Report of the first working party on fisheries data and statistics : Mombasa, Kenya, 24-27 April 2007 PDF
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FAOFisheriesReportNo.852 SFS/R852(En) ISSN0429-9337 SOUTHWESTINDIANOCEANFISHERIESCOMMISSION Reportofthe FIRSTWORKINGPARTYONFISHERIESDATAANDSTATISTICS Mombasa,Kenya,24-27April2007 Copyrightedmaterial CopiesofFAOpublicationscanberequestedfrom: SalesandMarketingGroup CommunicationDivision FAO VialcdelleTcrmcdiCanicalla 00153Rome.Italy E-mail:publications-sulesfa1fao.org Fax:+390657053360 Website:http://www.fao.org Copyrightedmaterial FAOFisheriesReportNo.852 SFS/R852(En) Reportofthe FIRSTWORKINGPARTYONFISHERIESDATAANDSTATISTICS Mombasa,Kenya,24-27April2007 FOODANDAGRICULTUREORGANIZATIONOFTHEUNITEDNATIONS Rome,2008 This One RXD9-3EB-3H9H material ToplocnoferhtoroghtoemtacedphloirudeanmscoencptrsFoeilioFdreydgonesonadtivahonnestaargoiiltnmtooptdintprhlishmoaAemerdgepesdrunlmneeicytpalcthtilutssmualohtirtvoyeatuefeetareudtmtebxsihapeoaOanorenrtnufengdfosaaaafsrenntcieniihytotzdeunsnaocrotpfroeotrirusfroeonmesnsnated,ternnionyyewotf,trrhiaostoettrphentoiieerrehonrcdneiiUbo.tornooomniufromtnyrwem,edhdaannactrodiNetittaerseyitdotsaio.he!orebvnTsyeIashenrrFee(thoAahFamniOAveosOetrnI)ihntonbeicffpeooopreinnaretnrcmsfotaeeapftrruainesttoipnhenenocncrgetiieftttidiohc,ees,docs TrehfelevctietwhseevxiperwessosfedFAiOn.thispublicationarethoseoftheauthor(s)anddonotnecessarily ISBN978-92-5-105903-6 AaacACVocpECFlirpholcornoAlapeipokmymOblcleyrdnmmeytifriupoeurcgircdwroeanhgitelnct-thoiliesiimrtflccodaaioearwnigrl&PertTslfeusieicpadbeftdtoour.lortoun.rire:vmcospneRaesrDhdoetuigip-spidvcneiroeighrRnossCmeadiPpaipilouoressrnlcarsooitpcmrcidraiiyoulooosnclhnatsaithnif,bioedoriforn0tonmSe0mnasuda1othptn5nweophd3-riuoeitclrdaRhcodtilooomsbupmmBisyteerenerra.wmaitcnrihgdi«ciInhdsttahatratltielehiynsnoopfslnupoedrredoepmrfroamtsotsim:iaespotssrenioraovpirniraedlooeadfdiuunttcthhttheoheifrcsoisorzoipeunrydefrrsociwaregilmhteiathstoohifruouotllnoldtyehresr. ©FAO2008 Copyrightedmaterial Ill PREPARATIONOFTHISDOCUMENT ThisisthefinalversionofthereportofthefirstWorkingPartyonFisheriesDataandStatisticsheldin collaboration with the Kenya Marine Fisheries Research Institute. Mombasa, Kenya, 24-27April2007.Thecountryreportsappearaspresentedbytheauthors.-participants. Distribution: Participantsintheworkshop Otherinterestednationsandinternational FAorOgaFniiszhaetriioenssandAquacultureDepartment FisheryOfficersinFAORegionalandSubregionalOffices Copyrightedmaterial IV FAO/SouthWestIndianOceanFisheriesCommission. RFeApOorFtiosfhetrhieesfirRsetpWorotr.kNion.g8P5a2r,tyRoonmeF,ishFeArOie.s2D0a0t8a.a8n5dp.Statistics.Mombasa,Kenya,24-27April2007. ABSTRACT ThefirstWorkingPartyonFisheriesDataandStatisticswasattendedbyparticipantsfromComoros, France,Kenya,Madagascar.Maldives,Mauritius,Mozambique,Seychelles,SouthAfrica,theUnited RepublicofTanzaniaandYemen. TheWorkingPartyreceivednationalreportsofeachofthecountriesandexaminedthestatusof fisheriescatchandeffortdataandstatistics.Severalcountriesdonotproduceannualfisheries statisticalreports. Inmostcasescountriesattributedweaknessesindatacollectiontolackoffunds andinsufficientnumbersofenumerators. TheWorkingPartydiscussedminimumdatarequirementsforeffectivefisheriesmanagementinfive genericfisheriestypes:industrialshrimp,artisanalshrimp,trapfisheries,demersallineandbeach seinefisheries.Eachcountryprovidedtheexistingavailabilityofdatafortheserequirements.Major issuesofdatacollection(structuraldata,operationaldataandbiologicaldata),dataprocessing,data analyses,datadisseminationandotherrelatedmatterswereidentified. Alistofmetadatafieldswaspresentedtoassistmembercountriesprovidedatatotheregionaldata coordinatoroftheSouthWestIndianOceanFisheriesProject(SWIOFP)inordertosetuparegional metadatabase. Theavailabilityofrelevantregionalandglobalinformationsystemswasdiscussed. WioFish.afisheriesmetadatamanagementsystem,wasinitiatedtocollateavailableinformationfrom small-scalefisheriesoftheWesternIndianOceancountries. TheFishCode-STF(Strategyfor improvinginformationonstatusandTrendsofcaptureFisheries)projectandtheFisheryResources MonitoringSystem(FIRMS)aretwoinitiativestowardsaglobalstrategytoimproveinformationon statusandtrendsofcapturefisheries. StatBasesoftw>arehasalreadybeenadoptedbytheSWIOFP pCroomjmecitssfoironre(giSoWnIalOFdaCt)ammeamnabgeermceonutntarinedswfoourlrdepboretianvga,ildaibslseemfionraStionugt,hgWaetshetriInngdiaanndOscheaarningFidsahtear.ieAs schematicrepresentationoftherelationshipbetweenorganizations,institutions,projectsand informationsystemswasproduced.TheWorkingPartywasappraisedonthedevelopmentofa SWIOFPWebsiteandprovidedwithademonstrationonapplicationsofGeographicalInformation Systems(GIS)infisheriesmanagement. TheWorkingPartymaderecommendationsonimprovingthesituationoffisheriesdataandstatistics fortheconsiderationoftheScientificCommitteeoftheSWIOFC. Copyrightedmaterial V CONTENTS Page OPENING 1 ADOPTION.OF..THEAGENDA 1 STATUSOFTHECOLLECTIONOFFISHERIESLANDINGS(CATCHAND EFFORT)ANDOFFISHERIESDATAMANAGEMENT I DATAGAPSANALYSIS(IDENTIFICATIONOFPARAMETERS) 2 METADATAREPORTING 12 FISHERIESDATABASES 12 WinFishrialahase 12 SlalBasedatabase 14 Thestrategyforimprovinginformationonstatusandtrendsofcapturefisheries (FAQ-STFProject) 14 TThheeFFiisshheCrioedseR-eSsToFurprcoejsecMtonitoringSystemIFIRMS):statusandprospects 1154 FISHERIES.AND.INFORMATIONTKClINOl.PiGY FZ WIOFPWebsitebeingdevelopedthroughtheIWiLEARNproject [7 UseofGISinFisheriesandfishstocksmanagement 17 RECOMMENDATIONSOFTHEWORKINGPARTY 19 CLOSINGOFTHEWORKINGPARTY 2fi APPENDIXES A. Agenda 21 CB. LLiissttooffpdaorctuimciepnatnsts 2226 D. SpeechbyProf.MieheniNtiba.ChairmanoftheScientificandTechnical CommitteeoftheBoardofManagementoftheKenyaMarineFisheriesResearch E. ICnlsotsiitunteeremarksbyMrKaitiraIbrahimKatonda.InterimRegionalManagerofthe 21 SouthWestIndianOceanFisheriesProject 28 F. StalBase-SWIOFP:PreliminaryinventoryofthedataonFisheries Countryavailabilityofminimumdataforselectedfisheries 29 G. Countryreports: Kenya.France.Madagascar,Maldives.Mauritius.Mozambique.Seychelles.South Africa,theUnitedRepublicofTanzania.Yemen 36 Copyrightedmaterial I OPENING M1.ombaTshaeffirrostmW2o4rktion2g7PaArptryilon20F0is7hearnidesoDragtaaniazneddSbtaytitshtiecsK(eWnyPaFSM)arwianseheFlisdhaetritehseRSoelseeialrBcehacInhstCiltuutbe (KMFR1). 2M.aldiveTsh.eMWaourrkitiinugs.PaMrotyzawmabsiqauttee.ndSeedycbhyel2l7esp,arStiocuitphantAsfrfircao,mCthoemoUrnoist,edFrRanecpeu,blKiecnyoaf,TMaandzaagnaisacaarnd, Yemen,ThelistofparticipantsisgiveninAppendixB, t3W.hPeFSSc.ieMnrTtihfMeiiccfuhalenlndsitTaJe.tceNhmtneiinbctaa,olfPCrPoormfoefm.sistNottrieobefaoBifisoatlthotegaiBcchoaealdrSdacsioAefnpMcpeaesnnadatgixtehmeDeUntntoivtohefirssKirMtepyForoRtfI.NaoipreonbeidatnhdeCwhoarikrmoafntohef 4. Prof.Ntibapointedouttheneedtohaveacommonapproachinsolvingregionalissues.Hesaidthat fisheriesresourcemanagementcanonlybeeffectivelydonebasedonscientificinformation.Whilegiving hiscommentsonmonitoring,controlandsurveillanceoffisheries,hesaidthattheseeffortsarestill hamperedbylackofadequateinvestmentsfurthercompromisingthemanagementofcrucialfishstocks includingstraddlingandtransboundaryfisheries. Heconcludedbyadvisingthatfisheriesdataand statisticsunderpinsthemanagementoffisheriesintheregion. 5 TheDirectorofKMFRI,DrJohnsonKazungu,theSecretaryoftheSouthWestIndianOcean FisheriesCommission,MrAubreyHarris,therecently-appointedExecutiveSecretaryoftheSouthWest IndianOceanFisheriesProject,MrKaitiraKatonda,alsomadeintroductoryremarksandwelcomedthe participants.TheyrecalledthebackgroundtotheWorkingPartyandwelcomedthecollaborationbetween SWIOFCandSWIOFP. ADOPTIONOFTHEAGENDA 6. DrRenisonRuwachairedtheWorkingPartyonbehalfofKMFRI.Atime-tablefortheWPFSwas presentedanddiscussed.TheWorkingPartyagreedtokeepthetimingflexibletoallowallparticipantsto maketheircountrycontributionswhilstcoveringalltheproposeditemsoftheAgenda.TheAgendaofthe WorkingPartyisgiveninAppendixA. STATUSOFTHECOLLECTIONOFFISHERIESLANDINGS(CATCHANDEFFORT) ANDOFFISHERIESDATAMANAGEMENT 7. Theparticipantspresentedthestatusofcollectionoffisherieslandingsinformationand fisheriesdatamanagementintheirrespectivecountries. Comoros 8. ThefisheriesofComorosareentirelyartisanalandconsistofboatsof3to9minlength.Thelast estimatesmadetogetherwiththefisherassociationsin2002indicatedthattherewereabout7550fishers and3200boats(900ofwhicharemotorized).Droplining(withdisposablerocksinkers)isundertakenby smallcanoes(pirogues),whiletrollingisundertakenbymotorizedboats.Smallpelagics(Tylosorusspp.et Atbonlneensne(s65spppe.rc)etnhtattcunoamseancldotsheetroetmhaeincodaesrtoafroetfhiesrhsepdewciietsh)ciisrsctliillngdesreiinveesd.fTrhoeme1s9t9i5mastteatdisctaitcsc.hof13300 9. Astatisticalsystemofmonitoringoflandingsbasedonaregularsamplingwasestablishedin1994 bytheAssociationThonieroftheCommissiondeI'oceanIndicn.Thesystemdefined12stratawithin threeislandswithfiveprimarysitesinGrandeComoros,fourprimarysitesinAnjouanandthreeprimary sitesinMoheli.Detailedinformationwasrandomlycollecteddirectlyfromtheboatsbyfishrecorders. ThelandingsmonitoringsystemcontinueduntiltheendoftheprojectinJune19%.Fishlandingshave notbeenmonitoredsince. Copyrightedmaterial 10. TheMinistryofFisheriesintendstosetupamonitoringsystemthisyearkeepingmuchthesame structureassystemthatwasinplacefrom1994-1996.Theprobleminvolvedinsettingupalandings mlaocnkitoofricnogmpsuytsetremsuinppCoormtofroorsprionccelsusdienglacakndofanfaolnydssi,snaunmderroeulusctlaanncdeinogfsistoesme(10fi4s)h,erisnstuoffhicaiveenttrheeicrorcdaetrcsh, monitoredorhandled.Therehavenotbeenanybiologicalstudiesundertakenofspeciesatthelevelofthe artisanalfishery.Scientificstudiestoexamineiftherearedifferentstocksandtheirinteractionsbetween countrieswouldbeuseful. i1t1s.capaTchietyWotrokcionngtrPibaurtteyntootesdubtsheatq,uewnitthoSuWtIbOasFiPclwaonrdkiingnsgipnafrotrimeastioorn.inCotmheorSocsienistisfeivcerCeolmymliitmtieteedoinf SWIOFC.PossibilitiesforassistingComorossetupacatchmonitoringsystemtoobtaininformationfora nationaldatabaseandusedinassessmentsofthestatusofitsfisheriesresourceswerediscussed.The abilityoftheComorostosupportandmanageamonitoringsystemoverthelongtermisacriticalfactor fordeterminingthetechnicalassistancethatcouldbeprovidedandtypeofsystemthatshouldbe developed.ItwasnotedthattherewillbesomesupportinSWIOFPforcapacitybuildingwhichwould improvethedatamanagementcapacity. France f1i2s.hanTdhaelRoengulniinoenfifsihsehreyrythsaetctcoarugchotns3is4t0s0otfoannsemsaollftcuonasatsaalnfdisbhielrlyfiwshietshianc2a0t0c5h.oTfh8e00enttiornenefsisohifnmgifxleeedt consistof279vessels.Anelaboratesystemforthemonitoringthesefisherieswassetupin2006bythe FrenchResearchInstituteforExploitationoftheSea(IFREMER)withsimilarfishingconceptsand statisticalprocessesasexistelsewhereintheEuropeanUnion(AppendixG). Themonitoringsystem seekstocapturethetotalityoffishingactivityincludingseasonal,spatialaswellaseconomicandsocial apsepcehcetss.mIatrciotnismiestestodfetwFoaquleavceullst:uaren—admDinPiMstAratainvde'amnanaagnaelmyetnitc'arle/pooperrtaitnigonlaelvellevdeolnewhbiychDiirsecvtairoinoudselsy undertakenbydifferentagenciesdependingontheircompetences(suchasIFRF.MER,theInstitutde RecherchepourleDeveloppement(1RD),Museumnationald'Histoirenalurelle(MNHN),Universityof Caen)whilestillundertheadministrativemandateofDPMA. 13. Detailsoftheinformationcollectedforthesmallcoastalfisherywerepresented. Monitoringis bsuabsseedqpuaernttlyvferriofmiciantfioonrmaatnidonencqoulilreicetsedownhetnhethaectvueaslseflissahirncgretgriipsst.erAedotreafmroomffaramceoosrudrinvaetyosrasanwdelltwaos investigatorsareresponsibleforthedatacollectionandpreliminarydatapreparationinReunion.Thedata aresenttoFranceandenteredintoanationalsystemforthemonitoringofmarineresources(Systeme d'informationhalieutiquefranyais)managedbyanotherteamresponsibletoensurestandardizedmethods, aupnpdreorptraikaetnebryefIeFreRnEceMEsRys,teBmrse,st,dattharomuagnhaageHmAenRtM,OpNroIcEessfironngta-nedndditsotrainbuOtiRonA.CTLheEsdtaattaibstaiscea.lEafnfaelcytsiivseliys onlyonepersonoftheteaminFrancemanagesthedatafromReunion.InJune2007,IFREMERwillbe releasingastatisticalbulletinofthe2006fishingresultsforReunion.AnationaldynamicSiG-basedWeb siteisunderconstructionthatwillallowinterrogationofallFrenchfisheriesstatisticsandfishery regulations. 14. DifficultiesencounteredinReunionrelatedtonightfishingwhichwasdifficulttomonitorand estimate,andover-reportingofcatchesinquestionnairesandlogbookstotakeadvantageoffuelsubsidies. TheparticipantsfromFrancenotedthatfisheriesstatisticalmonitoringsystemsaregroundedona combinationofgeneralneeds(regulationoffishinglicences,monitoringoflandingsortranshipment, respectofinternationalagreements)aswellasspecificneedsbasedonthecontextorhistoryofthefishery. Twhhiischconstheoxultdw,hitochthiseeesxpteecnitallpyosesviibdleen,tbienacratpitsuanraeldfbisyhertiheesmpornoivitdoirnigngfosryrsitcehmn.esWsiatshiwnellSWasIcOoFmCp,lexititiys importantthatcountriescanadequatelymonitortheirvariousfisheriesandresourceswithalltheirnational specificities. Howeverforregionalpurposes,thenationaldataneedstobeavailableinastandardized Copyrightedmaterial 3 formthatcanbeexchangedandanalysedtoallowregionalmonitoringatappropriatespatialandtemporal scales. 15. Theworkingpartyreflectedonthedifficultyofmonitoringartisanalfisheriesparticularlyinwith regardtoseasonalorevendailychangesoffishingmethodbyafishingvessel.Itnotedthatthemonitoring systemuseddidnotrequiremuchmanpowerbutitwastechnicallydemandingandcostly.Italsonoted that,intime,themonitoringsystemthathadbeensetupwouldenableverydetailedanalysisofthesmall coastalfishery,itsimpactuponcoastalfisheryresources,andoftheeconomicandsocialcontributionof thesector.Itwasnotedthatallvesselswereregisteredandlicensedbutthatthefisheriesarenotasyet closedtoentry. Kenya 16. ThecollectionoffisherieslandingsdatainKenyaismainlyundertakenbyFisheries DepartmentstaffandrecentlybyBeachManagementUnits(BMUs).Otherorganizationssuchas KenyaMarineandFisheriesResearchInstitute(KMFRI)andCoralReefDegradationintheIndian Ocean(CORDIO)aswellasrecreationalfisherassociationshavealsocollectedfishlandingstatistics forvariableperiodsinparticularareastoaddressspecificecologicalorsocio-economicissues.The dataresideswiththeoriginalorganizationorassociationusuallyashardcopiesofresponsestoforms, questionnairesorlogbooks.AdministrativelylandingsdataisfirstreportedattheDistrictlevel.The dataareaggregatedatspecieslevelintofishgroupsandthensummedatdistrictlevelandfinallyinto ainssuifmfpilceiensttatciasptaiccailtyr,epdoerptesnhdoewnicnegotnotaulntnraatiinoendalBlManUdinmgesmbbeyrsfi,shaebrsyesnucbe-soefctaorc.enCtroanlstrreapionstistoirnyclaundde insufficientprocessingandanalysisofthedatacollected.Withoutadequatemonitoringcontroland surveillance(MCS)andvesselmonitoringsystems(VMS)requirements,theresultantillegal, unreportedandunregulated(IUU)fishingislikelytoseriouslyundermineKenya’sabilitytoknow howmuchfishiscaughtinitsexclusiveeconomiczone(EEZ)(AppendixG). 17. Inthediscussionsthatfollowed,theworkingparty(WP)examinedinmoredetailthemethod bywhichtheoperationaleffortwasobtainedfromframesurveys,aswellasthecollectionoflogbook ciantfcohrmcaotuilodnbferormesollivceednsbedyveemspsleolsyifnigshmiongreinsttahfefoFr.Fb.Zy.cAolllaabcokraotfiomnanwiptohwoetrhetroimnostniittuotriontsheanadrtinsoanna-l governmentalorganizations(NGOs).Withregardtoanapparentlackofanationalcentralizedmarine wfishhiecrhieisncdlautdaebdasKeMiFnRKIe.nyaan,diottwhearsNnGotOesdt(hCatORtDheIrOe.weCorrealscaRteteefreCdoninssetrivtuattiioonnalPdraotjeacbtasCesRCaPva)ilwabhloe conductedcatchassessmentsurveys. TheyareinvariedformatsbutmainlyinExcel(80percent). Tdehveerleopisaalnsaotiaovnaaillafbilseheraielsondgattaebramsespcoorotrdfiinsahteerdydbaettawbeaesne.FiItshwearsiespeDrecpeairvetdmetnhtat(FthieDr)eawnadsKaMnFeReIdttoo harmonizetheirmarinefisheriesdatasets(i.e.similartoLakeVictoria).Thiswouldassistin providingmorecomprehensiveinformationformanagementaswellasfacilitatetheprovisionof informationtootherregionalandinternationalorganizationssuchasIndianOceanTunaCommission (IOTC),theOceanographicResearchInstituteORI(WestIndianOceanfishdatabaseWIOFTSFI)and FAO. Madagascar 18. Fishproductionstatisticsarederivedfromlogbooks(intheshrimpfishery),fromreports,from sporadicsurveysandfromprojectingpastdata(AppendixG).Thetotalcatchisestimatedat120000 tcuolntnuersetoan1d30a0r0ti0satnoanlnefsispheirngy.earS.taItnisctriecasseoonfttohtealperxopdourtctioofnifsisdhueptroodtuhcetdsevieslocpomlleenctteodfsbhyrimtphse Administrativedeclaration(Healthcertificateandcustomsdeclaration).Exportsoffishproductsfrom capturefisheriesareimportantasasourceofforeigncurrencies,andcontribute2.3to3.0percentof grossdomesticproduct(GDP).Theconsumptionoffish,whichisanimportantsourceofproteinfor thepopulation,isestimatedevery10yearsbysampling.Itisestimatedthatabout20percentofthe artisanalcatchinconsumedbyfishersandtheirfamiliesanddonotappearinofficialstatistics.The Copyrightedmaterial
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