` Scottish Fisheries Co-ordination Centre Biologist’s Meeting 2016 • SFCC Activities: February 2015- 2016 Sean Dugan • Wild Fisheries Reform
Feb 09, 2017
` Scottish Fisheries Co-ordination Centre Biologist’s Meeting 2016
• SFCC Activities: February 2015- 2016
Sean Dugan
• Wild Fisheries Reform
` Scottish Fisheries Co-ordination Centre Biologist’s Meeting 2016
• SFCC Activities: February 2015- 2016
Sean Dugan
` Scottish Fisheries Co-ordination Centre Biologist’s Meeting 2016
A) Provides a mechanism for local fisheries managers to standardise data collection
Central Storage of Smolt Data
March: publication of Malcolm et al. (2015),
April: MSS Fish Observations database trial ,
May: brief project proposal to MSS for a field trial in
2016
June: Iain Malcolm talk to SFCC Committee
January 2016: SARF Project Trial
Basic Electrofishing database audit
Electrofishing database phone support
Assistance with SEPA data input
Credit: Iain Malcolm
SFCC constitution
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B) promotes the development of specialist software in a cost-effective way,
Working with Esri UK, all SFCC members
gained access to ArcGIS Online.
Using ARCGIS online, I have developed
some simple protocols (including habitat
survey), ready for field trial by members in
Spring 2016.
Scoping Technical requirements of
handheld field data collection devices.
Purchase of data collection tablets in
Spring 2016 for members who require
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C) Co-ordinates and disseminates spatial data relevant to the freshwater environment
One Scotland Mapping Agreement (OSMA) contract
for SFCC
Freshwater Fisheries Web Map: Launched in August
2015
Updated CEH Digital River Network provided to
members.
Online environment will be used for future
dissemination of GIS data to members.
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D) Provides a facility for balanced scientific analysis of the available information for further debate and policy development,
This role is currently undertaken by Marine
Scotland, not SFCC.
In early years of SFCC a major component
of the Freshwater Laboratory work
programme was carried out through the
interface of the SFCC.
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E) Provides a mechanism for pooling resources,
SFCC Member access to fisheries literature
• Written statement from MSS librarian • Access to online MSS library search portal • Thank you to Helen McGreggor • Automated service to replace CORJ • MSS publications feed (PH165LB)
• Non-profit consortium access to journals • Quotations requested on behalf of SFCC
members
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G) Facilitates cross-Scotland scientific projects and provides fisheries data to inform national policy decisions, and to evidence local management decisions.
National Electrofishing Data Analysis
Project (Part of wider MSS CL’s 5-year
project).
Data Audit process and re-supply to MSS
on behalf of members.
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H) Provides training in methods of data collection, management and analysis
• Attendance at I.F.M. Training Work stream Meetings
• Training & events calendar launched to publicise relevant training courses
1. Scale reading workshop jointly with I.F.M (March
2015) 2. Team Leader Electrofishing Refresher Course
(June 2015) 3. SFCC Habitat Course (July 2015) 4. SFCC Web Mapping & Field Data Collection
Training Course (November 2015) 5. Introduction to Statistics & R for Biologists
(December 2015)
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In Summary
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SFCC priority for 2016/2017: Wild Fisheries Reform
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