BFAR 9 employees undergo Workshop on E-SEAMS Data Analysis

The Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), in collaboration with
USAID Sustainable Interventions for Biodiversity, Oceans and Landscapes-Resources, Environment, and
Economics Center for Studies (SIBOL-REECS), spearheaded the Workshop on Enhanced Socio-Economics
Assessment and Monitoring System (E-SEAMS) Data Analysis and Resource Rent Generation for Sardine
Fishery in Quezon City on March 28-30, 2023. The three-day event was participated by regions 5, 6, 8, 9,
and 10 where sardines is among the top species caught in the area.

The goal of the activity is to fast track the processing and analyzing of E-SEAMS data is an essential input
for policy recommendation in managing sardines. Moreover, the analyzed data will serve as a baseline
on socio-economics in sardine fishery. It is also among the strategies identified in the National Sardines
Management Plan, a 5-year comprehensive plan approved by the Department of Agriculture in 2020 to
serve as relevant inputs for planning and managing fisheries resources through Fisheries Management
Areas.

The computation of resource rent is significant most especially in fisheries since refers to the value or
economic rent generated from the use of fishery resources. It is the surplus value obtained from fishing
activities that is over and above the costs incurred to catch fish.

During workshop, the team from USAID SIBOL instructed the participants from the different BFAR
Regional Offices on how to analyze and validate the data from the database, produce charts, mapping
the coordinates from the data using QGIS software and computing for the resource rent. The
participants also chose a representative from each participating region to present the results of the data
analysis and the generated resource rent to the USAID SIBOL-REECS Team.

BFAR 9 Employees Learn to Analyze E-SEAMS Data at Workshop

BFAR Personnel Trained in E-SEAMS Data Analysis for Sardine Fishery Management

The Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR), in partnership

with USAID Sustainable Interventions for Biodiversity, Oceans and Landscapes-Resources, Environment,
and Economics Center for Studies (SIBOL-REECS), hosted a three-day workshop on Enhanced Socio-
Economics Assessment and Monitoring System (E-SEAMS) Data Analysis and Resource Rent Generation
for Sardine Fishery. The event took place in Quezon City from March 28-30, 2023, and was attended by
BFAR personnel from Regions V, VI, VIII, IX, and X, where sardines are a top species.

The aim of the workshop was to accelerate the processing and analysis of E-SEAMS data, which is crucial
in making policy recommendations for managing sardines. The analyzed data will also serve as a
baseline for socio-economic information in sardine fishery. This is one of the strategies identified in the
National Sardines Management Plan, a comprehensive five-year plan approved by the Department of
Agriculture in 2020 for planning and managing fisheries resources through Fisheries Management Areas.

Computation of resource rent is especially significant in fisheries, as it refers to the value or economic
rent generated from the use of fishery resources. It is the surplus value obtained from fishing activities
that is over and above the costs incurred to catch fish.

During the workshop, the USAID SIBOL team instructed participants from different BFAR Regional Offices
on how to analyze and validate data from the database, produce charts, map coordinates from the data
using QGIS software, and compute resource rent. The participants then selected a representative from
each participating region to present the results of the data analysis and the generated resource rent to
the USAID SIBOL-REECS Team.

The workshop provided BFAR 9 employees with valuable skills and knowledge, enabling them to better
manage sardine fisheries resources and make informed policy recommendations. By strengthening data
analysis capabilities, BFAR and USAID SIBOL-REECS aim to ensure the sustainability of sardine fishery and
the well-being of fishing communities.