Description

This form provides for the monthly reporting of daily positions for each of the buoys monitored in purse seine fisheries. Each buoy is identified by its unique identifier which is a concatenation of the acronym of the buoy commercial model (e.g., ISD+, M3+, T8E) followed by 5-9 digits depending on the buoy model.

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Data content

Single positions (latitude and longitude in decimal degrees) by buoy and day for each purse seine vessel.

Stratification

General information

Element Requirement Description Format Input value
Reporting year M Gregorian calendar year of the fishing activities reported through the dataset 4-digit integer e.g., 1996
Reporting month M Month of the fishing activities reported through the dataset Integer (1–12) e.g., 3
Reporting entity M Three-letter (alpha-3) code of the entity reporting the dataset to the IOTC Secretariat Code from Entities e.g., EUR
Flag state M Three-letter (alpha-3) code of the country registration of the fishery vessels Code from Countries e.g., ESP
Vessel name M Name of purse seine vessel monitoring the buoy as available from the IOTC Record of Authorised Vessel RAV String e.g., DRENNEC
Vessel IOTC number M IOTC registered number of the purse seine vessel monitoring the buoy String e.g., IOTC018542

Data specifications

Element Requirement Description Format Input value
Original data type M Preliminary/final status of the data Code from Types of data e.g., FI

Main data elements

Element Requirement Description Format Input value
Day of month M Day of the month of the fishing activities reported through the dataset Integer (1–31) e.g., 23
Buoy ID M Unique identifier of buoy monitored generally composed of the concatenation of the buoy model with with 5-9 digits String e.g., SLX328501
Latitude M The latitude of the buoy location, expressed in decimal degrees according to the WGS 84 reference system (EPSG:4326). Recommended precision: four decimal places (~10 m) ISO 6709 [+/-DD.DDDD] e.g., -20.8854
Longitude M The longitude of the buoy location, expressed in decimal degrees according to the WGS 84 reference system (EPSG:4326). Recommended precision: four decimal places (~10 m) ISO 6709 [+/-DDD.DDDD] e.g., 55.5312

Reporting metadata

Element Requirement Description Format Input value
Liaison officer full name M Name of the liaison officer in charge of the compilation of the data String e.g., John Doe
Liaison officer email M Email address of the liaison officer in charge of the compilation of the data Valid email address e.g., John.Doe@fao.org
Organisation name M Name of the organisation in charge of the compilation of the data String e.g., Institute of Fisheries
Organisation email O Email address of the organisation in charge of the compilation of the data Valid email address e.g., nif@gov.sc
Finalisation date M Date of finalisation of the dataset ISO 8601 e.g., 1996-03-27
Submission date O Date of submission of the dataset ISO 8601 e.g., 1997-03-21

Reporting deadlines

  • Surface fisheries: To be submitted with a 30–60 day delay (Para. 23 of Res. 24/02) or a 60-90 delay (Para. 24 of Res. 19/02, which remains binding on Oman)

Reference code lists

Entities

Countries

Types of data