Satellite remote sensing for coastal management: A review of successful applications

McCarthy, Matthew J.; Colna, Kaitlyn E.; El-Mezayen, Mahmoud M.; Laureano-Rosario, Abdiel E.; Méndez-Lázaro, Pablo; Otis, Daniel B.; Toro-Farmer, Gerardo; Vega-Rodriguez, Maria; Muller-Karger, Frank E.

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Satellite remote sensing for coastal management: A review of successful applications

2017
By McCarthy, Matthew J. ; Colna, Kaitlyn E. ; El-Mezayen, Mahmoud M. ; ...

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Environmental Management
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McCarthy, Matthew J. ; Colna, Kaitlyn E. ; El-Mezayen, Mahmoud M. ; Laureano-Rosario, Abdiel E. ; Méndez-Lázaro, Pablo ; Otis, Daniel B. ; Toro-Farmer, Gerardo ; Vega-Rodriguez, Maria ; Muller-Karger, Frank E.
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NOS (National Ocean Service) ; NCCOS (National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science) ; IOOS (Integrated Ocean Observing System) ; CoRIS (Coral Reef Information System)
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Management of coastal and marine natural resources presents a number of challenges as a growing global population and a changing climate require us to find better strategies to conserve the resources on which our health, economy, and overall well-being depend. To evaluate the status and trends in changing coastal resources over larger areas, managers in government agencies and private stakeholders around the world have increasingly turned to remote sensing technologies. A surge in collaborative and innovative efforts between resource managers, academic researchers, and industry partners is becoming increasingly vital to keep pace with evolving changes of our natural resources. Synoptic capabilities of remote sensing techniques allow assessments that are impossible to do with traditional methods. Sixty years of remote sensing research have paved the way for resource management applications, but uncertainties regarding the use of this technology have hampered its use in management fields. Here we review examples of remote sensing applications in the sectors of coral reefs, wetlands, water quality, public health, and fisheries and aquaculture that have successfully contributed to management and decision-making goals.
Keywords:

Coastal Zone Management Coasts Coral Reefs And Islands Public Health Wetlands Coastal Zone Management Coral Reefs And Islands Public Health NOAA RESTORE Program
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Environmental Management,60: 323–339
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https://doi.org/10.1007/s00267-017-0880-x
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Grant no. NA15NOS4510226
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