SEAFDEC Fishery Statistical Bulletin for the South China Sea Area

Abstract

The SEAFDEC Fishery Statistical Bulletin for the South China Sea Area is aimed at providing reliable and comparable fishery statistics with standardized definitions and classifications to facilitate the exchange of information for the management of fishery resources and the planning of various fishery development programmes for countries bordering the South China Sea. Details are given of the development of the SEAFDEC Fishery Statistics Program and an outline provided of the 1994 Regional Workshop on Fishery Information and Statistics in Asia. The collection and compilation of data for the Bulletin is discussed briefly, covering various problems and constraints encountered.