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3.4 Data Structure
In order to standardise and facilitate systematic reporting a hierarchical system has been
established. This was decided to enable field staff to start the work immediately without waiting
the time required to develop a complex database system. This approach, though rather tedious,
will also help us to develop the database, and keep open any further automatic transfer into any
database for future applications.
The whole initial structure was built around Excel and Word files and transferred afterwards into a
database with GIS interfaces to ArcView. Table 3.5 summarises the fields that are being collected
during the inventory phase.
This Data Model refers to the first step envisaged in the work programme concerning the in-depth
study of Artisanal Fisheries in the Western-Central Mediterranean. As agreed, data collected at
this level mainly concerned inventory data, and were more qualitative than quantitative.
Its main objective is to gather, with the minimum of resources, and in a relatively short time, all
the main characteristics to enable us to obtain an exhaustive inventory of fishing communities
performing artisanal fishery, as defined in the meeting held in Malta.
3.5 Coverage
The spatial coverage of this exercise is the total population under consideration. In other words,
all the artisanal fishery communities must be reported, even where only little ancillary data are
known. As far as the data coverage is concerned, four hierarchical levels have been introduced,
and the following items must be collected:
Y Country Level
Y Port level
Y Community level (Elementary Artisanal fishery)
Y Item level (Gear used, Species, Fishing zones)
Table 3.5 - INVENTORY OF ARTISANAL FISHERIES IN THE WESTERN-CENTRAL
MEDITERRANEAN
Ports, landing places or any other localities where an activity defined as
«Artisanal Fishery» is present.
Y Name of the Port/Locality
Y Region or province (administrative) where located
Y Geographical localisation of the Port in Latitude, Longitude units.
Y Very brief description identifying the port or locality
(few words to explain whether it is a port or a landing place, a seasonal landing place or
other).
Y Expected number of artisanal fishing units present in the port (known or subjective estimates)
Y Expected number of artisanal fishermen present in the port (known or subjective estimates).
Y Note. Any ancillary information useful to the work
cDescription of the ports (about half page) describing the port, its position, the activity, the
importance, the coexistence of other activities related to artisanal fishery, etc. Also the
presence in the area or in the vicinity of tourist areas, marine or national parks, etc. (In a
separate file)
♦ A photograph of the port or locality, emphasising the artisanal component.
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