This document discusses fisheries data collection procedures in Kiribati. It begins by defining what data is and explaining why data collection is important for sustainable fisheries management and monitoring. It then outlines the procedures for storing data, including registering, entering, scanning and filing log sheets, fishing reports, and observer data. Problems with data collection such as incomplete, missing, or untimely submitted data are also discussed. The document stresses that accurate and timely reporting of data is crucial for understanding the status of fisheries resources and ensuring compliance with licensing conditions, in order to manage fisheries and allow future access to resources.

1. Fisheries Licensing and Enforcement Unit
IntroducingIntroducing
Fisheries data collectionFisheries data collection

2. Fisheries Licensing and Enforcement Unit
Fisheries data collectionFisheries data collection
OverviewOverview
What is data?
Why we do data collection in our
fishery?
Procedures for storage data
Problems due with data collection

3. Fisheries Licensing and Enforcement Unit
What is data?What is data?
Data was represented the result of our
analyses
Other means data was individual facts,
statistic or items of information.

4. Fisheries Licensing and Enforcement Unit
Why we do data collection in our fisheryWhy we do data collection in our fishery
For sustainable development of our tuna
fisheries; this the good way you should be
maintain the growth of our tuna.
Management of our tuna fisheries.(you should
be know the status of your data.
Monitoring our fisheries.

5. Fisheries Licensing and Enforcement Unit
 Register (incoming data,e.g. log sheets,
fishing report, unloading data,
observer's data)
 Entering (log sheets, fishing report,
unloading data, observer's data)
 Scanning; in our fishery we do scanning
on log sheets, and sent it to SPC office.
 Filing(log sheets, fishing report,
unloading data, observer's data)
Procedures for storage of dataProcedures for storage of data

7. Fisheries Licensing and Enforcement Unit
Problems due with data collectionProblems due with data collection
Uncompleted data (logbooks or even our
own boarding reports, Fishing reports,
Observer reports)
Missing data (logbooks or even our own
boarding reports, Fishing reports, Observer
reports)
Timeliness for sending data (Its still ok to
enter old data – however timeliness will
ensure efficient compliance and prosecution
e.g. warnings)

8. Fisheries Licensing and Enforcement Unit
ConclusionConclusion
To conclude my presentation, we have seen the importance of
fisheries data collection in MCS to our ministry.
Data entry and following Data analysis is really important in
Kiribati MCS.
We need accurate and timely reports (data) so that we can
know an accurate status of our data (and fishery).
Incomplete reporting generally indicates disappointment to
follow to licence conditions and is an offence under the Act.

9. Conclusion (cont)Conclusion (cont)
It is up to ALL of us to ensure compliance with the
license conditions is strictly followed to, so as to
allow future generations access to our non-
renewable fishery resources.
Accurate reporting (data) is fundamental in
knowing the way to manage our tuna fisheries.
All of you as Authorized Officers have
responsibility to the Kiribati people to ensure
accurate data is obtained.
Fisheries Licensing and Enforcement Unit

10. Fisheries Licensing and Enforcement Unit
Thank you all for your attention.Thank you all for your attention.
Composed by: Ms Moriti
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