Coastal Fisheries Information and Database Manager

The Pacific Community (SPC) is the principal scientific and technical organisation in the Pacific region, supporting development since 1947. We are an international development organisation owned and governed by our 27 country and territory members. In pursuit of sustainable development to benefit Pacific people, our unique organisation works across more than 25 sectors. We are known for our knowledge and innovation in such areas as fisheries science, public health surveillance, geoscience, and conservation of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture.

The Fisheries, Aquaculture and Marine Ecosystems (FAME) division is composed of three programmes: the Coastal Fisheries and Aquaculture Programme (CFAP); the Oceanic Fisheries Programme (OFP); and the Marine Ecosystems Programme (MEP). The Director’s Office provides implementation support and strategic direction across the three programmes and cross-cutting projects. Working with all 22 PICTs, SPC FAME has strong partnerships with regional, sub-regional and national entities working in the marine sector. SPC FAME staff are based in New Caledonia, Fiji, Federated States of Micronesia, Solomon Islands, and Tonga, with most of the staff being based in New Caledonia.

The Coastal Fisheries Information and Database Manager will provide strategic and technical expertise in the design, development, governance, and deployment of coastal fisheries and aquaculture data systems, including databases, digital platforms, and AI-enabled solutions. Support evidence-based management and strengthen capacity across Pacific Island countries through innovative, standardised, and sustainable data systems.

The Key Responsibilities Of The Role Include The Following

• Develops, maintains and updates the regional coastal fisheries (science, management and development) and aquaculture databases including training in the use of databases, data extraction and analysis
• Develops new web and mobile applications for the regional and national databases in line with country needs and the needs of the coastal fisheries and aquaculture programme staff
• Develops and assists in maintaining national databases based on the regional databases and additional modules.
• Develops specific queries for data extraction and analysis as required by countries or the coastal fisheries and aquaculture programme staff.
• Promotes and encourages the use of standard databases and information systems across the region for coastal fisheries and aquaculture data, and countries to providing the data they collect for back-up and storage at SPC.
• Identifies and develops linkages between the coastal fisheries and oceanic fisheries databases in collaboration with oceanic fisheries statistics and data collection section.
• Identifies ways to better use GIS and remote sensing products in relation to the analysis of coastal fisheries and aquaculture data.

• Develops training materials on data entry, cleaning and extraction.
• Assists with developing and maintaining the website for the CFAP with the Information Unit to assist with the dissemination of information in general.
• Provides input to awareness raising and educational materials focused on coastal fisheries science and/or management or livelihoods and aquaculture

• Improves coastal fisheries and aquaculture data collection using photos and videos automatically processed by computer vision and artificial intelligence
• Develops and trains models to calibrate and reproject pictures for measurement from picture
• Develops and trains models to automate measurements of fishes and invertebrates for the various types of measurements
• Develops and trains models for species identification

• Develops links with other CROP agencies and NGOs in regard to database needs and design for coastal fisheries and aquaculture
• Advocates at global forums on behalf of the Pacific region sectoral interests
• Develops and promotes collaborations within the CFAP on issues such as food security, small-scale livelihoods, climate change adaptation, etc.
• Works closely with other sections of CFAP to ensure smooth implementation of projects.

• Assists the CFAP Deputy Director and Section heads, to include information and database needs in the annual work plans and