Mini-HoF meeting
Noumea, 4 June 2012
Fisheries, Aquaculture and
Marine Ecosystems Division
(FAME)
Topics of the presentation
• Structure and functions of the Division
• Finance – looking ahead to 2012
• Outlook for the work of the Director and support
unit
• Outlook for the work of the Coastal Fisheries
Programme
• Outlook for the work of the Oceanic Fisheries
Programme
• Conclusions and recommendations
Coastal Fisheries
Director
Information
CRISP Project
Coastal Prog. Manager
• Coastal fisheries
management and science;
• Nearshore fisheries
development;
• Aquaculture.
Oceanic Fisheries
Oceanic Prog. Manager
• Stock assessment and
modelling;
• Data management;
• Fisheries monitoring;
• Ecosystem monitoring and
analysis.
Budgets
2011 (revised)
Type
Recurrent
Project
Total
Director
540,600
1,717,600
2,258,200
Oceanic
1,156,200
6,050,100
7,206,300
Coastal
Division
1,295,600
2,256,200
3,551,800
2,992,400
10,023,900
13,016,300
2012
Type
Recurrent
Project
Total
Director
477,700
1,357,200
1,834,900
Oceanic
1,132,700
5,825,500
6,958,200
Coastal
Division
1,199,200
2,295,300
3,494,500
2,809,600
9,478,000
12,287,600
Recurrent funding : 3,297,600 (2011) > 2,992,400 (2011 R) > 2,809,600 (2012)
All values in CFP Units
New Projects
Started in 2012
• AusAID Fisheries for food
security #2 – AU$4.8
million over 4 years
• GIZ Fisheries and climate
change - €700,000 over 3
years
• AusAID Fisheries and
climate change – AU$2
million over 2 years
BUT SciFish (EU) CRISP
(France) and OFMP (GEF)
ended in 2011, leaving
some big gaps.
Proposed RESCCUE project
• Initial focus on Vanuatu,
Fiji, New Caledonia &
French Polynesia;
• Integrated coastal zone
management to protect
against climate change;
• Marine -marine
managed areas and
resource management;
• Terrestrial – watershed
management &
sustainable food crops.
Planned for 2012 – Director/Info Unit
• Internal mid-term review of strategic plan;
• Continue to strengthen relationships with FFA, PNA, WCPFC,
FAO and other organisations;
• Work on sustained funding mechanisms, notably with the EU;
• Ensure project implementation and reporting requirements
are met for Divisional projects;
• Develop and progress new project funding proposals;
• Continue to meet fisheries information needs through regular
and special publications;
• Improve website following review to it make more ‘userfriendly’;
• Oversee implementation of communications plan;
• Fisheries education materials for schools.
Coastal Fisheries – 2011 highlights and
some 2012 planned activities
•
•
•
•
•
•
Core and programme activities
EU-funded SciCOFish project, coastal comp.
EU-funded DEVFISH II project, coastal comp.
Australian-funded coastal fisheries CC project
Australian-funded Fisheries and Food Security
Some new initiatives
Aquaculture/Mariculture
• Joint SPC/ACIAR workshop on culture and restocking of sandfish (sea cucumbers)
• Joint SPC/FAO workshop on opportunities
and constraints for mariculture dev. and
updating the 2007 Action Plan.
• Training needs assessment done in PNG on
inland aquaculture and mariculture.
• Strengthening aquatic biosecurity and
aquaculture statistics with FAO.
• All ACIAR mini-projects completed and
reports produced and distributed.
• Continue capacity building at all levels
including in-country technical assistance and
the supervision of Masters students
Development
• Development and implementation of FAD
programmes, including capacity building
with FAD construction and fishing skills plus
sea safety (SI, FSM, Kir, Niue)
• Co-hosting FAD symposium in Papeete
(December 2011); any new initiatives to be
included in future technical assistance
• Economic and cost benefit analysis
undertaken on FAD programmes (Niue) and
other development projects (Pitcairn, Van,
NC, Wallis, Cooks and PNG)
• Fishing trials for small pelagics underway in
Marshalls and if successful (catching and
marketing) implement in other countries
Development/DEVFISH II/Post-harvest
• Strengthening and supporting fishing
associations (Cooks, Tuvalu, SI, PNG);
fishers have a voice in the national tuna
fishery
• Assistance to countries in post-harvest
activities and their Competent Authorities
–
–
–
–
Seafood standards / sanitation requirements
Requirements for canning (thermal process)
Exporting requirements, mainly for EU
Development of quality management system
for auditor’s accreditation
– Legislation requirements for CAs
– Capacity building at all levels
Science/Management/SciCOFish
• Capacity building in sea cucumber
monitoring and management advice (SI,
Vanuatu, Marshalls)
• Production of information sheets and
guide on fisheries management for
communities, in collaboration with
LMMA; additional sheets planned for
2012
Science/Management/SciCOFish
• Assistance with setting up communitybased management arrangements and
working with NGOs; LMMA, TNC, CTI etc
• Assisting with reviews of legislation in
collaboration with FFA (Tuvalu, Marshalls)
and regulations (Vanuatu, SI, Cooks) for
specific fisheries.
• Capacity building in CEAFM (Tonga,
Samoa, Nauru, Kiribati, FSM)
• Develop export database and trial in
Vanuatu and SI.
Science/Management/Climate Change
• Monitoring pilot sites established in 5
countries; baseline surveys completed at
3 sites (Marshalls, Tuvalu, Kiribati)
• 3 PI young professionals (Samoa, PNG,
Fiji) undertaking capacity building and
providing in-country training
• Joint SPC/IRD project approved for 2012
to place temp data loggers in another 5
countries
• Phase II of CC monitoring project
approved for commencement in 2012.
New Initiatives
• Development and management of export
fisheries for aquarium trade
– New AusAID funded project
– Develop environmentally, socially and
economically sustainable aquarium trade;
alternative income source in support of food
security
– Assist governments to develop and implement
management plans
– Establish databases for monitoring aquarium
trade exports
– Capacity building in a range of areas from
catching sector to management of fishery
– Work commenced with training provided in
Nauru
New Initiatives
• Improving trade for aquaculture/
mariculture products from Pacific ACPs
– New activity under the EU-funded “Increasing
Agricultural Commodity Trade” (IACT) project
– Strengthening national systems and
institutional framework to develop trade
capacity
– Increase private sector competitiveness
– Increase international market access
– Focus on small- and medium-scale
enterprises
New Initiatives
• Assisting coastal communities to adapt
to climate change effects
– New GIZ funded project
– Establish up to 8 pilot sites for trialing
adaptation projects
– Use holistic approach covering land and
marine based natural resources
– Establish monitoring programmes for
assessing adaptation activities
– Develop community-based management
arrangement where needed
– Promote successful adaptations to other
communities
Planned for 2012 – CFP objective 1:
To assist governments and administrations in the development of scientifically
informed and socially achievable coastal fisheries management policies and systems in
line with the guiding principles of the “Apia Policy”
• Invert capacity building, Samao, Tokelau, Palau, Fiji
• Market and creel survey manual developed and trialled
in Nauru, Tonga and FSM
• Develop and implement supporting databases and
install mini-servers (Palau, Tuvalu, Kiribati + 3 others)
• Progress aquarium trade dev/man in Solomons, Nauru,
Vanuatu, French Polynesia, Kiribati, Marshalls
• Final 2 CC monitoring sites surveyed (PNG, FSM),
finalise all baseline report and commence otolith
collection and reading capacity building
• Establish CC adaptation sites with 5 communities
Planned for 2012 – CFP objective 2:
To provide a regional framework for sustainable aquaculture, in the areas of planning,
research, development and trade, for Pacific Island governments, private enterprises
and other stakeholders.
• Assist with developing/reviewing aquaculture plans
with Fiji, Cooks, Samoa and FSM.
• Work with FAO for aquaculture stats database
• Collaborate with WorldFish SI milkfish project
• Collaborate with IFREMER on aquaculture feeds from
tuna waste in PNG, NC and Fiji
• Hatchery assistance in NC, Samoa and PNG
• Risk assessments for introductions, sandfish in Kiribati
and cobia in PNG
• Biosecurity assistance in Vanuatu and PNG
• Compile import standards and requirements in key
markets for aquaculture products
Planned for 2012 – CFP objective 3:
To develop sustainable nearshore fisheries in PICTs to provide food security,
livelihoods, economic growth and climate change adaptations
• FAD rigging and fishing skills training in FSM, Cooks, A.
Samoa, Vanuatu, Marshalls, Kiribati
• Training local guides in sports fishing in Niue and NC
• Assist Competent Authorities in Fiji, PNG, Solomons,
Kiribati, Samoa
• HACCP training and plans for Fiji, Solomons
• Fish silage projects supported in NC, Fiji, Vanuatu
• Diamond-back squid fishing trials in NC
• Economic assessment: Marshalls (fish market and bagan),
Niue (sports fishing), Tokelau (tuna jerky), Fiji (milkfish
farming), Solomons (inshore FADs), W&F (longline vessel
operations)
• Capacity building in small business management and
economics (Solomons, Fiji, Vanuatu).
Oceanic Fisheries – 2011 highlights
and some 2012 planned activities
SKIPJACK
YELLOWFIN
BIGEYE
ALBACORE
2,400,000
2,000,000
1,600,000
1,200,000
800,000
400,000
2010
2008
2006
2004
2002
2000
1998
1996
1994
1992
1990
1988
1986
1984
1982
1980
1978
1976
1974
1972
1970
1968
1966
0
1964
•
•
•
2,800,000
1962
•
1960
•
Core and programme support
NZ purchased services
WCPFC service provision and projects
EU-funded SciCOFish project, oceanic
component
EU-funded DEVFISH II project, oceanic
component
Australian-funded Fisheries and Food
Security projects
GIZ-funded climate change project
NZ-funded observer support project
Pacific Tuna Tagging Programme
Catch (mt)
•
•
•
•
Critical Partnerships
• Western and Central Pacific Fisheries
Commission (WCPFC)
• Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA)
• Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA)
• Potentially sub-regional arrangements, e.g. Te
Vaka Moana (TVM), Melanesian Spearhead
Group (MSG)
• Member fisheries administrations
2011 Highlights
Stock Assessment & Modelling
• Regional assessments completed for skipjack,
yellowfin, bigeye, South Pacific albacore (WCPFC
funding)
2011 Highlights
Stock Assessment & Modelling
• National Tuna Fishery Status reports completed for RMI,
Samoa, Tokelau, Kiribati, Solomon Islands, Cook Islands
• Enhanced national web pages (NZ services 2012, Japan Trust
Fund, French Pacific Fund)
2011 Highlights
Fishery Monitoring
• 100 new fisheries observers certified, and increased
support to observer debriefing and trainer certification
(NZ Aid Programme, EU-SciCOFish funding)
2011 Highlights
Fishery Monitoring
• Development and testing of on-board sampling
protocols (spill sampling) for purse seine observers (NZ
Aid Programme, EU-SciCOFish, WCPFC funding)
• Commenced the Noro project, in association with NFD
of the Solomon Islands, to compare observer data to
port samples of landing categories
2011 Highlights
Data Management
• Sixth Tuna Data Workshop, with participations
from most SPC members (EU-SciCOFish funding)
2011 Highlights
Data Management
• Tuna data processing and management software
“TUFMAN” now operational in most SPC member fishery
administrations.
• Working with countries to integrate with national
Information Management Systems. (NZ 2012, AusAID, EUSciCOFish)
• Version 6.20 includes VMS-logsheet data reconciliation and
PNA VDS management tools
2011 Highlights
Data Management
1998 Q1
• Data acquisition and
processing (Programme,
AusAID, WCPFC, NC
funding)
– 191,663 fishing
operations recorded on
logsheets
– 156,773 fishing events
recorded by observers
– 1,723,996 individual
fish measurements
recorded by observers
and port samplers
1998 Q2
1998 Q3
1998 Q4
1999 Q1
1999 Q2
1999 Q3
1999 Q4
1
6
11
16
21
26
31
36
Weight (kg)
41
46
51
56
61
66
2011 Highlights
Ecosystem Monitoring & Analysis
• Pacific Tuna Tagging Programme – 357,000
releases, approaching 52,000 recaptures (NZ
Aid Programme, Korea, EU-SciCOFish, PNG
funding)
Bigeye Tuna Movements
2011 Highlights
Ecosystem Monitoring & Analysis
• SEAPODYM model development – progress
with high resolution skipjack model
2011 Highlights
• Marine Stewardship Council (MSC)
certification of the PNA purse seine freeschool skipjack fishery
2012 Priorities
• In 2012, OFP will continue with key priorities of
stock assessment and management advice, data
management, fishery monitoring and ecosystem
research
• Capacity building continues to be a key crosscutting theme. To name a few:
–
–
–
–
Annual stock assessment training workshops
Regional and national tuna data workshops
National tuna data systems support
Observer training and other support
2012 – New Initiatives
• Bioeconomic modelling of tuna fisheries
(SciCOFish)
– Collaborative with FFA
– Quantify the value of and distribution of economic
benefits from tuna fisheries
– Understand the economic trade-offs of purse
seine fishing on FADs versus free-school setting
– Analyses of national longline fisheries to
determine optimal levels of fishing
2012 – New Initiatives
• Modelling the impacts of climate change (GIZ
project)
– Developing higher resolution models of tuna
abundance and distribution
– Using tagging data to better estimate relationships
between tuna and environment
– Running tuna simulations under a ‘plausible
ensemble’ of climate change scenarios
2012 – New Initiatives
• Monitoring of artisanal
tuna fisheries in SPC
members
– New AusAID funded project
– Developing and
implementing data
collection and management
protocols
– Monitoring of fisheries
utilising coastal FADs
– Series of national and
regional workshops to
provide training
2012 – New Initiatives
• Stock assessments of
deepwater snapper
– AusAID funded project (with
complementary FPF funding
for French Territories)
– Data collection systems
developed
– Data management system
developed and implemented
– Key biological and habitat
parameters estimated
– Capacity building – support for
Pacific Island graduate students
to undertake MSc or PhD
projects
Thank you for the support
European Union
WCPFC
PNG NFA
MIFAFF
N. Caledonie
Challenges for 2012
• Delivery of advice to inform fisheries
management at the national level (Oceanic
and Coastal);
• Responding to needs of Territory members
who are excluded from much project funding;
• Maintaining continuity of services and
building on successful work with projects
coming to an end.
Recommendations
• Note the activities undertaken in 2011 and
provide feedback on the work undertaken
• Note the new initiatives and the planned
activities in these new work areas
• Discuss and provide comment on the
proposed activities planned for 2012