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DATA COLLECTION
Availability, Limitations &
Recommendations
By Zakiya Daniel
Buccoo Reef Trust
CONTENTS
Requested data
 Collected data
 Limitations
 Recommendations
 Concluding remarks
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DATA REQUESTS
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Economic & GIS data
 Fisheries
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Tourism
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Shoreline protection
services
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General
ECONOMIC DATA REQUESTS
DATA
TYPE
Economic
and
Statistical
Data
Fisheries
Fish
catch by
species
Quantity of fish
sold
Retail price by
species
Tourism
Shoreline
Protection
General
Hotels
Frequency
Water
Diving/
and severity
of storms
Beach loss
and erosion
rate
Real estate
values
quality
Population
statistics
Beach use
by locals
Snorkelling
Cruise ships
GDP
GIS DATA REQUESTS
DATA
TYPE
GIS
General
Coastal
habitats and
landscape data
—rivers
—elevation
Population and
development data
—roads
—settlements
—population
statistics
Fisheries
Landing
site
locations
Location of
fisher
communities
Tourism
Location
of hotels/
guesthouses
Location of
dive sites
Shoreline
Protection
Beach
erosion
(change in
beach extent)
Bathymetry
Coral reef
extent and
location
ECONOMIC DATA COLLECTED
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Fisheries:
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Limited lobster and fish catch data by species for some
months and years
Tourism:
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Hotel
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Cruise ship
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Arrivals, Docking fees, Levies
Shoreline protection:
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Accommodations, Rooms, Pricing
Real estate values
General:
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Population statistics
Gross Domestic Product
GIS DATA COLLECTED
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Base Data
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Census Data
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Rivers, roads, elevation,
watersheds
Coastal habitats
Population and household
information
Shoreline Protection Data
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Coastline type
Beach grain size and
erosion
LIMITATIONS
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Data availability
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Lack of baseline data
Pooling of existing data
Data gaps
Data accessibility
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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
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Data quality
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Lack of resources
Lack of priority
RECOMMENDATIONS
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Making data available
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Making data accessible
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Baseline data – regular quantitative and
qualitative surveys
Pooling of existing data - revisit how data is collected
Filter data and information
Necessity for advancing society
Improving data quality
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Make use of available resources
Commit to timely and comprehensive data collection,
preparation and presentation
CONCLUSION
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Trinidad and Tobago are unique:
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Different focal points/separate identities for
each Island
CONCLUSION CONTINUED
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Opportunity for growth
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Focus on ultimate goal at all
levels
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Local – CEDP (2006 – 2010)
National – Vision 2020
Thank you