First Tuna Data Workshop TDW1

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First Tuna Data Workshop (TDW-1) 23-27 October
2006, Noumea, New Caledonia
SESSION 2.4 Data requirements at the National
Level
Oceanic Fisheries Programme (OFP) Secretariat
of the Pacific Community (SPC)
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Presentation Outline

• Why collect data (general reasons) ?
• National requirements Why collect tuna fishery
  data ?
• Management of the National Tuna Fishery
• Monitoring, Control and Surveillance
• Resource Monitoring
• Economic and Social Considerations
• (Exercise Session)

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Why collect data ?

• Data validate anecdotal (qualitative) information
  and establish a factual basis for making
  decisions (demonstrates credibility)
• I think the problem is . . . becomes The
  data indicate the problem is . . .
• Data provide a historic record
• (Data are a quantitative method of recording
  experiences).
• Data measure change
• Data measure extent of activity
• Data enable monitoring of impacts
• Data inform and educate
• Data aid management processes
• (e.g. decision-making, policy-making, resource
  allocation)
• The need to maintain consistency as staff change

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Why collect data ?
Requirements to collect data
Data collection systems
Data management systems
Data dissemination systems (using the data)
Benefits to your country
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National Requirements Why collect tuna fishery
data ? Management of the National Tuna
Fishery (integrated with Regional Tuna Fisheries
Management)

• Provide an accurate historical perspective of the
  fishery
• Aid decision-making to ensure the maximum
  sustainable exploitation of their fishery
• Establish appropriate management measures (i.e.
  determine appropriate catch and effort quotas,
  maximum number of vessels, etc.)
• Account for access to the fishery (through
  licensing system, e.g. reconciliation of revenue
  from license fees)
• Inform and advise stakeholders in the fishery (
  being well informed earns respect from the
  fishing industry)

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National Requirements Why collect tuna fishery
data ? Management of the National Tuna Fishery
(cont.) (integrated with Regional Tuna Fisheries
Management)

• Provides input to local EAFM
• Helps in the development of the local Tuna
  Management Plan
• Ensures regional data obligations are met
• Determines human and equipment resource needs
• How many data collection staff
• How many data processing and management staff
• How many analytical staff (scientists)
• How much equipment and materials to support the
  above
• Training, Management related to the above

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National Requirements Why collect tuna fishery
data ? Monitoring, Control and
Surveillance (integrated with Regional MCS)

• Identify IUU fishing
• (e.g. by comparing vessel sightings with regional
  and national vessel lists)
• Ensure licensed vessels are not fishing in
  restricted areas (e.g. VMS data, including
  comparison to logsheet data)
• Ensure vessels are compliant with respect to
  regulations set out in the conditions of
  licensing (e.g. through observer activities)
• Cross-validation of different types of data to
  ensure compliance (i.e. correct information has
  been provided by vessels and fishing companies)
• Identify undesirable fishing practices

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National Requirements Why collect tuna fishery
data ? Resource Monitoring (integrated with
Regional Resource Monitoring)

• Monitor trends in catches and catch rates
• Monitor trends in areas fished
• Monitor trends in species composition of the
  catch
• Monitor trends in catch of species of special
  interest (shark, marine turtles and birds)
• Monitor changes in local biomass (through
  analyses)
• Monitor changes in fishing practices
• ... you are then in a good position to provide
  sound advice to stakeholders in the fishery

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National Requirements Why collect tuna fishery
data ? Economic and Social Considerations

• Determine appropriate access fee levels (e.g.
  license fees)
• Determine feasibility of establishing/expanding
  the national fishing fleet
• Monitor trends in value of the catch (market
  prices)
• Determine the minimum economic criteria necessary
  for a fishing vessel to enter the domestic
  fishery
• Determine the economic returns (e.g. value of the
  catch) from the fishery for National GDP purposes
  
• Determine whether there needs to be
  infrastructure changes (e.g. expansion of port
  facilities, air/sea freight, processing plants,
  etc.)
• Determine Environmental Impacts
• Local employment benefits (i.e. crewing lists)
• Social impacts (i.e. civil disorder, economic
  benefits)
• ... you are then in a good position to provide
  sound advice to stakeholders in the fishery

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National requirements Why collect data ?
2.4 EXERCISE SESSION Group Discussion Think
about the requirements for data collection in
your country (Share experiences on each item).
Are there any other reasons for collecting data
in your country that are not listed here
? (Reconvene and briefly discuss any additions
to be noted and an updated list of requirements
to be distributed later)
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National requirements Why collect data ?
2.4 EXERCISE SESSION Exercise 1 (Individual
countries) With the handout provided on the
requirements for data collection, rank the TOP 10
as those that are the most important to your
country. The results from all countries will be
combined to produce a list of the TOP 10 from a
regional perspective (to be distributed later and
included in the report of the workshop). Exercise
2 (Individual countries) Take time to reflect
on any National Legislation (Marine Acts etc)
that may refer to any tuna data requirements in
your country. Complete the Regional Reference
and National Reference Documents Worksheet.
Transfer this information to your National
Procedures Document when there is time.