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Long term Outcome

This NZ-funded project aims to enhance food security and sustainable livelihoods in Pacific Island countries by improving coastal fisheries and aquaculture management through skilled staff and robust policies. The project includes drafting new legislation, reviewing policies, providing capacity development training, developing modules for monitoring, control, and surveillance, and creating awareness materials on fisheries regulations and penalties. The project focuses on collaboration with national stakeholders and ensuring gender and human rights considerations in all aspects. The goal is to have a positive impact on communities and foster shared benefits through inclusive and sustainable practices.

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Long term Outcome

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  1. Improving fisheries food security and sustainable livelihoods for Pacific Island communitiesNZ funded Project

  2. Long term Outcome • Food security and livelihoods in Pacific Island countries are improved through skilled staff and communities managing and enforcing robust policies and legislation for sustainable coastal fisheries and aquaculture

  3. 5 year project (start - mid 2016 end - June 2021) • Project budget NZD $7,287,759 • New staff recruited by this project from October ’16 to January ‘17 • CFA Legal adviser – Ariella D’Andrea • CFA Policy and management specialist – Jason Raubani • CFA MCS&E specialist – Ian Freeman • Project staff will collaborate with CFP Aqua section

  4. Output 1: New and revised national legislation for coastal fisheries and aquaculture is drafted / progressed. • Output 2: New and revised subnational legislation for coastal fisheries and aquaculture is drafted / progressed. • Work with fisheries agencies to assess, review fisheries/aqua legislation • Assist with stakeholder consultations for input into reviews • Provide drafting advice, work with relevant national legal authorities. • Coordinate activities with FFA, FAO and others • National: A Sam, Tonga, Palau • Sub –N: ?

  5. Output 3: Policies and management plans are reviewed, updated or developed. • Review and or draft national CF or Aqua policies and plans • Work with country counterparts to get high-level buy-in • Help with national stakeholder consultation (sub-national ?) • Printing distribution of policy/plans (type) documents • Policy: Fiji, Tonga, • Plans: A. Sam, Sol Is, Tuv, Ton, Van

  6. Output 4: Provide capacity development training and mentoring to national and subnational levels in fisheries policies and management plans • Short term attachment training at SPC in C/F fisheries governance (to complete work, mentoring) • 4 X PI Junior professional (1/yr) positions for fisheries/conservation agencies or relevant NGOs C/F governance (Policy/MCS) • PIJP attachment to NZ MPI • Advertised post, successful applicant will need supporting letter from supervisor allowing staff release and holding position for staffs return.

  7. Output 5: MCS and enforcement modules with supporting database are developed and training delivered. • Collaborate with FFA, NZ MPI: identify modules to cover C/F & Aq; MCS&E • FFA & USP to accredit training modules / course and materials incl recognition of prior learning • Assist national/sub-national trainers to refine MSC training material to suit local situations • Assist national/sub-national trainers in in-country training • National: Palau, RMI, Sol Is, Tonga: • Community: Fiji

  8. Output 6: Awareness raising materials on fisheries rules, regulations and penalties are developed and disseminated. • With National and S-N counterparts develop a range or awareness raising materials (e.g. radio, film clips, printed material etc) on rules, regs and penalties • Attachment training for staff to develop awareness raising material • Assist with production, printing distribution cost for awareness material • Sol Is

  9. Collaboration with other partners, national projects • Capacity building is key focal area of this project: all staff involved to provide capacity development, mentoring • Under each output, gender and human rights issues (including social analysis) will be covered to ensure no bias exist and to promote shared benefits in any new legislation/policies/plans developed. (Sol Is, Cooks and Palau agreed to conduct gender assessment yr 1)

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