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Enhancing Fishing Success in South Louisiana through GIS Data Analysis

Explore how GIS technology is revolutionizing fishing in South Louisiana, leveraging data to pinpoint prime fishing spots and improve consistency in catches. Discover the impact of sport fishing and how GPS technology plays a crucial role in data collection and analysis. Uncover the potential of bird colonies as fishing hotspots and the future possibilities of this innovative approach.

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Enhancing Fishing Success in South Louisiana through GIS Data Analysis

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  1. USING GIS TO IMPROVE FISHING SUCCESS IN SOUTH LOUISIANA by Nathan Junius 12/6/01

  2. IMPACT OF SPORT FISHING • Sportsman’s Paradise • 1996 – 1.5 billion dollar impact from gas to camps to bait-Wildlife and Fisheries • Guide services • Tournaments

  3. GENERAL EQUATION CONSISTENCY + LUCK =MORE FISH

  4. GOAL:GREATER CONSISTENTCY

  5. GPS-Collecting Data • Handheld or Permanent • 24 Satellites • 7000 mph • Connect to at least 3 satellites • A 4th for altitude

  6. HARD AT WORK COLLECTING DATA

  7. CONVERT COORDINATES TO DECIMAL DEGREES • Degrees and Decimal Minutes to Decimal Degrees

  8. CONVERT TO SHAPEFILE AND ADD ATTRIBUTES

  9. USING EDITOR, FILL IN TABLE • DIFFERENT FIELDS • VERY TEDIOUS

  10. FISHING SPOTS PLOTTED NEW ORLEANS

  11. QUERIES • Spots were I caught 25 or more trout • Can use this for wind types, temperatures, different times of the year…etc

  12. ATTRIBUTES

  13. TROUT SPOTS

  14. MULTIPLE QUERIES • Now the really cool stuff!! • Set “Day” “Month” and “Year” • View each trip • Look for days with the same current conditions

  15. ATTRIBUTES

  16. 11-28-2000…66 fish

  17. BIRD COLONIES • Study of bird colonies by LSU • Bird and fish share food source • Fishing technique-fish under birds

  18. KNOWN BIRD SPOT • Breton Island • Great spot to fish under the birds

  19. EXPERIMENT? • Deadman Island • Tried this spot over Thanksgiving…22 trout!!! • Use this to find future spots

  20. CAN THIS IDEAWORK ON A LARGER SCALE??? PROBABLY NOT!!

  21. FUTURE POSSIBILITIES • Eventually complete inputting all data • Use editor to create centerline to help navigate? (GPS gives only straight lines) • Pattern fish through seasons MY VISION • Something like this might replace log books

  22. DATA • Louisiana's Geospatioal Metedata Catalog • http://lagic.lsu.edu/datacatalog/ • Louisiana State University

  23. ANY QUESTIONS??

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