Determining the Suitable zone for Aquaculture, Using Geographical Information system and Remote Sensing methods: Nuh District (Haryana)

Abstract

The geospatial method of GIS and Remote Sensing techniques were used in this work to map the suitability of several sites for Aquaculture in the Nuh District of the state of Haryana. Aquaculture management is the procedure for gathering information, analyzing it, planning, consulting on it, making decisions, coming up with regulations, and putting them into effect. Breeding, growing, and harvesting fish, shellfish, and aquatic plants are all part of aquaculture. Essentially, it is aquaculture. Aquaculture in the United States contributes to healthier environments, rebuilds stocks of threatened or endangered species, and provides environmentally friendly sources of food and commercial goods. The study's GIS boundary, a 2021 Sentinel-2 satellite picture, digital elevation data, water samples from wells, tube wells, and hand pumps, geospatial data of ground control points satellite imagery, and software from ArcGIS 10.8 and Erdas Imagine were all employed as the study's data sources. The weighted Overlay tool and Union tool were used to weigh four criteria (land cover/land use, EC, pH, and water level).  These sites were found to be capable of supporting irrigation ponds as well as aquaculture ponds. The Most Suitable Class covered 20373.60 hectares, or 13.57% of the total area of the land, mainly in and around the built-up region. Aquaculture cannot be located in a built-up region because that is where most academic activities are carried out, thus it is not appropriate. This study consequently established the validity of the integration of GIS and satellite remote sensing for the selection of fish farm sites based on the topography of an area, and it strongly suggests that the entire community be included in its extensive and thorough use.