Coordinating Working Party on Fishery Statistics (CWP)
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 CWP Member Organizations' use various instruments for the collection of capture fishery and aquaculture data from the national authorities including the STATLANT system of questionnaires. This system was introduced by CWP in the early 1960s and pioneered the use of... More
Methodological standards #On the CWP Handbook#CWP standards#Data collection questionnaires#STATLANT#International standards
 The STATLANT system of questionnaires allows the reporting of data at varying levels of precision (refer also Fishing effort) including: STATLANT A questionnaires cover the reporting of annual catch data, requesting a breakdown of catches by species and statistical sub-division of... More
Methodological standards #On the CWP Handbook#CWP standards#STATLANT#Simplification#Catch and landings#International standards#Definitions
 STATLANT B questionnaires cover the reporting of annual data on catches and the associated fishing effort, requesting a breakdown by species, statistical sub-division of the FAO major fishing area, month of capture, fishing gear, size class of fishing vessel and... More
Methodological standards #On the CWP Handbook#CWP standards#STATLANT#Simplification#Fishing effort#International standards
 STATPAC questionnaires cover the reporting of annual catch data, requesting a breakdown of catches by species and selected FAO major fishing area in the Southeast Pacific Ocean. In addition, the FISHSTAT questionnaires are used by FAO and other CWP Members... More
Methodological standards #On the CWP Handbook#CWP standards#Data collection questionnaires#Fisheries Statistics#International standards#Definitions
 The scope of this Handbook is to: Document concepts that are relevant to capture fishery and aquaculture statistics Define statistical standards for specialized concepts as adopted by CWP Define statistical standards for concepts that have a wider scope as... More
Concepts #On the CWP Handbook#CWP standards#International standards
 The eleventh session of the then Coordinating Working Party on Atlantic Fishery Statistics (now Coordinating Working Party on Fishery Statistics; CWP) proposed in 1982 that a  Handbook of Fishery Statistics (referred herein as the Handbook) be brought together. The first... More
#On the CWP Handbook