Post on 12-Jan-2016
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Electronic Reporting of Fisheries Information in
Alaska
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• Partnership involving 3 commercial fishery management agencies in Alaska:• National Marine Fisheries Service
Alaska Department of Fish and Game• International Pacific Halibut
Commission• Working with commercial fishing
industry International Pacific
Halibut Commission
International Pacific
Halibut Commission
Interagency Electronic Reporting System (IERS) or “eLandings”
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• One-stop reporting of landings and production to multiple agencies – eliminate redundant reporting
• Increase timeliness and quality of fisheries data• Provide immediate access to electronically
submitted data to all management agencies and the industry
• Build QA/QC into system• Meet the management needs &
requirements of all 3 agencies• Including, adhere to regulations & data
confidentiality requirements• Consider business constraints of
fishing industry
eLandings – Project goals
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eLandings – Project goals
• Accommodate remote areas with low bandwidth
• Allows access to agency staff who are spread across the state
• Provide trip-based information• Provide documentation – both
electronic and paper to accommodate needs of all agencies
• Accommodate conventional paper fish tickets (there is still some paper reporting)
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Industry User
NMFS – Sustainable Fisheries
By email:Catch & production reportsIn-season management
ADF&G IPHC
Paper fish tickets
Other: In-season ManagementLogbook programs, etc
NMFS – RAM
Web based reporting:IFQ and CDQTransfersCOOPs
“The old days” (pre-eLandings)
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NMFS Restricted Access Management
NMFS Sustainable Fisheries
ADF&GCommercial
Fisheries Division
International Pacific Halibut
Commission
Catch and Production Reporting
by Industry
InteragencyRepository database
Interagency Electronic Reporting System
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eLandings Web-based reporting of landings & production
seaLandings and eLogbook Desktop reporting on vessels submitted via email
Agency Desktop Agency staff review & edit submitted data
eLandings Repository Database
tLandings Reporting from tender vessels via USB drive
Interagency Electronic Reporting Program Components
System Interface Third-party software & webservices interface with elandings directly
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elandings web interfaceelandings.alaksa.gov
• Web-based reporting• Used by shoreside
processors and large catcher/processor vessels with internet access.
• Data saved and submitted in real-time through the internet.
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• Used by vessels with no internet connection.
• seaLandings software is loaded onto computer on the boat.
• Data are submitted via email attachment.
sealandings and elogbook
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tLandings• tLandings application
is loaded onto the thumb drive.
• Used by tender vessels.
• During tender offload at plant, the USB data is uploaded to elandings server using the Processor Tender Interface.
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Agency Interface
• Application used by ADFG, IPHC, and NMFS fishery managers and enforcement.
• Agency staff can search and view all submitted data, permits, and user accounts.
• Enables data entry & editing.
• Provides audit trail to track all changes and edits.
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elandigns System Interface• System interface:
• Allows XML extraction of data entered in eLandings for import into processor's own system.
• If data entered in the processor's system, then an XML document can be created & imported into eLandings.
• Web services: for third-party developers to develop tools to communicate with the eLandings database.
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Benefits to Processors:• Improved data quality• Legible paper fish tickets• Real time IFQ debits• Accurate whole pound conversions to identify overages• Automated overlimits documentation• Automated updates on mixed salmon• Correct addition – tally, price, summaries, net weights• Electronically generated summary and trip log reports• Automated reports to ADFG• Ability to correct fish tickets within eLandings• Robust data extraction features within eLandings• XML data interface to facilitate one time data entry
eLandings – Realized Benefits
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eLandings – Realized BenefitsBenefits to agencies:
• Timely data – real time debits and conversions• Complete data, and the same data, available to all 3
management agencies (got rid of different versions at each agency & data gaps)
• Reduced data processing costs• Dramatically reduced data entry for agencies and
reduced QA• Auto-batching capability• Cost of fish ticket forms and distribution
• Improved data quality• Integration with other reports
• Weekly salmon and crab catch reports• Finals season reports• COAR report
• Paperless archives
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Challenges
• Project management: involving 3 agencies takes time, coordination, and ongoing communication
• Continued agency commitment (at high level) to support electronic reporting system
• Internet based systems require 24/7 user support• User support for remote users all over the
state 24/7• Lack of technical programming staff makes
project dependent on support from contractors.• Challenging to secure long-term funding • Making adjustments for bandwidth resources in
smaller communities
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Accomplishments• Fully implemented, mature system for all
rationalized fisheries• Effective program management system ~ shared
expertise and shared costs• Significant users satisfaction – listening to industry
and incorporating features that help them (e.g. robust data extraction tool for processors)
• National recognition of electronic reporting system• Open architecture allows for additional components
• eLogbook• Commercial Operators Annual Report (COAR)
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Next Steps• Continue implementation into salmon
fisheries• Expand electronic reporting from tenders
(tLandings)• Expand elogbook reporting• Continue integration of Commercial
Operators Annual Report (COAR)• Implementation to shellfish fisheries
beyond crab rationalization