Institutions
Institutions directly involved in data collection are:
- DTU Aqua, Technical University of Denmark
- Danish Fisheries Agency, Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries
- Statistics Denmark
- Department of Food and Resource Economic, University of Copenhagen.
The Danish Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries is the overall responsible for the programme in Denmark.
Tasks
The co-ordination of the DCF National Programme was transferred to DTU Aqua (formerly an institution under the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries).
Data on landings, effort and fleet characteristics of the fisheries under Danish flag are collected by the Danish Fisheries Agency. The Agency hosts all databases on logbooks, landing (sales slips), vessel information and VMS data.
DTU Aqua collects biological data by sampling commercial and recreational fisheries and by conducting research surveys at sea. Data from this data collection is stored in databases hosted by DTU Aqua. In addition, DTU Aqua has access to all databases hosted by the Danish Fisheries Agency.
Statistics Denmark collects information on the economic situation of the fishing fleet as well as economic data on the aquaculture sector in Denmark. All economic data is stored in databases hosted by Statistics Denmark.
The Department of Food and Resource Economics is responsible for the data collection in the fish processing industry. The data is stored by the same institute.
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