In closing the workshop, the Chair thanked everybody for their participation and their inputs into the development of an important "call for action" and noted that the RPOA was important for those countries who had endorsed it in Bali, Indonesia. He considered that it formed a good starting point to improve management of fishing capacity and IUU fishing. He also stressed the importance of a regional approach (e.g. between Australia and Indonesia). He noted that although these are sensitive issues it was important countries of the region to join together to promote more responsible fishing, recognizing the important role of SEAFDEC and APFIC in this process. He suggested that any future work would be best organized into two sub-regions – Southeast Asia and South Asia. He concluded by thanking APFIC for its support and wished all participants a safe journey home.
The Acting Secretary of APFIC responded by advising the workshop that a sub-regional approach will be followed by APFIC. He also felt that the "call for action" should be pursued in parallel by Southeast Asian and South Asian countries. He thanked all participants for their input. He made a special thank you to the Thailand DOF support staff and the APFIC Secretariat, especially Rose David, for all the excellent arrangements. Finally he noted with gratitude, the support of Sida to the workshop.
AGENDA OF THE REGIONAL WORKSHOP ON " MANAGING FISHING CAPACITY AND IUU FISHING IN ASIA"
Phuket, Thailand, 13–15 June 2007
Time | Activity |
Day 1: 13 June 2007 | |
08:30 – 09:00 | Registration |
09:00 – 09:30 | Welcome remarks – DG Fisheries, Thailand APFIC Chair – Dr Widi Pratikto APFIC/FAO – Dr Simon Funge-Smith |
09:30 – 09:35 | Election of chair Simon Funge-Smith |
09:35 – 09:45 | Group photo |
09:45 – 10:30 | Coffee/Tea |
10:30 – 10:40 | Introduction to the Consultation – Objectives and outputs Simon Funge-Smith, Acting Secretary APFIC |
10:40 – 11:10 | Overview of fishing capacity and IUU fishing in Asia Gary Morgan, FAO Consultant |
THEME I – Need for Capacity reduction and control of IUU fishing | |
11:10 – 11:30 | Status of the resource Derek Staples, FAO Consultant |
11:30 – 11:50 | What the fishers are saying Suriyan Vichitlekarn, SEAFDEC |
11:50 – 12:10 | Socio-economic indicators of overcapacity V. Vivekanandan, SIFFS |
12:10 – 12:30 | Cost/benefits of capacity management Rolf Willmann, FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Department |
12.30 – 14.00 | Lunch |
14:00 – 14.20 | Social implications of capacity reduction Chandrika Sharma, ICSF |
THEME II – Current status in capacity reduction and control of IUU fishing | |
14:20 – 15:30 | Country statements on need for capacity reduction and stopping IUU fishing and actions taken APFIC countries |
15:30 – 16:00 | Coffee/Tea |
16:00 – 17:15 | Country statements (continued) |
17:15 – 17:30 | Wrap-up day 1 – plenary discussion |
17:30 – 18:00 | Meeting of "Friends of the Chair" |
18:30 – 20:30 | Poster session and reception |
Time | Activity |
Day 2: 14 June 2007 | |
THEME III – Capacity reduction tools and actions | |
09:00 – 10:00 | Partner Programs on capacity reduction and IUU fishing Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries–Australia, SEAFDEC |
10:00 – 10:20 | Global setting – IPOAs and the benefits/costs of managing capacity and IUU fishing Dominique Greboval, FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Department |
10:30 – 11:00 | Coffee/Tea |
11:20 – 11:40 | Capacity management: actual tools – what works and what doesn't Rebecca Metzner, FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Department |
11:40 – 12:00 | Combating IUU fishing – what works and what doesn't David Doulman, FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Department |
12:00 – 12:20 | Progress in managing fishing capacity and IUU fishing – implementation of the FAO Code of Conduct in APFIC countries. Pramod Ganapathiraju, University of British Columbia |
THEME IV – Local, country and regional actions | |
12:20 – 12:30 | Short introduction to the Working Groups Simon Funge-Smith |
12:30 – 14:00 | Lunch |
14:00 – 17:00 | Working Group 1 – Capacity management • Future actions at local, country and regional levels Working Group 2 – IUU fishing • Future actions at local, country and regional levels Working Group 3 – Information needs • Information needs (focus on sub-regional alliances) |
Coffee/Tea available to Working groups | |
17:00 – 17:30 | Plenary session – Preliminary findings/presentations of the three working groups |
17:30 – 18:00 | Meeting of " Friends of the Chair" |
Day 3: 15 June 2007 | |
THEME IV (continued) | |
09:00 – 09:20 | Finalized presentation of combined Working Group outputs |
09:20 – 10:00 | Discussion |
10:00 – 10:30 | Coffee/Tea |
10:30 – 12:30 | FREE |
12.30 – 14:00 | Lunch |
14.00 – 15:30 | Workshop recommendations and actions |
Workshop closure |
WELCOME REMARKS OF DR SOMYING, DEPUTY DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES, THAILAND
On behalf of the Department of Fisheries of Thailand, I would like to extend our warmest welcome and sincere appreciation to all of you here in Phuket. It is indeed a great pleasure to welcome you to the APFIC Regional Workshop on Managing Fishing Capacity and IUU Fishing in Asia.
This workshop is timely organized as we are all aware that fisheries have yet been sustainably managed. Many fish stocks are over-utilized. Fishing capacity and fishing effort exceeds the suitable level for resource sustainability. The illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing practices, apart from undermining our management measures, even further create threats and prevent the opportunity to reverse present practices to sustainable and responsible fisheries. These issues create a challenging task for all of us to establish collective actions for responsible fishing practices including mechanisms to reduce overcapacities, to combat IUU fishing and to ensure that fishery resources are utilized in a sustainable manner. The regional measures shall be based on the concepts stipulated in the international legal instruments and initiatives, including the International Plan of Action to Prevent, Deter, and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing and International Plan of Action for the Management of Fishing Capacity.
Thailand has a strong concern on the work to ensure vessel reduction and to curb the IUU fishing. A couple meetings were organized this year to formulate the national master plan for management of marine capture fisheries. Additionally, we are implementing the strategic actions to reduce the number of trawlers and push netters in the Gulf of Thailand. You may have a chance hear this issue in more details from the Thai participant.
Last but not least, I wish the workshop every success and look forward to an agreed action plan to address the issues that necessarily involves cooperation and partnership of all APFIC members, regional fishery bodies and other partners. I hope you have a pleasant stay in Phuket. I hope you explore and enjoy the beautiful sceneries and the beauty of Phuket.
Thank you for your attention
OPENING STATEMENT OF THE CHAIR OF APFIC TO THE WORKSHOP
First of all, I would like to inform you that our APFIC Chair, Professor Widi Pratikto, would like to apologise for not being able to chair the meeting as he has an urgent international commitment in Europe this week. However, he welcomes all participants to the APFIC Regional Workshop on Managing Fishing Capacity and IUU Fishing in Asia.
I would also like to make some comments on the state of fisheries and IUU fishing in particular in the region and in Indonesia there are an increasing tendency of overcapacity and IUU fishing in our region (also in Indonesia). We have a number of shared stocks that need to be managed collaboratively among countries in the region and some problem of IUU fishing also need to be solved through regional cooperation. There is a need a common and collaborative approach to manage fishing capacity and to combat IUU fishing in the region. Therefore, we support APFIC's endeavours to improve the management of fishing capacity and combat IUU fishing.
One regional initiative of regional collaborative effort to promote responsible fishing practices, including management of fishing capacity, and combating IUU fishing has been undertaken by ten countries consisting of Indonesia, Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, The Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste and Viet Nam by formulating "Regional Plan of Action to Promote Responsible Fishing Practices including Combating IUU Fishing in the Region". This RPOA has been endorsed by the Ministers responsible for fisheries of those ten countries during "Regional Ministerial Meeting on Promoting Responsible Fishing Practices including Combating IUU Fishing in the Region" held in Bali, Indonesia, on 4th May 2007. We would like to distribute the RPOA and joint ministerial statement.
Finally, we would like to extend a welcome to APFIC Executive Committee Members to the 71st Session of the ExCo to be held in Jakarta 20–22 August 2007 and the next Regional Consultative Forum meeting and 30th Session of APFIC to be held in Indonesia in 2008.
OPENING STATEMENT OF THE ACTING SECRETARY OF APFIC
As the Acting Secretary of the Asia-Pacific Fisheries Commission (APFIC), I welcome you all to the APFIC "Regional Workshop on Managing Fishing Capacity and IUU in Asia". Regional inter-sessional workshops on issues considered to be of major regional importance to the Commission have now become part of the Commission's biennial work plans. As well as this workshop there will be a second one on
"Fish Trade" to be held in Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam in September 2007. The recommendations coming from these two workshops will be further considered the APFIC biennial Consultative Forum Meeting and subsequent Commission session to be held in 2008, in Indonesia. Unlike in the past the Commission is encouraging the participation of its partners and the non-governmental organizations much more in its business and it is encouraging to see many of our partners here today. A special welcome to our partners.
During the workshop, you will be hearing and discussing several issues that all point to a major crisis occurring in the fisheries of many APFIC Member States. Rapid development of the fisheries during the 1970s and 80s has resulted, in many cases, in fisheries where the resource base has been severely depleted and the potential benefits from the fisheries are not being realized. Apart from a few wealthy investors, most people involved in fisheries are close to the poverty border line and do not gain much benefit from their activities. There are, therefore, many questions over the sustainability of these fisheries, as well as socio-economic and ethical concerns. The objective of the workshop is to take stock of where Asian fisheries are today and to chart out a future where fisheries can contribute much more significantly to the sustainable development of APFIC Member States. In preparing for this workshop, it became obvious that there are many gaps in our knowledge about what is happening in many Asian fisheries and a lack of information sharing about problem that are shared across the Members. I thank those Members who took the time to provide us with information through filling out our questionnaire and I encourage those who have not yet done so to complete them as soon as possible so that their information can be included in our regional overview.
Three days is not a long time to come up with solutions to the huge problems confronting fisheries in Asia today, but I would like to see a fairly well formulated action plan emerge from the workshop. I know you will all contribute constructively to achieve this goal. Most importantly we need a commitment to change the way that we have been managing fisheries in the past and a concerted effort to bring about those changes. APFIC, FAO and our partners are here to help you make these changes.
I would just like to take this opportunity at the outset to thank everyone who has enthusiastically contributed to what, I am sure, will be a very successful workshop.
Thank you.
LIST OF PARTICIPANTS
AUSTRALIA Simon Veitch Manager – International Fisheries International Fisheries and Aquaculture Branch Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry G.P.O. Box 858, Canberra, ACT 2601 Australia |
Tel: 61-2 6272 4643 Fax: 61-2 6272 4875 E-mail: [email protected] |
BANGLADESH Md. Abdul Hamid Sr. Assistant Secretary Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock Matshya Bhaban 1 Park Avenue, Dhaka 1000 Bangladesh |
Tel: 88-02 7170052 Fax: 88-02 7161117 E-mail: [email protected] |
CAMBODIA Heng Sotharith Chief, Exploitation Division Department of Fisheries No. 186, Preah Norodom Blvd. P.O. Box 582 Phnom Penh Cambodia |
Tel: 855-23 215470 Fax: 855-23 215470 E-mail: [email protected] |
CHINA Ying-Qi Zhou Shanghai Fisheries University 334 Jun Gong Road Shanghai 200090 People's Republic of China |
Tel: 8621-65710296 Fax: 8621-65684287 E-mail: [email protected] |
INDIA S.P. Chaturvedi Assistant Commissioner (Fishery) Department of Animal Husbandry Dairying & Fisheries Ministry of Agriculture Room No. 479A, Krishi Bhawan Dr Rajendra Prasad Road New Delhi – 110001, India |
Tel: 91-11-23097014 Fax: 91-11-23384030 E-mail: [email protected] |
INDONESIA Purwanto Director, Fisheries Surveillance Directorate-General of Surveillance and Control Of Marine Fisheries and Marine Resources Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries Jl. Merdeka Timur 16, Jakarta 10110 Indonesia |
Tel: 62-21 3523152 Fax: 62-21 3520346 E-mail: [email protected] |
Trian Yunanda Chief, Identification & Analysis for Fisheries Resource Management in Territorial & Archipelagic Water Section Jl. Harsono, Rm No. 3, Ragunan, Pasar Minggu Jakarta Selatan Indonesia |
Tel: 62-21 7811672 Fax: 62-21 7811672 E-mail: [email protected] |
MALAYSIA Ahmad Saktian bin Langgang Head, Fisheries Resource Management Section Department of Fisheries Malaysia Tower Block 4G2, Wisma Tani, Presinct 4 Federal Government Administrative Centre 62628 Putrajaya Malaysia |
Tel: 603-88 704401 Fax: 603-88 891233 E-mail: [email protected] |
MYANMAR U Thi Ha Deputy Director Department of Fisheries Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries Sinmin Road, Ahlone Township Yangon Myanmar |
Tel: 095-1-223101 Fax: 095-1-228258 E-mail: [email protected] |
PAKISTAN Abdul Salam Baloch Secretary, Fisheries and Coastal Development Civil Secretariat Government of Balochistan Quetta, Pakistan |
Tel: 081-920 1224 Fax: 081-920 2629 E-mail: govtfisheries.com |
PHILIPPINES Sandra Arcamo Chief, Fisheries Resources Management Div. Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources PCA Annex Building, Elliptical Road Diliman, Quezon City 1101 Philippines |
Tel: 63-2 9294894 / 9294946 Fax: 63-2 9294894 E-mail: [email protected] |
SRI LANKA Don Simange Nandasena Assistant Director (Actg.) Fisheries Management Division Department of Fisheries & Aquatic Resources Maligawatta Secretariat, Colombo 10 Sri Lanka |
Tel: 94-11 2449170 Fax: 94-11 2449170 E-mail: [email protected] |
THAILAND Somying Piumsomboon Deputy Director-General Department of Fisheries Kasetsart University Campus Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900 Thailand |
Tel: 66-2 579 8094 Fax: 66-2 562 0571 E-mail: [email protected] |
Pirochana Saikliang Chumphon Marine Fisheries Research and Development Center 408 Mu 8, Tambon Paknam Amphur Muang, Chumphon 86120 Thailand |
Tel: 66-07 752006-7 Fax: 66-07 752006 E-mail: [email protected] |
Poungthong Onoora Chief, International Law Group Fisheries Foreign Affairs Division Department of Fisheries Kasetsart University Campus Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900 Thailand |
Tel: 66-2 5797941 Fax: 66-2 5797941 E-mail: [email protected] |
Smith Thammachua Chief, Overseas Fisheries and Economic Cooperation Group Fisheries Foreign Affairs Division Department of Fisheries Kasetsart University Campus Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900 Thailand |
Tel: 66-2 5620529 Fax: 66-2 5620529 E-mail: [email protected] |
VIET NAM Chu Tien Vinh Director National Directorate of Aquatic Resources Exploitation & Protection Ministry of Fisheries 10 Nguyen Cong Hoan Street Ba Dinh District, Hanoi Viet Nam |
Tel: 84-9 13462 376 (mobile) Fax: 84-4 8353 363 E-mail: [email protected] |
BAY OF BENGAL PROGRAMME INTER-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATION (BOBP-IGO) | |
Yugraj Yadava Director BOBP-Inter-Governmental Organisation Post Bag No. 1054 Chennai 600-010, Tamil Nadu India |
Tel: 91-44 24936188; 24463714 Fax: 91-44 24936102 E-mail: [email protected] |
INTERNATIONAL COLLECTIVE IN SUPPORT OF FISHWORKERS (ICSF) | |
Chandrika Sharma Executive Secretary International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF) 27, College Road Chennai 600 006, Tamil Nadu India |
Tel: 91-44 28275303 Fax: 91-44 28254457 E-mail: [email protected] |
V. Vivekanandan Chief Executive South Indian Federation of Fishermen Societies (SIFFS) Karamana, Thiruvananthapuram 695-002 Kerala India |
Tel: 91-471-2343711 Fax: 91-471 2342053 E-mail: [email protected] |
SOUTHEAST ASIAN FISHERIES DEVELOPMENT CENTER (SEAFDEC) | |
Siri Ekmaharaj SEAFDEC Secretary-General SEAFDEC Secretariat Suraswadi Building P.O. Box 1046 Kasetsart University Post Office Bangkok 10903, Thailand |
Tel: 662 9406326-9 Fax: 662 9406336 E-mail: [email protected] |
Yasuhisa Kato Special Adviser SEAFDEC Secretariat Suraswadi Building P.O. Box 1046 Kasetsart University Post Office Bangkok 10903, Thailand |
Tel: 662 9406326-9 Fax: 662 9406336 E-mail: [email protected] |
Suriyan Vichitlekarn Policy and Program Coordinator SEAFDEC Secretariat Suraswadi Building P.O. Box 1046 Kasetsart University Post Office Bangkok 10903, Thailand |
Tel: 662 9406326-9 Fax: 662 9406336 E-mail: [email protected] |
Pouchamarn Wongsanga Information Program Coordinator SEAFDEC Secretariat Suraswadi Building P.O. Box 1046 Kasetsart University Post Office Bangkok 10903, Thailand |
Tel: 662 9406326-9 Fax: 662 9406336 E-mail: [email protected] |
Magnus Torell Senior Advisor SEAFDEC Secretariat Suraswadi Building P.O. Box 1046 Kasetsart University Post Office Bangkok 10903, Thailand |
Tel: 662 9406326-9 Fax: 662 9406336 E-mail: [email protected] |
Worawit Wanchana Program Manager SEAFDEC Secretariat Suraswadi Building P.O. Box 1046 Kasetsart University Post Office Bangkok 10903, Thailand |
Tel: 662 9406326-9 Fax: 662 9406336 E-mail: [email protected] |
Yuttana Theparoonrat Head, Coastal Fisheries Management Division SEAFDEC Training Department P.O. Box 97 Phrasamutchedi, Samut Prakan 10290 Thailand |
Tel: 662 4256100 Fax: 662 4256110 E-mail: [email protected] |
Somboon Siriraksophon Head, Capture Fisheries Technology Division SEAFDEC Training Department P.O. Box 97 Phrasamutchedi, Samut Prakan 10290 Thailand |
Tel: 662 4256100 Fax: 662 4256110 E-mail: [email protected] |
Rosidi Ali Senior Fishery Officer SEAFDEC Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department Taman Perikan Chendering 21080 Kuala Terengganu Malaysia |
Tel: 609-6163150 Fax: 609-6175136 E-mail: [email protected] |
UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA (UBC) | |
Pramod Ganapathiraju University of British Colombia AERL 2202, Main Hall UBC, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4 Canada |
Tel: +1 (604) 822-273 Fax: +1 (604) 822-8934 E-mail: [email protected] |
UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND | |
Ragnar Arnason Professor Department of Economics University of Iceland Fax: 354-552-6806 |
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OBSERVERS | |
Pramuan Rugjai Director Cluster of Fishing Port Operation (Lower South), Fish Marketing Organization Sathorn, Bangkok 10120 Thailand |
Tel: 66-76 215489 Fax: 66-76 211699 E-mail: [email protected] |
Pakjuta Khemakorn Southern marine Fisheries Research and Development Center 79/1 Wichianchom Rd., Boyang Muang, Songkhla 90000 Thailand |
Tel: 66-81 8964702 Fax: 66-74 312495 E-mail: [email protected] |
FAO FISHERIES DEPARTMENT | |
Dominique Greboval Senior Fishery Officer Fisheries and Aquaculture Department FAO, Viale delle Terme di Caracalla 00100 Rome, Italy |
Tel: +39 06 5705 4828 Fax: +39 06 5705 2476 E-mail: [email protected] |
David Doulman Senior Fishery Officer Fisheries and Aquaculture Department FAO, Viale delle Terme di Caracalla 00100 Rome, Italy |
Tel: +39 0657054949 Fax: +39 0657056500 E-mail: [email protected] |
Rolf Willmann Senior Fishery Officer Fisheries and Aquaculture Department FAO, Viale delle Terme di Caracalla 00100 Rome, Italy |
Tel: +39 0657053408 Fax: +39 0657056500 E-mail: [email protected] |
Rebecca Metzner Fishery Analyst Fisheries and Aquaculture Department FAO, Viale delle Terme di Caracalla 00100 Rome, Italy |
Tel: +39 0657056718 Fax: +39 0657056500 E-mail: [email protected] |
FAO RAP | |
Simon Funge-Smith APFIC Secretary a.i. Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific 39 Phra Athit Road, Bangkok 10200 Thailand |
Tel: 662-6974149 Fax: 662-6974445 E-mail: [email protected] |
Niklas Mattson Fisheries Operations Officer Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific 39 Phra Athit Road, Bangkok 10200 Thailand |
Fax: 662-6974455 E-mail: [email protected] |
David Lymer APO Fishery Statistics Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific | |
Derek J. Staples FAO Consultant c/o FAO RAP |
E-mail: [email protected] |
Gary Morgan FAO Consultant c/o FAO RAP |
Tel: 662-6974260 Fax: 662-6974445 E-mail: [email protected] |
Pornsuda David Technical Assistant Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific Fax: 662-6974445 | |
SECRETARIAT DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES | |
Praulai Nootmorn Liaison Officer of the Workshop | |
FAO REGIONAL OFFICE FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC | |
Simon Funge-Smith APFIC Secretary a.i. | |
David Lymer APO Fishery Statistics | |
Derek Staples FAO Consultant | |
Gary Morgan FAO Consultant | |
Pornsuda David Technical Assistant |
Management tool box with notes on duration of impact, direct and longer-term effects
Management Tool | Duration | Direct Effect(s) | Longer-term Effect(s) |
Gear restrictions vessel restrictions | Temporary | initial reduction in harvests |
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Limited entry programmes | Temporary | Limit participation |
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Aggregate quotas total allowable catches (TACs) | Temporary | Likely to accelerate, not reduce, the growth of fishing capacity |
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Non-transferable vessel catch limits (individual quotas/IQs) | Temporary | overcapacity not addressed may limit additional growth of capacity |
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Vessel buy-back programmes | Temporary | purchase of vessel(s), license(s), and/or gear(s) capacity may be temporarily reduced in the fishery |
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Individual effort quotas (IEQs) denominated in trawl time, gear use, time away from port, fishing days, etc. | mid-term only |
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Group fishing rights Community Development Quotas (CDQs) |
potentially enduring |
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Territorial Use Rights (TURFs) Management and Exploitation Areas for Benthic Resources (MEABRs) Limited Access Privilege Programs (LAPPs) Designated Access Privilege Programs (DAPPs) |
potentially enduring |
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Individual fishing rights (IFQs) Individual transferable quotas (ITQs) |
potentially enduring |
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Taxes and royalties | indefinite duration |
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Source: FAO (2004).
Regional Plan of Action (RPOA) to Promote Responsible Fishing Practices including Combating IUU Fishing in the Region6
Contents
Current resource and management situation in the region | 37 |
Implementation of international and regional instruments | 38 |
Role of regional and multilateral organizations | 38 |
Coastal State responsibilities | 38 |
Flag State responsibilities | 39 |
Port State measures | 39 |
Regional market measures. | 40 |
Regional capacity building | 40 |
Strengthening monitoring, control and surveillance (MCS) systems | 40 |
Transshipment at sea | 41 |
Implementation | 41 |
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6 Republic of Indonesia, Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste and Viet Nam.
1.1 | work together on compiling an overview of artisanal and industrial fishing, the current status of fish stocks, trade flows and markets. |
2.1 | work toward ratification, accession, and/or acceptance and full implementation, of UNCLOS and UNFSA; |
2.2 | work towards ratification and/or acceptance of regional fisheries management instruments, where appropriate; and |
2.3 | work toward acceptance and full implementation of relevant regional and multilateral arrangements, where appropriate. |
3.1 | Countries should work closely and collaboratively with regional organizations to develop conservation and management measures for fish stocks to promote optimum utilization. |
4.1 | Countries should encourage relevant regional organizations to provide assistance in technical support and development of guidelines for conservation and fisheries management, capacity building, sharing data and information on fisheries and trade, and strengthening networking for the purpose of enhancing participation and ensuring implementation of conservation and management measures in the region. |
5.1 | work together to improve their data collection systems and to share information about vessels, fishing effort, catch levels, fish landings and sales of fish and fish products, as appropriate, and; |
5.2 | work to develop a regional approach to identify, compile and exchange information on any vessel used or intended for use for the purpose of fishing including support ships, carrier vessels and any other vessels directly involved in such fishing operations in the region on straddling and migratory stocks and across national jurisdictions. |
6.1 | assessing the status of their fishery resources and fishing fleet capacity; |
6.2 | introducing management measures to help prevent fishing capacity from exceeding levels that result in harvest rates that impede the ability of fish stocks to reproduce sustainably over the longer term; |
6.3 | undertaking planning to reduce overcapacity without shifting that capacity to other fisheries whose resources may be already fished at the maximum sustainable rate or above that rate, taking into consideration potential socio-economic impacts; |
6.4 | cooperating to assess, conserve and manage fishery resources where they straddle national boundaries or occur both within EEZs and in an area beyond and adjacent to the EEZ; |
6.5 | undertaking to develop and implement national plans of action to accelerate their efforts to reduce overcapacity and eliminate illegal fishing activity where these issues are known to occur; |
6.6 | working on the collection, management and sharing of information on fisheries management, and the management of fishing capacity; and |
6.7 | respecting traditional, artisanal and small-scale fisheries and providing assistance with the management of these fisheries resources. |
7.1 | all coastal States, relevant flag States and fishing entities operating in the region should actively cooperate in ensuring that fishing vessels entitled to fly their flags do not undermine the effectiveness of conservation and management measures, including engagement in or supporting illegal fishing. |
8.1 | Adopting Port State Measures, where appropriate, based on the FAO `Model Scheme on Port State Measures to Combat IUU Fishing 7. |
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7 Noting recent developments in the FAO to negotiate a binding international agreement on Port State Measures, the Parties to the RPOA agreed to consider the provision of the FAO document once it is completed.
9.1 | As a priority, countries in the region should standardize catch and landing documentation throughout the region and implement catch documentation or trade certification schemes for high value product. |
9.2 | In addition, countries should work with organizations such as INFOFISH to produce regular and timely market reports allowing trade flows to be analyzed. |
9.3 | Countries should check trade discrepancies regarding export of fish and fish product and take appropriate action and, as a minimum, report these discrepancies to the flag State. |
10.1 | continue developing the appropriate core competencies for fisheries research, management and compliance, including MCS systems; |
10.2 | either individually or jointly, seek technical and financial assistance from relevant international development agencies and donors as well as other countries in the region; and |
10.3 | ensure that flag States from outside the region that operate in the region be urged to cooperate with, and assist technically and financially, those countries in the region in whose waters they conduct fishing operations. |
11.1 | enter into appropriate sub-regional MCS arrangements to promote the elimination of IUU fishing within the region; |
11.2 | develop a regional MCS network to promote the sharing of information and to coordinate regional activities to support the promotion of responsible fishing practices. Where possible, also participate in the work of the International MCS Network. |
11.3 | promote knowledge and understanding within their fishing industries about MCS activities to enhance sustainable fisheries management and to help combat IUU fishing; and |
11.4 | develop, as appropriate, observer programmes including the requirement for industry to adhere to inspection regimes and carry observers on board when required. |
12.1 | monitor and control the transshipment of fisheries resources; and |
12.2 | establish control measures such as vessel registers, mandatory notification of the intention to transship and the application of vessel monitoring systems. |
PRIORITY ACTIONS AND IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES � WORKING GROUP 1 � MANAGING FISHING CAPACITY
Action | How | When | Who |
Ranked #1 3. Countries should assess the status of their fishery resources and fishing fleet capacity. |
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Ranked #2 5. Countries should undertake planning to reduce overcapacity without shifting that capacity to other fisheries whose resources may be already fished at the maximum sustainable rate or above that rate, taking into consideration potential socioeconomic impacts. |
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Ranked #3 8. Countries should undertake to develop and implement national plans of action to accelerate their efforts to manage fishing capacity |
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Ranked #4 4. Countries should introduce management measures to help prevent fishing capacity from exceeding levels that result in harvest rates that impede the ability of fish stocks to reproduce sustainably over the longer term. |
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Ranked #5 2. Countries should encourage relevant regional organizations to provide assistance in technical support and development of guidelines for conservation and fisheries management, capacity building, sharing data and information on fisheries and trade, and strengthening networking for the purpose of enhancing participation and ensuring implementation of conservation and management measures in the region. |
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PRIORITY ACTIONS AND IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES � WORKING GROUP 2 � IUU FISHING
Action | How | When | Who |
All coastal States, relevant flag States and fishing entities operating in the region should actively cooperate in ensuring that fishing vessels entitled to fly their flags do not undermine the effectiveness of conservation and management measures, including engagement in or supporting illegal fishing. |
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Countries should consider adopting Port State Measures, where appropriate, based on the FAO �Model Scheme on Port State Measures to Combat IUU Fishing8. |
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Countries should establish control measures such as vessel registers, mandatory notification of the intention to transship and the application of vessel monitoring systems. |
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Countries should undertake to develop and implement national plans of action to accelerate their efforts to reduce overcapacity and eliminate illegal fishing activity where these issues are known to occur. |
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Countries should develop a regional MCS network to promote the sharing of information and to coordinate regional activities to support the promotion of responsible fishing practices. |
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8 Noting recent developments in the FAO to negotiate a binding international agreement on Port State Measures, the Parties to the RPOA agreed to consider the provision of the FAO document once it is completed.
PRIORITY ACTIONS AND IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES � WORKING GROUP 3 � INFORMATION NEEDS
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6.1 Assess the status of fishery resources and fishing fleet capacity |
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11.2, 12.2, 5.2 Strengthen MCS systems-vessel |
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4.1, 10.1, 10.2 Engage regional organizations |
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5.1, 9.1 Work together to improve and standardize data |
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6.6 Collect and share information on management and capacity reduction |
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