Title
   English Guidelines for developing an at-sea fishery observer programme
 Abstract
   EnglishThese Guidelines are intended to help those involved in managing fisheries to understand the range of objectives that an observer programme can meet and how these contribute towards the management of a fishery. The importance of scientific, compliance and information outputs are considered in relation to the requirements for developing and implementing management plans. The Guidelines promote the use of observers as agents capable of contributing to many monitoring, sampling and compliance activities required in modern integrated fisheries management. The different inputs, requirements and outputs of at-sea fishery observer programmes are presented focusing on what they are, how they relate to the objectives of a programme and different options on how to develop them. The Guidelines conclude with a design and maintenance strategy for an observer programme.
Author(s)Sandy L. Davies and J. Eric Reynolds
Type of publicationBook
Publication year2003
Pages116
Job numberY4390/E
ISBN9251048711
ISSN0429-9345
Bibliographical referenceDavies, S.L.; Reynolds, J.E. (ed.) Guidelines for developing an at-sea fishery observer programme. FAO Fisheries Technical Paper. No. 414. Rome, FAO. 2002. 116p
Data ownerFI /FIDF
Series titleFAO Fisheries Technical Paper  - T414
Agrovoc Coastal fisheries, Data collection, Developing countries, Fisheries development, Fishermen, Fishery data, Fishery management, Fishing operations, Fishing rights, Fishing vessels, Marine fisheries, Monitoring, Multispecies fisheries, Training programmes
Categories Fisheries and aquaculture - General aspects
Programme name FISHCODE
PDF versionPDF
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