1. Creel Surveys
Credit: B. Yeeting
Credit: C. Wabnitz

2. So what is a creel survey ?
Creel is a type of small wicker basket mainly used by anglers to hold fish or other prey. A creel is designed to function as an evaporative cooler when lined with moss and dipped into the creek in order to keep the catch chilled. Caught fish are inserted through a slot in the top which is held in place by a small leather strap
(Wikipedia)
Creel survey
A creel survey consist in looking what fishers have in their fishing basket (or for the Pacific, in their cooler) !
Survey of fishers and their catch at a landing site

3. Creel survey data Types of information
Informations about fishers & fishing habits
Species being caught and quantities
Species lengths/weights
Areas and habitats fished, transport
Types of gear used to catch fish
Amount of effort used to catch fish (CPUE)
Fishers perceptions

4. Creel survey form
Header : it identifies the survey sheet, who, when, where
Atlantis fisheries
2156
Atlantis island
05/10/2014
USD
Tummol’s warf
Bob Pomoko
Maria Bentanu

5. Slice C1 Paul Pidoil 07/05/1968 M Tummol village X John Pidoil
09/10/1970 M 10 11

6. Slice C1 Night spear fishing Handlining Trolling Pasipetiksa warf 2 X20 80
USD 80 55

7. Slice C1 Examples of outputs Average number of fishers per trip
Number of landings for lead fishers
Reasons for fishing and catch use
Average income per trip
What else could we extract ?

8. Slice C2 Naso unicornis Reef fish 33 21.3 kg Night spearing
Scarus ghobban Reef fish kg Night spearing
Lutjanus gibbus Reef fish kg Handlining
Lutjanus bohar Reef fish kg Handlining
Birgus latro Crab kg Collecting walk

9. Slice C2 Examples of outputs Catch composition by species – Avg number
Catch composition by species – Avg weight
Species richness

10. Slices C3-C4 Naso unicornis FL 33 cm 0.8 kg Night spearing….
Scarus ghobban FL 34 cm 0.8 kg Night spearing
Scarus ghobban FL 28 cm 0.4 kg Night spearing
Scarus ghobban FL 32 cm 0.8 kg Night spearing
Lutjanus gibbus FL 20 cm 0.5 kg Handlining
Lutjanus gibbus FL 18 cm 0.34 kg Handlining
Lutjanus gibbus FL 16 cm 0.32 kg Handlining …

11. Slice C3-C4 Examples of outputs
Catch size/weights by species – By landing and method
Catch composition by family– Avg size and weight
Size frequency by species
Night spear fishing
Gillnetting

12. Slice C5 9 Reef fish Night spear fishing 3 Reef fish Handlining 3
Crabs Collecting
None
Fuel USD 30
Food USD 5
Beer water USD 2

13. Slice C5 13 Tummoil’s warf North pass 10 km 4 hrs
Frigate Island km hrs
Paramol km hr X X X 4 50 X X X

14. Slice C5 Examples of outputs Average trip cost
Average distance to the furthest site

15. Slice C6 X
Reef fish kg USD 1.25
Crabs Piece USD 4

16. Slice C7 25 20 Sea cucumber fishery X Nearshore FADs X
Tummoil reef is now depleted
Less fishes X

17. Slice C7 Fishes are getting smaller X
Some species which were common are hard to find
We spend more and more time to get
less and less fishes