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Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetImplementing the Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries: Recent FAO Tools and Examples from Africa, Mediterranean and the Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction 2022
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No results found.The ecosystem approach to fisheries (EAF) has been adopted at the FAO Committee on Fisheries as the guiding approach for achieving sustainable fisheries. The FAO Technical Guidelines on EAF support the implementation of the FAO Code of Conduct For Responsible Fisheries, assisted by other FAO guidance material and tools. The EAF is holistic and risk-based management approach that takes into consideration the ecological, human and social elements of sustainability and the most appropriate governance framework. Its main purpose is to plan, develop and manage fisheries more effectively. It seeks to reconcile a broader set of objectives in a holistic participatory and adaptive process. Although the EAF is increasingly being internalized at regional bodies and county level, difficulties still exist in full EAF implementation. The implementation of the EAF depends on countries’ capacity to address management in a cost-effective way considering availability of adequate human and financial resources. At the regional level, holistic implementation varies depending on the mandate of the respective organizations, particularly so in the areas beyond national jurisdiction (ABNJ). FAO has been leading efforts and assisting countries to promote the implementation of the EAF by assisting regional fisheries bodies and through its field projects. This side event will highlight two recently developed EAF Tools, and showcase specific experiences from the Atlantic coast of Africa and the Mediterranean, as well as from the ABNJ via the Common Oceans Program. -
Book (series)Report of the Expert Workshop on the Development and Use of Indicators for an Ecosystem approach to fisheries. Rome, 20-24 April 2009. 2011
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No results found.The Expert Workshop on the development and use of indicators for an ecosystem approach to fisheries (EAF) was held in Rome from 20 to 24 April 2009 under the EAF-Nansen project (Strengthening the Knowledge Base for and Implementing an Ecosystem Approach to Marine Fisheries in Developing Countries). It was attended by 13 participants from Africa, Europe, Australia and Oceania, North America and FAO. The main objectives of the expert workshop were to identify suitable indicators for fish eries management, discuss the properties of these indicators, and provide advice on methodologies for the derivation, integration/aggregation and visualization of the indicators. Emphasis was placed on applicability of the derived indicators in developing countries and/or data-poor situations. It was noted that in spite of the abundance of indicators for fisheries management in the scientific literature, there is limited practical guidance as regards their relevance and cost-effectiv eness. In preparation for the expert workshop, three expert reviews were commissioned by FAO to establish what relevant indicators are available for EAF, their properties, and whether/where they have been used. Each review was intended to provide a structured assessment of available indicators for fisheries management classified in accordance with the hierarchical tree framework for identifying major issues in fisheries. For each indicator, an assessment of its properties in relation to data availability, practicality, cost-effectiveness, comprehension, acceptability by stakeholders, and robustness was made. The adopted definition for an Indicator was taken as ¿Something that is measured (not necessarily numerically) and used to track an operational objective¿ and it was noted that any indicator that does not relate to an operational objective is not useful in this context. The participants concluded that the three background papers provided an excellent starting point for an FAO Technical Paper on the development and use of indicators in EAF. A case study of the Tanzanian mixed coastal fishery was used to test whether the list of indicators was flexible enough to cover various situations (data rich/poor, high/low capacity, etc.) and how the trigger and reference points would differ depending on the objectives of each fishery. Using the indicators provided in the three reviews and the Tanzanian case study, the workshop defined a list of prior ity indicators. The workshop was also informed on the IndiSeas (Indicators for the Seas) Programme, a EUR-OCEANS European Network of Excellence working group to gather and share indicator expertise across marine ecosystems and member institutions. Information was also received on a programme on incorporating the human dimension to the ecosystem approach to fisheries, and specifically on indicators for supply elasticity. It was noted that there are several areas where these projects c ould be linked with benefits to parties. The participants agreed on a roadmap for further development and refinement of the derived indicators as inputs for the FAO Technical Paper and to organize a special workshop on indicators for ecosystem surveys using research vessels. It was also agreed to develop a template for reporting on the implementation of EAF for inclusion within the reporting on the FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries (CCRF). -
Book (stand-alone)Refocusing fisheries management in Africa: An Ecosystem Approach 2016
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In 2006, the EAF-Nansen Project opened with a broad and ambitious objective: to enable African coastal countries to manage their fisheries in a way that would safeguard the health of marine ecosystems. The Norwegian government has made this endeavour possible, through the re-orientation of the long-standing Nansen Programme, which has supported sustainable fisheries and management in developing countries since 1974. The research vessel Dr Fridtjof Nansen, is the primary tool of the Nansen Progr amme. One of the most technologically advanced of its kind in the world, the ship is operated and staffed by the IMR. The ship has become a unique floating platform for research, training and the exchange of knowledge. It has provided opportunities for hundreds of scientists from developing countries to improve their learning and research capabilities. The surveys carried out and information collected over the decades constitute an invaluable archive of scientific data and information on fisheri es and marine ecosystems. This publication documents the achievements of the EAF-Nansen Project, the work that preceded it, and the objectives of the coming phase of the project.
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