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DATA COLLECTION

DATA COLLECTION. Availability, Limitations & Recommendations By Zakiya Daniel Buccoo Reef Trust. CONTENTS. Requested data Collected data Limitations Recommendations Concluding remarks. DATA REQUESTS. Economic & GIS data Fisheries Tourism Shoreline protection services General.

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DATA COLLECTION

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  1. DATA COLLECTION Availability, Limitations & Recommendations By Zakiya Daniel Buccoo Reef Trust

  2. CONTENTS • Requested data • Collected data • Limitations • Recommendations • Concluding remarks

  3. DATA REQUESTS • Economic & GIS data • Fisheries • Tourism • Shoreline protection services • General

  4. ECONOMIC DATA REQUESTS

  5. GIS DATA REQUESTS

  6. ECONOMIC DATA COLLECTED • Fisheries: • Limited lobster and fish catch data by species for some months and years • Tourism: • Hotel • Accommodations, Rooms, Pricing • Cruise ship • Arrivals, Docking fees, Levies • Shoreline protection: • Real estate values • General: • Population statistics • Gross Domestic Product

  7. GIS DATA COLLECTED • Base Data • Rivers, roads, elevation, watersheds • Coastal habitats • Census Data • Population and household information • Shoreline Protection Data • Coastline type • Beach grain size and erosion

  8. LIMITATIONS • Data availability • Lack of baseline data • Pooling of existing data • Data gaps • Data accessibility • Public vs. Private Sector • Lack of organisation and communication • Unwillingness to share • Lack of confidence in data handling i.e. misuse/ misrepresentation • Low expectations from data publications • Data quality • Lack of resources • Lack of priority

  9. RECOMMENDATIONS • Making data available • Baseline data – regular quantitative and qualitative surveys • Pooling of existing data - revisit how data is collected • Making data accessible • Filter data and information • Necessity for advancing society • Improving data quality • Make use of available resources • Commit to timely and comprehensive data collection, preparation and presentation

  10. CONCLUSION • Trinidad and Tobago are unique: • Different focal points/separate identities for each Island

  11. CONCLUSION CONTINUED • Opportunity for growth • Focus on ultimate goal at all levels • Local – CEDP (2006 – 2010) • National – Vision 2020

  12. Thank you

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