Data Sharing and ntegration
BFAR-NFRDI and BAS in the future should collaborate to use
The aggregated catch data generated from logsheets and fisheries
Observer program (FOP) as basis for generating better tuna catch
estimates.
Data from the National Stock Assessment Program (NSAP)
Should be effectively interated in the sampling/monitoring
System of the Bureau of Agriculture Statistics(BAS) to improve
Tuna statistics.sted
There is a need for BAS,BFAR-NFRDI and other interested
Parties to explore the possibility of develoing a proposal to
conduct better survey methodology for the municipal fisheries
sector to accurately determine the level of tuna by species
and gear.