1. 20-24 April 2015, Noumea, New Caledonia
Observer Database System
Data obligations and sending data to SPC and observer data quality
20-24 April 2015, Noumea, New Caledonia

2. Data obligations Sending observer data to SPC
WCPFC CMMs Reporting Obligations
National Reporting Requirements
Ad hoc Reporting Requirements i.e. Bilateral negotiations
Andrew has explained in detail in his presentation on Tuesday on the topic – CMM Reporting obligations, and Ana & Pam’s presentation on WCPFC Reporting Obligations and Compliance Monitoring – WCPFC Part 1 Reports (deadline 5 July)
National Reporting Requirements to other government departments.
Ad hoc Reporting Requirements – i.e. Bilateral negotiations with your fisheries development partners for fishing access and licensing. Example. CK want to know the total PS by-catch in the region vs. CK eez

3. Status of Data Submission
PS Data from 2010 to 2014
YEAR
1. Estimated TRIPS undertaken
2. TRIPS Rejected by country
3. TRIPS available for data entry
4. TRIPS Received at SPC
5. TRIPS Entered at SPC
6. Problems awaiting resolution at SPC
7. TRIPS not yet sent by Obsv. Progs.
Trips %
% of total available trips
% of trips received without problems
TRIPS
% of received
% of total
2010
1,865
299
1,566
1,444
92%
1,237
79%
91% 78 5%
122 8%
2011
2,119
468
1,651
1,359
82%
1,197
73% 37 2% 3%
292
18%
2012
2,178
343
1,835
1,396
76%
1,271
69%
95% 60 4%
439
24%
2013
2,213
526
1,687
1,650
98%
1,572
93%
101% 87
2014
2,260
101
2,159
830
38%
659
31%
86% 65
1,329
62%
SPC haven’t received most of your 2014 observer data so you need to send it to us ASAP. Please send all of your observer data to us before the end of next month.
Estimated TRIPS undertaken for each was based on VMS datasets.
ALL Rejected trip data should still need to send to SPC.
Sent the list of Observer Placements to SPC on monthly basis and if you have OPM on your national IMS you need to give access to SPC.

4. PS observer data submission to SPC
obsprg_code
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
registered
entered
FAOB
179
176
130 20 42 40
323
269
FMOB
280
167
183
178
271
382
377
135
KIOB
139
118
100 84
145 95
169
146 67 13
MHOB 56 53 59 45 51 4 3 66 64
NROB 6 7 5
PGOB
373
338
493
400
538
476
661
649 88
SBOB
184
155
175
143 96 93
168
140 85
SPOB 1
TOOB
TTOB
227
226
211
255
210
TVOB 15
WSOB

5. LL observer data submission to SPC
obsprg_code
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
registered
entered
CKOB 8 2 9 1 6 16 15 7
FJOB 35 23 36 11 79 75 99 85
FMOB 3 5
KIOB 10 4
MHOB
NCOB 29 22 18 17 19
NROB
PFOB 44 34 41 39
PGOB
PWOB 21 20
SBOB 12 14
SPOB
TOOB
TVOB
VUOB 27 54
WSOB

6. Observer data quality
It is very important to have high quality observer data QUALITY DATA = QUALITY DECISIONS
Observer data quality is everyone’s concern
Observer data quality improved for the last 6 years?
Quality observer data that means we could produces quality information for Stock Assessment, Fisheries Management, Fisheries Development as well as MSC of our fisheries resources.
Observer DQ is everyone’s concern and NOT just the observers, debriefers, DCTs etc.
How was the quality of observer data? Has it been improved for the past 6 years?

7. DQ Issues identified by Data Registry

8. DQ Issues identified by DCTs (TUBS System)

9. Conclusion Observer data is equally important as any fisheries dataset
Quality of observer data continuously improving