20-24 April 2015, Noumea, New Caledonia Observer Database System Data obligations and sending data to SPC and observer data quality 20-24 April 2015, Noumea, New Caledonia

Data obligations Sending observer data to SPC WCPFC CMMs Reporting Obligations National Reporting Requirements Ad hoc Reporting Requirements i.e. Bilateral negotiations Andrew has explained in detail in his presentation on Tuesday on the topic – CMM Reporting obligations, and Ana & Pam’s presentation on WCPFC Reporting Obligations and Compliance Monitoring – WCPFC Part 1 Reports (deadline 5 July) National Reporting Requirements to other government departments. Ad hoc Reporting Requirements – i.e. Bilateral negotiations with your fisheries development partners for fishing access and licensing. Example. CK want to know the total PS by-catch in the region vs. CK eez

Status of Data Submission PS Data from 2010 to 2014 YEAR 1. Estimated TRIPS undertaken 2. TRIPS Rejected by country 3. TRIPS available for data entry 4. TRIPS Received at SPC 5. TRIPS Entered at SPC 6. Problems awaiting resolution at SPC 7. TRIPS not yet sent by Obsv. Progs. Trips % % of total available trips % of trips received without problems TRIPS % of received % of total 2010 1,865 299 1,566 1,444 92% 1,237 79% 91% 78 5% 122 8% 2011 2,119 468 1,651 1,359 82% 1,197 73% 37 2% 3% 292 18% 2012 2,178 343 1,835 1,396 76% 1,271 69% 95% 60 4% 439 24% 2013 2,213 526 1,687 1,650 98% 1,572 93% 101% 87 2014 2,260 101 2,159 830 38% 659 31% 86% 65 1,329 62% SPC haven’t received most of your 2014 observer data so you need to send it to us ASAP. Please send all of your observer data to us before the end of next month. Estimated TRIPS undertaken for each was based on VMS datasets. ALL Rejected trip data should still need to send to SPC. Sent the list of Observer Placements to SPC on monthly basis and if you have OPM on your national IMS you need to give access to SPC.

PS observer data submission to SPC obsprg_code 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 registered entered FAOB 179 176 130 20 42 40 323 269 FMOB 280 167 183 178 271 382 377 135 KIOB 139 118 100 84 145 95 169 146 67 13 MHOB 56 53 59 45 51 4 3 66 64 NROB 6 7 5   PGOB 373 338 493 400 538 476 661 649 88 SBOB 184 155 175 143 96 93 168 140 85 SPOB 1 TOOB TTOB 227 226 211 255 210 TVOB 15 WSOB

LL observer data submission to SPC obsprg_code 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 registered entered CKOB 8 2 9 1 6 16 15 7   FJOB 35 23 36 11 79 75 99 85 FMOB 3 5 KIOB 10 4 MHOB NCOB 29 22 18 17 19 NROB PFOB 44 34 41 39 PGOB PWOB 21 20 SBOB 12 14 SPOB TOOB TVOB VUOB 27 54 WSOB

Observer data quality It is very important to have high quality observer data QUALITY DATA = QUALITY DECISIONS Observer data quality is everyone’s concern Observer data quality improved for the last 6 years? Quality observer data that means we could produces quality information for Stock Assessment, Fisheries Management, Fisheries Development as well as MSC of our fisheries resources. Observer DQ is everyone’s concern and NOT just the observers, debriefers, DCTs etc. How was the quality of observer data? Has it been improved for the past 6 years?

DQ Issues identified by Data Registry

DQ Issues identified by DCTs (TUBS System)

Conclusion Observer data is equally important as any fisheries dataset Quality of observer data continuously improving