1 eLandings An Interagency Electronic Landing Reporting System Christopher Keller Chief Technology Officer Wostmann & Associates, Inc. October 27, 2005 Tampa, FL

2 eLandings Project Goals Provide fishery managers with more timely and accurate catch statistics Provide fishery managers with more timely and accurate catch statistics Improve efficiency of reporting for industry Improve efficiency of reporting for industry –Reduce redundant reporting –One time data entry –Immediate data validation and feedback Reduce data entry burden on agencies Reduce data entry burden on agencies –Reduced data entry volume –One time data entry for paper reports –Reduced corrections Facilitate quota management Facilitate quota management Provide documentation of reporting lifecycle Provide documentation of reporting lifecycle –Signed paper documents –Change tracking across reporting lifecycle

3 Multi-agency Team Line Agencies Alaska Department of Fish and Game Alaska Department of Fish and Game International Pacific Halibut Commission International Pacific Halibut Commission NMFS Sustainable Fisheries NMFS Sustainable Fisheries NMFS Restricted Access Management NMFS Restricted Access Management Contracting Agency Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission Software Development Contractor Wostmann & Associates, Inc. of Juneau Wostmann & Associates, Inc. of Juneau

4 eLandings Overview

5 Seafood Processing Industry Data Reporting Web Application Web Application –Online data entry –XML File Import Processor Workstation Processor Workstation –Disconnected operations – data transmission Web Services Web Services –Direct Internet connection to Processor inhouse systems Data validation at point of entry, with graceful degradation for disconnected clients

6 Data Vessel, Landing Location, Dates, and Buyer Vessel, Landing Location, Dates, and Buyer Permits Permits –Permit stacking Harvest Location and Effort Harvest Location and Effort –ADF&G 1 deg x ½ deg Statistical Areas –Mapped to NMFS and IPHC reporting areas Itemized Catch Itemized Catch –Weight –Condition (for PRR) –Disposition –Grading and Pricing

7 Data Transforms eLandings is a full landing oriented system Fish Ticket allocation by Permit Fish Ticket allocation by Permit IFQ Landing Report by IFQ Permit, Species, Statistical Area IFQ Landing Report by IFQ Permit, Species, Statistical Area

8 Repository Features Version Tracking Database Version Tracking Database –All versions of landing report components are retained –All changes are marked with user identification Repository Stores Agency Enhanced Data Repository Stores Agency Enhanced Data –Statistical Area –Effort

9 Agency Data Maintenance Agency Desktop software Agency Desktop software User management User management Paper report data entry Paper report data entry Report review and status update Report review and status update Report data enhancement Report data enhancement Report change history Report change history

10 Fanout Propagation of data to Agency Systems of Record NMFS RAM Realtime IFQ debiting NMFS RAM Realtime IFQ debiting –User/Repository push NMFS SF NMFS SF –Daily pull ADF&G Fish Ticket Database ADF&G Fish Ticket Database –Weekly pull IPHC IPHC –Monthly pull All updates in time window

11 Technologies XML files throughout XML files throughout –Import of Processor produced files –Clients to Server – data exchange –Repository to agency system of record XML allows disparate technologies at different agencies and processors to interoperate XML allows disparate technologies at different agencies and processors to interoperate Web Services Web Services Java – Desktop, Servlets, backend Server Java – Desktop, Servlets, backend Server Open Source Tools Open Source Tools –JBoss, IText, Axis, JAXB, JUnit

12 Milestones 1999 – Interagency MOA and beginning of code alignment 1999 – Interagency MOA and beginning of code alignment 2002 – Needs Assessment 2002 – Needs Assessment 2003 – Technology Demonstrator 2003 – Technology Demonstrator 2004 – July – Development begins 2004 – July – Development begins 2005 – Rollout 2005 – Rollout –Aug 15 : AI Golden King Crab IFQ Fishery –Oct 15 : BSAI Red King Crab IFQ Fishery –Oct : Kodiak Tanner and Dungeness Fishery 2006 – Alaska Groundfish and Halibut 2006 – Alaska Groundfish and Halibut

13 Challenges 24x7 support 24x7 support Processor Quotashares Processor Quotashares Testing resources Testing resources Staffing and development effort on joint project Staffing and development effort on joint project Coordination with Industry (HQ and Field) Coordination with Industry (HQ and Field) Project Management Project Management

14 Demo Userid: fgogh Password: F_gogh

15 Wrap Up Q & A Q & A