Description

This form supports the reporting of the total annual numbers of fishing vessels involved in operation by fishery, boat type, mechanisation type, onboard fish preservation type, and size class.

For each stratum, the data coverage – i.e., the percentage (%) of vessels or fishing activities sampled – derived from the coverage type must be reported to assess the representativeness and quality of the estimates.

Resources

Click here to download an empty version of form 1-RC, or return back to the list of all IOTC statistical data reporting forms.

Conservation and Management Measures

  • UNFSA – Article 4 of the Annex I of the United Nations Fish Stocks Agreement

Reporting deadlines

  • Longline fisheries: 30 June (preliminary), 30 December (final)
  • Surface fisheries: 30 June (final)
  • Coastal fisheries: 30 June (final)

Stratification

Reporting metadata

Submission information

Element Requirement Description Format Example
Focal point full name M Name of the focal point in charge of the reporting of the data to the IOTC Secretariat Plain text John Doe
Focal point email M Email address of the focal point in charge of the reporting of the data to the IOTC Secretariat Valid email address
Organisation name M Name of the organisation in charge of the reporting of the data to the IOTC Secretariat Plain text National Institute of Fisheries
Organisation email O Email address of the organisation in charge of the reporting of the data to the IOTC Secretariat Valid email address
Finalisation date M Date of finalisation of the dataset ISO 8601 1996-03-27
Submission date M Date of submission of the dataset ISO 8601 1997-03-21

General information

Element Requirement Description Code list
Reporting year M Gregorian calendar year of the fishing activities reported through the dataset Integer
Reporting entity M Code of the entity reporting the dataset to the IOTC Secretariat Entity
Flag state M Code of the country registration of the fishery vessels Countries

Data elements

Main data elements

Element Requirement Description Code list
Fisheries M Type of fishing practices based on several factors Fisheries

Original data

Element Requirement Description Code list
Original data type M Preliminary/final status of the data Type of data
Original data source M Source of information Fishing craft data sources
Original data processing M Processing applied to the data Fishing craft data processings
Source coverage type M Variable used for data coverage Coverage types

Vessel characteristics

Element Requirement Description Code list
Boat type M Fishing boat classification based on shape and purpose boat type
Mechanisation type M Type of boat mechanization Mechanisation type
Boat class types M Vessel size categories Boat class types
Fish preservation method M Type of preservation methods being used for target species onboard boats Fish preservation method
Fish storage M Type of structures present on-board and used by the vessel to store the catch Fish storage method

Referenced codelists

Administrative and geospatial domains

Countries (ADM.COU)

Reference codes modelling the flag / reporting country submitting a dataset to the IOTC Secretariat.

IOTC main areas (GIS.IOTC.MA)

Reference codes modelling the two main areas in which the IOTC area of competence is split (western / eastern IOTC area, roughly coinciding with FAO areas F51 and F57).

Fisheries and fishing technologies domains

Fisheries (FIS)

An ad-hoc classification derived from a combination of several factors (purpose, area of operation, vessel size category, gear, gear configuration, fishing mode, and target species) that uniquely describes fishing practices for groups of vessels.

An interactive wizard to help CPCs identify the IOTC code for their fisheries (among those currently considered of relevance in the Indian Ocean).

Boat types (VES.BT)

This codelist includes several types of boat currently known to the IOTC: countries using types of boat other than those specified are encouraged to provide this information to the Secretariat.

Mechanization types (VES.MT)

Reference codes modelling the type of boat mechanization known in the IOTC and for which fleet / effort statistics might be provided to the Secretariat.

Fish preservation methods (VES.PM)

Reference codes modelling the type of preservation methods being used for target species onboard boats of a given type, and for which fleet / effort statistics might be provided to the Secretariat.

Fish storage types (VES.PR)

Reference codes modelling the type of processing applied to the retained fish.

Boat class types (VES.BC)

IOTC CPCs should make every possible effort to classify their fleets according to the categories recorded in this codelist and report this information to the Secretariat.

Data and metadata domains

Data types (DTA.TY)

Reference codes modelling the type of statistics provided through a specific form, and in particular if these are:

  1. preliminary if the statistics were estimated by using some information from the fishery and year concerned, and the data reported are likely to change in the future as more information become available; or
  2. final if the statistics were estimated by using the complete set of data from the fishery and year concerned, and the data reported are unlikely to change in the future.

Fishing crafts data sources (DTA.SRC.FC)

Reference codes modelling the source of the data provided through the fishing craft data form.

Fishing crafts data processings (DTA.PRO.FC)

Reference codes modelling the processing applied to the data provided through the fishing craft form.

Coverage types (DTA.COV.TY)

Reference codes modelling the type of coverage for the raw information used to obtain the data provided through a specific form.