Gross value of production
The gross value of the production is normally collected together with production quantity statistics and the value is optimally collected at the farm-gate level (IMF 2014), that is, the value per unit (price) of the product at...
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Employment
Employment in fisheries should be collected in sex-disaggregated form. A further note should be made that the term fisher (refer also ILO, 2012) should not only include those operating from fishing vessels but also those fishers operating land-based fishing gears...
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Total revenue
Total revenue is composed of several variables.
Gross sales of the aquaculture production part of the core variables (refer above). Direct subsidies - including direct payments; excluding social benefit payments and indirect subsidies e.g. reduced duty on inputs...
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Total costs
Total costs is composed of several variables. Cost data can be obtained from the financial records of the aquaculture operation or enterprises and these data are mostly difficult to obtain. Even when such data are available, they are...
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Capital value
Capital value includes two key components: the value of physical capital (depreciation or historical value) and the non-tangible assets.
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Remuneration
Remuneration provides an important and clear estimation of the contribution to livelihood gained from employment in the sector. The total remuneration includes social security costs for all employees including the owner. This is often the same value as that...
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The term capture fishery is used to describe a fishery conducted in an aquatic environment (e.g. marine, brackish or freshwater) and involving one or more fishery sectors (e.g. artisanal, industrial, subsistence, sport or recreational). Some fisheries require the use of...
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The overall aim for statistics on catch and landings is to report on the contribution of capture fisheries to national and regional economies, to the provision of food (subsistence) and on the total removal of fish and other organisms from...
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In capture fishery and aquaculture statistics, conversion factors are often used when converting the volume or weight of a product at one stage in the production chain to its volume or weight at another stage in the chain. Perhaps the...
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Time units
The calendar year (Gregorian calendar, ISO 8601), i.e. the period between 1 January and 31 December, is the annual time unit normally used in fishery statistics.
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