Report of the twenty-second session of the Coordinating Working Party on Fishery Statistics

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FAOFisheriesReportNo.834 FIES/R834(En)
Reportofthe
TWENTY-SECONDSESSIONOFTHECOORDINATINGWORKINGPARTYONFISHERYSTATISTICS
Rome,27February-2March2007
FOODANDAGRICULTUREORGANIZATIONOFTHEUNITEDNATIONS
Rome,2007
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PREPARATIONOKTHISDOCLMENT
Thisdocumentisthereportofthetwenty-secondsessionoftheCoordinatingWorkingParty
onFisheryStatistics(CWP),heldinRome.Italy,from27Februaryto2March2007.
!FReApOo.rtofthetwenty-secondsessionoftheCoordinatingWorkingPartyonFisheryStatistics,
Rome,27February-2March2007.
jFAOFisheriesReport.No.834.Rome,FAO.2007.45p.
ABTRACT
Thereportofthetwenty-secondsessionoftheCoordinatingWorkingPartyonFishery
Statistics(CWP),Rome,Italy,27February-2March2(K)7,ispresented.Topicsdiscussed
were:enhancementofregionalfisherybodiesandtheFishCodeStrategyforImproving
InformationonStatusandTrendsofCaptureFisheriespartnership;reviewofprogressby
memberorganizations;aquaculturestatistics:issuesrelatedtovesselandportclassificalion;
fisherydataqualityindicators:FishStatPlusstatus:reviewofrecommendationsfromthe
CWPtwenty-firstsession;reviewofreportsfromexpertconsultationsandworkshops:
improvementinvisibilityofCWP.
Distribution:
FAOFisheriesandAquacultureDepartment
FAORegionalandSubregionalFisheryOfficers
FAOMembers
CWPMembers
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CONTENTS
OPFNINOOFTHESESSIONANDWELCOME
RAEDVOIPTEIWOONFOMFFVT1HREFRA.GSEHINPDA . II
ENHANCEMENTOFRFRsANDFISHCODF-STFPARTNF.RHSIP 0
RAISEOSVUUIAEESCWURLOEFTLUAPRTREEODGSRTTEAOSTISVSERTSIYSCESMLEAMNRDERPOORRTGCALMA/SASTIiFrI)C\ASTISOINNCECWP-^I 433
FERIIESSVHHISEElRWAYOrDFPAIAT1RAISEQASITRAATOLItIl'TSNYD-AIDRNFIDVEIFSCIAOTOPRMSFNTOFANF.WVERSION h33
REVIEWOFPROGRESSONRECOMMENDATIONSOFCWP-2I 6
REPORTSFROMEXPERTCONSIIITATIONSANDWORKSHOPS 9
CIDIWINMPSTP-CER'RG>OERIVPAAEATMNNICEDNINGIETNTSTIHNEERVRSIESECISR.SIIIIO.ONINATIAYL.ODMFAECTEAWTRIPANGS:ESAR-RRAEMNOGVETMNECNiTTSHE-TRIAMSEESAFNODR 11?
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AADNOYPOTTIHOENROFRLR'ESIPNOERSTSANDCLOSEOFTHEMEETING _1143
APPENDIXES
21.. LAigsetnodfaparticipants 119
3 Listnfdnciiments 22
4. CWP-22openingstaiement 23
5. Summariesofpresentationsunderagendaitem6 25
67. LCiWstPofadmiilrneissmuIQmCiOtFemIstobeincludedinCWP-23agenda 337K
8. Recommendationsandagreements 39
190..CLiWstPofseascsrioonnsyms 4425
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OPENINGOFTHFSESSIONANDVVEIA’OME
(Agendaitem1
w1.asheTlhdeattwFeAntOy-fsreocmon2d7sFesesbirounaroyfttohe2CMooarrdcihna2t(iK)n7g.WRoerprkeisnegntPaatinvyesonofFtihsehefroyllStoawtiinsgtiocsrg(aCniWzPa-ti2o2n)s
participatedinthemeeting:
• CommissionfortheConscrs'alionofAntarcticMarineLivingResources(CCAMLR)
• PermanentCommissionoftheSouthPacific(CPPS)
• CommissionfortheConservationofSouthernBluefinTuna(CCSBT)
• StatisticalOfficeoftheEuropeanCommunities(Eurostat)
• FoodandAgricultureOrganizationoftheUnitedNations(FAO)
• GeneralFisheriesCommissionfortheMediterranean(GFCM)
• Inter-AmericanTropicalTunaCommission(lATTC)
• InternationalCommissionfortheConservationofAtlanticTuna(ICCAT)
• InternationalCouncilfortheExplorationoftheSea(ICES)
• NorthwestAtlanticFisheriesOrganization(NAFO)
• NortheastAtlanticFisheriesCommission(NEAFC)
• SouthEastAtlanticFisheriesOrganization(SEAFO)
• SoutheastAsianFisheriesDevelopmentCenter(SEAFDEC)
• WesternandCentralPacificFisheriesCommission(WCPFC)
ThemeetingwasinformedthatWCPFCalsorepresentedtheSecretarialofthePacificCommunity
(SPC)byitsnomination.ParticipantlistisinAppendixI,
2. TheCWPChairperson,HansLassen(ICES)openedthemeeting.MrIchiroNomura,Assistant
Driermeicntdoerd-Getnheeramle,etFiinsgheroifesthaendlonAgquahciustlotruyreofDeCpWarPtmeanntd.iFtsAOi.mpowretalnctomreodletahsetphaertimcaiipanntgsloabnadl
coordinatingbodyforfisheriesstatistics.OpeningstatementisattachedasAppendix4.
REVIEWOFMEMBERSHIP
(Agendaitem2)
3. SinceCWP-21,NEAFChasbecomeamemberofCWPfollowingitsapplicationinDecember
2005.
4a.pplicaGtFioCnMischuarsrenitnlfyorbmeeidngtphreocCesWsePd.SIencrtehtearmyeaonftiimtes.iGntFenCtiMonwitlolartetqeunedstCWmPem-b2e2rsahsiapraengidoniatls
fisheriesmanagementorganization(RFMO)underFAO.
5R.icharTdhGeramienegteirngaswtahesCiWnfPorSmeecdreotfarayscihnacnegOectionbethre20C0W5.PSecretariat:SachikoTsujiisreplacing
ADOPTIONOFTHEAGENDA
(Agendaitem3)
6. ArevisedproposedAgendawasdistributedtothemeeting."SeparationofcatchtakeninEEZs
andinhighseas”and"DatacollectionaftertemiinationoftheMoUbetweenSEAFDECandFAOin
brthueislsiantreiesposon”r.ttoWisiptcroholvtlhiaodt.iesodenainmoeAfnpdptmeuennndatisx,fi9ts.hheeraygesntdaatiwstaiscsa”dowpetreed(iAdpenpteinfdieidx2fo»r.Adilsicstusosfiaoncrounnydmersu“sOetdheirn
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ELECTIONOFCHAIRANDVICE-CHAIR
(Agendaitem4)
7. Thecurrentvice-chairperson,MsJohaiuieFischer(NAFO),waselectedasaChairperson.
MrDavidRainni(CCAMLR)waselectedasaVice-chairperson.
ENHANCEMENTOFRFBsANDFISHCODE-STFPARTNERHSIP
(Agendaitem5)
8. TheFishCode-STFprojectteamleader,MrGertjandeGraaf.presentedaprogressreporton
workcarriedoutduringthelasttwoyears:
• SininScoeutithsEsatasrttAisniNaoivneCmobllearbo2r0a0t4i,onthweitFhisShECAodFeD—ESCTFanpdroajercetgihoansalorwgoarnkizsehdopairnegCieonntarlalwoArmkesrhiocpa
incollaborationwithOSPESCA,aregionalworkshopinthePacificincollaborationwithSPC
andtwoworkshopsinChinaincollaborationwithCFS.For2007-2008,regionalworkshopsin
WestAfricaareplannedincollaborationwithCECAF.
• FisheriesandmarineresourcesinventoriesintheFishCodeStrategyforImprovingInformationon
StatusandTrendsofCaptureFisheries(STF)projectarebuildinguponthealreadyadvanced
workoftheFishery Resources MonitoringSystem(FIRMS)partnership. During2005,
inventorieswerecompletedforAustralia,theUSAandNamibiathroughtheuseofofficial
governmentalsources.During2006.SouthAfricaandAngolawerenearlycompleted,aversion
wasdevelopedforPacificIslandcountrieswiththeavailableinformation,andworkiswell
advancedforsomeSoutheastAsiancountriessuchasThailand.Indonesia,thePhilippines,orwith
CentralAmericancountriessuchasNicaraguaorHonduras.TheProjecthassupportedthe
developmentofthefisheriesmcxlulebasedoncasestudiesprovidedbyFIRMSpartnersaswellas
theFishcode-STFinventories.ThemodulewillbeusedbothbyFIRMSandFishcode-STF.
• TheimplementationofFAOSTFstrategywasdiscussedatthethirdsessionoftheRegional
ConomtmhiessFiAoOnfsotrraFtiesghyeriaensd(tRhEeCOFFisIh)CaonddeaStTaFmeperotjiencgtohfaCsPbPeSeninp2r0e0p6a.reAdnanadwardiesntersisbutberdo.chTuhree
FishCode-STFWebsiteprovidingbackgroundinformationontheimportanceoftheStrategyand
activitiesoftheFishCodc-STFprojectwaslaunchedinMay2005.
• aItnhdasthbateeSnSrFeciongndiezveedlobpyinCgOFcoluntthraitessmaalrle-sncoatleweflilshemroineist(orSeSdF,)hFaAvOenhoatsbbeeegnugnivteonaddudereaststetnhteisoen
concernsbydevelopingtechnicalguidelinesonsmall-scalefisheries,andbycollaboratingwith
theWorldFishCenteronaninitiativetodevelopaprojectfortheinterdisciplinarya.ssessmentof
small-scalefisheries.FishCode-STFembracedthisinitiativeandinSeptember2005organized,in
associationwiththeWorldFishCenter,an"agencystakeholders”workshopontheroleofSSFin
foodsecurity,povertyalleVialetionandsustainableresourceuse,andonthedevelopmentof
simpleandappropriatemethodsforcollectingdatainsuchfisheries.TheWorkshopconstituteda
firststepindevelopingacollaborativeprojecttowardscapacity-buildingforsmall-scalefisheries
a.s,sessmentindevelopingcountries.Forty-fiveparticipantsrepresentedvariousinternationaland
nationalagenciesandacademicinstitutionsaswellasprivatefirms.TheWorkshopaddressed
threemaintasks:(i)preliminarydevelopmentofaframeworkforinterdisciplinaryassessmentof
small-scalefisheries:(ii)identificationofappropriateapproaches,methodsandresearchneedsto
hsterlaptefiglylsfmoarlla-sccaollleafbiosrhaetriiveesipnrfojoercmtatioonnsgmaaplsl;asncdal(eiiif)isphreerpiaers.atiTownoofsatneposuthlaivneeibmepelnemetnatkaentioans
immediatefollowuptotheworkshop,(i)Thecreationofa“VirtualOfficeontheAssessmentof
SmallScaleFisheries”.Thevirtualofficewillserveasacontactpointforperson.s/in.stitutions
dedicatedto workon integratedassessment ofsmall scale fisheries www.OneFish.org.
(ii)Establishmentofa"Small-ScaleFisheriesAssessmentGlobalWorkingGroupE-Forum”.The
Groupaimsto:(a)developacomprehensive,multidisciplinaryandcross-sectoralapproachto
smallscalefisheriesassessmentandrelatedmanagementadvice;and(b)assemblerelated
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aprsascetsistmioennetrsmaenthdoodtohleorgisetsakeahnodldetorosl.sTfhoerpursoecebeydifnigssheorifestherewseoarrkcshehrosp,aprleanpnuebrlsi,shaeddmiansisatnratFoArsO,
FisheriesReport(No.787).In2006fundswereobtainedtofollowupontherecommendationsof
theworkshopandthedevelopmentofadraftassessmentframeworkforintegratedassessmentof
SSFisbeingpreparedandwillbecarriedoutin2007.
9.1. ICCATreconfirmedtheneedtoenhancethecollaborationbetweenFishCode-STFandthe
RFBswithregardtoimprovingworkonstatisticsandonstatusandtrendsinformation.TheICCAT
workin.severalwesternAfricancountrieswasnotedasacandidateforsuchincreasedcooperationbut
FishCode-STFconfirmedthattheprojectisalreadyincontactwithICCATonthisissue.
i1n0.SoutWhheialsettAaskiian,gSaEnAoFteDEonCfiunmvirteedactthievictoileslaobforFaitisohnCowidteh-SFTiFshiCnoidmep-rSoTvFinognitnhliasnmdatftiesrh.erFyissthatCiosdtiec-s
STFnotedthatthecollaborationwithSEAFDEChasalreadybeenestablishedsincetheAddressing
QualityofInformationforInlandFisheries(AQIIF)project.
REVIEWOFPROGRESSBYMEMBERORGANIZATIONSSINCECWP-21
(Agendaitem6)
d1atacMolelmecbteiorn.orTghaenizparteisoennstarteipoonrtoendtishseuepsrorgerleesvsanmtadtoetshionsceeCalWrPea-d2y1liisntetdheasaraegaenofdastaittiesmtiscswearned
deferredtoappropriateagendas.AftertheprogressreportsbyMembers,observerorganizationswere
CinWviPtedmatnodamtaek.eSpurmemsaenrtiaetsioonfsaollnprtehesierntoartgiaonniszautnidoensr’Aacgteinvidtaieistewmit6hareempahvaaisliasbloeniniAsspupeesndreilxev5a.ntto
AQUACULTURESTATISTICS
(AgendaItem7)
d1e2f.iningstFaAndOaridnstarondducceodoptehreatAigone.ndFaorsmuba-niyteymeaornsGtheeneFrAaOlaaqquuaacvuulUtuurreeqsulealsitsiloincnsaairmeihtahseansekeeddffoorr
manydataelements(methodofculture,hatcheryproductionandstructuralinformation)thathave
beensporadicallyreportedbythecountries,andhavenotbeenregularlyanalyzedbyFAO.Starting
from2005data,theaquacultureproductiondatahavebeencompiledaccordingtothemethodof
ecatthuhlsileesstsmuueemirnepnd,tftasoitroabamnarawsestoeiacudoonlnnddsoiwenssxottpueielrnmredtutplwoaksritnotteooehwndbltebehtiteodensgrfeaevo,rrareeimwpqlaohuatrbeeitlsonietnnetgodhnwebbhyymteheFEentuAhFrooOtAshdtiOmasotef.WmwceSbualbseEtrAusraiFcetvoDeawuiEnaaltnCsarbdilnaeeohsn;t.odprtaeeIhnptdeodwrtGtaheFbasdtaC.sntMeoFh.dteAeddOoinstehsnaevtemsiittsnhiaaemgtsaeietdoidnotanhtsoaa,tf
13. FAOreportedthattheCOFISub-CommitteeonAquacultureheldinNewDelhiin2006
endorsedtheestablishmentofaCWP-likebodyforaquaculturestatisticsasincludedintheStrategy
forImprovingStatusandTrendsReportingforAquaculturewhichwasdevelopedbytheExpert
ConsultationonStatusandTrendsReportingforAquaculturein2004.FAOsoughtadvicefrom
CWP-22onthepossiblescope,participationandfundingofsuchanarrangement.
a1q4.uacuTlthueremesettaitinsgtiwcselvcaorimeeddltahregeilnyitiaatmiovengtakCenWbPymtheembaeqruasc.ulWthurieleexpseervtesr.alThmeemexbteerntsoafreintdeirreescttliyn
involvedinaquaculturestatistics,somehavenointerestandothershaveonlyalimitedinterestinthe
specificissueoftunafanning.Ontheotherhand,thereareotherorganizations,notmembersofCWP,
whichwouldbeinterestedinworkonstatisticalstandardsforaquaculture.
15. However,themeetingnotedthatmanyaspectsofdataneedsforfishandfisheryproductsare
sharedbythecapturefisheryandaquaculturesub-sectorsandconsistencyofstandardsandconcepts
stohoeusltdabbleishmaainCtWaiPn-eldi.kWehbioldeythfeormeaequtaicnuglteunrceo,utrhaegeCdWtPheraequcaocmumlteunrdeeedxptehrattsFtAoOconatnidnutehethSeeicrreetfafroiratts
ensureclosecollaborationandmonitoringofthisdevelopmentandregularlyreporttotheCWP.The
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appropriateformoftherelationshipbetweenthecurrentCWPandaCWP-likebodyforaquaculture
shouldbediscussedatthelaterstage.
16. Eurostatpresentedthestatusoftheirrevisionoflegislationonaquaculturestatistics.The
CommissionadoptedanewproposalofRegulationonAquacultureattheendoftheyear2(X)6.This
proposalhasbeensubmittedtotheco-decisionprocedurewiththeEuropeanParliamentandthe
EuropeanCouncil.ThefirstmeetingoftheadhocWorkingGroupoftheCouncilwilltakeplaceon
16April2007andthenewRegulationcouldenterintoforceduring2007.Themaindifferenceswith
theformerregulationNo.788A>6include:
• annualdatasubmissionontheproductionandthevalueoftheproductionofaquaculture
withbreakdownbyspecies,environmentandtechnology;
• annualdatasubmi.ssiononcapture-basedaquaculture(thevolumeandvalueoffishery
productstakenfromthewildandplacedinaquacultureunitsforon-rearingtoamarketable
state);
• annualdatasubmissionontheproductionofhatcheriessupplyingmaterial(e.g.eggsor
youngfish)forrelea.setoacontrolledenvironmentortothewild;and
• triennialdatasubmissiononthestructureoftheaquacultureholdingsgivinginformationon
thetechnologyusedandthesizeoftheholdings.
FAOfishingareasareincludedasrequirementsinthereportingguidelines.Thefullproposalcanbe
foundontheEurostatCIRCAsiteandEurostatwouldbeplea.sedtosupplyaccessinformationto
interestedCWP-22participants.
Mt1he7i.dridteImreCreCatnAienTagn"iohnffaod"rtbmheeeednAfdtihnaatlHio.sctehdeaGnF“dCGpuMui/bdleIilCsihCneeAdsTasoWnaonrAksnuisnntegaxinGianrbolFeuApOhloFuniesfhiSenursitetasuinRnaaebploferatnBnNlioun.egf7i9nionTnuttnhhaee
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harvestedweightshouldbeseparatedaccordingtotheoriginalcapturefisheriescomponentandthe
aquaculturecomponentrepresentingweightgainedincaptivity.
18. Themeetingnotedthedifficultiesinseparatingthecapturefisheriescomponentandaquaculture
componentsoftunacageculture.Themethodsactuallyusedforestimatinginputtocagewere
explained.lATTCusesinformationfromobserversasthebasisforestimatesoftunacaughtforcage
cultureandCCSBTreportedthatinAustraliathenumberofsouthernbluefintunaiscountedfroma
vinivdeesoticgaamtienrgatrheecoursdeinogfoaftshteerteroanvsifdeeroofcafmisehrafrtoomrteocworcdagtehsetsoizsetaotifcefaacrhmfciasgheso.nAtruasntsrfaelri.aGisFaClsMo
suggestedtousewellknownbiologicalparameters,suchasgrowthratesandfeedconversionratios,
toestimatethebiomassenteredintothecagesatthetimeofcapture,knowingthebiomassatharvest,
periodoffatteningandtheaveragesizeofindividualfishcaughtItremainsessentialtocommunicate
theexistingguidelinesaswellastoreviewandupdatethemasappropriateandthemeetingagreed
thisissuetobekeptinagendaforthenextsession.Itwasnotedthatthecapture-basedaquaculture
extendstospeciesotherthantunaandspecificguidelinesmaybeneededforotherfishingactivities.
ISSUESRELATEDTOVESSELANDPORTCLASSIFICATION
(AgendaItem8)
8.1Reviewofvesselclassification
19. FAOremindedthemeetingthataproposaltosimplifytheInternationalStandardStatistical
ClassificationofFishingVessels(ISSCFV)focusingonthevesselstructuralcharacteristicshadbeen
dienfvleuleonpceedsoafntdheacphparnogveesdtobycurCrWenPt-c2o1d.euHsoewrse,vethre,CdWuePitnotetrhseesscioonncaelrmnesetwiintgh(rIeSgMa)rdagtroeepdotfeonrttihael
Secretariattoconductthesurveyonactualutilizationofcodestoidentifyvesseltypeandfisheries.
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