 6490 | |
Rashid | 515 | 371 | 344 | 465 | 497 | 461 | 369 | 447 | 505 | 578 | 415 | 437 | 5404 | |
Middle Delta | Borg El Burollus | 547 | 692 | 768 | 996 | 1055 | 1063 | 1060 | 1096 | 1012 | 846 | 810 | 643 | 10,588 |
Damietta | Izbet ElBorg | 169 | 141 | 197 | 480 | 767 | 1255 | 1861 | 2748 | 2727 | 2638 | 2277 | 1389 | 16,649 |
Eastern Area | Port Said | 965 | 1100 | 1318 | 1887 | 1547 | 1181 | 1175 | 1148 | 1098 | 1100 | 908 | 820 | 13,747 |
ElArish | 37 | 53 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 1 | 11 | 25 | 31 | 24 | 186 | |
Gross total | 3171 | 3098 | 3446 | 4284 | 4800 | 5442 | 5069 | 5979 | 6104 | 6090 | 5262 | 3985 | 56,730 |
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Ali, E.M.; Zanaty, N.; Abou El-Magd, I. Potential Efficiency of Earth Observation for Optimum Fishing Zone Detection of the Pelagic Sardinella aurita Species along the Mediterranean Coast of Egypt. Fishes 2022, 7, 97. https://doi.org/10.3390/fishes7030097
Ali EM, Zanaty N, Abou El-Magd I. Potential Efficiency of Earth Observation for Optimum Fishing Zone Detection of the Pelagic Sardinella aurita Species along the Mediterranean Coast of Egypt. Fishes. 2022; 7(3):97. https://doi.org/10.3390/fishes7030097
Chicago/Turabian StyleAli, Elham M., Naglaa Zanaty, and Islam Abou El-Magd. 2022. "Potential Efficiency of Earth Observation for Optimum Fishing Zone Detection of the Pelagic Sardinella aurita Species along the Mediterranean Coast of Egypt" Fishes 7, no. 3: 97. https://doi.org/10.3390/fishes7030097
APA StyleAli, E. M., Zanaty, N., & Abou El-Magd, I. (2022). Potential Efficiency of Earth Observation for Optimum Fishing Zone Detection of the Pelagic Sardinella aurita Species along the Mediterranean Coast of Egypt. Fishes, 7(3), 97. https://doi.org/10.3390/fishes7030097