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 FishStatJ. The system consists of a main module and the datasets. Currently all data sets are included within the set up module, while in later version the datasets will be provided separately.

FishStatJ, a Java-based desktop application, is the new generation of the well known and widely used FishStat Plus software.

The workspaces included in the current module are:

Global datasets (included with the FishStatJ download)

• Global Production by production source 1950-2010 (Release date: March 2012)
• Capture Production 1950-2010 (Release date: March 2012)
• Aquaculture Production (Quantities and values) 1950-2010 (Release date: March 2012)
• Fisheries Commodities Production and Trade 1976-2009 (Release date: March 2012)

Regional datasets (available for download below as a separate workspace)

• CECAF (Eastern Central Atlantic) capture production 1970 - 2009 (Release date: May 2012)
• GFCM (Mediterranean and Black Sea) capture production 1970 - 2008 (Release date: May 2012)
• Southeast Atlantic Capture Production 1975 - 2009 (Release date: May 2012)
• RECOFI capture production 1986 - 2010 (Release date: May 2012)

Table of Contents

• How to download and install the FishStatJ software
• FishStatJ download packages
• Download printable manual
• FishStatJ key features
• Minimal HW requirements
• Contacts

How to download and install the FishStatJ software

For FishStatJ version 2.0.0, all currently available statistical time-series datasets are included within the release. For later versions, the datasets will be provided separately so that the download size (currently from 150Mb – 187Mb depending on which version is selected) will then be reduced.

FishStatJ may be downloaded and installed in either of 2 (two) ways for Windows. It may be downloaded as an ‘Installer’ executable (.exe) or as a zipped (.zip) file. For the LINUX and Mac operating systems, it may only be downloaded as zipped (.zip) files.

When FishStatJ is downloaded as an Installer (.exe) file for the 32-bit Windows environment, it may be installed into any directory with the default being C:\Program Files\FishStatJ. Users have the option of creating a ‘Desktop’ icon and/or a ‘Quick Launch’ icon within the setup procedure. The installation is sizable and can take a few minutes. At installation completion, the user may start FishStatJ from the Desktop or Quick Launch icons (if they were selected during installation) or from the Start>Programs>FishStatJ>FishStatJ menu entry.

When FishStatJ is downloaded as a zipped file (.zip) in the Windows 32-bit environment, it may be extracted into any directory or subdirectory location. It is very important when extracting to maintain the zipped file structure (with all the required FishStatJ subdirectories)! When installation is accomplished using the zipped file, there will not be any icons created on the desktop or elsewhere nor entries made within the Windows Programs menu structure so it is recommended that a ‘shortcut’ is created for the FishStatJ.exe file to facilitate execution of the program. In Windows, this is accomplished by selecting the FishStatJ.exe file and using a right-mouse click, selecting Create Shortcut. The shortcut that is created might then be placed on the desktop to allow quick execution of the FishStatJ executable.

FishStatJ may also be downloaded as a zipped (.zip) file for the LINUX and Mac environments. As with Windows, the program may be extracted to any location and executed from there. Shortcuts for executing the program will depend on the operating system environment being utilized.

FishStatJ download packages

FishStatJ is currently packaged and distributed as a single deliverable, including both the application and the FAO global and regional fishery and aquaculture datasets workspace.

It is available as a zip archive for all the supported platforms: just unzip it on your local drive and run the executable file (for MAC users, just unzip the .app and drag it into your Applications folder).

For Windows platforms only, it is also available with an installation wizard (if security is enabled, you must have administrator rights on the machine).

FishStatJ can be downloaded from the following FTP locations.

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.

FishStatJ key features

Likewise the former FishStat Plus, FishStatJ is a powerful yet simple to use tool offering two main set of features:

• statistical datasets browsing, data mining, charting and reporting
• filtering, grouping and aggregation through hierarchical dimensions

Operative systems, distributions and supported architectures

FishStatJ supports  multiple platforms and multiple Operative Systems. An appropriate multi-platform development environment and workflow has been established and application versions are released according to the target platforms.
The following is the (minimal) set of supported platforms, other operating systems may be functional.

• Windows
  • 32bit*
  • Win2000/WinXP/Vista/7
• Linux
  • 32bit
  • Distribution
    • Fedora (RedHat)
    • Ubuntu (after version 9.04)
  • Desktop environment
    • KDE
    • Gnome
• MAC
  • 32bit
  • OS X (after Leopard)

 

* Note: officially, FishStatJ is not supported on 64bit operating systems but will probably work in those environments.

Minimal HW requirements

• 2Gb of system memory (RAM)
• 160Mb of disk space, including the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) and the FAO global datasets
• 1 GHz 32-bit(x86) processor

Contacts

Inquiries concerning FishStatJ system, data and request for FishStatJ hard-copies, should be addressed to:

Statistics and Information Service (FIPS)

FAO, Viale delle Terme di Caracalla

00153

Rome

Fax: +39 06 57052476

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