2. Information that is needed in a survey
To understand the challenges of fisheries resource activities, it is necessary to understand the socio-economic situation in the target area in addition to fishing activities. For example, if the issue is that ‘it is becoming harder for fishermen to earn a living’, the survey will not only include a fisheries survey to determine the amount and value of fish catches from the past to the present but sections to determine the socioeconomic situation, such as price fluctuations and changes in the cost of living of fishermen. By combining the results, the survey could help to identify the challenge of family fisheries management and analyse the factors behind it. The table below shows a few examples of information that will be obtained from fishery and socio-economic surveys.
| Socio-economic conditions | Fishing conditions | ||
| Social conditions | Economic conditions | Fishing activities | Resource management activities |
| ・Demographic composition ・Family composition ・Social infrastructure (transport, communication, school, hospital) | ・Household income/expenditure ・Livelihoods ・Composition of income and distribution | ・Target species ・Fishing methods ・Fishing period ・Quantity of fish catch ・Market price ・Fishing infrastructure ・Distribution channels | ・Functions of fishermen’s organisations ・Relation with administrations ・Resource management initiatives (marine protected area (MPA) management. fish size management, no-fishing area, no-fishing season) ・Surveillance and monitoring |