Inventory of the Artisanal Fishery Communities in the Western and Central Mediterranean

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Inventory of the Artisanal Fishery Communities in
the Western and Central Mediterranean
Introduction
How to use it
Credits
By A. Germoni, M. Spinelli, S.R. Coppola,
Copemed Task-Force
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Inventory of Artisanal Fishery Communities in the
Western-Central Mediterranean The construction of
the Compact Disk

• Introduction
• The construction of the CD to browse the results.
• The CD Builder
• The Janus interface
• References

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Introduction The need for a review of Artisanal
fisheries in the Mediterranean, or rather to give
artisanal fisheries different attention than in
the past, has already initiated through recurring
debates on the future status of fisheries in the
Mediterranean. Artisanal fisheries is the weakest
part when negotiating management issues on a
large scale, and its interaction with many other
activities in shared areas calls for special
attention. It is believed that more knowledge,
and specifically results from case studies based
on actual situations, can help to visualise the
changes, to highlight similarities and
dissimilarities, to interpret the evolution.
These, and other responses, are needed to direct
artisanal fisheries toward more modern
management, respected by, and respectful of, the
environment, the fishery and the responsible
development. This study was conducted by a team
that has worked part time, in many cases
voluntarily, to achieve some results, which they
consider not the point of arrival but the
launching pad of deeper analyses and more sector
studies. The whole study consisted of the
planning and achievement of the following major
components (a) the methodological design, (b)
the data collection (field work), (c) the data
base (ArtFiMed), (d) the case studies, (e) the
processing and analysis, (f) the CD output, (g)
appropriate documentation, the Cd_Rom Builder
and (h) a power point presentation. Other then
these the strong relationship of this study with
a GIS application (see Ref. 2) and the direct
support to countries in the Region in the
improvement of their national statistical systems
(see Ref. 3) is also worth mentioning. This
work has been totally developed, in all its
components, within the FAO-Copemed Project. (See
Ref. 1).
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The construction of the CD to browse the
results. Raw data, collected within a
statistical programme, need to be elaborated in
order to be usable as appropriate. The more the
elaboration results are precise, complete,
pertinent, timely and updateable by the users,
the better will they be appreciated and used,
both in terms of interest generated and people
involved. From a conceptual point of view, the
analytical approaches, provided that the
processing scheme (logical and mechanical) is
known and valid, that the data elements are
adequately structured, and if we are dealing with
the same type of data (numerical, descriptive,
pictorial, or other), are not complicated. The
uncertainty arises when we need to process and
present different types of data within the same
problem and intend to reach many end-users of
different levels and skills, interest and
functions. In other words, we need complex
summaries integrating and describing statistical
results mixed with charts and graphics, maps and
pictures, descriptions, tendencies, etc., easy to
read, interpret, distribute and be updated.
Among many solutions, converting the whole in
HTML format to be browsed afterwards in
synthesised way was definitely considered the
most appropriate. However, revision would not be
a simple task in this solution. Developing a
high quality hand-made CD to browse the contents
of the survey and show the results of the
processing focussing on various situations and
scenarios would have served very well but and for
a limited period of time.
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The CD Builder The whole data collection
system architecture construction was developed
taking into account the nature of the data, their
origin, dynamicity and so on. The ArtFiMed
database was firstly constructed around such a
model and made available to all parties
concerned. At the same time a CD (Cd Rom) model
architecture was also developed taking into
account the end-users requirements, the mass and
type of data, the frequency of updating, the
coverage, etc. The whole architecture was built
around three blocks constituting the CD-Backbone
(static), the Data Cruncher (dynamic) and the
CD-Builder, respectively. The static part of
this architecture (the Backbone) was the first to
be defined, finalised and safeguarded (logos,
map contours, indexes, radio buttons, texts,
captions, etc.). Additional material was
extracted from the database, in a structured way
making used of rigid standards and a strict
directory system for subsidiary data. Results
from the routine processing and analysis were
memorised according to the nature of the process
needed, type of files, dates, areas, species,
gear, etc. The Data Cruncher searched for data
according to fixed models and/or dynamically
built model according to the situation.
Comparative analyses were constructed and
performed by fishery typologies and communities,
on a national and regional basis and according to
the availability of the data. For regional
matching purposes, sometimes, data is normalised
and grouped into macro variables (seasons, gear,
species groups, fishing zones)). The CD-Builder
constitutes the pride of the system. Tables,
graphs, statistical routines, dynamic
construction of sentences, estimates, shaping of
maps and positioning of live points,
tree-structured links and net connections are
all generated dynamically by Janus software,
using dynamic structures to be finally assembled
in the CD. The result is a CD Rom containing
updated results that can be produced at any time
directly by the users, by just running the
Janus program interfaced to the ArtFiMed
DataBase This process is executed each time a
new set of data is included in the system or when
the database is up dated with new data or edited.
The CD Rom is ready to be used.
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The Janus interface A two-way interface
represented by the Roman mythological God
two-faced Janus was developed specifically for
this application. The tool is dual-faced, i.e.,
it has the CD on one side and the database on the
other. In this context the database must be a
Census DataBase or ArtFiMed. Simply speaking,
Janus reads, manipulates, crunches, archives,
associates, etc., all the information according
to a model, transforms it into HTML and replaces
the old data with new ones. In fact, in our
model, Janus interacts indifferently from the
ArtFiMed DataBase to the CD, or from the Census
DataBase (GFCM-MedStat sample) to the ArtFiMed
Database and again to the CD. Janus has been
found to be a useful tool to also present census
data in Hypertextual format soon after the
completion of the Census. It will also enable the
user to compare normalised census data with the
results of the inventory of artisanal fishery
communities, and vice-versa. It is expected that
the extensive use of this tool (or methodology),
would contribute to a better visual assessment of
the changes of artisanal fishery communities or
larger areas both at national and regional level.
A comparative analysis between different
artisanal fishery data domains, by year and by
country, could also serve as a prototype for
these communities management. -------------------
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References 1) S. R. Coppola. Inventory of
Artisanal Fishery Communities in the
Western-Central Mediterranean. September 2001.
FAO-COPEMED Project 2) Jorge Baro and Miguel
Serna. - geographical Information System (GIS)
application to western Mediterranean artisanal
fisheries. Instituto Espanol de Oceanografía.
Centro Oceanográficode Málaga. Fuergirola
(Málaga) 3) S. R. Coppola. Improvement of
Fishery Statistical Systems in Mediterranean
Countries under FAO Projects. The Med-Stat
Adaptive approach . GFCM- FAO . Rome, May 2001
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The implementation process In order to achieve
the objectives, three groups were set up. The
three groups did not work independently, vice
versa, all participated in the whole work
bringing their own expertise and
experiences. Design, supervision, processing and
analysis (Database, Web, GIS) group Salvatore
R. Coppola, Fishery Resources Officer, FAO -
Fisheries Department. Rome, HQs Jorge Baro IEO
Malaga-Fuengirola (Spain) Data Processing Alexis
Bensch - Data Processing and GIS - FAO Copemed
Project (Alicante) Valerio Crespi, FAO Copemed
Consultant (Rome, FAO HQs) Juan Ignacio de Leiva,
APO, FAO Copemed- Fisheries Department (Rome,
HQs) Federico Gemma - FAO Copemed Consultant Web
presentation Alessandro Germoni - FAO Copemed
Consultant Data Processing and Analyses Francisco
Ramos - FAO Copemed Consultant Data Processing
(Alicante) José Miguel Serna - IEO
Malaga-Fuengirola (Spain) Data Processing Marco
Spinelli - FAO Copemed Consultant Data Processing
(Rome, FAO-HQs)
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Field work and data collection group. The field
work data collection group was made up by six
consultants, assisted by national researchers,
purposively recruited. Each of them covered one
country (or part of it) and prepared a detailed
report on the field activity that should be
consulted to get the direct impression of the
work undertaken. They were Morocco Mr. Alain
Damiano ORSTOM , Abdelouhab Slimani, Mohammed
Malouli Idrissi, Rachid Boutaib, Ali Rahmani,
Abid Ziani and Said Semmoumy (INRH) France Mr.
Alain Guillou and Mr. Valerio Crespi IFREMER
(Sète) Italy Mr. Francesco Colloca - University
of Rome - "La Sapienza". Mr. Leonardo Cannizzaro
of IRMA - (Mazara del Vallo) Malta Mr. Juan
Ignacio de Leiva (FAO-Copemed)and Mr. Charles
Bussutil, Mr. Michael Darmanin and Mr. Matthew
Camilleri (MAF) Spain Mr. Jose Antonio Alarcon
(FAO-Copemed) Tunisia Mr. Sadok Ben Meriem, Mr.
Houcine Gharbi and Mr. Jarboui Ohrman
(INSTM) Libya Mr. Michel Lamboeuf (FAO -
Copemed), Mr. Ahmed Amer Zentani and Mr. Abdallah
Ben-Abdallah (MBRC) Algeria Mme Linda Kerzabi
and Rachid Benayad- Ministère des Pêches
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National focal points group. Morocco Mr.
Abdallah Srour Director - INRH Centre, Nador
France Dr. Henri Farrugio Director - IFREMER
(Sète) Italy Dr. Giovanni Della Seta Ministero
Politiche Agricole Direzione Generale Pesca e
Acquacultura Malta Mr. Matthew Camilleri and
Mr. Charles Bussutil Department of Fisheries and
Aquaculture Spain Mr. Jorge Baro IEO
Malaga-Fuengirola Tunisia Prof. Amor El Abed
Directeur General INSTM Libya Dr. Atig A. D.
Huni Director of MBRC Algeria Dr. Khatir
BoudjelidaDirecteur de la Formation, de la
Recherche et de la VulgarisationMinistère de la
Pêche et des Ressources Halieutiques (MPRH)
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How to use it
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References
The Bibliography relating to this work appears,
and it is possible to visualise and download some
of the text listed, by clicking on the icon
(click here )
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How to download the publication

• to save it on the hard disk click on the diskette
  icon.

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Home page
If we click on one of the eight countries
participating in the project, we can see the
national data for each of these countries.
Click here
Click here
By clicking on the small map underneath we get
the aggregated data at the regional level.
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National level
Map
Gear
Regarding to the national level and taking Libya
as an example, by click on Libya a map appears on
the left side where10 items are shown, including
regions, ports...
Statistics
Spatial Analysis
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Map
The Map is a Flash tool by passing over the
map with your mouse, on the right side in the
active province box appears the provinces
name. To go to the provincial level click on
the highlighted part.
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Provincial level
By passing over the ports with the mouse the
right hand side box shows a brief description of
the activity in the port.
back to the national map
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Gear
Regional level
Home page
Name of the country
Clicking on "Gear", a list of the gear present
(in Libya) appears, beside which are given the
items season, species and fishing zone. If we
click, for example, a season in relation to the
gear gillnettes, the list of the standardised
seasons appears
Frequency
Gillnets And Entangling Nets
Season Species Fishing Zone 378
Gear tour Clicking on Season , species or
fishing zone is possible to visualise data from
the different point of view
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Gear tour
Coastal water Species 93
All Season Fishing Zones Species
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clicking on fishing zone related to the season
"all seasons" the standardised fishing zone
appear and clicking a species related to coastal
waters we obtain the list of the species fished
with gillnettes during all seasons in coastal
waters. If we click on the metier list relating,
for example, to the sparidae species we get a
list of the metier. Click here
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Here (in the metier list) we can go into each
metier in detail, or access the information
regarding the ports.
56 (zuw05) Halig - Tannut
ZUWARAH metier detail
Name of Port
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Port description and list of presents metier
GO in metier details
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Metier details
Database structure (Click here)
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Statistics
Clicking on Statistics you have a descriptive
analysis of the national data about gear, fishing
zone, fishing season, species ...
Clicking on the excel icon is possible download
the complete excel sheet with table and graph
How download it (click here)
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To download the excel sheet in your hard-disk use
Save asfrom the file menu
You have in the same excel file, in different
sheets, the graph and the source table .
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At the regional level it is possible to see
the descriptive statistical analysis relating to
gear, target species, season and fishing zone, as
shown in the example (gear). Lower down you may
click on the item port ( click Here), on the item
statistics (click here) to have a more completed
analysis. On the item case studies (click here)
you may find studies about related arguments,
and is possible download some sample.
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Regional level
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Ports
GO in metier details
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Metier details
Database structure (Click here)
Metier characteristics Fishermen, boats,
Fishing season, fishing zone and species caught.
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Statistics
It is possible to visualise or download (How
download it) the excel file
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Spatial Analysis
There are three standard Spatial Analysis on
species family, gear classes and port
infrastructures based on the same Flash tool used
for the ports. At the moment Spatial Analysis
extra examples are available only in Libya, under
the page "spatial analysis". Spatial Analysis is
based on GIS Tools, included on Fishart Database.
Spatial analysis by species family
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Case Studies
You may find studies about related arguments,
and is possible download some sample.
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Thank you for your attention
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All the items constituing the cd-rom are stored
and managed in Artfimed-database
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All the items constituing the cd-rom are stored
and managed in Artfimed-database
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Map
Clicking on species family it is possible to
change the active family selected.
By passing over the map with your mouse, on the
right side in the active province box the
provinces name is shown. To go to the
provincial level click on the highlighted part.