Improvement on small-scale tuna fisheries data quality through the Application of e-Logbook System

Abstract

Tuna and tuna-like fisheries play a vital role in Indonesian livelihood, especially in the archipelagic waters. However, despite the importance, the concern in general data collection activities for tuna, i.e., limited, with incomplete scientific knowledge and insufficient data has hampered the assessment. The purpose of this study was to analyse on how fisheries-dependent data system could transform the data quality. For this purpose, the analysis was conducted based on e-logbook data from January to December 2020. The result showed that some robust fisheries indicators (catch, effort, fleet and species composition) could be produced from this particular dataset. In addition, e-logbook has the best attribute for improving the data quality, especially for small-scale tuna fisheries in FMA-714. Low cost and vast spatial and temporal coverage are the main characteristics on why the program should be expanded and monitored carefully in the future.