ISSF 2016-15: A Comparative Study of Annual Tuna Catches from Two Different Sources: FAO Global Capture Database vs. Tuna RFMOs Statistical Databases (2000-2014)
| Date Added: | October 6, 2016 |
| Authors: | Ana Justel-Rubio, Luca Garibaldi, Dr. John Hampton, Dr. Mark Maunder, Dr. Victor Restrepo |
| Downloaded: | 477 times |
| Tags: | RFMOs, Tuna |
| Language: | English |
| Report Type: | Technical Report |
Description
In this study, ISSF performed a comparative analysis of global tuna-catch statistics from 2000-2014 provided by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and tuna Regional Fishing Management Organizations (t-RFMOs). The report identifies and seeks to explain discrepancies between the FAO and t-RFMO data sources. In recent years, for example, discrepancies between the datasets have been about 5%, although some species- and region-specific discrepancies have been over 10%. Recommendations for how to address the discrepancies, and harmonize the datasets, are offered in the report.