IFGs and Fisheries Data IFGs and Fisheries Data CollectionCollection
IFMAC Meeting IFMAC Meeting
2525thth September 2013 September 2013
Fisheries Information and Fisheries Information and Fishing DataFishing Data
• Need identified in all IFG PlansNeed identified in all IFG Plans– Evidence Base for Decision MakingEvidence Base for Decision Making
• MS Commitment to Address Information GapsMS Commitment to Address Information Gaps– Consult with industry on practicalities and Consult with industry on practicalities and
implicationsimplications
• Type and Use of Data?Type and Use of Data?
Fisheries Information and Fishing DataFisheries Information and Fishing Data
• Locational Data for Fishing ActivitiesLocational Data for Fishing Activities– Identify Important AreasIdentify Important Areas– Marine Planning ProcessMarine Planning Process
• Fishing Effort Data (CPUE)Fishing Effort Data (CPUE)– Marine and Spatial Planning?Marine and Spatial Planning?
– Fisheries Management IndicatorFisheries Management Indicator
• Fish Stock Data (Biological Fish Stock Data (Biological Indicators)Indicators)
– Combine for Fisheries Management UseCombine for Fisheries Management Use
• Fishing and the EnvironmentFishing and the Environment– Natural, Economic, CulturalNatural, Economic, Cultural
Fisheries Information and Fishing DataFisheries Information and Fishing Data
• IFGs and Fisheries Data CollectionIFGs and Fisheries Data Collection– Where Activities are Undertaken?Where Activities are Undertaken?
• Marine Planning Function/Spatial ManagementMarine Planning Function/Spatial Management
– What Impact on Fish Stocks/Environment?What Impact on Fish Stocks/Environment?• Fisheries Management UseFisheries Management Use
• IFGs Standardised Reporting System?IFGs Standardised Reporting System?– Comparability Between IFG AreasComparability Between IFG Areas– National Perspective (6 – 12nm?)National Perspective (6 – 12nm?)
– IFGs to Decide Practicalities and ScopeIFGs to Decide Practicalities and Scope
Fisheries Information and Fishing DataFisheries Information and Fishing Data
• Existing Systems:Existing Systems:– ScotMap - Fishing Location InformationScotMap - Fishing Location Information
•Marine Planning Use / MSPMarine Planning Use / MSP
• Industry Experience?Industry Experience?
– Shetland Inshore Management ModelShetland Inshore Management Model•Fisheries Location and Stock Management Fisheries Location and Stock Management
•Social, Environmental and Market Social, Environmental and Market Information Information
Dr Beth Leslie – NAFC Marine CentreDr Beth Leslie – NAFC Marine Centre
Inshore Fisheries Data Collection and Management in Shetland
Dr Beth LeslieNAFC Marine Centre
Data Sources• Fisheries data (from Fishermen’s logsheets)
– Catch, effort, area fished, live returns
• Biological Data (from observers, sampling programme & research)– Size, maturity, moult stage, berried
Spatial Data
• Data is collected in 5x5nm squares
• Allows assessment of the distribution of fishing effort and other metrics
Stock Assessments
• Data feeds into stock assessments which inform local management decision making
Fisheries Management Tool
• Integrating stock assessment outputs, biological data and fisheries data
• Map based interface for fisheries managers• Can be integrated with other spatial data
including Marine Spatial Plan
Map based interface
Practical applications of spatial data
Data Ownership
• Ownership of the data remains with the fishermen and the SSMO
• Access is restricted• Data can only be released once the relevant
permissions have been sought and an appropriate format agreed
Fisheries Information and Fishing DataFisheries Information and Fishing Data
• IFGs Data GatheringIFGs Data Gathering– All Options are Open – Views?All Options are Open – Views?
– Standardised (Baseline) National SystemStandardised (Baseline) National System• IFGs Free to Collect Additional InformationIFGs Free to Collect Additional Information
– IFG Pilot TrialsIFG Pilot Trials•Data Gathering and Use in Management? Data Gathering and Use in Management?