Pacific Region

FAO – SPC Regional Workshop on Improving Information on Status and Trends of fisheries in the Pacific region – 22-26 May 2006. Apia, Samoa

This regional workshop is to follow-on earlier activities as a part of collaborative efforts between FAO and SPC for the improvement of fishery information and improvement of fisheries management in the Region.

OBJECTIVES OF THE WORKSHOP Overall objective of the workshop is to facilitate the effective generation and use of fishery statistics and information as a foundation of sound policy-development and responsible fisheries management in the Pacific region. More specifically it is tasked to:

• Review existing national fishery data and information collection systems in the region, taking account of critical aspects of the systems, namely a) linkage with policy/management objectives, b) institutional arrangement/coordination, c) data collection strategies and d) data collection methods as well as e)assessment of small-scale (subsistence) fisheries;
• Examine viable options to improve the quality of fishery data and information, which suit specific requirements of different sub-regions (Micronesia, Melanesia and Polynesia) and are operational in a budget and man-power limited situation;
• Exchange national knowledge and experiences in designing and developing the fishery statistics and data collection systems among participating countries.

WORKSHOP REPORTS

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• Prospectus
• Agenda

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