FAO Fisheries & Aquaculture

FishStat Plus - Universal software for fishery statistical time series

The system provides users with access to Fishery Statistics of various sorts. Any data having time series structure can potentially be stored and processed by FishStat Plus. The system consists of a main module and the datasets. Each dataset can be installed and uninstalled separately.

How to download and install the FishStatPlus software

Download FishStat Plus (Version 2.3 - Zip file 6.1 Mb).
Uncompress files into any directory (preferably empty) using PKUNZIP or WINZIP.
Note: do not uncompress to the Windows desktop. It is recommended that you uncompress to a directory easily located (i.e.C:\temp).
Start (execute) SETUP.EXE from within the directory you uncompressed the files.
Confirm installation directory C:\FISHSTAT, C:\Program Files\FISHSTAT or change to another directory you want.
A new Start->Programs menu item named "FishStat" will be created.

How to download and install the FishStatPlus datasets

Download among the dataset(s) listed below, those who are interested in into any directory. It is recommended, however, that you download to the '\DB'sub-directory of where FishStat Plus was installed (i.e. C:\FISHSTAT\DB or C:\Program Files\FISHSTAT\DB). This recommendation is made because that is the default location where FishStat Plus looks for datasets upon start up. There is no need to decompress the datasets - FishStat Plus processes the datasets in zipped format.
Start FishStat Plus
Invoke the File -> Install datasets command
In the Install datasets dialog, change the current directory to where you have downloaded the dataset(s). This is done by:
1. Selecting the drive from the Drive pop-down list
2. Double-clicking the '..' (double dot notation) at the top of the Directory window to move the current directory up one level
3. Double clicking a sub-directory name in the Directory window to move the current directory down one level
When the text on top of the window shows directory path where dataset files are located, the dataset names will appear in the list on the right. Click on a dataset name, then on the Install button

Repeat steps 4-5 for all datasets that you have downloaded.

Global datasets:

Total Fishery Production
1950-2007 (Release date: February 2009) (2.2 Mb)
Capture Production
1950-2007 (Release date: February 2009) (2.1 Mb)
Aquaculture Production
1950-2007 (Release date: February 2009) (0.9 Mb)
Fisheries Commodities Production and Trade
1976-2007 (Release date: July 2009) (4.4 Mb)

Regional datasets:

CECAF (Eastern Central Atlantic) Capture Production
1970-2007 (Release date: April 2009) (0.6 Mb)
GFCM (Mediterranean and Black Sea) Capture Production
1970-2005 (Release date: June 2007) (0.7 Mb)
RECOFI (Part of Western Indian Ocean) Capture Production
1986-2007 (Release date: March 2009) (0.3 Mb)
Southeast Atlantic Capture Production
1975-2007 (Release date: June 2009) (0.5 Mb)

Download printable manual

Download the manual in PDF format or view it on-line. You need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view or print the manual. You can download it from Adobe.

FishStat Plus key features

Windows-based interface with menus and toolbar. Context-dependent popup menus are available by clicking right mouse button.
Easy to install
Filtering capabilities for selecting only data you want
Aggregation and grouping by many group types.
Simply start typing to find an object (country, species, etc.)
Formula builder allows standard statistical functions as well as user-defined formulas
Fast and simple data transfer to other applications through clipboard
Advanced printing and exporting capabilities, including cross-tables and charts, using Report Wizard.
Portability (any version of Windows)
Context Help system.

Contacts

Inquiries concerning FISHSTAT Plus system, data and request for FISHSTAT Plus CD-ROM, should be addressed to:

Fisheries and Aquaculture Information and Statistics Service (FIES)
FAO, Viale delle Terme di Caracalla
00153
Rome
Italy
Fax: +39 06 57052476

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