期刊名称：ISPRS Annals of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences
印刷版ISSN：2194-9042
电子版ISSN：2194-9050
出版年度：2006
卷号：XXXVI Part 4
出版社：Copernicus Publications
摘要：Commercial pearl oyster culture has been a common feature in the oceanic islands around the globe. The islands containing lagoons and reef flats normally support natural population of pearls oysters and exhibit many advantages for farming of pearl oyster and production of cultured pearls particularly from the environment point of view. Suitable site selection is a major key factor for development of pearl culture industry affecting both success and sustainability. In this study remote sensing and GIS were used to build a spatial database to understand the important factors, which are considered to have any major or minor influence on pearl culture development in Minicoy island, Lakshadweep. The main selection criteria used to identify the suitable sites for pearl culture development in Minicoy island were: topography, environmental parameters and social restriction due to fishing and other reef related activities. These selection criteria (factors) were standardized to a common numeric range, and then combined by means of a weighted average to delineate the suitable sites into three major categories as highly suitable, suitable and less suitable. The highly suitable and suitable area was further classified into two sub-categories indicating proper rearing method i.e. rack/raft culture for pearl oysters farming
关键词：Suitable site selection; Pearl oyster farming; Rack/ raft culture
