E-learning Course on Fisheries and Aquaculture Statistics

This e-learning course introduces fundamental knowledge on fisheries and aquaculture statistics. This course will help you understand how to compile and monitor SDG indicators from fisheries and aquaculture statistics.

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Materials
Module 1: Concept of Global Strategies to Improve Agricultural and Rural Statistics
The Global Strategy (World Bank, 2010) is an initiative undertaken at international level under the auspices of the United Nations Statistical Commission (UNSC) to address the declining capacity in agricultural statistics, mainly in developing countries (Keita, 2010). The purpose of the Global Strategy is to provide guidelines for national and international statistical systems.
• ISIC: The International Standard Industrial Classification of all Economic Activities
• Conceptual Framework
• Pillars for Global Strategy

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Module 2: Concept of Small-scale Fisheries and Aquaculture
Fishing is the activity consisting of capturing aquatic animals in their natural environment while aquaculture production is the reproduction and growth in a capacity of species captured in their natural environment.
• Small-Scale Fisheries
• Aquaculture
• Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-scale Fisheries (SSF)
• Effect of small scale Fisheries & Aquaculture		  

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Module 3: Indicators of Small-scale Fisheries & Aquaculture
Lesson 3: Indicators of Small-Scale Fisheries & Aquaculture Indicators are needed to understand if the exclusive fishing rights comply with the duty of care imposed on them, and to check whether a straddling stock or highly migratory resource is exploited in compliance with the Law of the Sea and other relevant international instruments (such as the FAO Code of Conduct on Responsible Fishing). Indicators could also be used by NGOs and the public at large to assess the performance of a national policy or management system. In international trade and recent developments, indicators can also be used as a basis for an eco-certification and labelling system for fisheries and fishery products as proposed by the World Wide Fund for Nature(WWF) ( also known as World Wildlife Fund (WWF) ) and an important worldwide fish trader (Unilever) in the framework of a Marine Stewardship Council.
• Fishery Indicators
• SDG Targets & Indicators for Fisheries
• Data Required for Indicators

  

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Module 4: International Standard Statistical Classifications
Lesson 4: International Standard Statistical Classifications From a global or regional perspective, national fisheries statistical programs need to be consistent. It requires a set of statistical standards of recognized classifications codes which are internationally accepted to make these programmes coherent and consistent.
• Classifications in Fisheries
• Classification in Fisheries by Coordinating Working Party (CWP) 		 

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Module 5 (Part A): Statistical Methods for Collection of Fisheries Data Including Sampling Design
Data needs in fisheries and aquaculture sectors: A sound data is a pre-requisite to assess and monitor the state of natural resources (e.g. fish resources, aquatic ecosystems, water and land, aquatic genetic resources), and the performance and sustainability of fisheries. Sound data helps us to plan an integrated approach across multiple goals that addresses all dimensions of sustainable development - economic, social and environmental.
• Data for Fisheries
• Methods of Data Collection
• Types of Surveys in Fisheries 		 

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Module 5 (Part B): Statistical Methods for Collection of Fisheries Data Including Sampling Design
Data needs in fisheries and aquaculture sectors: A sound data is a pre-requisite to assess and monitor the state of natural resources (e.g. fish resources, aquatic ecosystems, water and land, aquatic genetic resources), and the performance and sustainability of fisheries. Sound data helps us to plan an integrated approach across multiple goals that addresses all dimensions of sustainable development - economic, social and environmental.
• Classification of Fishing Units
• Concepts for Catch Estimate
• Concepts for Effort Estimate
• Fishery Statistics by Household Approach
• Fishery Statistics by Sampling Approach
• Fishery Statistics by Computer Assisted Personal Interview (CAPI) 		 

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Module 5 : Satellite Mapping for Identification of Water Bodies and Related Parameters
• Remote Sensing (RS)
• Global Positioning System (GPS)
• Geographic Information System (GIS) Why GIS?
• Application of GIS in Fisheries
• Components of GIS
• Data for GIS
• Example of GIS 		 

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