Compilation of Food Balance Sheets for Fish and

Compilation of Food Balance Sheets for Fish and Fishery Products: current system and future improvements by Gabriella Laurenti Statistics and Information Service (FIPS) Fisheries and Aquaculture Policy and Economics Division

FIPS – Data and statistics Capture Statistical Activities Aquaculture Fleet Analysis FIPS SUA’s FBS Trade commodities Fishers Production commodities Disposition production

Structure of Fishery SUA’s Ø Fishery SUA’s are the result of the aggregation of 3 different databases which have already been consolidated, finalized and disseminated § aggregation of individual species and products (about 1700 for production and 900 items for trade) § currently conveying into 8 main groups of similar biological characteristic, each one containing up to 11 processing/product types

Integration of different datasets Capture Production: 1700 species Aquaculture Production: 460 species Commodities: 900 items FI/FAOSTAT Production: 8 main groups FI/FAOSTAT Trade: up to 100 items Population SUA’S/FBS Disposition FAOSTAT SUA’S/FBS

Items – main groups of species § Freshwater and Diadromous § Demersal § Pelagic § Marine fish nei § Crustaceans § Molluscs § Cephalopods § Other aquatic animals

Product types according to utilization § § § fresh, whole frozen, whole fresh fillets frozen fillets cured canned prepared meals body oils liver oils meals from offals

Data sources Capture/Aquaculture: § FAO Production questionnaires § National publications § Reports from Regional Organizations Commodities: § Electronic data provided by ESS § Questionnaires § National publications Classifications used: § FAO ISSCAAP for production § FAO ISSCFC for trade

FAO/FIPS statistical questionnaires for reporting fishery data FISHSTAT Structure FISHSTAT FF Fishery Fleet FISHSTAT FM Fishers Output (primary) FISHSTAT AQ Aquaculture production Output (processed) FISHSTAT NS Capture production FISHSTAT DNC Disposition of production FISHSTAT NS 1 National Summary FISHSTAT FC 1 Processed commodities FISHSTAT NS 2 Inland capture FISHSTAT FTR Foreign trade FISHSTAT NS 6 Aquatic mammals FISHSTAT NS 7 Crocodiles, etc. FISHSTAT NS 8 Corals, Sponges, etc FISHSTAT NS 9 Aquatic Plants

Historical outline § Until Dec. 2006 fully integrated in old FAOSTAT system § FAOSTAT 2 did not satisfy FI requirements: § difficulty in handling consolidated series § severe limitations and constraints over its practical application for fishery SUA’s and FBS § partial coverage (from 1990 only) § Need to create an independent system Operational in July 2007

Substantial differences with ESS SUA’s § highly aggregated from consolidated db = no data source/history § more simplified structure without automatic trees or shares § frequent historical data revisions, due to changes in species identification and product classification

FIPS FBS System: main features § § Updating and maintenance of SUA’s Production of FBS Preparation of different formats of output incl. those compatible with external systems (e. g. FAOSTAT feeding) Integration within FIPS internal workflow (link with FIPS databases, sharing reference tables) Ø Important role of consistency checking tool between the various parts composing fishery statistics

Snapshot of the executable

Data standardization § Balancing of each primary and processed item § Calculation into live-weight equivalent, by using technical conversion factors

Food fish supply Total fishery production (Capture+Aquaculture) + Imports and direct landings of foreign vessels - Exports and direct landings abroad - Reduction of meal and oil - Other non-food uses - Wastage + or - Stock variations

Main problems - possible causes of errors and bias § Reliability of basic data § § § § § Subsistence fisheries and unrecorded production Landings abroad Foreign landings in domestic ports Vessels using flags of convenience Info on species composition Technical conversion factors Losses Utilization Processed commodities Stocks

Dissemination of Fishery FBS § formerly as a Fisheries Circular § currently included in FAO Yearbook of Fishery § § and Aquaculture Statistics online through FAOSTAT tables in the State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture – consumption and utilization

Future enhancements § After HS classification change, which had a successful impact over item attribution, other modifications are in the pipeline: Ø split of “Freshwater and Diadromous Fish” into two separate groups Ø split of “Pelagic Fish” into “Large Pelagic” and “Small Pelagic” Ø introduction of accounts for aquatic plants Ø revision of nutritive factors

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