Prepared at the
FAO/DANIDA Expert Consultation
Bangkok, Thailand, 18-30 May 1998
FAO FISHERIES TECHNICAL PAPER
382
DANIDA
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Rome, 1999
ISSN 0429-9345
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1.1 THE OBJECTIVES OF THE GUIDELINES
1.2 SCOPE
1.3 RATIONALE
2.1 POLICY AND MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES
2.1.1 Fisheries contribution to food supply
2.1.2 Fisheries contribution to the economy
2.1.3 Fisheries impact on the ecosystem
3. OBJECTIVES OF DATA COLLECTION
3.1 DATA NEEDS FOR MANAGEMENT ISSUES
3.2 MANAGEMENT-RELATED INDICATORS3.2.1 Status of resources
3.2.2 Yield
3.2.3 Fishing controls
3.2.4 Economic efficiency
3.2.5 Social performance
4. INDICATORS, DATA TYPES AND VARIABLES
4.1 INDICATORS AND VARIABLES
4.2 SPECIFICATIONS FOR SELECTION OF VARIABLES AND DATA4.2.1 Evaluation of the operating characteristics of a fishery
4.2.2 Data type priority
4.2.3 Frequency of data collection
4.2.4 Data quantity and quality
4.2.5 Standardisation4.3 INDICATORS AND ASSOCIATED DATA TYPES AND VARIABLES
4.3.1 Fishing and operational indicators
4.3.2 Biological indicators
4.3.3 Economic indicators
4.3.4 Socio-cultural indicators
5.1 INTRODUCTION
5.2 INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS FOR SYSTEM DESIGN
5.3 CO-MANAGEMENT AND SYSTEM DESIGN
5.4 COMPLETE ENUMERATION AND SAMPLING5.4.1 Definitions
5.4.2 Deciding between complete enumeration and sampling5.5 COMPLETE ENUMERATION APPROACHES
5.6 SAMPLE-BASED APPROACHES5.6.1 Stratification in data collection
5.6.2 The effect of stratification
6.1 VARIABLES, SOURCES AND METHODS
6.1.1 Data sources
6.1.2 Linkage among variables, sources and methods6.2 RECORDING A VARIABLE
6.3 DATA COLLECTION METHODS6.3.1 Registration
6.3.2 Questionnaires
6.3.3 Interviews
6.3.4 Direct observations
6.3.5 Reporting
7.1 NEED FOR DATA MANAGEMENT
7.2 DATABASE DESIGN7.2.1 Methodology
7.2.2 Human-computer interface
7.2.3 Computerised documentation
7.2.4 Data entry
7.2.5 Data processing
7.2.6 Data reporting
7.2.7 Geographic Information Systems (GIS)7.3 DATA MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE
7.4 DATA ACCESS AND DISSEMINATION
7.4.1 Data ownership and control
7.4.2 Communication networks
7.4.3 Computerised publication
8. PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION
8.1 THE NEED FOR PLANNING
8.2 PLANNING PHASE (PRE-IMPLEMENTATION)8.2.1 Legal framework
8.2.2 Institutional framework
8.2.3 Working practices
8.2.4 Budgets8.3.1 Incentives
8.3.2 Training
8.3.3 Exchange of experiences with other countries
8.3.4 Technical committees
8.3.5 Data verification
8.3.6 Feedback
8.3.7 System appraisal
9. REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING
ANNEX 1. DATA REQUIREMENTS SPECIFIED IN THE UNITED NATIONS FISH STOCKS AGREEMENT
ANNEX 2. FISHING EFFORT MEASURES BY GEAR CATEGORIES
ANNEX 3. DATA SHEET DESIGN, USE AND PROCESSING