1. TDW10: 25-29 April 2016, Noumea, New Caledonia
Annual catch Estimates
3 – Starting your work …
TDW10: April 2016, 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
More details:
(as per slide)

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
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)
(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 ?
Check your data and meet with SPC to determine the best approach
EXERCISE #1
Review estimates produced by DORADO web reporting
EXERCISES #2 and #3a and #3b
Consider revising estimates from previous years
EXERCISE #4
Use your template from last year
EXERCISE #5
Special attention to SHARK CATCH Estimates
EXERCISE #6 -- with help from SPC
(as per slide)

9. OUTPUT FROM EXERCISE #2 is used here
(as per slide)
OUTPUT FROM EXERCISE #2 is used here

10. OUTPUT FROM EXERCISE #3a & #3b
(as per slide)
OUTPUT FROM EXERCISE #4

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

12. 1 2 Annual Catch Estimates Raised catches – see Web Reports
Generated by fleet for each target species
The higher the coverage, the closer to reality
See SPC if you this is relevant to you …

13. EXERCISES serve as a GUIDE !
Let’s get started !
This work needs to be completed by the end of the workshop !
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
You can start your work this afternoon !
EXERCISES serve as a GUIDE !