Overview
Identification
Country
PhilippinesTitle
Quarterly Municipal Fisheries Survey 2015
Subtitle
Study Type
Agricultural Survey Series Information
The quarterly volume and value of municipal fisheries production by species by province are the data generated by the survey. The Fisheries Statistics Division of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) maintained the quarterly data series since 2002.
Prior to 2002, only annual municipal fisheries data were available by province by region and by species. These data were published in yearly publication of Fisheries Statistics of the Philippines.
Data collection for fisheries was originally under the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) until the creation of the BAS in 1987. Pilot survey of municipal fisheries was conducted in 1976. Sampling over space and time was done. Monthly survey was conducted in sample landing centers in selected days of the month in every coastal province in the Philippines. Statistical Researchers (SRs) were hired to observe actual unloadings of fish in sample fish landing centers. Annual municipal fisheries data were available by region and by province. Catch by species, by fishing ground and by fishing gear were also generated from the survey. These data were published annually in Fisheries Statistics of the Philipines until 1987.
When the mandate of collecting fisheries statistics was transferred from BFAR to BAS (now PSA), actual field data collection was temporarily suspended for administrative reasons. Alternative methods of estimation were used to produce fisheries statistics in the absence of surveys. Estimation of fish production was done at national level with some indicators coming from Operations Centers. Regional and provincial outputs were distributed with 1985 as the baseline data.
Improvements of survey design were developed through the years, until the quarterly survey of landing centers was adopted in 2002. Due to budgetary constraints, this quarterly survey of traditional fish landing centers was deemed to be the most appropriate design to get the desired information on volume and value of fish production. Since then, the BAS started to generate fish production by quarter, by province and by region.
ID Number PHL-PSA-QMFS-2015-v2 |
Version
Version Description
Version 2 - Edited at the province level, not anonymized, for internal use
Overview
Abstract
Municipal fisheries is one of the three (3) sectors of fisheries, the others being Commercial fisheries and Aquaculture. Municipal fisheries cover fishing in marine and inland waters.
The Quarterly Municipal Fisheries Survey (Traditional Landing Centers) is a survey on volume and price of fish unloaded at sample municipal fish landing centers by fishing boats with gross tonnage of three (3) tons and less. Data are collected through personal interview of at least five (5) key informants knowledgeable on the fishing activites at the sample fish landing center. Key informants may be a fisherman, fishing boat operator, fish trader, fish broker, or barangay officials. Monthly volume and price of fish unloaded at the landing centers are gathered on the last week of the last month of the reference quarter.
Data on marine municipal fisheries are collected in fish landing centers where fishermen unload and trade their catch.There are two (2) types of municipal fish landing centers, namely: the traditional and those managed by Philippine Fish Development Authority (PFDA) and Local Government Units (LGUs).
The two types of survey conducted in traditional municipal fish landing centers are the monthly or probability survey and the quarterly or non-probability survey.
For monthly surveys, Statistical Researchers (SRs) are hired to do the actual interview of fishermen unloading at the sample fish landing centers. In the absence of adequate funds intended for the payment of wages for SRs, quarterly surveys are conducted by the regular staff in the Provincial Statistics Offices (PSOs).
The general objective of the survey is to generate information on the quarterly volume and value of fish unloadings by species at the provincial, regional and national levels.
Kind of Data
Sample survey data [ssd]
Units of Analysis
Municipal fish landing centers
Scope
Notes
The scope of the Quarterly Municipal Fisheries Survey in traditional fish landing centers include:
- QUARTER and YEAR : reference quarter for the current year
- GENERAL INFORMATION: region, province
- LANDING CENTER : complete name and stratum or classification of the sample fish landing center
- RESPONDENTS: complete name and type of key informant
- SPECIES UNLOADED: monthly volume of fish unloaded by species during the reference quarter
- PRICE: monthly price per kilogram of species unloaded in the landing center during the reference quarter
- REASONS FOR CHANGE IN VOLUME OF UNLOADINGS
Topics
| Topic | Vocabulary | URI |
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Economic/sectoral/fisheries
| CountrySTAT Metadata | http://countrystat.psa.gov.ph/?cont=2 |
Keywords
Fishing boat, Municipal fishing, Municipal waters, Value of fishery production, Volume of fisheries production, Landing Center, Fishing Ground
Coverage
Geographic Coverage
All provinces; National coverage
Geographic Unit
Province is the lowest level of data disaggregation.
Universe
All traditional municipal fish landing centers
Producers and Sponsors
Primary Investigator(s)
| Name | Affiliation |
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Philippine Statistics Authority
| National Economic and Development Authority |
Other Producer(s)
Funding
| Name | Abbreviation | Role |
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Government of the Philippines
| GOP | Full Funding |
Other Acknowledgements
Metadata Production
Metadata Produced By
| Name | Abbreviation | Affiliation | Role |
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| FISHERIES STATISTICS DIVISION | FSD | Philippine Statistics Authoriity | Documenter |
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Date of Metadata Production
2017-06-19
DDI Document Version
Version 1
DDI Document ID
DDI-PHL-PSA-QMFS-2015-v2
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