Aggregated Catch/Effort Data - Western and Central Fisheries Commission
The Western and Central Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) have compiled a public domain version of aggregated catch and effort data using operational, aggregate and annual catch estimates data provided by Commission Members (CCMs) and Cooperating Non-members (CNMs). The data provided herein have been prepared for dissemination in accordance with the current “Rules and Procedures for the Protection, Access to, and Dissemination of Data Compiled by the Commission” or (“RAP”). Paragraph 9 of the Rules and Procedures indicates that "Catch and Effort data in the public domain shall be made up of observations from a minimum of three vessels". However, the majority of aggregate data provided to WPCFC do not indicate how many vessels were active in each cell of data which would allow data to be directly filtered according to this rule. Instead, the individual cells where "effort" is less than or equal to the maximum value estimated to represent the activities of two vessels have been removed from the public domain data (the cells are retained with their time/area information, but all catch and effort information in these have been set to zero). Statistics showing how much data have been removed according to this RAP requirement are provided in the documentation for the longline and purse seine public domain data. All public domain data have been aggregated by year/month and 5°x5° grid. Annex 2 of the RAP indicates that public domain aggregated catch/effort data can be made available at a higher resolution (e.g. data with a breakdown by vessel nation, and aggregated by 1°x1° grids for surface fisheries); however, if the public domain data were provided at these higher levels of resolution implementation of the RAP "three-vessel rule" with the current aggregate data set would result in too many cells being removed. However, please note that the data that have been removed from the public domain dataset, available on this webpage, are still potentially accessible via other provisions of the RAP (refer to section 4.6 and para 34). Each public domain zip file contains two files: (1) a CSV file containing the data; (2) a PDF file containing the field names/formats and the coverage with respect to the data file. These data files were last updated on the 27th July 2020.
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme
Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC)
This dataset contains metadata and tabular file (csv) that represents the most complete DRIFTNET data available to the Western and Central Pacific Fishing Commission (WCPFC) that can be disseminated into the public domain in accordance with the current “Rules and Procedures for the Protection, Access to, and Dissemination of Data Compiled by the Commission”. Data cover 1983 to 1990 and the Pacific Ocean south of the equator. This fishery has been inactive since 1991. Aggregated data are grouped by 5°x5° latitude/longitude grids, year and month. In reference to the RAP (Paragraph 9), cells where effort is less than or equal to the maximum value estimated to represent the activities of two vessels have been removed from the public domain data. Fields for the tabular data are: YY - Year MM - Month LAT5 - Latitude. This is the short format of the Latitude position (in degrees only). It represents the latitude of the south-west corner of the 5° square for these data. LON5 - Longitude. It represents the longitude of the south-west corner of 5° square for these data. DAYS - Days fishing. ALB_N - Albacore catch in numbers. ALB_C - Albacore catch in metric tonnes.
Aggregated Tuna Catch by Driftnet for Pacific Islands Region
This dataset contains metadata and tabular file (csv) that represents the most complete LONGLINE data available to the Western and Central Pacific Fishing Commission (WCPFC) that can be disseminated into the public domain in accordance with the current “Rules and Procedures for the Protection, Access to, and Dissemination of Data Compiled by the Commission”. Data cover 1950 to 2018 for the WCPFC Convention Area. Aggregated data are grouped by 5°x5° latitude/longitude grids, year and month. In reference to the RAP (Paragraph 9), cells where effort is less than or equal to the maximum value estimated to represent the activities of two vessels have been removed from the public domain data. Fields for the tabular data are: YY - Year MM - Month LAT5 - Latitude. This is the short format of the Latitude position (in degrees only). It represents the latitude of the south-west corner of the 5° square for these data. LON5 - Longitude. It represents the longitude of the south-west corner of 5° square for these data. CWP_GRID - Coordinating Working Party No HHOOKS - Hundreds of hooks (longline effort). ALB_C - Albacore catch in metric tonnes. ALB_N - Albacore catch in numbers. YFT_C - Yellowfin catch (metric tonnes) YFT_N - Yellowfin catch in numbers. BET_C - Bigeye catch (metric tonnes). BET_N - Bigeye catch in numbers. MLS_C - Striped Marlin catch (metric tonnes). MLS_N - Striped Marlin catch (number). BLM_C - Black marlin catch (metric tonnes). BLM_N - Black marlin catch (number). BLZ_C - Blue marlin catch (metric tonnes). BLZ_N - Blue marlin catch (number). SWO_C - Swordfish catch (metric tonnes). SWO_N - Swordfish catch (number). OTH_C - Other species catch (metric tonnes) OTH_N -The total of all other species catch (in numbers).
Aggregated Fish Catch by Longline for Pacific Islands Region
This dataset contains metadata and tabular file (csv) that represents the most complete POLE AND LINE data available to the Western and Central Pacific Fishing Commission (WCPFC) that can be disseminated into the public domain in accordance with the current “Rules and Procedures for the Protection, Access to, and Dissemination of Data Compiled by the Commission”. Data cover 1950 to 2019 for the WCPFC Convention Area. Aggregated data are grouped by 5°x5° latitude/longitude grids, year and month. In reference to the RAP (Paragraph 9), cells where effort is less than or equal to the maximum value estimated to represent the activities of two vessels have been removed from the public domain data. Fields for the tabular data are: YY - Year MM - Month LAT5 - Latitude. This is the short format of the Latitude position (in degrees only). It represents the latitude of the south-west corner of the 5° square for these data. LON5 - Longitude. It represents the longitude of the south-west corner of 5° square for these data. CWP_GRID - Coordinating Working Party No DAYS - Days fishing and searching (effort). SKJ_C - Skipjack catch in metric tonnes. YFT_C - Yellowfin catch (metric tonnes) OTH_C - Other species catch (metric tonnes) __________________________________________________________________________________________________
Aggregated Fish Catch by Pole and Line for Pacific Islands Region
This dataset contains metadata and tabular file (csv) that represents the most complete PURSE SEINE data available to the Western and Central Pacific Fishing Commission (WCPFC) that can be disseminated into the public domain in accordance with the current “Rules and Procedures for the Protection, Access to, and Dissemination of Data Compiled by the Commission”. Data cover 1950 to 2018 for the WCPFC Convention Area. Aggregated data are grouped by 5°x5° latitude/longitude grids, year and month. In reference to the RAP (Paragraph 9), cells where effort is less than or equal to the maximum value estimated to represent the activities of two vessels have been removed from the public domain data. Fields for the tabular data are: YY - Year MM - Month LAT5 - Latitude. It represents the latitude of the south-west corner of 5° square for these data. LON5 - Longitude. It represents the longitude of the south-west corner of 5° square for these data. CWP_GRID - Coordinating Working Party No DAYS - Days fishing and searching (effort). SETS_UNA - Number of Sets (Unassociated schools). SETS_LOG - Number of Sets (Natural Log/debris). SETS_DFAD - Number of Sets (Drifting FAD). SETS_AFAD - Number of Sets (Anchored FAD). SETS_OTH - Number of Sets (Other set types combined). SKJ_C_UNA - Skipjack catch in metric tonnes (Unassociated schools). YFT_C_UNA - Yellowfin catch (metric tonnes) (Unassociated schools). BET_C_UNA - Bigeye catch (metric tonnes) (Unassociated schools). OTH_C_UNA - Other species catch (metric tonnes) (Unassociated schools). SKJ_C_LOG - Skipjack catch in metric tonnes (Natural-Log schools). YFT_C_LOG - Yellowfin catch (metric tonnes) (Natural-Log schools). BET_C_LOG - Bigeye catch (metric tonnes) (Natural-Log schools). OTH_C_LOG - Other species catch (metric tonnes) (Natural-Log schools). SKJ_C_DFAD - Skipjack catch in metric tonnes (Drifting FAD schools). YFT_C_DFAD - Yellowfin catch (metric tonnes) (Drifting FAD schools). BET_C_DFAD - Bigeye catch (metric tonnes) (Drifting FAD schools). OTH_C_DFAD - Other species catch (metric tonnes) (Drifting FAD schools). SKJ_C_AFAD - Skipjack catch in metric tonnes (Anchored FAD schools). YFT_C_AFAD - Yellowfin catch (metric tonnes) (Anchored FAD schools). OTH_C_AFAD - Other species catch (metric tonnes) (Anchored FAD schools). SKJ_C_OTH - Skipjack catch in metric tonnes (Schools from other set types). YFT_C_OTH - Yellowfin catch (metric tonnes) (Schools from other set types). BET_C_OTH - Bigeye catch (metric tonnes) (Schools from other set types). OTH_C_OTH - Other species catch (metric tonnes) (Schools from other set types).
Aggregated Fish Catch by Purse Seine for Pacific Islands Region
This dataset contains metadata and tabular file (csv) that represents the most complete LONGLINE data available to the Western and Central Pacific Fishing Commission (WCPFC) that can be disseminated into the public domain in accordance with the current “Rules and Procedures for the Protection, Access to, and Dissemination of Data Compiled by the Commission”. Data cover 1950 to 2018 for the WCPFC Convention Area. Aggregated data are grouped by 5°x5° latitude/longitude grids, country, year and quarter. In reference to the RAP (Paragraph 9), cells where effort is less than or equal to the maximum value estimated to represent the activities of two vessels have been removed from the public domain data. Fields for the tabular data are: YY - Year QTR - Quarter FLAG_ID - Flag codes (when this field is blank, the record is a cell representing activities of less than three vessels and so the EFFORT (hooks) and CATCH by SPECIES fields have not been provided. LAT_SHORT - Latitude. This is the short format of the Latitude position (in degrees only). It represents the latitude of the south-west corner of the 5° square for these data. LON_SHORT - Longitude. It represents the longitude of the south-west corner of 5° square for these data. CWP_GRID - Coordinating Working Party No HHOOKS - Hundreds of hooks (longline effort). ALB_C - Albacore catch in metric tonnes. ALB_N - Albacore catch in numbers. YFT_C - Yellowfin catch (metric tonnes) YFT_N - Yellowfin catch in numbers. BET_C - Bigeye catch (metric tonnes). BET_N - Bigeye catch in numbers. MLS_C - Striped Marlin catch (metric tonnes). MLS_N - Striped Marlin catch (number). BLM_C - Black marlin catch (metric tonnes). BLM_N - Black marlin catch (number). BLZ_C - Blue marlin catch (metric tonnes). BLZ_N - Blue marlin catch (number). SWO_C - Swordfish catch (metric tonnes). SWO_N - Swordfish catch (number). OTH_C - Other species catch (metric tonnes) OTH_N -The total of all other species catch (in numbers).
Aggregated Fish Catch by Longline (Country and Quarter Year Subset) for Pacific Islands Region
This dataset contains metadata and tabular file (csv) that represents the most complete PURSE SEINE data available to the Western and Central Pacific Fishing Commission (WCPFC) that can be disseminated into the public domain in accordance with the current “Rules and Procedures for the Protection, Access to, and Dissemination of Data Compiled by the Commission”. Data cover 1950 to 2018 for the WCPFC Convention Area. Aggregated data are grouped by 5°x5° latitude/longitude grids, country, year, and quarter. In reference to the RAP (Paragraph 9), cells where effort is less than or equal to the maximum value estimated to represent the activities of two vessels have been removed from the public domain data. Fields for the tabular data are: YY - Year QTR - Quarter FLAG_ID - Flag/Nationality of vessels LAT_SHORT - Latitude. This is the short format of the Latitude position (in degrees only). It represents the latitude of the south-west corner of the 5° square for these data. LON_SHORT - Longitude. It represents the longitude of the south-west corner of 5° square for these data. CWP_GRID - Coordinating Working Party No DAYS - Days fishing and searching (effort). SETS_UNA - Number of Sets (Unassociated schools). SETS_LOG - Number of Sets (Natural Log/debris). SETS_DFAD - Number of Sets (Drifting FAD). SETS_AFAD - Number of Sets (Anchored FAD). SETS_OTH - Number of Sets (Other set types combined). SKJ_C_UNA - Skipjack catch in metric tonnes (Unassociated schools). YFT_C_UNA - Yellowfin catch (metric tonnes) (Unassociated schools). BET_C_UNA - Bigeye catch (metric tonnes) (Unassociated schools). OTH_C_UNA - Other species catch (metric tonnes) (Unassociated schools). SKJ_C_LOG - Skipjack catch in metric tonnes (Natural-Log schools). YFT_C_LOG - Yellowfin catch (metric tonnes) (Natural-Log schools). BET_C_LOG - Bigeye catch (metric tonnes) (Natural-Log schools). OTH_C_LOG - Other species catch (metric tonnes) (Natural-Log schools). SKJ_C_DFAD - Skipjack catch in metric tonnes (Drifting FAD schools). YFT_C_DFAD - Yellowfin catch (metric tonnes) (Drifting FAD schools). BET_C_DFAD - Bigeye catch (metric tonnes) (Drifting FAD schools). OTH_C_DFAD - Other species catch (metric tonnes) (Drifting FAD schools). SKJ_C_AFAD - Skipjack catch in metric tonnes (Anchored FAD schools). YFT_C_AFAD - Yellowfin catch (metric tonnes) (Anchored FAD schools). OTH_C_AFAD - Other species catch (metric tonnes) (Anchored FAD schools). SKJ_C_OTH - Skipjack catch in metric tonnes (Schools from other set types). YFT_C_OTH - Yellowfin catch (metric tonnes) (Schools from other set types). BET_C_OTH - Bigeye catch (metric tonnes) (Schools from other set types). OTH_C_OTH - Other species catch (metric tonnes) (Schools from other set types).
Aggregated Fish Catch by Purse Seine (Country and Quarter Year Subset) for Pacific Islands Region
This dataset contains metadata and tabular file (csv) that represents the most complete LONGLINE data available to the Western and Central Pacific Fishing Commission (WCPFC) that can be disseminated into the public domain in accordance with the current “Rules and Procedures for the Protection, Access to, and Dissemination of Data Compiled by the Commission”. Data cover 1950 to 2018 for the WCPFC Convention Area. Aggregated data are grouped by 5°x5° latitude/longitude grids, country, and year. In reference to the RAP (Paragraph 9), cells where effort is less than or equal to the maximum value estimated to represent the activities of two vessels have been removed from the public domain data. Fields for the tabular data are: YY - Year FLAG_ID - Flag codes (when this field is blank, the record is a cell representing activities of less than three vessels and so the EFFORT (hooks) and CATCH by SPECIES fields have not been provided. LAT_SHORT - Latitude. This is the short format of the Latitude position (in degrees only). It represents the latitude of the south-west corner of the 5° square for these data. LON_SHORT - Longitude. It represents the longitude of the south-west corner of 5° square for these data. CWP_GRID - Coordinating Working Party No HHOOKS - Hundreds of hooks (longline effort). ALB_C - Albacore catch in metric tonnes. ALB_N - Albacore catch in numbers. YFT_C - Yellowfin catch (metric tonnes) YFT_N - Yellowfin catch in numbers. BET_C - Bigeye catch (metric tonnes). BET_N - Bigeye catch in numbers. MLS_C - Striped Marlin catch (metric tonnes). MLS_N - Striped Marlin catch (number). BLM_C - Black marlin catch (metric tonnes). BLM_N - Black marlin catch (number). BLZ_C - Blue marlin catch (metric tonnes). BLZ_N - Blue marlin catch (number). SWO_C - Swordfish catch (metric tonnes). SWO_N - Swordfish catch (number). OTH_C - Other species catch (metric tonnes) OTH_N -The total of all other species catch (in numbers).
Aggregated Fish Catch by Longline (Country and Year Subset) for Pacific Islands Region
This dataset contains metadata and tabular file (csv) that represents the most complete PURSE SEINE data available to the Western and Central Pacific Fishing Commission (WCPFC) that can be disseminated into the public domain in accordance with the current “Rules and Procedures for the Protection, Access to, and Dissemination of Data Compiled by the Commission”. Data cover 1950 to 2018 for the WCPFC Convention Area. Aggregated data are grouped by 5°x5° latitude/longitude grids, country, and year. In reference to the RAP (Paragraph 9), cells where effort is less than or equal to the maximum value estimated to represent the activities of two vessels have been removed from the public domain data. Fields for the tabular data are: YY - Year FLAG_ID - Flag/Nationality of vessels LAT_SHORT - Latitude. This is the short format of the Latitude position (in degrees only). It represents the latitude of the south-west corner of the 5° square for these data. LON_SHORT - Longitude. It represents the longitude of the south-west corner of 5° square for these data. CWP_GRID - Coordinating Working Party No DAYS - Days fishing and searching (effort). SETS_UNA - Number of Sets (Unassociated schools). SETS_LOG - Number of Sets (Natural Log/debris). SETS_DFAD - Number of Sets (Drifting FAD). SETS_AFAD - Number of Sets (Anchored FAD). SETS_OTH - Number of Sets (Other set types combined). SKJ_C_UNA - Skipjack catch in metric tonnes (Unassociated schools). YFT_C_UNA - Yellowfin catch (metric tonnes) (Unassociated schools). BET_C_UNA - Bigeye catch (metric tonnes) (Unassociated schools). OTH_C_UNA - Other species catch (metric tonnes) (Unassociated schools). SKJ_C_LOG - Skipjack catch in metric tonnes (Natural-Log schools). YFT_C_LOG - Yellowfin catch (metric tonnes) (Natural-Log schools). BET_C_LOG - Bigeye catch (metric tonnes) (Natural-Log schools). OTH_C_LOG - Other species catch (metric tonnes) (Natural-Log schools). SKJ_C_DFAD - Skipjack catch in metric tonnes (Drifting FAD schools). YFT_C_DFAD - Yellowfin catch (metric tonnes) (Drifting FAD schools). BET_C_DFAD - Bigeye catch (metric tonnes) (Drifting FAD schools). OTH_C_DFAD - Other species catch (metric tonnes) (Drifting FAD schools). SKJ_C_AFAD - Skipjack catch in metric tonnes (Anchored FAD schools). YFT_C_AFAD - Yellowfin catch (metric tonnes) (Anchored FAD schools). OTH_C_AFAD - Other species catch (metric tonnes) (Anchored FAD schools). SKJ_C_OTH - Skipjack catch in metric tonnes (Schools from other set types). YFT_C_OTH - Yellowfin catch (metric tonnes) (Schools from other set types). BET_C_OTH - Bigeye catch (metric tonnes) (Schools from other set types). OTH_C_OTH - Other species catch (metric tonnes) (Schools from other set types).
Aggregated Fish Catch by Purse Seine (Country and Year Subset) for Pacific Islands Region