Marine Life Protection Act (MLPA) Initiative
Fisheries Uses and Values Project
Data Collection (recreational fleet)
Data collection for the recreational fleet will similar to that of the commercial fleet. The basic interview structure will be identical in terms of questions asked however; in many cases we assume face to face interviews will not be possible. This assumption is based on the geographic distribution of users (dispersed over a large area) and the sheer number of interviews required to meet a reasonable and defensible sample size (we estimate as many as 500). As such we propose the development of remote data collection instrument.
This tool will be web based and allow for interviewees to enter shapes into the system via the internet while talking to the interviewer over the telephone. We will use an openLayers front-end that allows for entry of data through and on-line, interactive mapping interface. Data will be stored within a feature server on Ecotrust server infrastructure and eventually exported as a shapefile to be included in the qa/qc and data analysis processes. This will facilitate the interviewing process and allow us to interview far more fishers than otherwise possible.
Our Work
Community-Based Fisheries Management
OCEAN
Marine Life Protection Act Initiative
Life-Cycle Assessment of Salmon Fisheries
Field Notes
California's Coastal Reserves by Daniel Etra, July 2007
Learn More
Ecotrust & MLPA Initiative
FAQ
FAQ (Dive & Spearfish Community)
Interview Process (commercial)
Interview Process (recreational)
Interview Sign-up (recreational)
Commercial Fishermen presentation (2.7mb pdf)
Recreational Fishermen presentation (4mb pdf)
Project Components:
1. Outreach and Education
2a. Survey Design (commercial)
2b. Survey Design (recreational)
3a. Data Collection
(commercial fleet)
3b. Data Collection
(recreational fleet)
4. Quality Assurance/Quality Control
5. Analysis and Evaluation of the Commercial Fishing Grounds
6. Analysis and Evaluation of the Recreational Fishing Grounds
7. Socioeconomic Impact Analysis: Commercial Fleet
8. Socioeconomic Impact Analysis: Recreational Fleet
9. When Can the Data be Used by the Stakeholder
10. Customize Outputs to the Needs of the Users
Central Coast Final Report:
What we did in the central coast region: Commercial fishing grounds and their relative importance off the Central Coast of California (770k pdf)
NCC Presentations:
Commercial Fishing Grounds and Socioeconomic Data Collection: Draft Report and Maps, NCC Regional Stakeholder Meeting, 16 October 2007
Recreational Fishing Grounds and Values Data Collection: Status Report, NCC Regional Stakeholder Meeting, 16 October 2007
Reviews of our report:
Discussion of Ecotrust Methodology in: "Commercial fishing grounds and their relative importance off the Central Coast of California" by James Wilen & Josh Abbott (285k pdf)
An Assessment of Ecotrust's Relative Importance Indicators: Comparisons with Logbook Data for the Market Squid Fishery by James Wilen & Josh Abbott (360k pdf)
Peer Review: Ecotrust MLPAI Products by Bonnie J. McCay, Caroline Pomeroy, Kevin St. Martin, & coordinated by Barbara L. E. Walker (1.2mb pdf)
Our response to CFC review: Response to CFC Review of Ecotrust's MLPAI Products by Astrid Scholz (74k pdf)
CA Dept Fish & Game MLPA website
Place Matters: Geospatial Tools for Marine Science, Conservation, and Management in the Pacific Northwest
