1. Coral Triangle Fishers Forum IINovotel Lami Bay, Suva, Fiji18-20 June 2012 SESSION 4.2 Combating IUU Fishing throughthe Coral Triangle Initiative Ann Mooney (NOAA)
[email protected] 2. Coral Triangle Fishers Forum II Novotel Lami Bay, Suva, Fiji 18-20 June 2012Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs,Fisheries, and Food Security (CTI)Multilateral partnership to safeguard Coral Triangle Region’s marine & coastal biological resourcesInitiated 2007 by Indonesian President YudhoyonoLaunched May 2009, when CT6 heads of state signed CTIThe Coral Triangle is the hotspot of marine biological diversity,shared within the waters of Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New declaration & launched CTIGuinea, Timor-Leste, the Philippines, and the Solomon IslandsImage: www.uscti.org Regional Plan of Action 3. CTI VISION Improved Management of Biologically and Economically Important Coastal and Marine Resources and its Associated Ecosystems that Support the Livelihoods of Peoplesand Economies in the Coral Triangle R1. Regional and national platforms strengthened to catalyze and sustain integrated marine and coastal management in the Coral TriangleNOAA’s focus w/in IR1.1 Policies developed US CTI Results and advancedIR1.2 Institutional capacity andFramework collaboration strengthenedIR1.3 Learning and informationnetworks strengthenedIR1.4 Public and private sectorconstituencies engagedIR1.5 Sustainable financing mobilized CTI GOAL 2 EAFM and other marineresources fully applied R2. EAFM improved in CTCTI GOAL 3MPAs established andeffectively managedR3. MPA management CTI GOAL 4CC adaptation measures achievedR4. Capacity to adapt toimproved in CTclimate change improved in CTIR2.1 EAFM framework developed andIR3.1 MPA system frameworkIR4.1 Capacity to apply climate changeendorseddeveloped and endorsedadaptation strategies increasedIR2.2 Fisheries management capacity IR3.2 MPA management capacity IR4.2 Climate adaptation strategiesincreased increased applied in priority geographiesIR2.3 Enforcement capacity increasedIR3.3 MPA effectiveness improved inIR2.4 EAFM applied in priority geographiespriority geographies 4. Coral Triangle Fishers Forum IINovotel Lami Bay, Suva, Fiji18-20 June 2012 CT6/Partner Coordination•Current IUU Group:– CT6 MCS Organizations • Sabah Fisheries, Sabah Parks • Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources • KKP – NOAA Office of Law Enforcement – NOAA Office of General Counsel for Enforcement – US Coast Guard – US Dept. Of Justice – International MCS Network – Australia MCS Organizations•Identify Additional CT6 MCS contacts 5. Coral Triangle Fishers Forum IINovotel Lami Bay, Suva, Fiji18-20 June 2012NOAA-IUU team:Todd Dubois (Assistant Director, NOAA FisheriesEnforcement)Meggan Engelke-Ros (NOAA General Counsel forEnforcement)Frank Giaretto (Pacific Island Division, NOAAFisheries Enforcement)Gregg Casad (US Coast Guard)Ann Mooney (NOAA Fisheries Enforcement) 6. Coral Triangle Fishers Forum IINovotel Lami Bay, Suva, Fiji18-20 June 2012Coral Triangle InitiativeIUU Team Goals – CT6 Participation in International MCS Networks – Integrated Fisheries MCS – Coordinated Regional MCS Operations (where appropriate) – Harmonization of Legal Frameworks/Fisheries Laws – Self Sustained Fisheries MCS Training Program 7. Coral Triangle Fishers Forum IINovotel Lami Bay, Suva, Fiji18-20 June 2012 Monitoring Control and SurveillanceSurveys 8. Coral Triangle Fishers Forum IINovotel Lami Bay, Suva, Fiji18-20 June 2012Goals of the MCS Assessment: Identify Areas of Known orSuspected IUU Fishing Activity Identify Fisheries MCS Capacity andGaps Identify Applicable FisheriesLegislation/Laws and Gaps Identify Fisheries MCS TrainingNeeds 9. Coral Triangle Fishers Forum IINovotel Lami Bay, Suva, Fiji18-20 June 2012MCS Assessment Results (Preliminary)Papua New Guinea Solomon Islands Timor-Leste Philippines Indonesia MalaysiaForeign Vessels Input : rules and regulations Domestic Vessels catch accounting gear closed areas output: rules and regulations electronic monitoringat-seashoreside legal Enforcement System: communication 10. Coral Triangle Fishers Forum IINovotel Lami Bay, Suva, Fiji18-20 June 2012CT6 requests for assistancePapua New Guinea Solomon Islands Timor-Leste Philippines Indonesia MalaysiaForeign Vessels Input : rules and regulations Domestic Vessels catch accounting gear closed areas output: rules and regulations electronic monitoringat-seashoreside legal Enforcement System: communicationForeign Vessels Observer Program: presenceDomestic Vessels 11. Coral Triangle Fishers Forum IINovotel Lami Bay, Suva, Fiji18-20 June 2012 EAFM REX I/II Objective 2: Reduce IUU fishingthrough greater collaboration and increasedenforcement and awareness by 2017 1. Strengthen regional MCS through the RPOA IUU 2. Convene an MCS practitioner workshop (REX) 3. Develop best practices for MCS within CT 4. Develop proposal for Regional IUU informationcentre 5. Analyse markets/trade routes of IUU to/from CT 12. Coral Triangle Fishers Forum IINovotel Lami Bay, Suva, Fiji18-20 June 2012June 2012IUU Team Activities Port State Measures Training 1 (Jakarta) Coral Triangle Fishers Forum-IUUJuly 2012 Legal workshop (Washington, DC)August 2012 Transboundary training (Philippines) Port State Measures Training 2 (tbd) 13. Coral Triangle Fishers Forum IINovotel Lami Bay, Suva, Fiji18-20 June 2012 Impacts of IUU Fishing Worldwide: Up to US$23B lost annually due to IUU activities Economic Resource Social Ecological13 14. Coral Triangle Fishers Forum IINovotel Lami Bay, Suva, Fiji18-20 June 2012Global IUU Initiatives International Monitoring,Control and Surveillance(MCS) Network: – enhanced cooperation – coordination – information collection/ exchange INTERPOL IUU Working Group – Initiated an ad hoc working group on IUU Fishing (Bangkok – March 2012) – Seeking international collaboration on criminal IUU activity International Port State MeasuresAgreement 15. Coral Triangle Fishers Forum IINovotel Lami Bay, Suva, Fiji18-20 June 2012PSM Agreement Objectives • First binding global instrument focused specifically on combating IUU fishing • Intended to combat IUU fishing by eliminating “ports of convenience,” thereby preventing IUU fish from entering the stream of commerce. • Sets minimum standards for effective port state controls 16. Coral Triangle Fishers Forum IINovotel Lami Bay, Suva, Fiji18-20 June 2012Port State Measures Agreement Training
[email protected] Curriculum addresses: • Inspection • Denial of entry into port or access to port services to IUU vessels • Flag State control • Information sharing • Capacity building 17. Coral Triangle Fishers Forum IINovotel Lami Bay, Suva, Fiji18-20 June 2012Opportunities for collaboration between CTFF and CTI-IUU teamInformation sharing network/databasesRelationships/open dialogue outside G to GIdeas?? 18. Thanks!