Annex 4 SEAFDEC DEPARTMENTAL PROGRAMS OF ACTIVITIES
I. Existing Programs
6. Local knowledge and safety at sea
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6. Promote further improvement, preparation and implementation of activity plans to manage fishing capacity
The activity is continuous and the project staff is through participation in various events, also organised by others than SEAFDEC, bringing the experiences into the domain of the region an the member countries
- Inputs provided during the RPOA IUU workshop 13 – 15 November 2007, Bangkok (see report from meeting)
- Project staff participating in the drafting of new strategy for fisheries management in Thailand - Inputs provided to member countries during
meetings referred to elsewhere such as the one on ASEAN Regional Fisheries Management
Mechanism (RFMM)
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Participation during the RPOA IUU workshop 13 – 15 November 2007, Bangkok (see report from meeting)
Inputs from the RFMM provided and it was recommended that SEAFDEC should try to organise a consultation of vessel registration in mid-2008
To be discussed with Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, the Philippines, Indonesia and Malaysia A dialogue should be initiated or continued with the SBF on how best to link up with their cooperation with Indonesia
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Appendix 2 of Annex 5 SEAFDEC-Sida cooperation 2008 onwards
Proposed First 12 Months, 2008, Activities
Promote Regional Fisheries Management Body
M 1 M2 M 3 M4 M 5 M 6 M7 M 8 M 9 M 10 M 11 M 12 1. Regional Consultations on common ASEAN-SEAFDEC
approaches to mitigate problems within the fishing sector 2. Recommendation on results from project activities to ASEAN and ASEAN-SEAFDEC Member Countries and to policy making mechanisms
3. Review the criteria and indicators currently in use at the national level for decision making on future use of fisheries and coastal areas, with recent changes
4. Review how poorer fishing households are affected by natural hazards and non-fisheries development in coastal areas
Y2 5. National legislation and institutional arrangements pertaining to management of the exploitation of fisheries and critical habitats
6. Review international fisheries conventions and other conventions with a view to how they are implemented in ASEAN-SEAFDEC Member Countries
7. Regional Technical Consultation with ASEAN-SEAFDEC Member Countries on the implications of international
conventions and their implementation as relevant to fisheries in member countries
8. Tour to Scandinavia for references from the Baltic and North Sea on the development of regional fisheries organisations
Y2 9. Other regional FAO-ASEAN-SEAFDEC, etc events
organised if called upon to promote policy dialogue and coordination
Y2
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M 1 M2 M 3 M4 M 5 M 6 M7 M 8 M 9 M 10 M 11 M 12 1. Follow up on the criteria to determine the national, sub-
regional and trans-boundary significance of specific areas 2. Monitor relevance of spatial boundaries for refugia
development in Koh Kong, Kampot, Trat, Kien Giang, Quang Binh and Haiphong Provinces
3. Review fisheries and habitat management systems in the identified areas in Cambodia, Vietnam and Thailand 4. Review and recommend on systems to protect important nursery grounds and spawning areas for at least Koh Kong, Kampot, Trat, Kien Giang, Quang Binh and Haiphong Provinces
5. Information for capacity building on fish stocks conservation and sustainable practices among province and district offices in Koh Kong, Kampot, Trat, Kien Giang, Quang Binh and Haiphong Provinces
6. Improved management of crabs and selected fishing practices in at least Trat, Koh Kong and Kampot (link to eco-labelling) 7. Information and capacity building on the importance to maintain coastal features to province and district offices in Cambodia, Vietnam and Thailand
8. Restore selected features, such as mangroves in areas such as Trat, Koh Kong, Kampot and Quang Binh
9. Management regimes based on the integration of fisheries management into habitat management (refugia) in Koh Kong, Kampot, Trat, Kien Giang, Quang Binh and Haiphong Provinces
Y2
10. Develop priorities for management fisheries and areas of importance for nursery and spawning for the Gulf of Thailand
Y2 11. Develop priorities for the restoration and maintenance of
geographical features in coastal areas
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develop a regional system of refugia
13.Simple assessments on how levels of productivity might change over time due to geographical and hydrological changes
Y2 14. Process with Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines on the development of refugia in Sulu and Sulawesi Seas
Eco-lables
M 1 M2 M 3 M4 M 5 M 6 M7 M 8 M 9 M 10 M 11 M 12 1. Pilot activities on eco-labelling in four areas/sub-sectors (see
also activity 6 under habitat and fisheries management) 2. Provide result and information to ASEAN-SEAFDEC Member Countries
3. Revisit the role of governments on eco-labelling in a Southeast Asian Context
4. Follow up on the Study on the practicability and value of eco- labelling and the readiness of the fisheries sub-sectors
5. Active participation by ASEAN-SEAFDEC Member Countries in international fora on eco-labelling
Size and structure large-scale fisheries
M 1 M2 M 3 M4 M 5 M 6 M7 M 8 M 9 M 10 M 11 M 12 1. Review available information on the size and structure of
large-scale fisheries in ASEAN-SEAFDEC Member Countries 2. Assess the status of large-scale fisheries over time relative to small-scale fisheries
3 Review, describe and recommend revisions on MCS practices 4. Map and describe fishing areas for large-scale fisheries in the ASEAN region
5. Assess and build capacity for the assessment of IUU by larger vessels and conflicts with small-scale fisheries
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fisheries operations in four countries
7. Regional Expert Consultation on recommendations for action with respect to large scale fisheries and conflicts between groups of fishermen
Y2
8. Provide inputs on the management of large-scale fisheries to the ASEAN policy making mechanisms
Monitor and record coastal fisheries
M 1 M2 M 3 M4 M 5 M 6 M7 M 8 M 9 M 10 M 11 M 12 1. Staff capacity building in Koh Kong, Kampot, Trat, Kien
Giang, Quang Binh and Haiphong Provinces to monitor and record active fishing capacity in coastal areas
2. Assessment of level and type of fishing capacity in coastal areas including IUU by large-scale vessels in the above identified provinces
3 Review and recommend on practicalities of systems to monitor and record active fishing capacity
4. Initiate drafting of plans to monitor and record active fishing capacity in Cambodia, Vietnam and Thailand
5. Prepare action plans for the development of systems to monitor and record active coastal fishing capacity, starting with Cambodia, Vietnam and Thailand
6. Process to improve or establish systems for registration of boats in Cambodia, Vietnam, the Philippines and Thailand 7. Awareness raising on the need to provide alternative livelihoods to facilitate exit and RTC (RTC year 2) 8. Promote further improvement, preparation and
implementation of activity plans to manage fishing capacity
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Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center
PROGRAM DOCUMENT
Program Category: Program under the ASEAN-SEAFDEC FCG Mechanism
Program Title: Assistance of Capacity Building in the Region to Address International Trade Related Issues
Lead Department: The Secretariat Lead Country: Thailand
Total Duration: 2004-2008
Proposed 2008 Budget: US$47,000 1. INTRODUCTION
The program on Assistance of Capacity Building in the Region to Address International Trade Related Issues (formerly refers to ‘Fish Trade and Environment’) is in line with SEAFDEC’s Strategic Plan on Fisheries to effectively safeguard its member countries’ interests and welfare against unfair treatment, which may jeopardize the national or regional fisheries resources sustainability. This program has been fittingly identified to enhance and strengthen competitiveness, cooperation and joint approaches in addressing international as well as regional issues and problems affecting fish trade and the environment in Southeast Asia through the formulation of regional fisheries policies.
Through the program, the participation of ASEAN-SEAFDEC member countries particularly the fisheries-related government agencies has become active and visible particularly in the conduct of the preparatory and negotiation works at the country level to strengthen national policy including regional positions and requirements for the trade of fish and fishery products.
The significance of the program was initially collaborated in November 1999 when the SEAFDEC Preparatory Meeting on Issues of International Fish Trade and Environment was convened to discuss about pertinent issues on fish trade and environment in order to meet squarely the demands required of the upcoming WTO Ministerial Meeting in Seattle. During the 1999 Fish Trade Meeting, recommendations were formulated and adopted based on the issues and initiatives that have been discussed internationally that have so much bearing to the region’s trade of fish and environment such as Sustainable Fisheries and Sustainable Fish Trade;
the US Shrimp Embargo on some ASEAN-SEAFDEC Member Countries; Fisheries Subsidies;
SPS; CITES; Eco-labelling; etc.
Since then, SEAFDEC has always gone step ahead to continuously clarify its regional requirements for fish trade and its related issues by means of Regional Consultations, where the ASEAN Member Countries and SEAFDEC identify and discuss on the issues of common interest. Convening of such consultations has produced recommendations to aid ASEAN- SEAFDEC member countries in dealing with these international issues and initiatives.
2. PROGRAM