Summary of Country and Participants
Statement
CEAFM Workshop
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20 Countries FD/CD participating
14 country reports received
9 from Fisheries Departments
5 from Conservation Departments
4 from Territories [FD/CD] administrations
3 from countries with separate FD/CD administrations
CURRENT MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES
Conservation Management Measures
Area closures (MMA’s/MPAs/SMAs)
Restriction on species (e.g. size limits,
protected species etc)
Protecting spawning aggregations – seasons
Gear restrictions (e.g. SCUBA, mesh size etc)
Quotas (bag limits)
Permits – licensing
Management Plan (community/fishery)
Prohibition on sale/export of species
Restocking stock enhancement
Management awareness programs
Habitat restoration/protection (mangrove)
Alternative livelihood
Reviewing legislation
Countries
14
6
TV
4
4
2
5
3
3
4
2
2
1
NGO
4
1
2
1
1
1
PLANNED MANAGEMENT PROJECTS
Management Projects
Establish area closures
Strengthen CBFM
Increase number of species regulated
Manage spawning aggregations or seasons
Address additional gear restrictions
Develop-implement management plans
Introduce penalty for habitat degradation
Invasive species eradication
Improve awareness programs
Investigate-develop alternative livelihood
Review legislation-regulations
Research to improve MMAs
Habitat protection
Countries
5
3
3
WS
3
4
Guam
2
Tong
4
4
2
NGO
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
CURRENT MONITORING ACTIVITIES
Resources
Countries
Selection of food fish (biological: age, growth)
Guam
Catch & Effort information
6
Documenting change in closures and non-closures
6
Baseline assessment
6
Density-size-distribution (invertebrate/finfish)
9
Monitoring for location-timing of spawning
2
Monitoring PETS
2
Habitats
Coral monitoring-substrate cover
8
Communities reporting change in environment
3
Beach Profiling
1
Other
Water Quality
2
Ciguatera
CK
Monitoring for compliance with management measures
2
Socio-economic monitoring
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NGO
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
PLANNED MONITORING PROJECTS
Projects
Environmental, integrated, coastal monitoring
Resources assessment
Socio-economic assessment
Improving catch and effort monitoring
Baseline assessments
Monitoring for location-timing of spawning
aggregations/seasons
PETS
Resource restocking [habitat restoration]
Feasibility study on new fisheries / alternatives
Compare beach profiling information –
coastal erosion study
Ciguatera monitoring
Training for local communities in Monitoring
MMAs/MPAs
Habitat mapping
Develop protocols to monitor MMA
Countries
4
4
2
2
3
1
NGO
1
1
3
1
2
WS
5
2
1
2
CURRENT COLLABORATIONS/PARTNERS
Village communities-local authorities
National environment, management committees
Other Government Departments
Environment NGOs: local
Environment NGOs: regional, international
CROP & International Organizations
Research Institutions
Private enterprise
Tertiary Institutions
Other countries for management examples
Countries
7
8
11
9
6
7
3
2
3
W&F
NGO
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
PLANNED COLLABORATIONS/PARTNERS
Countries
Village communities
2
National Environment management committees
2
Partner Government Departments
2
Environment NGOs: local
3
Environment NGOs: regional, international
3
Research Institutions
FP
Private enterprise
FP
Tertiary Institutions
1
Open to working with partners that can assist
Guam
NGO
CHALLENGES
Countries
Funding
13
Jurisdiction overlaps
4
Use of different monitoring methods (comparison difficulties) 3
Implement activities on time
3
Increasing amount of work/broad scope
2
Lack the will to make decisions based of sound advice
5
Resources, management, monitoring limitations
10
Enforcement
4
Limited data
2
Limited awareness
5
High staff turnover, staff have to many responsibilities
2
Climate change, natural disasters
WS
Lag time to get legislation/regs passed
Ton
Support at community level
7
Conflicting policies
2
NGO
3
1
1
2
1
1
1
Last slide
A few country reports mention overarching legislation:
-provide for communities/local authorities to manage
resources at the community/local authority level
Some principles in legislation:
-environmental & information principles in relation to
achieving sustainable use of fisheries
-precautionary approach
-impacts of fishing on non-target species and marine
environment
-biological diversity of the aquatic environment
- prevention-reduction-control of pollution
-prevention of damage to flora and fauna
-traditional fishing methods/practices
-consultative process