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DATA COLLECTION

This document outlines the availability and limitations of data collected regarding economic, GIS, fisheries, tourism, and shoreline protection services in Trinidad and Tobago. It highlights specific data requests and collected information, noting significant gaps and challenges faced in data accessibility and quality. Recommendations are made to improve baseline data collection, collaboration among sectors, and the overall filtering and dissemination of data to ensure utility for societal advancement. The concluding remarks emphasize the unique identities of Trinidad and Tobago and the potential for growth through improved data practices.

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DATA COLLECTION

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  1. DATA COLLECTION Availability, Limitations & Recommendations By Zakiya Daniel Buccoo Reef Trust

  2. CONTENTS • Requested data • Collected data • Limitations • Recommendations • Concluding remarks

  3. DATA REQUESTS • Economic & GIS data • Fisheries • Tourism • Shoreline protection services • General

  4. ECONOMIC DATA REQUESTS

  5. GIS DATA REQUESTS

  6. ECONOMIC DATA COLLECTED • Fisheries: • Limited lobster and fish catch data by species for some months and years • Tourism: • Hotel • Accommodations, Rooms, Pricing • Cruise ship • Arrivals, Docking fees, Levies • Shoreline protection: • Real estate values • General: • Population statistics • Gross Domestic Product

  7. GIS DATA COLLECTED • Base Data • Rivers, roads, elevation, watersheds • Coastal habitats • Census Data • Population and household information • Shoreline Protection Data • Coastline type • Beach grain size and erosion

  8. LIMITATIONS • Data availability • Lack of baseline data • Pooling of existing data • Data gaps • Data accessibility • Public vs. Private Sector • Lack of organisation and communication • Unwillingness to share • Lack of confidence in data handling i.e. misuse/ misrepresentation • Low expectations from data publications • Data quality • Lack of resources • Lack of priority

  9. RECOMMENDATIONS • Making data available • Baseline data – regular quantitative and qualitative surveys • Pooling of existing data - revisit how data is collected • Making data accessible • Filter data and information • Necessity for advancing society • Improving data quality • Make use of available resources • Commit to timely and comprehensive data collection, preparation and presentation

  10. CONCLUSION • Trinidad and Tobago are unique: • Different focal points/separate identities for each Island

  11. CONCLUSION CONTINUED • Opportunity for growth • Focus on ultimate goal at all levels • Local – CEDP (2006 – 2010) • National – Vision 2020

  12. Thank you

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