8th 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)

• Aquaculture activities in 2012 and proposed for 2013 (Robert Jimmy)

• Nearshore fisheries development activities in 2012 and proposed for 2013 (Michel Blanc)

CFP Goal (FAME Strategic Plan 2013-2016):

Coastal fisheries, nearshore fisheries and aquaculture in PICTs are managed

and developed sustainably

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.

Coastal Fisheries Science and

Management Section

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)

Invertebrate assessment [34 ppl T]

Palau

Fiji

SamoaTokelau

Cook Is

Finfish Biological Sampling [42ppl T]

RMI

Fiji

Samoa

FSM

NauruKiribati

Tuvalu

Otolith reading workshop IRD/SPC [6 ppl T]

FSM

Nauru Kiribati

RMI

Tuvalu

Creel & Market pilot survey [30 ppl T]

Tonga

FSM

Nauru

Fiji

Invertebrate & CC monitoring attachments [8 ppl T]

PNG

FSM

Solomon Is

Vanuatu

Samoa

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)

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

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

Policy/Management Advice• 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),

• Institutional Strengthening scoping / review (Palau, Vanuatu)

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

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)

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)

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)

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

Policy/Management Advice- 2013• Continued assistance to those countries with draft

plans, regulations: specific fisheries, or community resource management frameworks

• Continued assistance for legislation reviews (Fiji, Vanuatu, FSM)

• Vanuatu ISP, Kiritimati Fisheries Master Plan

• Kadavu (Fiji): establish pilot sites for climate change adaptation activates

Challenges• Funding Restriction • Lack of data in countries• Slow responses