Regional workshop on
Approaches to the implementation and
monitoring of community-based ecosystem
approach to fisheries management (CEAFM):
finding common ground between the coastal
fisheries and conservation approaches in the
Pacific
(Noumea, 29 November to 3 December 2010)
Outline
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FAO definition of EAF?
What is EAF?
What is EBM?
What is CEAFM?
Challenges
Opportunities
EAF definition used – FAO (2003)
• An ecosystem approach to fisheries strives to balance diverse
societal objectives by taking into account the knowledge and
uncertainties about biotic, abiotic and human components of
ecosystems and their interactions and applying an integrated
approach to fisheries within ecological meaningful
boundaries.”
• The purpose of EAF is therefore “… to plan, develop and
manage fisheries in a manner that addresses the multiple
needs and desires of societies, without jeopardizing the
options for future generations to benefit from the full range
of goods and services provided by the marine ecosystem
Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries (EAF)
• EAF is a set of principles and a framework to improve
management – not a set methodology
• It builds on conventional fisheries management
• It considers :
• Broader effects of fishing on the environment
• Impacts of other sectors on fisheries and the ecosystem they
need to survive
• Humans are a key part of the ecosystem
• All PICTs have committed to adopting and implementing EAF
• Application and operationalisation a challenge
• Main focus is on coastal fisheries: subsistence, artisanal and
small-scale commercial.
Ecosystem Based Management (EBM)
• Approach or direction being taken by governments and
NGOs for environmental management and biodiversity
conservation
• Fisheries is addressed within a broader context
• Many of the other aspects are similar/the same as EAF:
• Broader effects of fishing (target and non-target
species) on the environment
• Impacts of other sectors on fisheries and the
ecosystem they need to survive
• The human/social component including traditional
knowledge
Community-based Ecosystem
Approach to Fisheries Management
• Nothing new, more building on and improving on current
practices – evolutionary, not revolutionary
• Next stage in aligning and bringing together conservation/
biodiversity/ fisheries management and monitoring and the
approaches taken
• Like EAF and EBM it includes all stakeholders in a consultative
approach to developing management and monitoring
arrangements
• Effective coastal biodiversity conservation cannot be achieved
without sustainable marine resource use (people are key)
• At the community level, fisheries and environmental
management are on parallel tracks or the same.
Challenges
• There are many challenges to the implementation of
CEAFM and these include:
– Funding and resourcing at all levels, with regional and national
bodies, NGOs and communities
– Capacity building and retaining capacity at all levels
– Collecting the appropriate data to be able to measure success or
otherwise, with the backdrop of possible climate change effects.
– Implementing management arrangements with sometimes
different objectives (EAF or EBM) in the absence of scientific data
– Using adaptive management techniques as new information
becomes available
– Maintaining food security for coastal communities with the need
for alternative income generating opportunities
– Dealing with emerging threats, e.g. climate change
Opportunities
• As stated in the workshop objective and purpose, the
aim is to:
– Bring the main stakeholders together to encourage
discussion and explore different approaches to find
common ground
– Work together to see where a standard approach to
monitoring data collection can be achieved so data can be
comparable between locations across the region
– Work together for sustainable management of resources,
drawing on the strengths of those involved
– Continue to foster collaborations and develop new
partnerships between all concerned
THANK YOU