Marine Life Protection Act (MLPA) Initiative
Fisheries Uses and Values Project
Quality Assurance/Quality Control
As information is being collected by field staff for both the recreational and commercial fleets, Ecotrust personnel will begin to edit and create "clean" datasets. These datasets will then be incorporated into a secure web-based application that will allow each participant to log-in and verify that their shapes and information are correct before they are combined with other participants' shapes in the final product(s). Once interviews have been completed, each participant will then be given access to the final products of the fisheries in which they participate. At each step of verification they will be given the opportunity to comment and or change any erroneous data. Once we have provided adequate opportunity for the participants to review their information and verify its accuracy, final data products will be submitted to the Initiative to be used in the stakeholder MPA design and evaluation process.
- Modify secure web-based application that was developed for the NCCSR to facilitate the verification of recreational data as well as commercial data. This will allow each participant to log-in and verify that their shapes and information is accurate, along with the final characterization of the fishing grounds to which he/she contributed.
- Those without access to the internet will be sent hard copies of their information to verify and provide comment (must provide consent).
- Follow-up meetings with participants and fishing community in each of the ports to verify results.
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
North Central Coast Final Report:
What we did in the north central coast region: Commercial and recreational fishing grounds and their relative importance off the North Central Coast of California (580k pdf)
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 (530k pdf)
Recreational Fishing Grounds and Values Data Collection: Status Report, NCC Regional Stakeholder Meeting, 16 October 2007 (260k pdf)
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
Contact
Astrid Scholz
Vice President
Knowledge Systems
tel: 503.467.0758
Charles Steinback
Senior GIS Analyst
tel: 503.467.0777
Jon Bonkoski
GIS Analyst
tel: 503.467.0804
Sarah Kruse
Senior Economist
tel: 503.467.0785
