Guidelines For Conducting Information Manpower Surveys V2 Questionnaires And Accompanying Documents

Author : J. F. Caddy
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789251022566
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (225 download)

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Download or read book Practical Guidelines for Statistical Monitoring of Fisheries in Manpower Limited Situations written by J. F. Caddy and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The main categories and uses of fisheries-related information by fisheries administrations for stock assessment, resource management, investment, planning and economics analysis, and for social and nutritional studies are briefly discussed in this document, and the appropriate scale of these activities is illustrated using as example the constraints faced by fisheries administrators of small island states in funding and manpower in the fisheries sector. Special emphasis is placed on the types of data that can be collected by fisheries officers, and which already exist, and are available to them from other sources. Mapping current information on the resources, the fishermen, and their employment status, the seasonality of the fishing operations, the type and number of boats and gear used, location of wharfs, landing sites, markets, shore plant and boat repair and building facilities, not to mention catches and other biological information and the main routes for transshipment and import/export of fish products, is a necessary first step towards considering the type and scale of statistical monitoring, and in designing a filing and monitoring system for the fishery. In planning such a system of work, the administrator will have to ensure that the fisheries officer coordinates with other organizations collecting relevant data, in order to make optimal use of existing manpower. Collection methods based on the interview approach and sampling surveys may have to be used with care, and emphasis given instead to the commissioning of data gathering by key individuals (data sources) outside the government and strategically located within the fishery system, and to the use of simple logbooks or sales slips (which may be legislated as a requirement for licensing of fishermen or dealers). The field activities of officers should where possible, follow a present sampling design in order to maximize utility of these observations.