PSA Caraga chief enjoins support for the conduct of 2021 LMFLC survey The Philippine Statistics Authority – Regional Statistical Services Office XIII (PSA-RSSO XIII) will conduct the 2021 Listing of Marine Fish Landing Centers (LMFLC) on September 1 to 30, this year. Apura PSA-RSSO XIII Regional Director Dr. Rosalinda C. Apura said, hired enumerators (ENs) will do the conduct of the survey in a face-toface interview with the existing Marine Fish Landing Centers’ Key Informant (Fisherfolks/ Officer of the Fisherfolk Organization/Boat owner/Operator/Landing Center Official) in the entire region using the Computer-Assisted Personal Interviewing (CAPI). The hired ENs will be trained prior to field operation to ensure that the procedures and concepts are understood and to assure that they Apura adhere to the prescribed coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) safety protocols during the the following information: Type of Landing conduct of the interview, Apura said. Center; Average Daily Unloading; Peak Unloading Time; and Peak and Lean Apura said, the 2021 LMFLC is a nationwide Unloading Months. activity that will cover all provinces with existing landing centers based on the current The enumerators will be working on a sampling frame used by the PSA. “The handheld tablet device to facilitate the activity will involve listing and geotagging of interview using the following questionnaires commercial and municipal fisheries landing converted into digital format: LMFLC Form centers in the provinces. However, only 1A – Commercial Landing Centers; LMFLC landing centers that are currently operational Form 1B – Municipal Landing Centers; LMFLC or are temporarily closed will be geotagged Form 2A – New Commercial Landing Centers; and only operational landing centers will be LMFLC Form 2B – New Municipal Landing visited for interview,” she added. Centers; and LMFLC Form 3 – Landing Center Also, Apura said that the conduct of the activity is aimed to provide an updated list of landing centers throughout the country. Specifically, to generate a sampling frame for the conduct of quarterly commercial and municipal fisheries surveys based on
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Apura encourages everyone, especially the provinces with existing Marine Fish Landing Centers, to support and cooperate in the conduct of the 2021 Listing of Marine Fish Landing Centers. (NCLM, PIA Caraga)
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