First Tuna Data Workshop TDW1

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First Tuna Data Workshop (TDW-1) 23-27 October
2006, Noumea, New Caledonia
SESSION 3.2 The role of the SPC/FFA Data
Collection Committee (DCC)
Oceanic Fisheries Programme (OFP) Secretariat
of the Pacific Community (SPC)
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Presentation Outline

• The history of data collection forms used in the
  fishery
• The establishment and role of the DCC
• Process of the DCC
• Achievements of the DCC

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History of data collection forms

• Prior to 1995
• Tuna fishery data collection forms were developed
  on an ad hoc basis
• there was no control over the diverse formats
  of logsheets in use throughout the region
• 24 versions in the LL fishery
• 14 versions in the PL fishery
• 18 versions in the purse seine fishery
• there were no standard port sampling nor
  observer data collection forms

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Establishment and role of the DCC

• In 1995, recognizing
• a need to minimise the number of forms
• a need to develop standardised tuna fishery data
  collection forms
• that SPC and FFA have a commitment to improve
  the quality, accuracy and timeliness of tuna
  fisheries information
• that information collected on forms is
  essential to the work programmes of SPC and FFA,
  which then feeds into advice and support to
  member countries,
• the SPC/FFA Data Collection Committee (DCC) was
  established

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DCC Meetings

• Participants
• Relevant SPC and FFA staff (involved in data
  collection, management and dissemination)
• invited participants from member countries and
  territories
• invited experts/consultants
• Meet once every two years (one week)
• 1995 inaugural meeting
• Then meetings in 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004
• Next meeting planned for 2007

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DCC Process

• During the DCC inter-session period, requests for
  new forms and form updates are compiled
• At DCC, each request is reviewed and accepted,
  where deemed appropriate
• Immediately after DCC, the forms are modified
• The latest version of the DCC forms are sent to
  Heads of Fisheries
• The latest version of DCC forms are presented to
  FFC and HOF
• Follow-up on the implementation of the latest
  versions of the DCC forms with each country is
  undertaken in the inter-session period

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• The form version is on the top-left hand side.
• It shows the date the form was last amended.
• There was a universal name change in Dec. 2004 so
  all current forms are version Dec. 2004.

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DCC Achievements

• Standardised logsheet forms are now used in all
  PICT member countries
• 90 of LL logsheets from PICTS are standard DCC
  forms
• 97 of PS logsheets from PICTS are standard DCC
  forms
• Standardised port sampling forms developed and
  used in all PICTS
• Standardised observer forms developed and used in
  all PICTS