P10.3 Update on the Electronic Data Transfer Seventh Tuna Data Workshop (TDW-7) April 2013 SPC, Noumea, New Caledonia

Electronic Data Transfer What to transfer and Why Solution trialed Problems / Difficulties Alternate transfer methods SPC Internal changes Future avenues

Electronic Data Transfer Scanned tuna fishery data forms Fishing trip logsheets Observer workbooks Port Sampling / Unloading forms Databases updates & backups TUFMAN TUBS VMS data updates (data reconciliation & VDS) Data to transfer Purpose Transfer data between Countries and SPC

Cloud based automated folder synchronization Trial Simple SCANS TUFMAN VMS COUNTRY SCANS TUFMAN VMS SPC CLOUD TransparentSecureIncremental Example: C:\FJ\SCANS C:\FJ\SCANS Permanently synchronized through the cloud with

Difficulties Overall idea is nice and simple => different in practice Internet bandwidth & Telco limitations Lack of proper synchronization scheduler Country server configuration changes (admin passwords, IPs) Client software update changes (YSI) Lack of manual control & tweaking possibilities Frequent need to debug through Teamviewer  hard to setup a one system that works for all! Cloud based automated folder synchronization

OFP Member Country web site

1 - YouSendIt DROPBOX Alternate data transfer methods

2 - YouSendIt EXPRESS Alternate data transfer methods

3 - YouSendIt OUTLOOK Plugin Alternate data transfer methods

SPC Internal Evolutions for Data Reception In the past Data transmission messages on individual staff Potential delays to acknowledge data receipt when the staff is off/sick In a close future One generic address: Helpdesk ticket system (OTRS) All staff can be involved Less delays in the acknowledgment  More efficiency

Future plans OFP custom made application Early developments Will make use of FTPS (or not) Combined with TUFMAN maintenance scheduled app (under dev) Automatic TUFMAN backup transmission Studying the possibility of scans transfer (down the track)

Need for TUFMAN backup at SPC! New tool soon to be available: eRECAP Provides remote access to logsheet coverage information WEB based (remote access) Needs your TUFMAN database on a regular basis