1. TDW-11: 24-28th April 2017, Noumea, New Caledonia
Annual catch Estimates
Starting your work …
TDW-11: th April 2017, Noumea, New Caledonia

2. Annual Catch Estimates
What are they ?
“…are simply the total catches by species for a fishing fleet covering a calendar year“
Catch => METRIC TONS
“Number of active vessels by size class” also required
ACE are a WCPFC reporting obligation

3. Annual Catch Estimates
WCPFC essential requirements (obligations)
Annual catch by GEAR and SPECIES
No. of ACTIVE Vessels by size class
Calendar Year
Main area is the WCPFC CONVENTION AREA
Prepared for the NATIONAL FLEET
The deadline is 30th APRIL each year
How they were determined
Estimates of DISCARDs now required ...
More details:
(as per slide)
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4. Annual catch estimates provided for the WCPFC Convention Area

5. Annual catch estimates
must be provided for the other areas in some cases.
For example, ALB and SWO stocks are separated by the equator

6. Annual Catch Estimates
Why ?
Concise representation of actual catch (total removals)
Concise indication of the trends over time
Indication of all data collected in the tuna fishery
Snapshot comparison between years, fleets, gears, fisheries, etc.
Used to produce economic indicators (value of catch)
All contained in the WCPFC Tuna Fishery Yearbook
(as per slide)

7. CONSERVATION OF THE STOCKS
Annual Catch Estimates
Why ?
DATA
e.g. ACE
CONSERVATION OF THE STOCKS
ANALYSES
Stock assessments
SCIENTIFIC ADVICE
MANAGEMENT ADVICE

8. Annual Catch Estimates
How ?
DORADO REPORTS
run
CSV output
Step-by-step guideline
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(as per slide)
transfer
EXCEL Templates
ACE
Template
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9. Annual Catch Estimates
Raised catches – see Dorado Reports
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Generated by fleet for each key WCPFC species
The higher the coverage, the closer to reality
See SPC if you this is relevant to you …

10. Output from Dorado Recon Report #2.2.3
Annual Catch Estimates
Transfer Dorado CSV output to EXCEL template
EXCEL ACE TEMPLATE
Output from Dorado Recon Report #2.2.3

11. OUTPUT FROM EXCEL TEMPLATE transferred here
(as per slide)
OUTPUT FROM EXCEL TEMPLATE transferred here

12. Annual Catch Estimates
HOW ? Which category do you fit into ?
Logsheet coverage in TUFMAN2 is very high
Work through the Guidelines and DORADO
Logsheet coverage in TUFMAN2 not so good …
See SPC (…and work through the Guidelines)
Very few data for my fleet
SPC, please help me !
My domestic fisheries are complex
None of the above
see SPC

13. Annual Catch Estimates
Download guides …

14. Use the GUIDELINES and DORADO reports
Let’s get started ... soon !
This work needs to be completed by the end of the workshop !
Use the GUIDELINES and DORADO reports
Think about WHAT information/data you have and need
Think about HOW you might do the work
Think about what assistance you need from SPC
If you finish 2016, please check previous years !
You can start your work this afternoon !