Final Technical Report - ACP Fish II

30 Pages·2014·0.69 MB·English

" Strengthening fisheries management in ACP states "

Final Technical Report

Building Capacity of Pacific ACP member states in Data Analysis
and Interpretation in Support of Stock Assessment of Inshore
Fisheries Resources for Fisheries Management through a Regional
Training Workshop

ACP Fish II – Strengthening fisheries management in ACP states
9 ACP RPF 128 Accounting No. RPR/006/07 – EDF IX

Reference: PAC-3.3-B16

November 2013

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" Strengthening fisheries management in ACP states "

Table of Contents
1 Background ......................................................................................................... 5
2 Approach to the assignment ............................................................................. 7
3 Comments on the Terms of Reference ............................................................. 8
3.1 Timeline ............................................................................................................ 9
3.2 The Key Expert Team ...................................................................................... 9
3.3 The Technical Team ...................................................................................... 10
4 Organization and Methodology ....................................................................... 11
4.1 Delivery of Terms of Reference .................................................................... 11
4.2 Conduct and details of the assignment ....................................................... 12
4.2.1 Inception Meeting ...................................................................................... 12
4.2.2 Literature reviews ...................................................................................... 13
4.2.3 Finalisation of Inception Report ................................................................. 13
4.2.4 Country Consultations ............................................................................... 13
4.2.5 Formulation of a Training Syllabus ............................................................ 16
4.2.6 Development of Training Materials ............................................................ 16
4.2.7 Phase 2: Delivery of the Training Workshop .............................................. 16
4.3 Timeline for Key Expert Inputs ..................................................................... 22
4.3.1 Mark Tupper, KE1, Team Leader .............................................................. 22
4.3.2 Jim Anderson, KE2, Training Specialist ..................................................... 24
5 Conclusions and Recommendations .............................................................. 26
6 Workshop Evaluation ....................................................................................... 28
ANNEXES…………………………………………………………………………………...31
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List of annexes

 Annex 1: Preliminary survey and TNA questionnaire
 Annex 2: Training workshop schedule
 Annex 3: Training presentations (first page only)
Annex 3.1 GIS introduction
Annex 3.2 QGIS training
Annex 3.3 Sampling basics
Annex 3.4 Statistics 1 – Introduction to Data
Annex 3.5 Statistics 2 – Data visualization
Annex 3.6 Statistics 3 – Statistical tests
Annex 3.7 Statistics 4 – Non parametrics
Annex 3.8 Statistics 5 – 2-way ANOVA
Annex 3.9 Statistics 6 – Power and sample size
Annex 3.10 Statistics 7 – Report writing
 Annex 4: Inshore fisheries data analysis training manual
 Annex 5: Statistics flowcharts
 Annex 6: Inshore fisheries data analysis exam

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ACRONYMS

CFO Chief Fisheries Officer
CF Coastal Fisheries
EAF Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries
FAME Division of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Marine Ecosystems
FAO Food and Agriculture Organization (of the United Nations)
FD Fisheries Division
FMP Fisheries Management Plan
FSM Federated States of Micronesia
GIS Geographic Information System
KE Key Expert
NGO Non Governmental Organisation
NOAA (US) National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration
NMFS (US) National Marine Fisheries Service
OF Ocean Fisheries
PROCFish Pacific Regional Oceanic and Coastal Fisheries Development Programme
RFMO Regional Fisheries Management Organisation
SciCoFish Science for Coastal and Ocean Fisheries Programme
SPC South Pacific Commission
ToR Terms of Reference
TL Team Leader
TT Technical Team
TNA Training Needs Assessment
UVC Underwater Visual Census

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1 Background
The Division of Fisheries Aquaculture and Marine Ecosystems (FAME) is part of the
Secretariat of the Pacific Community. The SPC – FAME currently has two principal
programmes: Coastal Fisheries (CF) Programme and Ocean Fisheries (OF)
Programme. The CF programme aims to build up the capacity of the Pacific island
states in managing their coastal fisheries, sustainable development of near-shore
resources and all aspects of aquaculture.
It has been a long term request since the late 1980’s by Pacific Island Countries to be
able to obtain suitable fishery resources information to assist in the management of
coastal inshore fisheries resources. Three different survey manuals (Invertebrate,
Finfish Underwater Visual Census (UVC), Market and Creel) were developed by SPC
upon request from SPC member states and with input from the member states. The
manuals are expected to be approved by SPC member states within this year (2013).
However, some work has already been undertaken using these developed survey
manuals because of the request from these member states for SPC to undertake
such survey work for them.
The 6 countries proposed to be involved in the project include Fiji, Federated States
of Micronesia (FSM), Tonga, Tuvalu, Kiribati and Palau. SPC is working with or
planning to work with each of these countries using the developed survey manuals.
This ACP Fish II training will be a follow up or value adding to the SPC work as it will
help train the officers involved in survey work to analyse the data collected and
understand what the results show.
The project started with the arrival of the Team Leader (TL/KE1) and the Training
Specialist (KE2) in Nouméa, New Caledonia on the 12th August 2013. The Inception
Meeting occurred over 2 days, on 13 and 14 August 2013. During these meetings,
key FAME staff were briefed on the project objectives and terms of reference, and
draft work schedules and a draft syllabus were created.
The results of these meetings are the project implementation plans set out below.
The Experts were greatly assisted by Ian Bertram and Franck Mogran of FAME, who
provided guidance on the survey programs and logistical support in the form of
introductions to regional fisheries divisions and scheduling of country consultations.

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The second half of the project involved a workshop for 12 Pacific Islands Fisheries
Officers (two each from FSM, Fiji, Kiribati, Palau, Tonga and Tuvalu. The following
results were completed by SOFRECO in reference to the assignment:
 Training manual on biostatistical techniques for analyzing fisheries data;
 Fisheries officers trained in use of biostatistical, graphical, and GIS
techniques.
 Report of Training Workshop completed, including the training agenda and all
training materials such as PowerPoint slide presentations and the statistical
analysis guide.
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2 Approach to the
assignment
The project was implemented in two phases. The first phase was conducted from
August 12-30 2013. During this time, Key Experts (KE) worked at the SPC FAME
office in Nouméa, New Caledonia, and each KE travelled to one other country to
complete a Training Needs Assessment (TNA). Mark Tupper travelled to Tonga from
August 17-22, 2013, to meet with the Tongan Fisheries Division. Concurrently,
James Anderson travelled to Fiji to meet with the Fijian Fisheries Division. During the
first 2 days in Nouméa, the KEs participated in briefings, define the scope of the TNA
and the training workshop and planned several additional logistical details that need
to be arranged for the country consultations and the workshop in phase II. The
country consultations lasted approximately 5 days, after which the KEs returned to
Nouméa to continue the TNA for the remaining 4 countries (Palau, FSM, Kiribati and
Tuvalu), and to develop the workshop syllabus and training materials.
Following Phase 1, the KEs returned to their home countries, where they continued
to develop and refine the training materials.
Project Phase II was accomplished from October 22 to November 13, 2013. Twelve
participants (two each from Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Palau,
Tonga and Tuvalu) attended the 10-day workshop from October 28 through
November 8. Participants received training in basic fisheries and ecological data
analysis and GIS. A field trip was conducted to allow participants to collect their own
data, conduct data quality control, and then graph and analyse the data and interpret
the results. A statistical methods manual was written based on analytical techniques
covered in the workshop. An open-book exam was administered near the end of the
workshop so that participants and trainers could gauge the level of understanding of
the course material. At the end of the workshop, participants were surveyed as to
their opinions of the workshop and how useful it was to their work as Fisheries
Officers.
Following the workshop, the KEs returned again to their home countries to write the final
technical report for this assignment.
As a result of the implementation of this project, country representatives learned
about survey design, field work preparation, data collection from shallow waters, data
entry, data quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC), statistical analysis,
calculation of power and sample size, GIS, and report generation. The participant
survey indicated that the most useful of these skills were data QA/QC and calculation
of required sample size.
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3 Comments on the Terms
of Reference
The team had the following comments on the ToR: related to some proposed minor
deviations from the approach specified in the ToR.
 The ToR suggest that the first week should cover analysis of UVC and market
and creel survey data for finfish, and use of GIS for mapping and presenting of
results, and the second week should cover invertebrate assessment data and
use of GIS for mapping and presenting of results. However, the GIS
techniques used for both finfish and invertebrate analysis would be the same,
as would many of the statistical techniques. The consultants therefore suggest
that the training focus on statistical concepts and techniques for the first third
of the training; on application of those techniques to the selected survey
protocols for the second third of the training, and on using Quantum GIS for
mapping and presentation of the results for the final third of the training.
 The ToR suggested that the KEs visit two countries but did not specify which
countries. Fiji and Tonga were chosen based on their proximity and ease/cost
of reaching them.
 The ToR suggest that the statistical training would be the basis for future stock
assessments. However, most Pacific Island fisheries departments lack staff
with the advanced mathematical skills needed for stock assessment modelling
such as virtual population analysis or surplus yield models. Instead, the KEs
suggest that more general statistical techniques used in marine and fisheries
ecology would be more appropriate, as many of the participants will have no
prior statistical training and limited math skills.
Comments made during and after the project are included in section 5 – Conclusions
and Recommendations.

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3.1 Timeline
The specific daily KE inputs and activities are given in Table 4.3.1 and 4.3.2. In
summary, the approach to developing and delivering the data analysis workshop was
the following:
 Week 1 – Project inception, meeting with Technical Team members, gather
documents, read documents, create initial TNA survey, begin development of
workshop syllabus.
 Week 2 – Country consultation visits to Fiji and Tonga, TNA done directly in
Fiji and Tonga, continue developing workshop syllabus, write and submit
Inception Report.
 Week 3 –Second Technical Team meeting; continue TNA in remaining
countries (FSM, Kiribati, Palau, Tuvalu), further develop workshop syllabus
based on initial TNA results, complete all logistical arrangements for workshop
in Phase II.
 Weeks 4-12 (at home) – KEs revise and finalize syllabus based on final TNA
results and develop all training materials, leading to a statistical manual for
inshore fisheries data analysis.
 Week 13 – Data analysis and interpretation workshop held in Nouméa
beginning Monday, October 14 2013, first week addresses basic data
management and statistical analysis of fisheries data. Focus is on applying
statistics to UVC and creel/market finfish survey data.
 Week 14 – Second week of data analysis and interpretation workshop held in
Nouméa. Addresses primarily invertebrate and also finfish UVC and creel
survey analysis and GIS applications to visualize and interpret fisheries data.
 Week 15 (at home) – Project reporting (Draft Final Technical Report).
3.2 The Key Expert Team
There are two team members:
 Mark Tupper, Inshore Fisheries Science/Management Specialist and Team
Leader, based New Caledonia, KE1
 James Anderson, Training Specialist, based New Caledonia, KE2
The project is designed to address the fisheries management issues of the ACP
FISH II Pacific Member States. The project has a strong regional element expressed
in the regional fisheries initiatives that operate in the region (SciCoFish, PROCFish,
etc.). However the six countries differ significantly in many of the problems they face
and in the way they respond to them.

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The role of the team leader, working with the Technical Team and KE2, was to
oversee the logistics of the assignment, to provide technical guidance and training on
statistical techniques, to assist with the TNA, and to ensure that all reporting is on
time and to a high standard. The KE2’s role was lead the TNA and the
implementation of the training, and to assist the Team Leader with the development
of training materials.
3.3 The Technical Team
The Technical Team was set up in Nouméa at the beginning of Phase 1 (see
below). The role of the Technical Team was to provide logistical support and
guidance to the KEs as they conduct the TNA, develop the training materials, and
arrange the workshop.
The setting up of the Country Consultations is the responsibility of the KEs, although
the Technical Team will provide necessary introductions to country fisheries
personnel. The KEs will assist with facilitating funding from the ACP Fish II Incidental
Expenditure budget.
The Technical Team is composed of 5 members of the SPC:
 Mr. Lindsay Chapman, Coastal Fisheries Programme Manager
 Dr. Colette Wabnitz, Fisheries Scientist (Aquarium Trade)
 Mr Franck Magron, Reef Fisheries Information Manager
 Mr. Ian Bertram, Coastal Fisheries Science and Management Advisor
 Mr. Bradley Moore, Fisheries Scientist
The first meeting of the project technical team was held on 13 August 2013. The
main objectives of the meeting were as follows:
 Provide technical documents to consultants
 Decide on overall content and venue of training workshop
 Discuss different possible formats and structures for the TNA and training
workshop
 Finalise countries for country consultation visits
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