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Offshore Mariculture Suitability for Atlantic Blue Fin Tuna - Cabo Verde

The dataset represents suitable areas for offshore mariculture of Atlantic blue fin tuna (thunnnus thunnnus) in Cabo Verde, produced under the scope of the Hand-in-Hand initiative, using publicly accessible data.

The geospatial analysis adopts Kapetsky and Aguilar-Manjarrez study (Kapetsky et al., 2013(*)) methodology, where suitability is estimated based on the assumptions:

  1. Activity develops within the exclusive economic zones (EEZs).

  2. Uses cages for fish.

  3. Employs species with proven mariculture technologies and established markets or identified as having good prospects for future development.

Analytical criteria and thresholds are defined based on technical limits on cages, cost-effective farming, and species habitat:

  1. Depths (25–100 m).

  2. Current speeds (10–100 cm/s).

  3. Cost limits on distance from shore to offshore installations (25 nm (46.3 km)).

  4. Reliable access to a port.

  5. Habitat Atlantic blue fin tuna (thunnus thunnus).

(*) Kapetsky, J. M., Aguilar-Majarrez, J., & Jenness, J. (2013). A global assessment of offshore mariculture potential from a spatial perspective. In FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Technical Paper (Issue No. 549, pp. 0–181). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Data creation: 2022-04-21

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Metadata Contact: FAO-Data

Data lineage:

The assessment analysis is developed using publicly accessible data. FAO Map Catalogue data:

  1. FAO aquatic species distribution map of Thunnus Thunnus (Atlantic blue fin tuna+): https://data.apps.fao.org/map/catalog/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/fao-species-map-bft

  2. Regions with HYCOM current speeds at 30m depth between 1 - 10, 10 - 100 and > 100 cm/s for all months in the year - Based on HYCOM NCODA (HYbrid Coordinate Ocean Model (HYCOM) and Navy Coupled Ocean Data Assimilation (NCODA)) 8.9 km 2004-2008: https://data.apps.fao.org/map/catalog/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/73fee8e5-fcb6-47ad-bef0-365f8bd0368b

  3. Sea Ports - https://data.apps.fao.org/?share=f-e0d90630-141c-4854-a49c-86113d050bef Web available data:

  4. EEZ - VLIZ Flanders Maritime Institute - Maritime boundaries geodatabase version 5 (2009): http://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/marbound/download.php

  5. Bathymetry – GEBCO – General Bathymetric Chart of the oceans - Gridded bathymetric data sets are global terrain models for ocean and land 2021 https://download.gebco.net/

Online resources:

Download documentation working paper/report on offshore mariculture suitability geospatial analysis Cabo Verde

Download blue fin tuna (thunnus thunnus) offshore mariculture suitability data for Cabo Verde.

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The dataset represents suitable areas for offshore mariculture of Atlantic blue fin tuna (thunnnus thunnnus) in Cabo Verde, produced under the scope of the Hand-in-Hand initiative, using publicly accessible data. The geospatial analysis adopts Kapetsky and Aguilar-Manjarrez study (Kapetsky et al., 2013(*)) methodology, where suitability is estimated based on the assumptions: 1. Activity develops within the exclusive economic zones (EEZs). 2. Uses cages for fish. 3. Employs species with proven mariculture technologies and established markets or identified as having good prospects for future development. Analytical criteria and thresholds are defined based on technical limits on cages, cost-effective farming, and species habitat: 1. Depths (25–100 m). 2. Current speeds (10–100 cm/s). 3. Cost limits on distance from shore to offshore installations (25 nm (46.3 km)). 4. Reliable access to a port. 5. Habitat Atlantic blue fin tuna (thunnus thunnus). (*) Kapetsky, J. M., Aguilar-Majarrez, J., & Jenness, J. (2013). A global assessment of offshore mariculture potential from a spatial perspective. In FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Technical Paper (Issue No. 549, pp. 0–181). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
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Last Updated May 27, 2022, 14:28 (UTC)
Created April 22, 2022, 10:13 (UTC)