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Workshop Organized by
COMHAFAT
Held at the Hotel Le Meridien N’fis de Marrakech
Marrakech, Morrocco
October 27 - 28, 2015
Liberia’s Perspective
Presented by:
Glasgow B. Togba
Director, Division of Marine Fisheries
Bureau of National Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture
Republic of Liberia
Introduction
MCS in Liberia – General
Overview
Bi-lateral/Multi-lateral and Inter-
agency cooperation
IUU offences, penalties and fines
Challenges
Recommendations
Monitoring
◦ the continuous requirement for the measurement of fishing effort characteristics and resource yields
Control
◦ the regulatory mechanisms under which the exploitation of the resources may be conducted
Surveillance
◦ the degree and types of observations required to maintain compliance with the regulatory controls imposed on fishing activities
Monitoring – Effective Data Collection
Observer programme
Vessel monitoring system
Logbook system
Port monitoring
Transhipment monitoring
FISHERIES REGULATION PROVIDES 100% OBSERVERS COVERAGE FOR LICENSED FISHING VESSELS IN LIBERIA
Setup with support
from NOAA
Provision of requisite
equipment to support
observers’ work
Periodic training(s)
supported by NOAA to
close gaps
SCIENTIFIC
OBSERVERS
PROGRAM
VMS UNIT-FARIA
WATCHDOG
VMS: Vessel Monitoring
System is a satellite
based system used in
commercial fishing to
allow environmental and
fisheries regulatory
organizations to monitor,
minimally, the position,
time at a position, and
course and speed of
fishing vessels
VMS SNAPSHOT
FISHERIES MONITORING
CENTER (FMC) EQUIPMENTS
VHF: To receive positions and catch
reports from vessel operators; and to communicate with Inspectors and Observers onshore and on sea respectively
HF: Used to communicate with control
mobiles; and Communicate with landing site inspectors, boarded observers, etc.
AIS: The Automatic Identification
System (AIS) is an automated tracking
system used on ships and by Vessel Traffic
Services (VTS) for identifying and
locating vessels by electronically
exchanging data with other nearby ships
and VTS stations
Transhipment at Sea
Transhipment between Yan Yu 632 and Hai Feng 827, Sierra Leone © EJF
Control
Fisheries Regulations, Policy and Act ◦ Authorisation to fish
◦ Input and output control Management Measures
Provide chances for Compliance
Enforceable
Regulatory, Policy and Legal Frameworks
National Frameworks
International Frameworks
Natural Resource Law of 1956 (Revised 1973)
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)
Fisheries Regulations of 2010
United Nations Fish Stock Agreement
National Fisheries and Aquaculture Policy (2014)
FAO Compliance Agreement
Fisheries Act (Pending Legislative Approval) Port State Measures Agreement (PSMA)
International Plan of Action (IPOA) on IUU
Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries (CCRF)
International Plan of Actions - Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IPOA-IUU)
FISHERIES REGULATIONS FISHERIES POLICY
Surveillance Enforcement (Land, Sea, and air)
Boarding and Inspection
Patrols (Land, Sea and Air)
Effective sanctions
Positive enforcement
◦ Incentives
◦ Fines
◦Negotiations
27ft
2 engines
225hp
25gal/hr X 6 = 150 gal. Daily
20NM coverage
33ft
3 engines
250hp
93gal/hr X 6 = 558 gal. Daily
20NM coverage
LCG Personnel with Two (2) Defender Class Vessels
COASTAL SURVEILLANCE
Collaboration with UNMIL for
periodic Joint Maritime Air
Patrol
Future plan to lease UNMIL aircraft for surveillance of EEZ for determination of number of illegal fishing vessels
AERIAL
SURVEILLANCE
Establishment of Monitoring Control and
Surveillance Coordination Committee (MCSCC)
Partnership with National Oceanic Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA)
Collaboration with United Nations Mission in
Liberia (UNMIL)
Collaboration with Liberian Coast Guard (LCG)
Collaboration with European Union (EU),
International Non-Governmental Organizations
(INGOs) and Local NGOs
CASES SETTLED
National Challenges
◦ Lack of Inter-Agency cooperation
◦ Lack of prompt response to request
from fisheries authorities
◦ Lack of prompt reaction contact
persons
◦ Lack of logistics
◦ Need for capacity building
◦ Lack of authentication/verification
of documents
◦ Language barrier
Regional Challenges
◦ Lack of collaboration and
cooperation between
countries
◦ Non compliance to
international conventions,
binding and non-binding
instruments
◦ Lack of cooperation from
country of flag of registry
◦ Language barrier
Enhance inter-agency cooperation
Enhance information sharing/networking
Provision of specimen of fisheries documents
Conformity to international conventions and instruments
Strategize on prompt reaction contact persons
Provision/availability of Fisheries Observers
Compelled translation of documents
THANK YOU
MCS Important Element of Sustainable Fisheries