Benefits of Certification for Small-scale Fisheries - SEAFOOD Ecolabelling: Principles and Practice - page 310

1. Define
Your Goals

2. Define
Your Time line

3. Define the
Region

Phase 1

4. Identify
Experts

'Data-Driven'
Questionnaire

Letter to
the Experts

5. Consult the
Experts

'Data-Limited'
Questionnaire

6. Review
Recommendations

Fishery
Profile

7. Design Your
Database

8. Define
Criteria

Criteria
Guidance

9. Input Data

10. Select Fisheries
and Criteria

Phase 2

11. Weight
Criteria

12. Run the
Analysis

Evaluating
Your Results

Figure 15.1 Flowchart of the pre-analysis methodology. (From Lopuch et al . 2005.)

In practice, the pre-analysis model can be either formally applied in a regional
process as laid out in the step-by-step project planning phase or the model can be
tailored and used informally in areas with good fisheries information to evaluate
options for investing in potential projects. An early version of the pre-analysis model
led to the identification of the Baja California spiny lobster fishery, and subsequently