This report presents the business case for investment in co-management arrangements in the yellowfin tuna (YFT) fishery in the Union Territory of Puducherry (UTP), South India.  It suggests that an investment of around 3.8 million US$ in such arrangements would significantly increase the value created by fishing for YFT in the UPT, generating benefits and returns for investors, fishers, fish processors and for the wider community.

The main objective of the Economic Impact Analysis was to assess the business case value proposition associated with fishery interventions that reduce billfish mortality in Grenada and in the Dominican Republic (DR). The initial intervention candidates proposed by the CBMC included (1) examining compensation and/or value transfer pathways between the commercial and recreational sectors (2) outlining how such value transfers could be effectively used to finance innovations that improve the sustainability and management of billfish capturing fisheries, and (3) investigate the potential for transitioning low-value commercial artisanal billfish fishers in the pilot countries towards a higher-value recreational fishery.

The objective of the following report is to present a business case focusing on the identification andassessment of opportunities for investment in tuna fishing and processing in south India, which mightbe attractive to either (or both) private or public investors. The work was undertaken in early 2018 aspart of the World Bank/GEF-funded Oceans Partnership Programme in the Bay of Bengal (OPPBOB),hosted by the Bay of Bengal Inter-Governmental Organisation (BOBP-IGO) in Chennai.

This document summarizes the methods and results of a survey designed to estimate angler expenditures and willingness-to-pay (WTP) for billfish recreational fishing in the Caribbean. The survey conducted in 2017 found that the value of billfish recreational fishing and expenditures by recreational fishers are very high in the region and that there is the potential to raise conservation funds from this resource user group.

Fishery Performance Indicators (FPIs) were developed to address gaps in data and information on fisheries worldwide and in recognition that to be successful with fisheries investment, development or conservation projects measurable outcomes are needed. The focus of the tool and its indicators is to evaluate the effectiveness of management systems in aligning ecosystem health and human well-being.