A presentation to the SciCOFish Steering
Committee meeting
Noumea – 12th March 2015
Draft Regional Indicative Programme has three
sectors:
 Regional Economic Integration – aid for trade
and private sector involvement - €78m;
 Sustainable management of natural resources
(specifically oceanic and coastal) and waste €66m;
 Inclusive and accountable governance - €22m
Note that values include €46 m ‘blending finance’
which will probably not be available for typical grant
aid projects
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The preference is for a small number of relatively large
programmes – 3-10 programmes;
A fisheries programme is ‘a given’ from the perspective
of the EU;
Multi-agency programmes are preferred;
Involvement of non- state actors (NGOs) is a plus;
Cross-cutting programmes are also favoured and will
be able to draw funds from more than one RIP sector;
While building on past success, the EU, in particular,
are looking for innovative initiatives and features (not
‘business as usual’);
Support from national governments (steering
committee) will be the main determinant of approval;
Implementing agencies that have passed the 7-pillar
assessment will be strongly preferred.
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Draft RIP submitted to Brussels
Approval possible by March 2015
This will trigger invitation for proposals or
expressions of interest
Steering committee will review proposals and
either approve, reject, or recommend merging
with other projects
Realistically, it is unlikely that any new projects
will commence before early 2016 – and must be
finished by 2023
Our proposal needs to be ready after
discussion/endorsement at this meeting.
SciCOFish
€9 million
SPC implements
Project ends Mar. 2015
Focus on fisheries science
for management
tuna (2/3) coastal (1/3)
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DevFish 2
€8.2 million
FFA lead agency
Project end Feb. 2016
Tuna fishery development
and combatting IUU
Artisanal tuna fishing
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Also ACP Fish 2 (EDF9) – all ACP project with Pacific Hub
– ended late 2013
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Observer coverage
Regional surveillance
Market access
Initial bio-economic
assessments
CC impacts on tuna
Stronger industry
associations
New coastal
management plans
New resources and
skills
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New requirements – IUU regulation
New technology – e-reporting and e-monitoring;
integrated information systems
New approaches – regional ‘competent authority’
New partners – supporting NGOs in community
based fisheries management
New emphasis on capacity building and career
development with USP
New component to address ecosystem impacts
with SPREP (biodiversity/iconic species)
Overall Objective: Sustainable
management and development of
fisheries resources
Project Purpose: Provide technical support
and training to address constraints to
improved management of fisheries and
economic growth based on their
sustainable exploitation.
 7 Result areas.
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Tuna biology;
Ecosystem analysis;
Targetted small scale
tagging;
Bio-economic analysis;
Analytical work on the
purse-seine fishery and
effort creep;
Consultation with
industry on bigeye
bycatch.
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Funded under Aid for
Trade focal sector
Investment facilitation;
Development policy
support;
Support to domestic
industry;
Regional ‘competent
authority’ support unit;
Assistance to comply
with the EU IUU
regulation and any new
market requirements.
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Training in coastal
resource assessment;
Wide roll-out of
community based
management;
Materials and training for
community support
workers;
Support for coastal
fisheries legal reforms.
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Implementation of
national plans of action for
IUU fishing;
Sustainable observer
training mechanisms;
Roll-out of electronic
reporting and electronic
monitoring;
Analysis of reporting and
observer data;
Training of coastal MCS
officers;
Maritime boundary
delimitation and
negotiations.
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Analysis of observer data
for impact of fishing on
marine megafauna;
Identification of
interaction hotspots;
Targetted mitigation
measures (e.g. circle hook
exchange) and training in
release techniques;
Work with coastal
communities on
conservation initiatives.
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Development of
accredited course at
USP;
Sustainable observer
training;
Young professional
appointments/
secondments;
Collaborative research
projects (MSc, PhD)
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EU project management
and reporting requirements
met;
Communication of project
findings and results;
Improved transparency in
decision making;
Visibility of EU assistance.
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2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
OTHER INDICATORS
MARKET ACCESS
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Number of countries and
processing plants authorised to
export to EU
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12
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10
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8
7
PICs
6
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Processing
plants
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2
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2009/10
2010/11
2011/12
Increased financial returns (measured by
value of harvest)
Status of tuna species against regionallyagreed reference points
Area under Locally Managed Marine Areas
(LMMAs)
Reduction in IUU in oceanic and coastal
fishery operations
Number of maritime boundary treaties
signed
Turtle populations assessed and impact of
fisheries on them quantified and reduced
Number of male and female students
graduating from tertiary and
technical/vocational courses
Number and uptake of media releases
casting the EU and project activities in a
positive light.
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Very tentative budget at this stage – more
detailed design required;
At this stage no certainty of any funding;
Indicative figure for the project is €40 million;
Cost of each component €5-8 million;
At this stage coastal component is the largest.
and remember the best EDF regional
projects all end in ……fish