Term:
Census - in Fishery
Definition:
Statistical collection involving the enumeration of all units (large sample-based collections are sometimes also referred to censuses.; FISHERIES: A fisheries census is a survey in which the value of each variable for the survey area is obtained from the values of the variable in all reporting units, that are usually fishing households. The primary objective of fisheries censuses is to provide a detailed classification of the fisheries structure of the country. It provides estimates for each household, and therefore, aggregate data for the smallest administrative, political or statistical subdivisions of the country and for classifications of households by size or other subgroups of interest.
Domain:
Fishery
Source:
FAO Fisheries Technical Paper 382, FAO (X2465).