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8 th SPC HOF Meeting (Noumea, 4-8 March 2013

8 th SPC HOF Meeting (Noumea, 4-8 March 2013. Coastal Fisheries Programme. Outline. Brief overview of the CFP goal, structure and funding (Lindsay Chapman) Coastal fisheries science and management activities in 2012 and proposed for 2013 (Ian Bertram)

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8 th SPC HOF Meeting (Noumea, 4-8 March 2013

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  1. 8th SPC HOF Meeting(Noumea, 4-8 March 2013 Coastal Fisheries Programme

  2. Outline • Brief overview of the CFP goal, structure and funding (Lindsay Chapman) • Coastal fisheries science and management activities in 2012 and proposed for 2013 (Ian Bertram) • Aquaculture activities in 2012 and proposed for 2013 (Robert Jimmy) • Nearshore fisheries development activities in 2012 and proposed for 2013 (Michel Blanc)

  3. CFP Goal (FAME Strategic Plan 2013-2016): Coastal fisheries, nearshore fisheries and aquaculture in PICTs are managed and developed sustainably

  4. CFP staffing and funding • Currently 18 professional and 2 support staff in position • 1 professional staff position lost in June 2013 • 12-month PIJP position under recruitment • 2012 budget of around USD $5.3 million (4.9 million CFP units) – roughly 25% recurrent and 75% project • 2013 budget will be roughly the same, by reducing in 2014 with projects ending.

  5. Coastal Fisheries Science and Management Section

  6. EU-funded SciCOFish project (3 staff) AUSAID-funded coastal fisheries CC (1+2 staff) AUSAID- funded fisheries and food security (1 staff) GIZ project CCC adaptations and mitigation (1 staff) SPC program funds (2 staff)

  7. Invertebrate assessment [34 ppl T] Palau Tokelau Samoa Cook Is Fiji

  8. Finfish Biological Sampling [42ppl T] RMI FSM Kiribati Nauru Tuvalu Samoa Fiji

  9. Otolith reading workshop IRD/SPC [6 ppl T] RMI FSM Nauru Kiribati Tuvalu

  10. Creel & Market pilot survey [30 ppl T] FSM Nauru Tonga Fiji

  11. Invertebrate & CC monitoring attachments [8 ppl T] FSM PNG Solomon Is Samoa Vanuatu

  12. Capacity Development - 2012 highlights Database fundamentals workshop @ SPC (28 trained = all ACP but Niue) Aquarium fisheries best practices (Kiritimati Is [RoK] for fishers and operators)

  13. Materials / Systems to assist countries Develop Creel/Market survey manual and finalizing Invertebrate assessment manual CC baseline monitoring reports completed pilot sites (RMI, Tuvalu, Kiribati, FSM, PNG) Additional 8 information sheets for communities

  14. Materials / Systems to assist countries Online version of export database Creel & market survey database develop/testing Deployment of 9 micro servers in ACP countries

  15. Policy/Management Advice • Institutional Strengthening scoping / review (Palau, Vanuatu) • Advice/assistance in developing resource/fisheries management arrangements (Policy, Plan, Regulation or Legislation) • Sea Cucumber (RMI, Kiribati, Solomon Is, Vanuatu, Cook Is,Fiji: on-going) • Aquarium fishery (RMI, Kiribati, Cook Is, F/Poly, FSM, PNG), • Legislation (Vanuatu, Fiji) • Samoa (CEAFM model and Coastal Fisheries Policy),

  16. CC Adaptation activities - 2012 • Building and developing CEAFM/Ridge to Reef approach programs integrating CC adaptation activities • FSM • Nauru • Samoa • Kiribati Receive/Responded Ad-Hoc request:- Tuvalu ciguatera poisoning

  17. Some Activities -2013 Invertebrate assessment (3 countries) Finfish UVC assessment (Fiji) Climate Change resources monitoring & follow-up training; Tuvalu, Kiribati, RMI Otolith preparation and reading workshop II (Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, Palau, PNG) Coral identification workshop (Sol Is)

  18. Activities -2013 Invertebrate assessment data analysis (Palau, Fiji, Cook Islands) Live rock assessment (Tonga) Market study for giant clam (aquarium and food) trade (FP) Creel/Market survey (A. Samoa)

  19. Some activities- 2013 Finalize and publish, Invertebrate, Fin-Fish UVC, Creel and Market surveys assessment manuals DVD of community-based coral farming activities (awareness & training tool combined: Sol Is) Develop/distribute best practices for Aquarium industry (harvesting/export)

  20. Activities - 2013 Country visit for development of country specific data bases Finalize and distribution of creel and market survey database 4 additional micro servers to be deployed

  21. Policy/Management Advice- 2013 • Vanuatu ISP, Kiritimati Fisheries Master Plan • Kadavu (Fiji): establish pilot sites for climate change adaptation activates Continued assistance to those countries with draft plans, regulations: specific fisheries, or community resource management frameworks Continued assistance for legislation reviews (Fiji, Vanuatu, FSM)

  22. Challenges Funding Restriction Lack of data in countries Slow responses

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