Regional artisanal data collection

FAO/SPC Pacific Islands Regional Consultation on the Development of Guidelines for Securing Sustainable

Small-Scale Fisheries

12-14 June 2012

Why collect artisanal data?Artisanal fisheries make a significant contribution to GDP in Pacific Island Countries and Territories

Source: Gillett, R. (2009), Fisheries in the economies of the Pacific island countries and territories. ADB.

Why collect artisanal data?• To quantify the contribution of artisanal fisheries to:

– Livelihoods– Food security– Employment– GDP and terms of trade– Culture– Recreation and tourism

• To quantify the value of FADs• For domestic and regional (WCPO) management purposes

Need to know for better managementScientific:• Annual catch and effort of tuna and other pelagic fish?• Interactions between commercial and artisanal fisheries?• Effect of FADs on catch rates and size of pelagic fish?Economic:• Value of the contribution of the artisanal fishery to GDP? • Are artisanal fishers profitable?• What is optimum level of effort to maximise the economic benefits from the artisanal

fishery?• Do FADs give a positive financial return?Socioeconomic:• What is the contribution of the artisanal fishery in terms of:

– Food security; and– Employment and livelihoods.

• How effective are FADs in achieving their socioeconomic objectives?• How many people benefit directly and indirectly from the artisanal fishery?

What is the artisanal tuna data collection programme?

The main objective is to make total catch estimates for small-scale (or artisanal & subsistence) fishing vessels that target tuna and other pelagic species. Secondary objectives are to monitor length frequencies and economic data for fisheries management.

Method Catch and effort data is collected at the trip level by a combination of:

1.Logbook forms that collect catch and effort data at the trip level;2.Fishing activity collects effort information (number of trips), which is used to estimate logbook coverage and total catch and effort;3.Length frequency sampling at a level of 5% (minimum) of total trips to provide fishery management data.; and4.Economic sampling collects fishing vessel cost data at the trip level

SPC / FFA FEB 2010

Date at Start of Week: Landing Site:

Week number Sampler's Name:

Date dd / mm / yy

Time

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A

M

A

M

A

M

A

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A

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SPC/ FFA Regional Artisanal Fishing Activity Log

2 0

Fishing Activity (by vessel type)

Canoe Boats Motor Boats

22/11/2010 Bairiki

John Tumototo

20/11/20107 4

1 0

22/11/20105 3

21/11/20106 5

3 0

23/11/201022 7

22/11/201010 7

24/11/201025 8

7 0

25/11/2010No survey No survey

No Survey No survey

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10 0

No Survey No survey

The Forms

INTERIM: SPC/FFA FEB 2010

P AGE__1___OF __1_____

HOOKS PER LINE (VLL only)

FUEL USED (litres/type)

DID YOU CATCH FISH TODAY ?

HOURS FISHING

AREA FISHED

TOTAL LINES

DEP ARTURE TIME RETURN TIME

FAD FISHING ? (YES/NO) TOTAL WEIGHT (KGS)

FISHING METHOD

SPECIES PIECES

RECORDER NO OF CREW

VESSEL NAME/TYP E SKIP P ER

EFFORT CATCH

REGIONAL ARTISANAL TUNA FISHING LOGSHEET

LANDING SITE DATE

Gabab Channel 5/5/1999

David Uera06:30 hrs 11:30 hrs

No

Trolling

Boe to Aiwo

1.5

410 / 2S

Yes

Skipjack -SKJ 24

1

Dee Dee BEDANGIBay Ranger 1 / POWER

8

YFT 1 5

The Forms

The Forms

SPC/FFA FEB 2010

P AGE_____OF _______

No. LEN No. LEN No. LEN

1 16 31

2 17 32

3 18 33

4 19 34

5 20 35

6 21 36

7 22 37

8 23 38

9 24 39

10 25 40

11 26 41

12 27 42

13 28 43

14 29 44

15 30 45

SIZE DATA COLLECTION

Species Species Species

The Forms

Issues with the Forms

1. Fishing Event

The logbook form is set up to capture one ‘Fishing Event’.

A fishing event is a period of time in which a vessel uses one type of fishing gear in one fishing area.

A new form should be started when a new or an additional fishing event is started. This is important consideration in the artisanal fishery as vessels often switch gears during the trip.

If you already have national logbook form for artisanal fisheries, check whether it can capture ‘fishing events’.

Form issues contd. 2. Fishing Activity Form

Is a key form as it indicates the total number of trips that have been carried out. Logbooks only indicate the catch for one trip.

It helps to gauge the logsheet coverage.

It can be difficult to implement this form, especially if you are aiming to capture 100% of trips. Your ability to do this will depend on local conditions, no. of boats / no. of fishery officers / budget / etc.

3. The final use of the fish

The logsheet form does not capture the final use of fish (sale, consumption, price, etc) as this is not known at the point of unloading.

Market survey data is needed to capture this information.(New Market Survey Manual being developed by CFP, SPC)

Form issues contd. 4. Vessel economic dataDoes not collect fixed costs (or overheads) that are incurred by SSF. The objective is to collect cost data at the trip level to identify trends over time and the impact that FADs have on cost per unit of effort at the trip level.

Excluding fixed costs does impact our ability to use economics as a fishery management tool (MEY).

NEW ! Links with other data collection programmes

The same forms can be used to collect data from other vessel based fisheries. Using the same form across different fisheries will make things easier for staff, data management , etc.

Deep Bottom Snapper Fishery

Sports Fishing Vessels

Creel and Market Survey

TUF-ART DATBASE

• Based on the Industrial Fisheries Database – TUFMAN

• MS Access standalone database – not connected to TUFMAN, so can be installed in an independent office (i.e. Coastal Fisheries) •Data entry and basic reporting in place, further developments to take place

Resources

AusAID funding(2012 to 2015)

Generous amounts for positions and equipment.

National data workshops (best for countries with multiple staff) Regional Artisanal Data Workshop (2013) Manual for artisanal tuna data fishery (first draft available)