Report of the Local workshop of inland data collection

Date: 19-22 March 2012
Venue: Vientiane Province, Lao PDR

Objectives:

1. To organize the Local Workshop to improve compilation of information and statistics on inland fisheries in Lao PDR;

2. To pre-test the questionnaire with target group at Inland fisheries in Lao PDR.

Results

Meeting with Director General (DG) of Department of livestock and fisheries

SEAFDEC team inform the meeting the purpose on this visiting that was improving landing data collection by plus consumption in household to get more real product of fisheries resources in inland fisheries. Other purpose was to promote census establishment in SEAFDEC’s member country by asking Lao PDR to propose what is their requirements to improving socioeconomic data collection, for example, on-site training for staffs. Activities will conduct base on member country request by SEAFDEC supporting.

Meeting at Nam Ngum reservoir Fisheries Management Center

For inland fisheries fishing ground, there are 2 big reservoirs in Lao PDR, which was Nam Ngum and Nam Thern, including 17 small reservoirs. The trial site for inland fisheries data collection was Nam Ngum reservoir, Vientiane Province. Officer informed that they started to collect the data on number of fishermen in Nam Ngum from 1999 to 2012. The data show that there are 24 fishermen villages in Nam Ngum reservoir. And in year 2010, there are 201 fishermen who have licensed. Moreover, there are three places for selling inland product. Usually data collection on inland aquatic resources was collected from seller.

Pretest questionnaires
Pre-test of data collection by using questionnaire was done in Ban Sang Sawang village in Kaew Udom District, Vientiane Province. Ban Sang Sawang village compose of 20 unit, in which 4 unit are fishermen villages. DLF’s staffs and SEAFDEC’s team had conducted 5 pre-test questionnaires in the village.

Workshop with fisheries officer at Department of Livestock (DLF)

The workshop was held after pre-test on inland data collection. The purpose of the workshop was show the result of catch product within one year and to improve the questionnaire on inland data collection in Lao PDR. On the total catch product in one year, SEAFDEC offered the equator for calculate from the average caught of each fisherman. The total catch product per one year can come from average catch from survey plus with total fishermen in unit.

In this occasion, trust fund assistant manager asked DLF’s staffs to propose their need for improving their skill on data collection on socio-economic or co-management practice. DLF’s staffs informed that they would like to put the socio-economic and aquaculture product in their data collection plan because Lao PDR are dominant in aquaculture product also.

Official Trip Report of the Local Workshop on Compilation of Fisheries Information and Statistics on Inland fisheries

Date:12-15 February 2012
Venue: Pursat Province, Cambodia

Objectives:
1. To finalize the questionnaire for data collection in inland fisheries in Cambodia;
2. To improve methodology on survey and data analysis on Inland fisheries in Cambodia;
3. To improve compilation of information and statistics on Small-scale inland fisheries in Cambodia.

Participants:
FiA Cambodia
1. Mr. Hong Hy Director of Fisheries Inspectorate
2. Mr. Ouk Vibol Acting Director of Fisheries Conservation Department

3. Mr. Lieng Sopha Acting Director of Community Fishery Development Department

4. Mr. Hort Sitha Vice Chief of Administration office of IFReDI
5. Mr. Soun Chhun Heang FiA Officer of Planning Development
6. Mr. Phum Vimol FiA Officer of Pursat Province

SEAFDEC

1. Mr. Hidenao Watanabe Assistance Trust Fund Manager
2. Ms. Sumitra Ruangsivakul Socio-economic Section Head
3. Ms. Jariya Sornkliang Socio-Economic Scientist
4. Ms. Thanyalak Suasi Socio-Economic Scientist
5. Ms. Rattana Tiaye Fishery Governance and Management System Scientist

Result of the Workshop

The Local Workshop on Compilation of Fisheries Information and Statistics on Inland fisheries, Cambodia was organized at Pursat Province, Cambodia on 13-14 February 2012, to finalize the questionnaire for data collection and improve compilation of information and statistics on inland small-scale fisheries in Cambodia. The workshop is the activity under the project on Improvement of Information Gathering System for IUU-Fishing Related Countermeasures in the Southeast Asia. The workshop was attended by 6 representatives of FiA Cambodia, and 5 representatives of SEAFDEC.

The workshop was divided into 2 parts, the first part was conduct pre-test questionnaire by interviewing fishermen with 2 Community Fisheries, which selected by FiA’s officer. The total number of sampling was 30 fishermen, 15 fishermen each from Anlong Rang and Ota Prok Community fisheries which is the floating village of Krakor district, Pursat Province. The second part was organizing group discussion at Fisheries Cantonment Office, Pursat Province to conclude questionnaire, number of sample and way forward on improving data collection in the future.

Pre-test of questionnaire at Anlong Rang and Ota Prok Community fisheries, Krakor district, Pursat Province, Cambodia

For pre-test of questionnaire, 30 sampling of fishermen were interviewed using local language with a questionnaire, which was prepared in English. The responses were translated into English by FiA’s staff and record on the questionnaire by SEAFDEC’s staff. The main of data collection was emphasized on catch production that was used to calculate the total catch of Community fishery by using the formula as follow:

T = Total catch in each community fishery per year (Ton)

Xi = Catch volume of each Sample per year (kg.)

N = Total number of fishermen

n = Number of Sampling

i = Sampling no. 1, 2, 3,…, n

Total catch of Anlong Rang Community Fisheries is 690.64 Ton/year
Total catch of Ota Prok Community Fisheries is 488.11 Ton/year

Ms. Sumitra presented the result of pre-test questionnaire including the calculation of total catch in Community Fisheries that Mr. Hong Hy suggested to edit the formula on total number of fishermen to total number of fisheries household. The meeting proposed to add more question into the questionnaire sheet, e.g., number of fishing gear, mesh size of gill net and fish processing per month.

Mr. Soun Chhun Heang explained more on data collection in Cambodia that the fisheries Cantonment officers was collecting monthly data on catch production in each fishing gear and catch species by random fishermen sampling in Community fisheries for daily catch production, number of fishing day per month and calculate the total catch of cantonment and sending to headquarters in Phnom Penh.

Mr. Watanabe proposed the effective on data gathering that FiA should conduct from bottom up system and FiA should encourage the extension officer to work with Community Fisheries. The other way on data collection in Community may be collected from middleman in each Community Fisheries. He also mentioned on SEAFDEC’s proposal in 2013 to promoting Fisheries census for SEAFDEC’s member countries.

Mr. Lieng Sopha proposed to organize the onsite training on data collection for extension officer. He would further develop project proposal on extension training course and submit to SEAFDEC.

Group discussion at Fisheries Cantonment office, Pursat Province