IFGs and Fisheries Data Collection

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?