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Len R. Garces & Geronimo T. Silvestre

The Fisheries Resources Information System and Tools (FiRST): An overview of the database system for storing and analyzing trawl survey data. Presentation Outline: Background The Project The Database Key Findings Next Steps. Len R. Garces & Geronimo T. Silvestre.

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Len R. Garces & Geronimo T. Silvestre

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  1. The Fisheries Resources Information System and Tools (FiRST): An overview of the database system for storing and analyzing trawl survey data Presentation Outline: Background The Project The Database Key Findings Next Steps Len R. Garces & Geronimo T. Silvestre

  2. Background -The WorldFish Center Our commitmentWorldFish is committed to food security and poverty eradication in developing countries.

  3. Background -The WorldFish Center We specialize in living aquatic resources, aiming to: • Improve productivity • Protect the environment • Save the biodiversity • Improve the policies; and • Strengthen national programs

  4. Background -The WorldFish Center 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

  5. Background - FishBase

  6. Background - ReefBase

  7. 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.

  8. TrawlBase Project Objectives (Phase 1): • Develop a fisheries resource information system(incorporating environmental and socioeconomic data) relevant to resource management needs of participating countries; • Elaborate strategies and actionsto assist participating countries in managing and rehabilitating their coastal fish stocks; and • Strengthen the capabilities of national institutionsin coastal fisheries assessment and management.

  9. Department of Fisheries (DOF) Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute (BFRI) University of Chittagong (UC) Research Institute for Marine Products (RIMP) Ministry of Fisheries (MOF) The TrawlBase Project (Phase 1):Eight Participating Countries Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) University of the Philippines in the Visayas (UPV) Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR) Ministry of Fisheries & Aquatic Resources Development (MFARD) Directorate of Fishery Resources Management (DFRM) Southern Marine Fisheries Development Center (SMFDC) Department of Fisheries (DOF) Central Research Institute for Fisheries (CRIFI) Fisheries Research Institute (FRI) Department of Fisheries (DOF)

  10. Fish National Regional Socio- F leet Bio- Population/ Assemblage/ Ecosystem Strategy Strategy economic Operational economic Stock Community Analysis and and Profile Dynamics Modeling Analysis Analysis Action Plan Action Plan The TrawlBase Project (Phase 1):Multidisciplinary Design Fisheries Resource System & Tools Socioeconomic/ Bioeconomic Modeling Fisheries Resource Assessment CRM/ Policy/ Planning

  11. 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.

  12. Country Trawl Net Projects Trawler Cruises Stations Species Grouped L/F Ungrouped L/F The Database System -Organization • 9 main tables & their interrelationships

  13. The Database System - Facilities Menu Bar Tool Bar List Bar Trawl Survey Modules Data Management Validate Data Reports… Backup Close Form Exit Program

  14. 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.

  15. The Database System - Catch Details Dropdown List easy access to an option Indicators easy recognition of the presence of data Advance Search Input easy input of data

  16. The Database System- Gear Details Facility Allows the storage of scanned images of the technical specifications of the gear used

  17. The Database System- Station Details

  18. The Database System -Key Highlights • 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

  19. 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

  20. 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

  21. Key Research Findings... • 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.

  22. 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).

  23. Next Steps -TrawlBase Project (Phase 2): 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

  24. Thank you… visit our home page at:http://www.worldfishcenter.org/trawl

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