Title :
Determining beach closures necessary to protect bull shark (Carcharhinus leucas) species (and bathers): A fuzzy rule-based model
Author :
Shipley, Margaret F. ; Brooke Shipley-Lozano, J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Manage., Marketing & Bus. Adm., Univ. of Houston-Downtown, Houston, TX, USA
Abstract :
A fuzzy rough set model was developed to assist in the fisheries management of bull shark nursery grounds located on the Texas & Louisiana Gulf of Mexico coastline. The results of the fuzzy rule-based model conform to the present plan but refine the environmental parameter ranges based on data accumulated over an 8-year study. Implications exist for better sustainability efforts for this species through better monitoring of its nursery grounds.
Keywords :
aquaculture; fuzzy set theory; knowledge based systems; Louisiana Gulf; Mexico coastline; Texas; beach closures; bull shark nursery grounds; carcharhinus leucas; environmental parameter ranges; fisheries management; fuzzy rough set model; fuzzy rule-based model; Aquaculture; Biological system modeling; Conductivity; Ecosystems; Fuzzy sets; Pediatrics; Sea measurements;
Conference_Titel :
IFSA World Congress and NAFIPS Annual Meeting (IFSA/NAFIPS), 2013 Joint
Conference_Location :
Edmonton, AB
DOI :
10.1109/IFSA-NAFIPS.2013.6608425
