The Role of Industry/ NGOs in Data Collection and Analysis
Momo Kochen
Data collection, industry involvement and I-Fish
Industry feeling pressure Market demand for sustainability and certification
• Identifying the role industry can play?
• Key link in the supply chain
• Strong presence in the field, even in most rural places
• Willingness to participate
• Ability to invest
Small-Scale Tuna Fisheries Gap in Data
• Data Collection by Indonesian government
• Large ports
• Large vessels
• What about small vessels and small ports?
~90% of vessels targeting tuna in WCPO <5GT
The I-Fish Approach
Government gaining support in fisheries management
aspects: e.g.
• Improved reporting to RFMOs
• Data for Harvest Strategy
development
Involvement in co-management
Documenting ETP interaction and creating awareness
Data
MDPI tuna data collection sites
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Pole and line
Handline
Mud crab
What is the I-Fish Data?
What is the I-Fish Data?
For every vessel sampled:
☆ Operational data
☆ Bait data
☆ Bycatch data
☆ Subsampling for tuna <10kg
Data Flow
Composition of small tuna
A. Sustainability facilitators collect data from fishermen
in port sampling form
B. Data entered into computer, reviewed by
site supervisor
C. Data uploaded to I-Fish database
E. Data analysis F. Discussion of data and
management in DMC meeting
How to reduce ETP
catches? new regulation?What about this What is the
catch of baby tuna?
Data Flow
Composition of small tuna A. Sustainability facilitators
collect data from fishermen in port sampling form
B. Data entered into computer, reviewed by
site supervisor
C. Data uploaded to I-Fish database
E. Data analysis F. Discussion of data and
management in DMC meeting
How to reduce ETP
catches? new regulation?What about this What is the
catch of baby tuna?
D. Data extracted from I-Fish for DMC
Where is the I-Fish Data?
www.ifish.id
Where is the I-Fish Data?
www.ifish.id
User: guest
Data Reporting
• DMCs
• Stakeholder reports
• Interactive dashboard
I-Fish Data Management Committees (DMCs)
Regulator
(Marine and Fisheries Affairs, provincial and regency)
Fisheries Business Actors
(Fishermen, Suppliers, Processors, Buyers)
Researchers
(Puslitbangkan, Universities)
Ad-hoc Advisor
(Expert)
Additional NGOs
Stakeholder reports
• Automatically generated every 3-6 months, depending
on the stakeholder
• Three graphs included, based on feedback from
stakeholders
• Brief background to document and explanation of
Interactive dashboard
• Users with I-Fish login details can access the dashboard
• Access the same graphs as in the stakeholder reports
• Change the years and other parameters and graph will change
automatically
• Download the graph directly from the website
• Access based on geographic location and position in the supply chain
Interactive dashboard
Select from dropdown
Spot Trace
• Trial VMS system for small-scale vessels
• 36 devices
• Randomly assigned to one vessel for one month
• Rotation system
DOCK mobile data collection
• Replace paper data collection with
electronic data collection
• 3 month pilot
• 2 sites: Larantuka, Kupang
• Pole and line and Handline
I-Fish and MDPI supporting Tuna Research in Indonesia
• Aligning protocols to ensure data is useful to various
government agencies and RFMOs: P4KSI, SDI, PDS, WCPFC, IOTC……
• Aligning approach to ensure priority areas are covered and
widest coverage is achieved
Data Supporting HCR development
• Ask Deirdre for data comparison – 16 data sets and 4 in green
including MDPI
• Collaboration SDI. PUSRISKAN, CSIRO, WCPFC- to develop