Scientific support for the management of Coastal and Oceanic Fisheries
in the Pacific Islands region (SciCOFish)
Funded by European Union
(10th EDF)
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Coastal database work
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Coastal data management strategy
• Empowering coastal fisheries departments
on databases through database fundamentals
training workshops and attachments
• Securing data and facilitating country software
and database releases & upgrades through
remotely maintained microservers
• Provision and maintenance of standard databases
distributed along with survey manuals
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…with limited human resources
We rely on the active collaboration and
feedback from of our counterparts to
maximize outputs within the limited amount
of time that can be devoted to each country.
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Database fundamentals training
• 4 sub-regional workshops / 28 fisheries officers
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Introduction to MS Access and MS SQL Server
Introduction to database design
SQL querying
Introduction to form design with MS Access
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In-country microservers
• 9 servers deployed in 2012
• Controlled environment for deployment of database and software
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Intranet web server (IIS, ASP.NET, MVC)
Database instances (SQL Server Express 2008)
.NET 4.0
• Safe storage of data (RAID, backups)
• Remote maintenance
• Point of distribution for content and
software
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In-country microservers
Intranet web server
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In-country microservers
Local version of FAME digital library
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In-country microservers
Training videos available in streaming
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In-country microservers
Software distribution
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In-country microservers
Databases installed on the server
• RFID/ReefDB
• SEMCoS
• Export permits
• Country databases
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Standard databases
RFID (Reef Fisheries Integrated Database)
In 2012,
• 14 invertebrate surveys
• 3 finfish UVC surveys (CC)
Mainly used currently for
• Sea cucumber & trochus surveys
• Climate change monitoring
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Standard databases
SEMCoS (Socio-Economic Manual Companion Software)
In 2012,
country wide survey
conducted in Samoa
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Standard databases
Export permits (Online/offline database)
• For permitting by shipment
• Mandatory / optional fields and template customizable by permit type
• Permit and CITES can be generated without re-entering data
• Several versions: online, in-country server and standalone.
• With the online version, permit requests can be submitted by companies
• In use in 3 countries at the moment
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Standard databases
Export permits (Online/offline database)
Company
Data clerk
Creates a permit
request online
Checks permit
request
Submits for
validation
Authorizing
officer
Validates permit
Print permit
Send electronic
version ?
Updates the packing
list
Fisheries authority
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Standard databases
Creel & Market Surveys database
A new database has joined the family !
« A la carte » surveys with forms divided into
slices corresponding to management questions
• Creel surveys targeting artisanal fishers
• Market surveys
• Household questionnaires for extrapolation of results
• Server and standalone versions
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Creel & Market Surveys Database
Current status : testing and polishing data validation and queries
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Creel & Market Surveys Database
“A la carte” surveys and survey permissions
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Detailed creel survey for various types of fisheries
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Detailed market survey that includes costs
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Standard queries corresponding to survey manual, export to Excel
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Objectives for 2013
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4-5 additional server deployments
Deployment of Creel & Market Surveys database
Expanding the use of exports database
New modules for server intranet web server
Maintenance/enhancement of standard databases (RFID)
Support/development of several
country databases
• Broader use of Quantum GIS
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