Table of contents
1. Introduction
1.1 The role of surveys in fisheries management
1.2 Purpose of this manual
1.3 Who this manual is intended for
1.4 How this manual is organised
2. Designing a creel or market survey
2.1 What are creel and market surveys, and why conduct them?
2.2 Deciding which survey to use
2.3 What questions will your survey answer?
2.4 Defining the area for one sampling site
2.5 Ensuring your landings are replicates: Stratified vs. random sampling
2.6 Conducting a pilot survey
2.7 Optimising the survey design
2.8 Expanding the survey geographically and through time
2.9 Calculating the cost of your survey
2.10 Using a design tree to visualise and communicate your design to others
2.11 Logistics
3. Conducting a creel or market survey
3.1 Get to know your fish and invertebrates
3.2 Tips for interviewing fishers and vendors
3.3 Tips for measuring and weighing fish and invertebrates
3.4 Filling out the survey forms
4. Data entry and analysis to answer management questions
4.1 Data entry and quality control
4.2 Analysis of selected creel survey questions
4.3 Analysis of selected market survey questions
4.4 Reporting the results
5. Further reading
6. Appendices
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