West Coast Electronic Fishery Information Systems Workshop Sheraton Portland Airport May 3-4, 2011 Overview, Issues, and Workshop Objectives Gil Sylvia Marine Resource Economist Superintendent, Coastal Oregon Marine Experiment Station

Presentation Objectives Why this Workshop?? “Big Picture” Context Specific Fishery Challenges Core eFIS Issues Alternative Visions Our Charge

Why Are We Here? Better Information ( e.g., Coherence, Transparency, Speed, Quality) Empowers! Economic Benefits! Better Science! Improved Management!

“A Curry County PowerPoint” Scott Boley

Project Managers Fisheries Managers General Public Processors Marketers Find Your Fish Scientists Fishermen PFX WEBSITE Marketing Kiosks Mapping/Analysis: internal tools Mapping/Analysis: external tools CROOS / PFX Database Data Inputs – CROOS database Data Inputs – Other linked databases Fish Processors & Marketers Temp/Depth DO Loggers Onboard eletronic data entry Laboratories satellite Ocean Observing Systems (NANOOS, PACOOS) CWT Database Oceano- graphic data (satellite- derived) West Coast GSI Partners Data Integration Filters The Information System-Project CROOS

The Three “Fishery Revolutions” Sustainability Ecosystems Precautionary Rebuilding Quotas/Catch Limits

The Three “Fishery Revolutions” Property Rights Permits Catch Shares IFQ’s Community Quota’s TURF’s

The Three “Fishery Revolutions” E-Information (Near) Real Time Systems Hardware Software Internet/Web Social Networking Cloud-Based Systems

The Integrated Fishery Management System Sustainability Property Rights E-Information

Classes of “Information” Data Coherent Information Knowledge Broad Understanding

Tools and Enabling Technologies Satellite-based GPS Communications Remote sensing Computer-based Data base software GIS Ocean models Visualization software Marketing kiosks Hardware Electronic data loggers Temperature/depth loggers Bar-code readers Electronic sensors Communication Cell phones Satellite phones Internet World-wide web Data collection Buoys Doppler radar Autonomous gliders

(Near) Real Time Fishery Information Needs Quota and Harvest (Targeted and Non-Targeted) Prices and Market Information Weather Environmental Information and Conditions Stock Location and Composition Vessel Locations Etc….

Types of E-Information Fishery Sub-Systems Individual Vessel and Processing Plant Systems Logbooks Fish Tickets Observer Coverage (Human, Cameras, Sensors, etc.) Vessel Monitoring Systems Quota Reporting Research and Monitoring Ocean Observing (Buoys, Satellites, Sensors) Fleet “Coordination” Systems Market Traceability Etc…

Issues in Designing Integrated E-Systems Legal Privacy Security Contracts –(system use, data sharing) Ownership and intellectual property rights (data, databases, e-architecture)

Issues in Designing Integrated E-Fishery Systems Efficiency and Planning Integrating engineering, management, and economic objectives Efficient use of a unit of “data” “Old” Time versus “Near Real” Time versus “Real” Time Meeting industry, science, management, market, and public needs Ensuring compatibility with tomorrow’s – emerging technologies – emerging resource and management needs – emerging marketing demands and opportunities Staging development Supporting economic benefits and profitability Ensuring data quality, transparency, and integrity

Issues in Designing Integrated E-Systems Integration – Maximizing inter-operational capacity among subsystems – Developing “standards” across systems and users – Collecting and sharing data and information – Developing “incentives” and institutions to share costs and benefits

Alternative e-FIS “Visions” The “Diffuse Independent Model” Many Systems – Vessel systems – Fleet systems – Science systems – Enforcement systems – Seafood processing – Regulator systems Little Integration, interoperability, sharing or common standards – little transparency Many databases Data collected multiple ways by multiple units (example—catch data five different databases) Major Emphasis: privacy, security, independence

Alternative e-FIS “Visions” The “Centralized Model” One fishery system managed by the “regulator” – Standard electronic logbook – Fleet coordinating system part of central system – Enforcement system integrated – (individual vessels and plants may maintain separate systems) Complete integration – one standard, fully interoperable, One database Data collected and measured once —(example one measure of catch) Major Emphasis: integration, central control, interoperability, one standard

Alternative e-FIS “Visions” The “Diffuse Contractual Model” Many independent systems – Vessel systems – Fleet Systems – Regulator Systems – Etc… Integration via voluntary contracts– stipulates standards, interoperability models, incentives, costs, privacy-security agreements, etc. Databases central or diffuse -- but shared Data collected and measured once —(example one measure of catch) Major Emphasis: independence, voluntary cooperation, interoperability, common standards

Charge to Participants E-FIS will dominate in next ten years Can we design for efficiency (benefits exceed costs)? – Industry – Managers – Scientists In next two days: – Gain knowledge about the “options” – Learn about the issues – Design “optimal” systems for your fishery – Develop recommendations for improving and implementing eFIS

Questions??