Collaboratively managing

Indonesian small-scale handline

tuna through an online database

system

Deirdre Duggan1, Wildan1, Momo Kochen1, Aditya Surono1, Mohammad Lutfi1 and Peter

Mous2

1 Masyarakat dan Perikanan Indonesia, Bali, Indonesia2 The Nature Conservancy, Bali, Indonesia (C) Paul Hilton

Data collection, industry involvement and I-Fish

Industry feeling pressure Market demand for sustainability and

certification

• Identifying the role industry can play?

• Key link in the supply chain

• Strong presence in the field

• Willingness to participate

• Ability to invest

Small-Scale Tuna Fisheries Gap in Data

• Data Collection by Indonesian government

• Large ports

• Large vessels

• What about small vessels and small ports?

~90% of vessels targeting tuna in WCPO <5GT

gap in data!

I-Fish

I-Fish is an online, multi-user database, with fishery-specific data

collection protocols and a defined approach for stakeholder

collaboration

www.ifish.id

The I-Fish Approach

Government gaining

support in fisheries

management aspects

Involvement in co-management

Documenting ETP interaction and creating awareness

Data Collection

I-Fish

Pole and line & handline tuna

Mud crab

Snapper and grouper

Blue swimming crab

Snapper and grouper

I-Fish

Snapper and grouper

Blue swimming crab

Snapper and grouper

Pole and line & handline tuna

Mud crab

MDPI tuna data collection sites

X

What is the I-Fish Data?

www.ifish.id

What is the I-Fish Data?

For every vessel sampled:

☆ Operational data

☆ Bait data

☆ Bycatch data

☆ Subsampling for tuna <10kg

☆ Weight and length of all tuna >10kg

Data Flow

YFTSKJ

Composition of

small tuna

A. Sustainability facilitators

collect data from fishermen

in port sampling form

B. Data entered into

computer, reviewed by

site supervisor

C. Data uploaded to

I-Fish database

E. Data analysisF. Discussion of data and

management in DMC meeting

How to

reduce ETP

catches?What about this

new regulation?

What is the

catch of baby

tuna?

D. Data extracted from

I-Fish for DMC

Data Flow

YFTSKJ

Composition of

small tuna

A. Sustainability facilitators

collect data from fishermen

in port sampling form

B. Data entered into

computer, reviewed by

site supervisor

C. Data uploaded to

I-Fish database

E. Data analysisF. Discussion of data and

management in DMC meeting

How to

reduce ETP

catches?What about this

new regulation?

What is the

catch of baby

tuna?

D. Data extracted from

I-Fish for DMC

Requires support from industry partners

Where is the I-Fish Data? www.ifish.id

Where is the I-Fish Data? www.ifish.id

www.cloudkilat.com

Where is the I-Fish Data? www.ifish.id

User: guest

Password: guest123

I-Fish Data Management Committees (DMCs)

I-Fish Data Management Committees (DMCs)

Regulator(Marine and Fisheries Affairs,

provincial and regency)

Fisheries Business Actors(Fishermen, Suppliers,

Processors, Buyers)

Researchers(Puslitbangkan, Universities)

Ad-hoc Advisor(Expert)

Additional NGOs

20-25

members

DMC West Nusa Tenggara

DMC East Nusa Tenggara

DMC Maluku

National Forum of Coordination for Fisheries Resources Utilization (FKPPS)

• National & local governments, private sector, local

fisher representatives

• Organise and monitor plan implementation

• I-Fish can support with data

Data Reporting

• DMCs

• Stakeholder reports

• Interactive dashboard

• Cruiseship

Stakeholder reports

Stakeholder reports

Interactive dashboard

Interactive dashboard

Interactive dashboard

I-Fish Data Communication Cruiseship

I-Fish Data Communication Cruiseship

I-Fish Working Group

I-Fish Technical Training Workshop

Summary

• Trust and culture

• Some partners did leave

• Connection and Infrastructure

• Only now beginning proper uptake (2012)

Thanks for

Listening

Masyarakat Dan Perikanan Indonesia

@MDPIndonesia