List of emerging issues identified
by
APFIC ExCo 2007, Jakarta, Indonesia
Member governments spend large amounts of funds on coastal resource management but new
tools are needed to address global warming, interlinked markets. Internationally imported
products
have influence on national markets and prices. Management tools to address these new
challenges.
Advice and policy, international instruments
Port State Measures
Assistance in development of National fishery strategies
Developing NPOA's
Effect of globalization
Regional Cooperation
Regional Plan of Action
Bay of Bengal Plan of Action/arrangements
Regional Cooperation
Regional Plan of Action
Bay of Bengal Plan of Action/arrangements
Fisheries management intervention
Growing awareness of ecosystem management approach. Practical tools on "how"
to
manage using the ecosystem management approach. There are some experiences from Australia
and Republic of Korea on how to do this that might form a platform to work from. This
together with a newly developed guideline from FAO could form a good starting point.
Environmental issues like global warming and more local environmental degradation in
local coastal areas should be addressed in a practical manner.
Marine waters (Ecosystem management tools)
Fresh waters (Water basin management)
Brackish water (Coastal zone management)
Vessel registration.
How to develop management tools that address new developments like integrated
trade, climate change.
Climate changes impact on marine fisheries, inland fisheries and aquaculture.
Are we using the right fisheries management tools to manage the fisheries resource
especially the small-scale fisheries sector?
Managing resources and sustaining livelihoods and food security.
Economic trade-offs/-cost/benefits for management interventions.
Tools for buy back, lessons and best practices.
Cost effective VMS & MCS, VMS (follow up workshop and information).
Effects of removal of fishing subsidies.
Maintaining flow and connectivity in Inland fisheries/utilizing inland waters for
fisheries
Flow and connectivity of inland waters. New water bodies (esp. dams) and how to utilize
them.
Aquaculture & fisheries trade
Traceability.
Market chain analyses and aqua-business. Traceability, business approach to fisheries
and aquaculture.
Value chain systems in a regional, sub-regional and national context.
