Coordinating Working Party on Fishery Statistics (CWP)
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 Where statistics are transmitted there is a need for codes and the ISO has developed international standard codes for the representation of currencies and funds (ISO 4217). These codes are related to those developed by the ISO for geographical entities... More
 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
 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
 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
 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
 Time units The calendar year (Gregorian calendar, ISO 8601), i.e. the period between 1 January and 31 December, is the annual time unit normally used in fishery statistics. More
 FAO. 1999. Numbers of fishers 1970-1996. FAO Fisheries Circular No. 929, Rev. 1. Rome, FAO. 124 pp. (also available at http://www.fao.org/3/a-x1168t.pdf) International Labour Organization (ILO). 2012. International Standard Classification of Occupations ISCO-08 Volume 1 Structure, group definitions and correspondence tables. Geneva,... More
 The term fishery fleet or fishery vessel refers to mobile floating platforms of any kind and size, operating in fresh, brackish or marine waters which are used for catching, harvesting, searching, transporting, landing, preserving and/or processing fish, shellfish and other... More
 The term fishing vessel is used instead when the vessel is engaged only in catching operations. The term non-fishing vessel applies to vessels performing other functions related to fisheries, such as supplying, protecting, rendering assistance or conducting research or training. More
 Fishery vessels are classified in accordance with the International Standard Statistical Classification of Fishery Vessels by Vessel Types (ISSCFV, 2019) (FAO, 2021a) which includes vessels engaged only in catching operations (i.e. fishing vessels) and other vessels supporting fishing related activities... More
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