Transcript Day 2 Standardising data collection and management for Pacific Island coastal fisheries and aquaculture

Standardizing data collection
and management for Pacific Island
coastal fisheries and aquaculture
Working Paper 5
Coastal fisheries data collection
Fishery independent resource surveys
• Site monitoring (climate change, MPA, habitat & resource status)
• Large scale surveys targeting a specific resource (sea cucumber,
trochus, clams etc)
Fishery dependent surveys
• Landing & market surveys
• Catch & effort logbooks
• Domestic shipments & exports
Socio-economic surveys
• Household & fisher surveys
Aquaculture data collection
• Farm inventory
• Production
• Farming data (feed, stock, mortality, growth,…)
• Socio-economic surveys targeting farmers
Numerous survey designs & forms
Data often entered in Excel in the absence of database
Ad hoc surveys : that might explain why
you don’t get the whole picture
Even if it fits some
specific needs
Data collection must derive from
management questions
Management questions
Information needs
Sampling & form design
Implementation
Possibly use of
new technologies
Why are you collecting data ?
(what information are you seeking ?)
Choose the appropriate tools for your various
information needs & available resources.
Fail !
Fail !
Fail !
Technology is not a magic wand
Mobile solutions are attractive
• Ubiquity
• Camera, GPS
• 3G
but…
• Data entry is difficult on a tablet or
smart phone (compared to desktop
data entry with keyboard & mouse)
• Harsh environment, greasy fingers
Mobile solutions are suitable for some survey types but not all
Why we need standardization
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To save cost & time and ease training
To maximize survey outputs
To allow comparison of results & trends
To ease data sharing
How we can improve standardization
• Use existing survey methodologies & associated databases
(don’t reinvent the wheel)
• Provide feedback (to SPC) so that we can improve survey
design/software
• Inform us of additional needs not already covered
• Consult SPC before designing a new type of survey
Proposed developments for 2015-2016
• Database for aquaculture (farm inventory, production,…)
• Database for FAD related data not covered by TUFART (socioeconomic data,…)
• Trial mobile applications where applicable
• Database for domestic shipments & exports of coastal
resources
Questions & comments