Application of Remote Sensing and Information and Communication Technologies for Governing and Sustaining Fishery Sector in Indo-Pacific and Beyond: Lessons Learned For Transfer of Science to Society.

Marine and inland fisheries are the fastest developing sector in the world and there is an increasing need for appropriate governance through remote sensing and information and communication technologies (ICTs) for its sustainable development in Indo-Pacific region for food security. Lack of information and communication facilities , remote sensing maps in fishing communities inhibits the social, political and economic empowerment of the majority of the population. ICTs played a significant role in all aquaculture community specially women in marine science across the world since the dawn of civilization to increase the productivity of food from remote sensing data. ICTs play a crucial role for the development of the marine and inland aquaculture in our Indo-Pacific region for food security.
This presentation deal with the role of remote sensing data in marine science practicing information and communication technologies in governance of fishery sector for greater food security. The presentation aims at discussing the forms of remote sensing data and ICTs which are being used across the globe in fisheries sector for identifynig marine plastic pollution for resource assessment, capture or culture to processing and commercialization. This presentation will be based on specialist applications of remote sensing data, ICTs in fishery sector for sustainable exploitation of the marine and inland fishery resources for food security considering the transboundary issues in Asia- Pacific region. This presentation intends to focus the role of data analysis from remote sensing in marine science specially planners, managers, researchers and community workers functioning on interdisciplinary issue involved in conclave of fisheries management, coastal risk and vulnerability, social-ecological vulnerability and resilience in coastal region, Human Pressures on Coastal Environments, land water-seawater interactions, economic issues and challenges related to Indo-Pacific aquatic resources for achieving the SDG 14 on Food Security.