Report of the Twenty-first Session of the Coordinating Working Party on Fishery Statistics

Download or read book Report of the Twenty-first Session of the Coordinating Working Party on Fishery Statistics written by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Coordinating Working Party on Atlantic Fishery Statistics and published by FAO. This book was released on 2005 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Topics discussed were: review of membership; progress since CWP-20 (from each member organization); review of the development of FIGIS and FIRMS (for information); CWP's advocacy role; review of recommendations from CWP-20; FISHSTAT; vessel size measurement for statistical purposes (Vessel length, Loa, Lp-p,); aquaculture statistics; fishery data quality indicators; recommendations relating to CWP from the FAO Expert Consultation on Data Formats and Procedures for Monitoring, Control and Surveillance (Bergen, Norway, 25-27 October 2004); and the 28 February-1 March 2005 Workshop on the Role of Regional Fishery Bodies in the Implementation of the Strategy for Improving Information on Status and Trends of Capture Fisheries (RFB-STF Workshop).