Global Sustainable Supply Chains for Marine Commodities

Costa Rica

Ecuador

Philippines

Indonesia

UNDP - SFP marine commodities project

Purpose of workshop:• Introduction to Global Sustainable Supply Chains for

Marine Commodities and Sustainable Fisheries Partnership’s (SFP) market leverage based fisheries improvement model

• Begin a conversation on synergies amongst existing IWLEARN projects, the “Marine Commodities Project” and with SFP’s work elsewhere

UNDP - SFP marine commodities project

• Global Sustainable Supply Chains for Marine CommoditiesGEFSEC(PMIS)ID 5271; Agency ID 4754 (UNDP)

• 5 year project global fisheries project• Indicative GEF grant $5,500,000• National components will focus in four countries:

Costa RicaEcuadorPhilippinesIndonesia

• Align interests of: markets, supply chain, regulators, processors, producers (fishers) and other stakeholders to improve long-term sustainability of source fisheries

• Develop, implement and share replicable strategies to achieve fisheries sustainability goals, including certification

SFP’s Mission

“To maintain healthy ocean and aquatic ecosystems, enhance fishing and fish-farming livelihoods and secure food supplies.”

“To improve access to information to guide responsible seafood sourcing, and enhance the ability of seafood companies and partners to improve fish-farming and capture fisheries.”

Who We Are

• An international NGO started in 2006. We have grown to over 60 people based in 16 countries

• Inception was based on a need to build a bridge between policy and business needs. We are a business to business based organization

• Focus on improving the worst fisheries• On some level we advise most companies who buy,

sell, trade or manufacture seafood or seafood related products

What We Do

• Educate and advise retailers, branded suppliers and foodservice providers on how to decrease supply chain risk by improving source fisheries / aquaculture

• Catalyse engagement of the seafood industry in Fisheries Improvement and Aquaculture Improvement Projects (FIPs & AIPs)

• Build consensus around improvements in policies, conservation measures, and fishing and fish-farming practices

www.sustainablefish.orgWhere We Work

Partial SFP Partner List

www.sustainablefish.org

Global Distribution of Project Activities

Component 1:Increase Demand Sustainable Fisheries

Component 2:Enable Environment for Sourcing Sustainable Fisheries

Component 4: Sustainable Fisheries Information Systems

Component 3:Demonstrate Projects

EUNorth

America Japan China

National Platforms, Strategies, Action Plans

Indonesia Philippines Costa Rica

blue swimming crab, snapper,

tuna

Ecuador

Tuna fisheries / shark bycatch (global markets and RFMOs)

mahi mahi, tuna, shark

Fisheries data collection / analysis / info systems (global)

Sharing Lessons Learned

mahi mahi, hake, tuna, shark, small

pelagics

blue swimming crab

Fisheries issues to be addressed• Overexploitation of marine fisheries• Monitoring, surveillance and enforcement • Growing concern over the impacts that fishing gear • Ecosystem-based fisheries management• Needs to improve the management and enhance

consumer demand for sustainable fish products• Development and implementation of fisheries

improvement projects (FIPs)

UNDP - SFP marine commodities project

Project Components Expected Outputs

1. Promotion of Global Demand for Sustainable Marine Commodities

Improved seafood purchasing policies and targets to increase sourcing of commodities in FIPs or certified sources

2. Enabling Environments for Sustainable Marine CommoditiesSupply Chains

National sustainable marine commodities coordinating platforms established

CEO roundtables for suppliers to exchange lessons on fisheries improvement

Project Framework

UNDP - SFP marine commodities project

Project Components Expected Outputs

3. Demonstration of Sustainable Supply chains for Marine Commodities

Training and support for suppliers, fishermen and govt. to enable an improved understanding of FIPs and the MSC certification process

Sustainability performance criteria established

4. Sustainable Marine Commodities Information Systems

Info available and systems tailored to seafood supply chain to monitor trade in sustainable marine commodities

Lessons learned published and shared to incentivize change in other fisheries

Project Framework

UNDP - SFP marine commodities project

ORGANIZATIONS ROLEGovernmental AuthoritiesFisheries Ministries

Participation in coordinating platforms to articulate and review policies with commitments for joint actions plans made by the other stakeholders

Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Foundation

Lead markets engagementSupport national platformsSupport demonstration projectsLink fish buyers with suppliers Provide technical leadership for the development of sustainable marine commodities information systems to measure the progress

Roles of Key Stakeholders (1)

UNDP - SFP marine commodities project

ORGANIZATIONS RoleUS, European and Japanese Retailers & other Supply Chain Partners: Walmart, ASDA, Tesco, Sainsbury, McDonald’s, Sobeys, Publix, Disney and others

Participate in strategic partnerships for sustainable marine commodities. Motivate suppliers (fish traders and exporters) to modify purchasing policies so that best practices may be widely adopted

Fish Labelling Organizations: Marine Stewardship Council & others.

Educate stakeholders on MSC certification,

National Level Fisheries Organizations / Association

Industry fisheries associations and fish trading groups encouraged to join national platforms and demonstration projects

NGOs and other stakeholders Regional /local NGOs supporting the long-term viability of project objectives

UNDP - SFP marine commodities project

Roles of Key Stakeholders (2)

SFP Engagement Structure

Sector Groups

Supplier Roundtables

Supplier Roundtables

FIP FIP FIP

1. Sector Groups: Major buyer leadership driving demand

2. Supplier Roundtables: Buyers, suppliers sourcing from fisheries sharing similar challenges / geographies / species

3. Fisheries Improvement Projects (FIPs): suppliers, producers and other stakeholders working on improving a specific source fishery

Fishery Improvement Projects (FIP)

An alliance of stakeholders that comes together to perform activities that will improve a fishery

• Draws upon market forces• Explicit participation by supply chain• Components include– Evaluation of the fishery– Develop a workplan with measurable milestones– Implement and publicly report on progress

Resources:Sustainable Fisheries Partnership: www.sustainablefish.org

Fisheries Improvement Projects: sustainablefish.org/fisheries-improvement

Case studies (stories) & public reports FIP tools

• www.fishsource.com• Profiles of major

commercial fisheries• Info from publicly

available sources• Evaluates management

quality, stock status and environment & biodiversity

Fisheries Online Database (FishSource)

• Proprietary SFP software – data from FishSource – create custom dashboard

• Can provide “real time” measurement of progress toward sustainable procurement objectives

SFP Metrics

Russian Pollock FIP

2006 First Roundtable; Pollock Catchers Assoc. formed 2008 Formal FIP established; fishery enters MSC full assessment2011 Transitioned to industry leadership; 2013 Sea of Okhotsk fishery MSC certified; 2 more under full assessment

Improvements:• Voluntary reduction in roe recovery rate; later became regulation• Split fishery into two seasons (spread effort and prevent overfishing)• Some increased data transparency

MSC conditions:• development of independent observer program• improved information and monitoring

Gulf of Mexico Reef Fish

• Multispecies fishery – red snapper (Lutjanus campechanus)– red grouper and gag (Epinephelus morio and

Mycteroperca microlepis)

• Vertical hook and line; longline• Management – effort and harvest controls– Limited access, minimum size limit, total allowable catch;

individual quotas; area closures– Stock status good or recovering

Fishery Improvement Project

• Fishing industry group – brand products as “Gulf Wild” – sustainable and traceable

• SFP FIP model• Marine Stewardship Council Pre-assessment• Main issue: lack of data on discards– Uncertainty in stock assessments– Lack of stock assessments for secondary species

• Activity: Electronic Monitoring Systems

Electronic Monitoring Project

• Pilot project - 7 vessels• Will camera systems work?• What kinds of data will they provide?• Funded by National Fish and Wildlife

Foundation• FIP/SFP brought support by Publix

Supermarkets and Darden Restaurants

Results

• Systems function on these vessels• Able to identify fish to species level• Less expensive than observers, less bias than

logbooks• Issues with system maintenance, fishermen’s

compliance, long distance technical support

Phase Two – Build Regional Capacity

• Mote Marine Laboratory – regional monitoring center

• $$ - National Fish and Wildlife; Darden Restaurants

• 10 vessels• Refine processes; build local technical capacity

for system maintenance and data analysis; improve cooperation with vessels

Synergies with IWLEARN projects•Are there synergies between the Marine Commodities project and your target geographies, stocks, work?•Is the markets engagement model applicable to thegoals of other projects? •Is there an opportunity for SFP to engage its market partners in support of your projects?

Thank you