David Coates
Asia-Pacific Fishery Commission
Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United
Nations
Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
Bangkok, Thailand
RAP publication 2002/11
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PART I: OVERVIEW OF INLAND FISHERY STATISTICS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA
1. INTRODUCTION
2. STATISTICS VERSUS INFORMATION
3. THE NATURE AND PERCEIVED STATUS OF INLAND CAPTURE FISHERIES3.1. Reservoirs and lakes
3.2. Rivers
3.3. Floodplains
3.4. Estuaries and deltas
3.5. Rice-fields
3.6. Categories of fishing activities4. REVIEW OF CURRENT INLAND CAPTURE FISHERY STATISTICS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA
4.1. Methods of statistics collection and reporting
4.2. The statistics produced
4.3. Sources of error in the official statistics4.3.1. Errors in catch reporting
4.3.2. Under-estimates of the importance of small-scale fishing activities
4.3.3. Mis-reporting by government officials
4.3.4. Estimates made without collecting data4.4. Other constraints with the existing statistics
4.4.1. Recording participation in capture fisheries
4.4.2. Species composition of catches
4.4.3. Monitoring fishing effort
4.4.4. Aquarium fish
4.4.5. Uncritical acceptance4.5. Relationships between the methods used and the accuracy of the statistics
4.6. The purpose of inland capture fishery statistics in Southeast Asia
4.7. Historical influences upon the current statistical systems
4.8. Shifts in policy emphasis by countries, donors and international agencies
4.9. Opportunities for shifts in information support at FAO
4.10. “Sustainable Livelihoods” approaches
4.11. Co-management and information generation
4.12. Recommended strategies
PART II: BY-COUNTRY REVIEW OF INLAND CAPTURE FISHERY STATISTICS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA
5. COUNTRIES VISITED AS PART OF THE MISSION
5.1.1. Background
5.1.2. The statistical collection system
5.1.3. The information produced
5.1.4. Perceptions of inland fisheries and objectives of the statistics
5.1.5. Conclusions and recommendations5.2.1. Background
5.2.2. The statistical collection system
5.2.3. The information produced
5.2.4. Perceptions of inland fisheries and objectives of the statistics
5.2.5. Conclusions and recommendations5.3.1. Background
5.3.2. The statistical collection system
5.3.3. The information produced
5.3.4. Perceptions of inland fisheries and objectives of the statistics
5.3.5. Conclusions and recommendations5.4.1. Background
5.4.2.The statistical collection system
5.4.3.The information produced
5.4.4. Perceptions of inland fisheries and objectives of the statistics
5.4.5. Conclusions and recommendations5.5.1. Background
5.5.2. The statistical collection system
5.5.3. The information produced
5.5.4. Perceptions of inland fisheries and objectives of the statistics
5.5.5. Conclusions and recommendations6. COUNTRIES NOT VISITED DURING THE CONSULTANCY
6.1.1. Background
6.1.2. The statistical collection system
6.1.3. The information produced
6.1.4. Perceptions of inland fisheries and objectives of the statistics
6.1.5. Conclusions and recommendations6.2.1. Background
6.2.2. The statistical collection system
6.2.3. The information produced
6.2.4. Perceptions of inland fisheries and objectives of the statistics
6.2.5. Conclusions and recommendations6.3.1. Background
6.3.2. The statistical collection system
6.3.3. The information produced
6.3.4. Perceptions of inland fisheries and objectives of the statistics
6.3.5. Conclusions and recommendations