Aquaculture An Ayeyarwady Delta, Myanmar story
Aquaculture
Coasts
Deforestation
Forests
Mangroves in the Ayeyarwady Delta are also being replaced by aquaculture. In the southwestern part of the delta, brackish shrimp pond development is expanding. The dark blue shapes in the images represent the shrimp ponds. Not as much land is being taken up by aquaculture, but this industry is growing.
While some mangroves have been restored on the delta, the aquaculture, agriculture, and cutting activities need to be monitored so that the benefits of mangroves can be maintained. Researchers continue to use Landsat and other remote sensing information to monitor this region.
Location
Jan. 1974, Landsat 1 (path/row 142,143/49) — Ayeyarwady Delta, Myanmar
Feb. 1, 1989, Landsat 4 (path/row 133/49) — Ayeyarwady Delta, Myanmar
Jan. 31, 2000, Landsat 7 (path/row 133/49) — Ayeyarwady Delta, Myanmar
Jan. 23, 2003, Landsat 7 (path/row 133/49) — Ayeyarwady Delta, Myanmar
Jan. 15, 2009, Landsat 5 (path/row 133/49) — Ayeyarwady Delta, Myanmar
Jan. 29, 2014, Landsat 8 (path/row 133/49) — Ayeyarwady Delta, Myanmar
Feb. 6, 2017, Landsat 8 (path/row 133/49) — Ayeyarwady Delta, Myanmar
Jan. 14, 2020, Landsat 8 (path/row 133/49) — Ayeyarwady Delta, Myanmar
Jan. 3, 2022, Landsat 8 (path/row 133/49) — Ayeyarwady Delta, Myanmar
Ayeyarwady Delta, Myanmar Additional Imagery & Stories
Degradation
People are drawn to delta and coastal regions, and about 7.7 million people live on the Ayeyarwady Delta. Deltas can be productive agricultural areas ...
Mangrove Benefits
Mangroves are sturdy species. They can recover from storm disturbances relatively quickly. They can tolerate salt water, saturated soil, high wind, an...
Missing Mangroves
Scientists have been tracking the distribution of the mangrove forests in the Ayeyarwady Delta using satellite observations dating back to the 1970s. ...