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Title: Major themes from interview and observational data collected around territorial bottomfish stock assessment and stakeholder engagement, primarily relevant to Guam and Hawaii
Status: Completed
Abstract:

Raw interview data were organized into a codebook containing 20 umbrella nodes (or thematic categories), with each umbrella node associated with up to four generations of child nodes. Each node captured different topics discussed in interviews, or meaningful themes that emerged from the dataset. This table contains the names and descriptions of the codebook's 20 umbrella nodes and their first generation child nodes, where applicable.

Entity Information

Entity Type: Data Table
Active Version?: Yes
Description:

Raw interview data were organized into a codebook containing 20 umbrella nodes (or thematic categories), with each umbrella node associated with up to four generations of child nodes. Each node captured different topics discussed in interviews, or meaningful themes that emerged from the dataset. This table contains the names and descriptions of the codebook's 20 umbrella nodes and their first generation child nodes, where applicable.

Data Attributes

Attribute Summary

Rubric Score Primary Key? Name Type Description
100
00_Region CHARACTER A tracking node for the various geographic areas referenced during interviews and meetings, within and beyond the Pacific Islands Region.
100
00A_Hawaii CHARACTER References to the state of Hawai'i and its fisheries during data collection.
100
00B_Mainland_US CHARACTER References to the mainland United States and its fisheries during data collection.
100
00C_NWHI CHARACTER References to the Northwest Hawaiian Islands and its fisheries during data collection.
100
00D_Territories CHARACTER References to Pacific Islands territories (e.g., American Samoa, Guam, and the CNMI) and their fisheries during data collection.
100
05_Fisher_identity CHARACTER Descriptions of various facets of research participant identities.
100
05A_Demographics CHARACTER References to research participant/fisher demographic variables, including age, education, gender, ethnicity, and place of origin.
100
05B_Character_traits_and_Values CHARACTER References to personality traits exhibited by or described by research participants.
100
05C_Type_of_fishing CHARACTER Descriptions of the type of fishing a fisher might identify with, with respect to the scale or commercialization of their fishing (e.g., commercial, non-commercial, charter, expense).
100
05I_Starting_out CHARACTER Descriptions of how research participants entered into fisheries.
100
15_Science_and_Management_context CHARACTER References to science and management frameworks that contextualize bottomfish fisheries and their stock assessment in the Pacific Islands region.
100
15A_Data_streams CHARACTER Descriptions of the scientific data streams relevant to bottomfish fisheries and their stock assessment in the Pacific Islands region.
100
15B_Historical CHARACTER References to historical events and interpersonal relationships that contextualize bottomfish fisheries and their stock assessment in the Pacific Islands region.
100
15C_SA_Schedules CHARACTER References to the schedules and timelines within which bottomfish stock assessment operates.
100
15D_Sampling_design CHARACTER References to the sampling designs that bottomfish data collection initiatives are based on, primarily creel survey design.
100
15E_Mgmt_tools_and_initiatives CHARACTER References to management tools and initiatives relevant to bottomfish fisheries and their stock assessment in the Pacific Islands region, including bottomfish rebuilding plans, community development plans, and Fishery Management Plans.
100
20_Economic_context CHARACTER Descriptions of the economic context surrounding bottomfish fisheries in the Pacific Islands region.
100
20A_Economic_relief CHARACTER References to government-provided economic relief as a tool to mitigate impacts to managed fishing communities.
100
20B_Fishing_costs CHARACTER References to the financial costs associated with fishing.
100
20C_Market CHARACTER References to market dynamics relevant to bottomfish fisheries in the Pacific Islands region, including supply, demand, and market prices.
100
25_Cultural_context CHARACTER Descriptions of cultural context for bottomfish fisheries in the Pacific Islands region, including references to the relatively small size of territorial fisheries, a lack of regulatory precedent, dynamics that favor deferral to mentors and elders, and, with regard to fisheries sciene, a commitment to traditional methods of modeling.
100
30_SA_foci_and_terminology CHARACTER A tracking node for terminology associated with stock assessment and resulting management measures.
100
30A_ACL CHARACTER References to Annual Catch Limits.
100
30B_ACT CHARACTER References to Annual Catch Targets.
100
30C_CPUE CHARACTER References to Catch Per Unit Effort and the factors that may impact it, including fisher experience, weather, fishign effort, depredation, and fish presence versus bite.
100
30D_Model_alternatives CHARACTER References to different types of models that can be used in stock assessment, including age structured, biomass, length-based, spawning potential ratio, and production models.
100
30E_MSY CHARACTER References to Maximum Sustainable Yield.
100
30F_Overall_SA_accuracy CHARACTER Commentary on the overall accuracy or quality of stock assessment.
100
30G_TAC CHARACTER References to Total Allowable Catch.
100
30H_Stock_status_and_fishing_rate CHARACTER Commentary on the difficulty of estimating bottomfish stock status as a function of total catch in the territories.
100
31_Opportunities_for_SA CHARACTER Commentary on opportunities to improve bottomfish stock assessment, especially in the territories.
100
31A_Addl_data_streams CHARACTER Descriptions of incorporating additional data streams into stock assessment models as an opportunity to improve stock assessment.
100
31B_Alternative_mgmt_tools CHARACTER Commentary on alternative management tools that may better suit the Pacific Islands region's unique challenges in bottomfish data collection and stock assessment.
100
31C_Alternative_models CHARACTER Commentary on exploring and applying alternative stock assessment models as an opportunity to improve stock assessment.
100
31D_Eval_existing_data_streams CHARACTER Commentary on efforts to evaluate existing territorial data streams as an opportunity to improve stock assessment.
100
31E_Focus_on_uncertainty_and_probability CHARACTER Commentary on recognizing and accounting for uncertainty and probability as an opportunity to improve stock assessment.
100
31F_Improved_data_collection_systems CHARACTER Commentary on improving data collection protocols and systems as an opportunity to improve stock assessment.
100
31G_Mandatory_L_and_R CHARACTER Commentary on implementary mandatory licensing and reporting in the territories as an opportunity to improve stock assessment.
100
31H_Revise_BMUS_List CHARACTER Commentary on revising the list of Bottomfish Management Unit Species as an opportunity to improve stock assessment.
100
31I_SEFSC_data_approval_process CHARACTER Descriptions of the unique approach applied by the NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center, which convenes a panel including industry members to approve data for use in stock assessment.
100
31J_Split_complex CHARACTER Commentary on splitting or otherwise dividing territorial bottomfish complexes into smaller units for stock assessment (e.g., shallow v. bottom, individual species).
100
40_Engagement_goals_and_benefits CHARACTER Descriptions of benefits that have been or could be derived from engagement between bottomfish stakeholders (e.g., fishers, scientists, managers, etc.).
100
40A_Building_relationships CHARACTER References to relationship-building as a goal/benefit of engagement between bottomfish stakeholders.
100
40B_Capacity_building CHARACTER References to capacity building as a goal/benefit of engagement between bottomfish stakeholders, including references to the capacity to engage effectively with other stakeholders, local capacity for fisheries science and engagement, and capacity within stakeholder groups to better understand and deliver on their role in fisheries, science, and management.
100
40C_Improved_legitimacy CHARACTER References to improving the perceived legitimacy of fisheries science and management as a goal/benefit of engagement between bottomfish stakeholders.
100
40D_Improved_processes CHARACTER References to improving fisheries science and management processes as a goal/benefit of engagement between bottomfish stakeholders, including data collection and submission, stock assessment modeling, management decision-making, and incorporating stakeholder input into such processes.
100
40E_Inventory_research CHARACTER References to taking stock of all existing efforts to study bottomfish as a goal/benefit of engagement between bottomfish stakeholders.
100
40F_Shared_understanding_and_info CHARACTER References to sharing information and building shared understanding as a goal/benefit of engagement between bottomfish stakeholders.
100
40G_Sustainable_fisheries CHARACTER References to improving the sustainability of fisheries as a goal/benefit of engagement between bottomfish stakeholders.
100
41_Challenges CHARACTER Descriptions of various challenges either encountered during multi-stakeholder engagement around (territorial bottomfish) fisheries, or that complicate bottomfish stock assessment.
100
41A_Communication CHARACTER Communication challenges that impede effective engagement between stakeholders, including a lack of communication and issues with the translation of language and concepts between stakeholders.
100
41B_Compliance CHARACTER Issues with compliance and participation, especially with respect to data reporting, that complicate fisheries stock assessment. Also issues with management compliance.
100
41C_CREMUS_to_BMUS CHARACTER Issues related to a recent transition in the territories away from Coral Reef Ecosystem Management Unit Species toward Bottomfish Management Unit Species for federal science and management.
100
41D_Stakeholder_disconnect CHARACTER Issues related to the disconnect in information, language, thought processes, and efforts between stakeholders.
100
41E_Data CHARACTER Issues related to the bottomfish fisheries data, including data accuracy, availability and collection, reporting, and treatment by fisheries scientists.
100
41F_Scientific_inconsistencies CHARACTER References to the inconsistencies in scientific outputs that affect the perceived legitimacy of related fisheries science and management.
100
41G_Geography CHARACTER Challenges related to the geographical spread of stakeholders across the Pacific Islands region, particularly the concentration of resources and personnel in Honolulu.
100
41H_Historical_management CHARACTER Engagement challenges related to historical fisheries management decisions and outcomes.
100
41I_Inadequate_SA CHARACTER Perceptions of the fisheries stock assessment as inadequate that impede effective engagement.
100
41J_Institutional_constraints CHARACTER Constraints placed on individuals within an institution (e.g., a fishing community, federal organization, or territorial agency) that impede effective communication and engagement.
100
41K_Pandemic CHARACTER References to the pandemic, including its role in limiting stakeholder engagement.
100
41L_Power CHARACTER Descriptions of political and power dynamics that contextualize bottomfish fisheries science, including the differential access, influence, and financial capital that stakeholders wield in fisheries science and management, feelings of being dismissed or marginalized by stakeholders or institutions in power (e.g., federal government), and high costs of engagement.
100
41M_Relationships CHARACTER Descriptions of relationship dynamics that contextualize bottomfish fisheries and its science and management, including stakeholder mistrust and conflict, blaming and defensive posturing, and the challenges introduced by transient actors.
100
50_Types_of_engagement CHARACTER A tracking node for the different types of stakeholder engagement that were mentioned in interviews and meetings, including collaborative research, Council meetings, social media, virtual meetings, formalized workshops, and community-centered meetings.
100
51_Engagement_strategies CHARACTER Descriptions of various approaches to engagement that can or may benefit its efficacy.
100
51A_Communication CHARACTER References to communication-centered strategies to improve engagement, including those related to tailoring messaging and language, transparency, setting clear expectations, and listening.
100
51B_Conflict_preparedness CHARACTER Descriptions of efforts to expect, understand, and prepare for conflict between participants during stakeholder engagement for the benefit of an engagement effort.
100
51C_Consistency CHARACTER Descriptions of consistency and demonstrated commitment to communication and engagement as important for success.
100
51D_Engagement_incentives_and_motives CHARACTER Descriptions of the diverse incentives that motivate stakeholders' engagement with one another, including access to data, financial incentives, intrinsic interest or motivation, and negative triggers like fisheries restrictions or rejection of a scientific product.
100
51E_Facilitation_and_Design CHARACTER References to meeting structure, design, and facilitation tools that may benefit engagement, including meeting participants where they are mentally and physically, focusing on solutions, setting clear goals and using directed questions to guide discussion, and considering group size.
100
51F_In-_to_out-group CHARACTER References to the strategy of engaging with small, cohesive groups first, then integrating different stakeholders and ideas into subsequent meetings, to work toward large multi-stakeholder meetings.
100
51G_Investment_and_return CHARACTER References to the importance of delivering some tangible return or product of engagement efforts to validate and incentivize the efforts of participants.
100
51H_Level_of_participation CHARACTER Commentary on the level of participation and influence interviewees expect other stakeholders to derive from their engagement efforts.
100
51I_Local_mediators CHARACTER References to the value of local mediators or participants in meetings to help bridge cultural divides.
100
51J_Soft CHARACTER References to intangible, relationship- and trust-building principles critical for effective engagement, including respect, commitment, collaboration, sincerity, and face-to-face time.
100
55_Timelines CHARACTER References to the timing of various processes relevant to territorial bottomfish fisheries and their stock assessment.
100
55A_Pre-engagement CHARACTER References to the timing of processes that are planned to or should precede formal engagement.
100
55B_Initial_engagement CHARACTER References to the timing of processes that initiate formal engagement.
100
55C_Post-engagement CHARACTER References to the timing of processes that should follow engagement.
100
55D_Management CHARACTER References to the timing of management processes.
100
55E_Next_assessment CHARACTER References to the timing of future stock assessments.
100
70_Who_to_include CHARACTER Commentary on who should be included in engagement related to (territorial bottomfish) fisheries and their stock assessment.
100
70A_Criteria CHARACTER References to various characteristics and considerations that determine who to include in engagment endeavors, including representation (e.g., of a fishing community of interest), fisher experience or skill level, the ability of individuals to commit to an engagement process, and individuals' ability to bridge disconnects between other stakeholders.
100
70B_Order_of_contact CHARACTER References to the order in which stakeholders should be contacted in preparation for engagement.
100
70C_Inclusivity_and_Exclusivity CHARACTER Commentary on balancing the benefits and drawbacks of incusivity and exclusivity in deciding who to engage.
100
70D_Key_actors CHARACTER Commentary on the role of key stakeholders in engagement.
100
75_Knowledge_types CHARACTER Types of knowledge wielded by different stakeholders, including experiential, technical/formalized, inherited, and institutional.
100
80_Stakeholders CHARACTER A tracking node for the various stakeholders referenced during data collection, including fishers, fish buyers, managers, scientists, governmental entities, and environmentalists.
100
82_Stakeholder_roles CHARACTER A tracking node for the different roles stakeholders occupy, as they are relevant to bottomfish fisheries, their science, and management.
100
85_Institutions CHARACTER A tracking node for the various institutions mentioned during meetings and interviews, to which research participants belong. These include academic institutions, fisher organizations, federal institutions like NMFS, territorial and state agencies, NGOs, and the Western Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Council.
100
90_Key_Concepts_and_Quotes CHARACTER A tracking node for illustrative quotes and key concepts.
100
91_Contacts CHARACTER A tracking node for new contacts mentioned during data collection.
100
99_Other CHARACTER A tracking node for miscellaneous topics not directly related to this project.

Attribute Details

00_Region

CC ID: 1119138
Seq. Order: 1
Data Storage Type: CHARACTER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

A tracking node for the various geographic areas referenced during interviews and meetings, within and beyond the Pacific Islands Region.

General Data Type: CHARACTER

00A_Hawaii

CC ID: 1119139
Seq. Order: 2
Data Storage Type: CHARACTER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

References to the state of Hawai'i and its fisheries during data collection.

General Data Type: CHARACTER

00B_Mainland_US

CC ID: 1119140
Seq. Order: 3
Data Storage Type: CHARACTER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

References to the mainland United States and its fisheries during data collection.

General Data Type: CHARACTER

00C_NWHI

CC ID: 1119141
Seq. Order: 4
Data Storage Type: CHARACTER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

References to the Northwest Hawaiian Islands and its fisheries during data collection.

General Data Type: CHARACTER

00D_Territories

CC ID: 1119142
Seq. Order: 5
Data Storage Type: CHARACTER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

References to Pacific Islands territories (e.g., American Samoa, Guam, and the CNMI) and their fisheries during data collection.

General Data Type: CHARACTER

05_Fisher_identity

CC ID: 1119143
Seq. Order: 6
Data Storage Type: CHARACTER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Descriptions of various facets of research participant identities.

General Data Type: CHARACTER

05A_Demographics

CC ID: 1119144
Seq. Order: 7
Data Storage Type: CHARACTER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

References to research participant/fisher demographic variables, including age, education, gender, ethnicity, and place of origin.

General Data Type: CHARACTER

05B_Character_traits_and_Values

CC ID: 1119145
Seq. Order: 8
Data Storage Type: CHARACTER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

References to personality traits exhibited by or described by research participants.

General Data Type: CHARACTER

05C_Type_of_fishing

CC ID: 1119146
Seq. Order: 9
Data Storage Type: CHARACTER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Descriptions of the type of fishing a fisher might identify with, with respect to the scale or commercialization of their fishing (e.g., commercial, non-commercial, charter, expense).

General Data Type: CHARACTER

05I_Starting_out

CC ID: 1119147
Seq. Order: 10
Data Storage Type: CHARACTER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Descriptions of how research participants entered into fisheries.

General Data Type: CHARACTER

15_Science_and_Management_context

CC ID: 1119148
Seq. Order: 11
Data Storage Type: CHARACTER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

References to science and management frameworks that contextualize bottomfish fisheries and their stock assessment in the Pacific Islands region.

General Data Type: CHARACTER

15A_Data_streams

CC ID: 1119149
Seq. Order: 12
Data Storage Type: CHARACTER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Descriptions of the scientific data streams relevant to bottomfish fisheries and their stock assessment in the Pacific Islands region.

General Data Type: CHARACTER

15B_Historical

CC ID: 1119150
Seq. Order: 13
Data Storage Type: CHARACTER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

References to historical events and interpersonal relationships that contextualize bottomfish fisheries and their stock assessment in the Pacific Islands region.

General Data Type: CHARACTER

15C_SA_Schedules

CC ID: 1119151
Seq. Order: 14
Data Storage Type: CHARACTER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

References to the schedules and timelines within which bottomfish stock assessment operates.

General Data Type: CHARACTER

15D_Sampling_design

CC ID: 1119152
Seq. Order: 15
Data Storage Type: CHARACTER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

References to the sampling designs that bottomfish data collection initiatives are based on, primarily creel survey design.

General Data Type: CHARACTER

15E_Mgmt_tools_and_initiatives

CC ID: 1119153
Seq. Order: 16
Data Storage Type: CHARACTER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

References to management tools and initiatives relevant to bottomfish fisheries and their stock assessment in the Pacific Islands region, including bottomfish rebuilding plans, community development plans, and Fishery Management Plans.

General Data Type: CHARACTER

20_Economic_context

CC ID: 1119154
Seq. Order: 17
Data Storage Type: CHARACTER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Descriptions of the economic context surrounding bottomfish fisheries in the Pacific Islands region.

General Data Type: CHARACTER

20A_Economic_relief

CC ID: 1119155
Seq. Order: 18
Data Storage Type: CHARACTER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

References to government-provided economic relief as a tool to mitigate impacts to managed fishing communities.

General Data Type: CHARACTER

20B_Fishing_costs

CC ID: 1119156
Seq. Order: 19
Data Storage Type: CHARACTER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

References to the financial costs associated with fishing.

General Data Type: CHARACTER

20C_Market

CC ID: 1119157
Seq. Order: 20
Data Storage Type: CHARACTER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

References to market dynamics relevant to bottomfish fisheries in the Pacific Islands region, including supply, demand, and market prices.

General Data Type: CHARACTER

25_Cultural_context

CC ID: 1119158
Seq. Order: 21
Data Storage Type: CHARACTER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Descriptions of cultural context for bottomfish fisheries in the Pacific Islands region, including references to the relatively small size of territorial fisheries, a lack of regulatory precedent, dynamics that favor deferral to mentors and elders, and, with regard to fisheries sciene, a commitment to traditional methods of modeling.

General Data Type: CHARACTER

30_SA_foci_and_terminology

CC ID: 1119159
Seq. Order: 22
Data Storage Type: CHARACTER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

A tracking node for terminology associated with stock assessment and resulting management measures.

General Data Type: CHARACTER

30A_ACL

CC ID: 1119160
Seq. Order: 23
Data Storage Type: CHARACTER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

References to Annual Catch Limits.

General Data Type: CHARACTER

30B_ACT

CC ID: 1119161
Seq. Order: 24
Data Storage Type: CHARACTER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

References to Annual Catch Targets.

General Data Type: CHARACTER

30C_CPUE

CC ID: 1119162
Seq. Order: 25
Data Storage Type: CHARACTER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

References to Catch Per Unit Effort and the factors that may impact it, including fisher experience, weather, fishign effort, depredation, and fish presence versus bite.

General Data Type: CHARACTER

30D_Model_alternatives

CC ID: 1119163
Seq. Order: 26
Data Storage Type: CHARACTER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

References to different types of models that can be used in stock assessment, including age structured, biomass, length-based, spawning potential ratio, and production models.

General Data Type: CHARACTER

30E_MSY

CC ID: 1119164
Seq. Order: 27
Data Storage Type: CHARACTER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

References to Maximum Sustainable Yield.

General Data Type: CHARACTER

30F_Overall_SA_accuracy

CC ID: 1119165
Seq. Order: 28
Data Storage Type: CHARACTER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Commentary on the overall accuracy or quality of stock assessment.

General Data Type: CHARACTER

30G_TAC

CC ID: 1119166
Seq. Order: 29
Data Storage Type: CHARACTER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

References to Total Allowable Catch.

General Data Type: CHARACTER

30H_Stock_status_and_fishing_rate

CC ID: 1119167
Seq. Order: 30
Data Storage Type: CHARACTER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Commentary on the difficulty of estimating bottomfish stock status as a function of total catch in the territories.

General Data Type: CHARACTER

31_Opportunities_for_SA

CC ID: 1119168
Seq. Order: 31
Data Storage Type: CHARACTER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Commentary on opportunities to improve bottomfish stock assessment, especially in the territories.

General Data Type: CHARACTER

31A_Addl_data_streams

CC ID: 1119169
Seq. Order: 32
Data Storage Type: CHARACTER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Descriptions of incorporating additional data streams into stock assessment models as an opportunity to improve stock assessment.

General Data Type: CHARACTER

31B_Alternative_mgmt_tools

CC ID: 1119170
Seq. Order: 33
Data Storage Type: CHARACTER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Commentary on alternative management tools that may better suit the Pacific Islands region's unique challenges in bottomfish data collection and stock assessment.

General Data Type: CHARACTER

31C_Alternative_models

CC ID: 1119171
Seq. Order: 34
Data Storage Type: CHARACTER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Commentary on exploring and applying alternative stock assessment models as an opportunity to improve stock assessment.

General Data Type: CHARACTER

31D_Eval_existing_data_streams

CC ID: 1119172
Seq. Order: 35
Data Storage Type: CHARACTER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Commentary on efforts to evaluate existing territorial data streams as an opportunity to improve stock assessment.

General Data Type: CHARACTER

31E_Focus_on_uncertainty_and_probability

CC ID: 1119173
Seq. Order: 36
Data Storage Type: CHARACTER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Commentary on recognizing and accounting for uncertainty and probability as an opportunity to improve stock assessment.

General Data Type: CHARACTER

31F_Improved_data_collection_systems

CC ID: 1119174
Seq. Order: 37
Data Storage Type: CHARACTER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Commentary on improving data collection protocols and systems as an opportunity to improve stock assessment.

General Data Type: CHARACTER

31G_Mandatory_L_and_R

CC ID: 1119175
Seq. Order: 38
Data Storage Type: CHARACTER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Commentary on implementary mandatory licensing and reporting in the territories as an opportunity to improve stock assessment.

General Data Type: CHARACTER

31H_Revise_BMUS_List

CC ID: 1119176
Seq. Order: 39
Data Storage Type: CHARACTER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Commentary on revising the list of Bottomfish Management Unit Species as an opportunity to improve stock assessment.

General Data Type: CHARACTER

31I_SEFSC_data_approval_process

CC ID: 1119177
Seq. Order: 40
Data Storage Type: CHARACTER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Descriptions of the unique approach applied by the NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center, which convenes a panel including industry members to approve data for use in stock assessment.

General Data Type: CHARACTER

31J_Split_complex

CC ID: 1119178
Seq. Order: 41
Data Storage Type: CHARACTER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Commentary on splitting or otherwise dividing territorial bottomfish complexes into smaller units for stock assessment (e.g., shallow v. bottom, individual species).

General Data Type: CHARACTER

40_Engagement_goals_and_benefits

CC ID: 1119179
Seq. Order: 42
Data Storage Type: CHARACTER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Descriptions of benefits that have been or could be derived from engagement between bottomfish stakeholders (e.g., fishers, scientists, managers, etc.).

General Data Type: CHARACTER

40A_Building_relationships

CC ID: 1119180
Seq. Order: 43
Data Storage Type: CHARACTER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

References to relationship-building as a goal/benefit of engagement between bottomfish stakeholders.

General Data Type: CHARACTER

40B_Capacity_building

CC ID: 1119181
Seq. Order: 44
Data Storage Type: CHARACTER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

References to capacity building as a goal/benefit of engagement between bottomfish stakeholders, including references to the capacity to engage effectively with other stakeholders, local capacity for fisheries science and engagement, and capacity within stakeholder groups to better understand and deliver on their role in fisheries, science, and management.

General Data Type: CHARACTER

40C_Improved_legitimacy

CC ID: 1119182
Seq. Order: 45
Data Storage Type: CHARACTER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

References to improving the perceived legitimacy of fisheries science and management as a goal/benefit of engagement between bottomfish stakeholders.

General Data Type: CHARACTER

40D_Improved_processes

CC ID: 1119183
Seq. Order: 46
Data Storage Type: CHARACTER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

References to improving fisheries science and management processes as a goal/benefit of engagement between bottomfish stakeholders, including data collection and submission, stock assessment modeling, management decision-making, and incorporating stakeholder input into such processes.

General Data Type: CHARACTER

40E_Inventory_research

CC ID: 1119184
Seq. Order: 47
Data Storage Type: CHARACTER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

References to taking stock of all existing efforts to study bottomfish as a goal/benefit of engagement between bottomfish stakeholders.

General Data Type: CHARACTER

40F_Shared_understanding_and_info

CC ID: 1119185
Seq. Order: 48
Data Storage Type: CHARACTER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

References to sharing information and building shared understanding as a goal/benefit of engagement between bottomfish stakeholders.

General Data Type: CHARACTER

40G_Sustainable_fisheries

CC ID: 1119186
Seq. Order: 49
Data Storage Type: CHARACTER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

References to improving the sustainability of fisheries as a goal/benefit of engagement between bottomfish stakeholders.

General Data Type: CHARACTER

41_Challenges

CC ID: 1119187
Seq. Order: 50
Data Storage Type: CHARACTER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Descriptions of various challenges either encountered during multi-stakeholder engagement around (territorial bottomfish) fisheries, or that complicate bottomfish stock assessment.

General Data Type: CHARACTER

41A_Communication

CC ID: 1119188
Seq. Order: 51
Data Storage Type: CHARACTER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Communication challenges that impede effective engagement between stakeholders, including a lack of communication and issues with the translation of language and concepts between stakeholders.

General Data Type: CHARACTER

41B_Compliance

CC ID: 1119189
Seq. Order: 52
Data Storage Type: CHARACTER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Issues with compliance and participation, especially with respect to data reporting, that complicate fisheries stock assessment. Also issues with management compliance.

General Data Type: CHARACTER

41C_CREMUS_to_BMUS

CC ID: 1119190
Seq. Order: 53
Data Storage Type: CHARACTER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Issues related to a recent transition in the territories away from Coral Reef Ecosystem Management Unit Species toward Bottomfish Management Unit Species for federal science and management.

General Data Type: CHARACTER

41D_Stakeholder_disconnect

CC ID: 1119191
Seq. Order: 54
Data Storage Type: CHARACTER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Issues related to the disconnect in information, language, thought processes, and efforts between stakeholders.

General Data Type: CHARACTER

41E_Data

CC ID: 1119192
Seq. Order: 55
Data Storage Type: CHARACTER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Issues related to the bottomfish fisheries data, including data accuracy, availability and collection, reporting, and treatment by fisheries scientists.

General Data Type: CHARACTER

41F_Scientific_inconsistencies

CC ID: 1119193
Seq. Order: 56
Data Storage Type: CHARACTER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

References to the inconsistencies in scientific outputs that affect the perceived legitimacy of related fisheries science and management.

General Data Type: CHARACTER

41G_Geography

CC ID: 1119194
Seq. Order: 57
Data Storage Type: CHARACTER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Challenges related to the geographical spread of stakeholders across the Pacific Islands region, particularly the concentration of resources and personnel in Honolulu.

General Data Type: CHARACTER

41H_Historical_management

CC ID: 1119195
Seq. Order: 58
Data Storage Type: CHARACTER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Engagement challenges related to historical fisheries management decisions and outcomes.

General Data Type: CHARACTER

41I_Inadequate_SA

CC ID: 1119196
Seq. Order: 59
Data Storage Type: CHARACTER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Perceptions of the fisheries stock assessment as inadequate that impede effective engagement.

General Data Type: CHARACTER

41J_Institutional_constraints

CC ID: 1119197
Seq. Order: 60
Data Storage Type: CHARACTER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Constraints placed on individuals within an institution (e.g., a fishing community, federal organization, or territorial agency) that impede effective communication and engagement.

General Data Type: CHARACTER

41K_Pandemic

CC ID: 1119198
Seq. Order: 61
Data Storage Type: CHARACTER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

References to the pandemic, including its role in limiting stakeholder engagement.

General Data Type: CHARACTER

41L_Power

CC ID: 1119199
Seq. Order: 62
Data Storage Type: CHARACTER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Descriptions of political and power dynamics that contextualize bottomfish fisheries science, including the differential access, influence, and financial capital that stakeholders wield in fisheries science and management, feelings of being dismissed or marginalized by stakeholders or institutions in power (e.g., federal government), and high costs of engagement.

General Data Type: CHARACTER

41M_Relationships

CC ID: 1119200
Seq. Order: 63
Data Storage Type: CHARACTER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Descriptions of relationship dynamics that contextualize bottomfish fisheries and its science and management, including stakeholder mistrust and conflict, blaming and defensive posturing, and the challenges introduced by transient actors.

General Data Type: CHARACTER

50_Types_of_engagement

CC ID: 1119201
Seq. Order: 64
Data Storage Type: CHARACTER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

A tracking node for the different types of stakeholder engagement that were mentioned in interviews and meetings, including collaborative research, Council meetings, social media, virtual meetings, formalized workshops, and community-centered meetings.

General Data Type: CHARACTER

51_Engagement_strategies

CC ID: 1119202
Seq. Order: 65
Data Storage Type: CHARACTER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Descriptions of various approaches to engagement that can or may benefit its efficacy.

General Data Type: CHARACTER

51A_Communication

CC ID: 1119203
Seq. Order: 66
Data Storage Type: CHARACTER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

References to communication-centered strategies to improve engagement, including those related to tailoring messaging and language, transparency, setting clear expectations, and listening.

General Data Type: CHARACTER

51B_Conflict_preparedness

CC ID: 1119204
Seq. Order: 67
Data Storage Type: CHARACTER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Descriptions of efforts to expect, understand, and prepare for conflict between participants during stakeholder engagement for the benefit of an engagement effort.

General Data Type: CHARACTER

51C_Consistency

CC ID: 1119205
Seq. Order: 68
Data Storage Type: CHARACTER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Descriptions of consistency and demonstrated commitment to communication and engagement as important for success.

General Data Type: CHARACTER

51D_Engagement_incentives_and_motives

CC ID: 1119206
Seq. Order: 69
Data Storage Type: CHARACTER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Descriptions of the diverse incentives that motivate stakeholders' engagement with one another, including access to data, financial incentives, intrinsic interest or motivation, and negative triggers like fisheries restrictions or rejection of a scientific product.

General Data Type: CHARACTER

51E_Facilitation_and_Design

CC ID: 1119207
Seq. Order: 70
Data Storage Type: CHARACTER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

References to meeting structure, design, and facilitation tools that may benefit engagement, including meeting participants where they are mentally and physically, focusing on solutions, setting clear goals and using directed questions to guide discussion, and considering group size.

General Data Type: CHARACTER

51F_In-_to_out-group

CC ID: 1119208
Seq. Order: 71
Data Storage Type: CHARACTER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

References to the strategy of engaging with small, cohesive groups first, then integrating different stakeholders and ideas into subsequent meetings, to work toward large multi-stakeholder meetings.

General Data Type: CHARACTER

51G_Investment_and_return

CC ID: 1119209
Seq. Order: 72
Data Storage Type: CHARACTER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

References to the importance of delivering some tangible return or product of engagement efforts to validate and incentivize the efforts of participants.

General Data Type: CHARACTER

51H_Level_of_participation

CC ID: 1119210
Seq. Order: 73
Data Storage Type: CHARACTER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Commentary on the level of participation and influence interviewees expect other stakeholders to derive from their engagement efforts.

General Data Type: CHARACTER

51I_Local_mediators

CC ID: 1119211
Seq. Order: 74
Data Storage Type: CHARACTER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

References to the value of local mediators or participants in meetings to help bridge cultural divides.

General Data Type: CHARACTER

51J_Soft

CC ID: 1119212
Seq. Order: 75
Data Storage Type: CHARACTER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

References to intangible, relationship- and trust-building principles critical for effective engagement, including respect, commitment, collaboration, sincerity, and face-to-face time.

General Data Type: CHARACTER

55_Timelines

CC ID: 1119213
Seq. Order: 76
Data Storage Type: CHARACTER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

References to the timing of various processes relevant to territorial bottomfish fisheries and their stock assessment.

General Data Type: CHARACTER

55A_Pre-engagement

CC ID: 1119214
Seq. Order: 77
Data Storage Type: CHARACTER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

References to the timing of processes that are planned to or should precede formal engagement.

General Data Type: CHARACTER

55B_Initial_engagement

CC ID: 1119215
Seq. Order: 78
Data Storage Type: CHARACTER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

References to the timing of processes that initiate formal engagement.

General Data Type: CHARACTER

55C_Post-engagement

CC ID: 1119216
Seq. Order: 79
Data Storage Type: CHARACTER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

References to the timing of processes that should follow engagement.

General Data Type: CHARACTER

55D_Management

CC ID: 1119217
Seq. Order: 80
Data Storage Type: CHARACTER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

References to the timing of management processes.

General Data Type: CHARACTER

55E_Next_assessment

CC ID: 1119218
Seq. Order: 81
Data Storage Type: CHARACTER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

References to the timing of future stock assessments.

General Data Type: CHARACTER

70_Who_to_include

CC ID: 1119219
Seq. Order: 82
Data Storage Type: CHARACTER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Commentary on who should be included in engagement related to (territorial bottomfish) fisheries and their stock assessment.

General Data Type: CHARACTER

70A_Criteria

CC ID: 1119220
Seq. Order: 83
Data Storage Type: CHARACTER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

References to various characteristics and considerations that determine who to include in engagment endeavors, including representation (e.g., of a fishing community of interest), fisher experience or skill level, the ability of individuals to commit to an engagement process, and individuals' ability to bridge disconnects between other stakeholders.

General Data Type: CHARACTER

70B_Order_of_contact

CC ID: 1119221
Seq. Order: 84
Data Storage Type: CHARACTER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

References to the order in which stakeholders should be contacted in preparation for engagement.

General Data Type: CHARACTER

70C_Inclusivity_and_Exclusivity

CC ID: 1119222
Seq. Order: 85
Data Storage Type: CHARACTER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Commentary on balancing the benefits and drawbacks of incusivity and exclusivity in deciding who to engage.

General Data Type: CHARACTER

70D_Key_actors

CC ID: 1119223
Seq. Order: 86
Data Storage Type: CHARACTER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Commentary on the role of key stakeholders in engagement.

General Data Type: CHARACTER

75_Knowledge_types

CC ID: 1119224
Seq. Order: 87
Data Storage Type: CHARACTER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Types of knowledge wielded by different stakeholders, including experiential, technical/formalized, inherited, and institutional.

General Data Type: CHARACTER

80_Stakeholders

CC ID: 1119225
Seq. Order: 88
Data Storage Type: CHARACTER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

A tracking node for the various stakeholders referenced during data collection, including fishers, fish buyers, managers, scientists, governmental entities, and environmentalists.

General Data Type: CHARACTER

82_Stakeholder_roles

CC ID: 1119226
Seq. Order: 89
Data Storage Type: CHARACTER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

A tracking node for the different roles stakeholders occupy, as they are relevant to bottomfish fisheries, their science, and management.

General Data Type: CHARACTER

85_Institutions

CC ID: 1119227
Seq. Order: 90
Data Storage Type: CHARACTER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

A tracking node for the various institutions mentioned during meetings and interviews, to which research participants belong. These include academic institutions, fisher organizations, federal institutions like NMFS, territorial and state agencies, NGOs, and the Western Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Council.

General Data Type: CHARACTER

90_Key_Concepts_and_Quotes

CC ID: 1119228
Seq. Order: 91
Data Storage Type: CHARACTER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

A tracking node for illustrative quotes and key concepts.

General Data Type: CHARACTER

91_Contacts

CC ID: 1119229
Seq. Order: 92
Data Storage Type: CHARACTER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

A tracking node for new contacts mentioned during data collection.

General Data Type: CHARACTER

99_Other

CC ID: 1119230
Seq. Order: 93
Data Storage Type: CHARACTER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

A tracking node for miscellaneous topics not directly related to this project.

General Data Type: CHARACTER

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 66291
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:66291
Metadata Record Created By: Brent M Miyamoto
Metadata Record Created: 2021-12-28 19:30+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By: SysAdmin InPortAdmin
Metadata Record Last Modified: 2022-08-09 17:11+0000
Metadata Record Published: 2022-01-05
Owner Org: PIFSC
Metadata Publication Status: Published Externally
Do Not Publish?: N
Metadata Last Review Date: 2022-01-05
Metadata Review Frequency: 1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date: 2023-01-05