Integration of tuna fishery data collection in the Southern Waters of Java (FMA-573)

Abstract

Fishing operational data is the key to making fisheries management policies. Without this data, policymakers could only speculate on current field conditions; hence their decisions are not solutions to issues and problems in fisheries management and are even difficult to implement. Currently, the government encourages data collection on fishing operations through three schemes, namely data collection on the results of fish unloading at fishing ports, independent data reported by fishermen (fishing logbook), and data on monitoring results on fishing vessels by observers on board. Integrating such data is one solution to obtain sufficient operational data for fishing in quantity and quality. This study uses data on tuna catches from the three data collection schemes to tuna longline in the Southern Waters of Java, FMA 573. This study aims to analyze the differences between the established fisheries data collection standards with the existing conditions and the parties’ involvement in data collection activities. The analysis results show differences in data collection activities in existing conditions with the existing standards, affecting the completeness and quality of the resulting data. The integration of the three data is complementary and significantly impacts the quality of fishery data produced.