WWF Fishery Improvement Projects WWF-Thailand Sustainable Markets Project © WWF SFNI Kritsana Kaewplang November 2014 ALL ABOUT FIPS Fishery Improvement Project = “FIP” Stepwise approach towards achieving more sustainable practices Involves multiple fishery stakeholders - fishers, corporations, fishery managers, researchers, NGOs to improve fishing practices and ensure management is appropriate for the socio-political context Long-term, multi-year projects that increase levels of sustainability until fishery is ready to enter MSC full assessment WWF 18 November 2014 - 2 External WWF FIP CHARACTERISTICS Market forces (e.g., suppliers, retailers, food service, fishing industry, etc.) motivate improvements FIP Action Plan with measurable indicators and an associated budget Willingness from participants to make improvements (e.g. MOU, statements of commitment etc.) Willingness from participants to make investments required to improve as outlined in the work plan and budget A system for tracking progress WWF 18 November 2014 - 3 External WWF FIP CHARACTERISTICS Four stages to WWF FIPs: Stage 1: Scoping: stakeholders assess fishery’s performance against the MSC standard (pre-assessment), identify potential areas of concern, and document problems to be resolved Stage 2: Planning: Developing the FIP Action Plan from Scoping findings Stage 3: Implementation: Stakeholders implement FIP Action Plan Stage 4: Review: Stakeholders review and evaluate progress of the FIP Action Plan WWF 18 November 2014 - 4 External CURRENT WWF FIPS Tugur River Salmon Bahamas Lobster Honduras and Nicaragua Lobster Philippine Tuna Ecuador Mahi Mahi Peru Mahi Mahi Viet Nam Tuna Indian Oil Sardine Thailand Blue Swimming Crab Viet Nam Blue Swimming Crab Mozambique Deep-Water Shrimp Indonesia Tuna WWF runs FIPs around the world – more planned in ASEAN (see https://sites.google.com/site/fisheryimprovementprojects/) WWF 18 November 2014 - 5 External FIP CASE STUDY Viet Nam Blue Swimming Crab Species: Blue Swimming Crab (Portunus pelagicus) Volume: approximately 2,800 mt Gear: Gillnet; however, some FIP activities also completed for the trap fishery Location: Kien Giang Province Stakeholders: WWF, Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, Yueh Chyang Canned Food, Mai Linh Seafood, Pataya Foods, Phillips Seafood Vietnam, Department of Capture Fisheries and Resource Protection, Research Institute of Marine Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Institute of Oceanography, Kien Giang Provincial People Committee, community fishers. See Viet Nam Blue Swimming Crab FIP WWF 18 November 2014 - 6 External Cambodia Vietnam Gulf of Thailand Kien Gieng Province https://sites.google.com/site/fisheryimprovementprojects/home/vietnam-blue-swimming-crab-fip FIP CASE STUDY Viet Nam Blue Swimming Crab Getting Started WWF FIP process began in 2009 with MSC pre-assessment. Following pre-assessment, FIP scoping document developed with potential strategies to address identified deficiencies such as: Lack of a harvest strategy Lack of information on stock biomass Lack of fishery-independent data on species interactions in the fishery Lack of precautionary management Implementation began in September 2010 with Action See Viet Nam Blue Swimming Crab FIP Plan finalised 18 November 2014 - 8 External FIP CASE STUDY Viet Nam Blue Swimming Crab Key Accomplishments WWF Formal letter of support by Processors and Peoples Committees Liaising with other stakeholders to ensure their support for the FIP Formation of the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) Crab Management Council Fishery management plan approved by Dep. Agriculture in 2011 Detailed Terms of Reference for specific FIP activities, and a See Viet Nam Blue Swimming Crab FIP comprehensive budget 18 November 2014 - 9 External FIP CASE STUDY Viet Nam Blue Swimming Crab Present Status Continued implementation of the stock assessment (including logbook program as one source of data) Adoption of harvest control strategies and tools recommended by the CMC and implemented by DARD Application of an ecosystem based approach in the management of the fishery Strengthening of the compliance system WWF See Viet Nam Blue Swimming Crab FIP Adoption of co-management, alternative livelihood 18 November 2014 - 10 and education programs External FIP CASE STUDY Indonesia Tuna Species: Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis), Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares), Bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) Volume: ~695,000mt (all gear types) Gear: longline, purse seine, hand-line, pole & line, troll & line, drift gill net, ring net Location: territorial waters, exclusive economic zone (EEZ), areas beyond national jurisdiction of Indonesia (Western Central Pacific and Indian Oceans) Stakeholders: WWF, Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, Indonesian Tuna Longline Association, various Provincial Fishery Departments, Indonesian Tuna Commission, Research Centre for Fishery Management, PT. Ocean Mitramas, Anova See Indonesia Tuna FIP WWF 18 November 2014 - 11 External EEZ of Indonesia Timor-Leste https://sites.google.com/site/fisheryimprovementprojects/home/indonesia-tuna-fip FIP CASE STUDY Indonesia Tuna Getting Started Began in 2010 with MSC pre-assessment for seven tuna fisheries covering different gears and target species Implementation began in 2011 to tackle following deficiencies Lack of governance and national fishery management objectives Weak institutional framework Limited data on stock status, bycatch, fleet composition, harvest strategies Lack of compliance with regulations Negative impacts of fuel subsidies In addition, WWF helped develop blueprint for a Tuna Management Plan in 2011 WWF See Indonesia Tuna FIP 18 November 2014 - 13 External FIP CASE STUDY Indonesia Tuna Key Accomplishments Terms of Reference document for specific FIP activities for fishery managers Tuna Management Plan + Action and Evaluation plan for fishery managers Cost-benefit analysis of MSC certification for the fishery Study on the identification of management body schemes for the tuna fishery Facilitation of a national consultation to develop a draft Ministry Decree of on onboard observer coverage in Indonesia See Indonesia Tuna FIP WWF 18 November 2014 - 14 External FIP CASE STUDY Indonesia Tuna Present Status Ministry to adopt Tuna Management Plan Refining objectives to ensure national and local priority for sustainable / ecosystem approach to fisheries management Capacity building across the range of implementing bodies Improve systematic data collection on stock abundance, fleet composition, stock productivity and stock structure Adopting harvest control strategies Strengthening the legislation on sanctions. [map] See Indonesia Tuna FIP WWF 18 November 2014 - 15 External HOW CAN FIPS HELP SURIMI? Demonstrate Traceability and Legality Develop ‘best practice’ traceability system for fish would significantly contribute to better management of both target stocks and bycatch Reduce IUU fishing Increase sustainability of fisheries Increased revenues More accurate stock assessments Improve ecosystem based management plans WWF 18 November 2014 - 16 External About traceability… ‘a transparent catch and trade documentation system that ensures that fish and seafood from licensed operators can be traced from the time of capture, through all the stages of transport and processing, including farming, and on to WWF the consumer’ 18 November 2014 - 17 External Thank you • www.panda.org/markets WWF 18 November, 2014 - 18
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