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The Fisheries Resources Information System and Tools (FiRST): An overview of the database system for storing and analyzing trawl survey data

Len R. Garces &

Geronimo T. Silvestre

Presentation Outline:

Background

The Project

The Database

Key Findings

Next Steps


Background -The WorldFish Center

Our commitment

WorldFish is committed to food security and poverty eradication in developing countries.


We specialize in living aquatic resources, aiming to: Improve productivity Protect the environment Save the biodiversity Improve the policies; and Strengthen national programs



8 core technical competencies: Socio-economic analysis of the fisheries sector Institutional analysis for governance of aquatic

resources Global databases for management of aquatic resources Methods for developing improved fish strains Development and evaluation of small holder focused

aquaculture technologies Culture and restocking of coral reef invertebrates Stock assessment of coastal fisheries Watershed approach to aquatic resources management



Background - FishBase


Background - ReefBase


Background - 1996 Workshop

Recognized substantial amount of underutilized trawl survey data.

Consensus on the usefulness of compiling and analyzing past trawl surveys to establish benchmark and supplement existing statistical baselines.

A prototype database and analytic tools for this purpose was presented and evaluated.


Develop a fisheries resource information system (incorporating environmental and socioeconomic data) relevant to resource management needs of participating countries;

Elaborate strategies and actions to assist participating countries in managing and rehabilitating their coastal fish stocks; and

Strengthen the capabilities of national institutions in coastal fisheries assessment and management.

TrawlBase Project Objectives (Phase 1):


Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR)

Directorate of Fishery Resources Management (DFRM)

Central Research Institutefor Fisheries (CRIFI)

Fisheries Research Institute (FRI) Department of Fisheries (DOF)

Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR)

University of the Philippines in the Visayas (UPV)

Ministry of Fisheries & Aquatic Resources Development (MFARD)

Research Institute for Marine Products (RIMP)

Ministry of Fisheries (MOF)

Department of Fisheries (DOF)

Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute (BFRI)

University of Chittagong (UC)

Southern Marine Fisheries Development Center (SMFDC) Department of Fisheries (DOF)

The TrawlBase Project (Phase 1):Eight Participating Countries


National

Strategy

and

Action Plan

Regional

Strategy

and

Action Plan

Socio-

economic

Profile

Fleet

Operational

Dynamics

Bio-

economic

Modeling

Population/

Stock

Analysis

Fish

Assemblage/

Community

Analysis

Ecosystem

Analysis

FisheriesResourceSystem &

Tools

FisheriesResource

Assessment

Socioeconomic/Bioeconomic

Modeling

CRM/Policy/

Planning

The TrawlBase Project (Phase 1):Multidisciplinary Design


The Database System - Fisheries Information System & Tools (FiRST)

Designed as data container for extant trawl surveys.

Provides access to analytic modules for proper data analysis.

Also include generic socioeconomic, as well as catch

and effort, data.


The Database System - Organization

9 main tables & their interrelationships

Country

Projects

Cruises

Stations

Species

Grouped L/F Ungrouped L/F

TrawlerTrawl Net


FacilitiesMenu BarTool BarList Bar

Trawl Survey ModulesData ManagementValidate DataReports…BackupClose FormExit Program

The Database System -


The Database System - Key Information Contents

A general description of the survey (e.g., details of boat, gear, etc.)

Fishing stations (location, depth & oceanographic parameters)

A list of species caught

Catch taken by species/taxa.


DropdownList

easy access toan option

AdvanceSearch Input

easy input of data

Indicatorseasy recognition of the presence of data

The Database System - Catch Details


FacilityAllows the storage of scanned images of thetechnical specifications

of the gear used

The Database System- Gear Details


The Database System- Station Details


FiRST database with information for 21,000 hauls from South and Southeast Asia

Bangladesh ~ 1,450 India ~ 613 Indonesia ~ 1,376 Malaysia ~ 4,418 Philippines ~ 838 Sri Lanka ~ 618 Thailand ~ 5,890 VietNam ~ 4,021 Others ~ 1,396

The Database System -Key Highlights


The Database System - Data Access Protocol

Data Classification: Restricted Conditionally accessible Fully accessible

The data is released by the country

The FiRST software distributed by the WorldFish Center


The Database System - Other Features

Socioeconomic module Mapping routine Biomass routine Print routine

- Raw data- Catch and Catch per Effort

- Biomass estimates Validate Data Other Features

- Global key modification- Import/Export of data


stocks are down to 5 to 30 percent of original unfished levels in most countries.

this quantifies the extent of fishing capacity to be removed to restore the economic value of fisheries in the region.

Demersal catch and catch per unit effort(CPUE),1966-1995

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Demersal Catch (tons)CPUE (kg/hr)

Key Research Findings...


undesirable changes in species composition - the abundance of more valuable fishes (groupers, snappers, sharks and rays) has decreased sharply while those of smaller, less valuable species has increased (e.g., cardinal and trigger fishes).

Key Research Findings...


National/Sub-national Consultative Management Planning Enhancement of FiRST, expanded (geographical &

temporal) data inputting & analysis Enhancement and operational programming of draft

strategies & action plans

Regional Consultative Management Planning Examine stock delineation & utility of MPAs Establishment of a Coastal Fisheries Research &

Management Network Regional project portfolio to support national programs

Capacity Building Joint analyses & training programs Staff attachment schemes

Next Steps -TrawlBase Project (Phase 2):


Thank you…

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