Coordination and cooperation among RFBs 6th Meeting of the Regional Fishery Body Secretariats Network 9 July 2016 Rome Italy a n example from the Caribbean b y Raymon van Anrooy Secretary ID: 560948
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Multitude of Regional Fisheries Bodies
Coordination and cooperation among RFBs6th Meeting of the Regional Fishery Body Secretariats’ Network, 9 July 2016, Rome, Italy
an example from the Caribbean
byRaymon van AnrooySecretaryWestern Central Atlantic Fishery CommissionSlide2
In the Western Central Atlantic
Active in the region:
ICCAT
CRFMOSPESCAOLDEPESCA
WECAFC
COOPESCAL
IWC
Neigbouring
RFBs:
NAFO
NEAFC
CECAF
SEAFO
ICESSlide3
Overlapping membership & mandatesSlide4
Since 2012 CRFM, OSPESCA and WECAFC collaborate
actively through joint Working Groups
OSPESCA/WECAFC/CRFM/CFMC Working Group on Spiny Lobster (2012)WECAFC/OSPESCA/CRFM/CFMC Working Group on Recreational Fisheries (2012)
CFMC/OSPESCA/WECAFC/CRFM Queen Conch Working Group (2012)CRFM/WECAFC/JICA/IFREMER Working Group on Fisheries
using Fish Aggregating Devices (FADs)
(2012)
CRFM/WECAFC Flying fish in the Eastern Caribbean Working Group (2012)
WECAFC Working Group on the management of deep-sea fisheries
(2012)
CFMC/WECAFC Spawning Aggregations Working Group (2012)
WECAFC/CRFM/IFREMER Working Group on shrimp and
groundfish of the North-Brazil Guianas shelf (2012)OSPESCA/WECAFC Working Group on Sharks (2014) Regional Working Group on IUU fishing (RWG-IUU) (2014)
Advantages:
Cheaper
Avoid duplication
Reduce overlap
Time-effective
Sharing of responsibilities
Increase expert inputs
Increase harmonization of methods and measures
Better sharing of information
Better
coverage
of
important fisheriesSlide5
3 RFBs work together in the Caribbean and North Brazil Shelf
Large Marine Ecosystems (CLME+) & support the implementation of the CLME+ Strategic
Action Programme (SAP
)
3 KEY
PROBLEMS in the CLME area Slide6
CLME SAP:
6 main STRATEGIES
and 4 sub-strategies
S1 –
Protection
of the
Marine
Environment
S2
–
Sustainable
Fisheries
S3
– Inter-
sectoral
Coordination
S4
– EBM,
Reef
Ecosystems
S4a
Spiny
Lobster
Fisheries
S4b Queen
Conch FisheriesS5 – EAF, Pelagic Ecosystem S5a Flyingfish Fisheries S4b Large Pelagics FisheriesS6 – EBM/EAF, Continental Shelf Shrimp and groundfish fisheriesSlide7
10- year endorsed CLME+ SAPSlide8
STRATEGY 2 (
Sust
.
Fisheries
):
GEOPOLITICAL COMPLEXITY
&
SUBSIDIARITY PRINCIPLE
OSPESCA
member
states
DAI
= Data & Information
AAA
= Analysis & Advice
DM
= Decision-making
IMP
= Implementation
RAE
= Review & EvaluationSlide9
STRATEGY 2 (
Sust
.
Fisheries
):
GEOPOLITICAL COMPLEXITY
&
SUBSIDIARITY PRINCIPLE
CRFM
member
states
DAI
= Data & Information
AAA
= Analysis & Advice
DM
= Decision-making
IMP
= Implementation
RAE
= Review & EvaluationSlide10
STRATEGY 2 (
Sust
.
Fisheries
):
GEOPOLITICAL COMPLEXITY
&
SUBSIDIARITY PRINCIPLE
WECAFC
geographic
scope
DAI
= Data & Information
AAA
= Analysis & Advice
DM
= Decision-making
IMP
= Implementation
RAE
= Review & Evaluation
STRATEGY 2 (
Sust
.
Fisheries
):
GEOPOLITICAL COMPLEXITY
&
SUBSIDIARITY PRINCIPLESlide11
Interim
Coordination Arrangement for Sustainable FisheriesSlide12
Interim Coordination Arrangement for
Sustainable FisheriesObjective - Enhance the regional governance mechanisms for sustainable fisheries through the formalization of an interim arrangement to facilitate, support and strengthen the coordination of actions among the organisations for sustainable fisheries in the Western Central Atlantic region.
Areas for collaboration
Priority areas in CRFM-OSPESCA Joint Action PlanJoint Technical Working Groups (e.g. spiny lobster, queen conch, IUU, shrimp &
groundfish
)
Implementation of
CLME+ SAP and CLME+ Project Document actions and activities
related to RFBs mandate and scopeSlide13
RFBs agreeTo work towards harmonization
of their respective policy and legal frameworks for fisheriesTo cooperate on relevant scientific and fisheries management projectsTo establish
reciprocal observer arrangementsTo share reports of their sessions and meetings of their subsidiary bodies and projects
Interim Coordination Arrangement for Sustainable FisheriesSlide14
Interim Coordination Arrangement for
Sustainable FisheriesMemorandum of UnderstandingThree meetings undertaken to negotiate Memorandum of Understanding between RFBs (September, October & December 2015)MOU reviewed by legal departments
(October – December 2015)Three RFBs have done final review and were in agreement with MOU text
signed on Wednesday 27 January 2016 at the CLME+ Project Inception Workshop and First Steering Committee Meeting (Cartagena, Colombia)to facilitate, support and strengthen the coordination of actions among the three RFBs to increase the sustainability of fisheriesSlide15
Priority Areas
Nov-Jan
Feb-Apr
May-JulAug-OctConchDistribution of draft Queen Conch Management & Conservation Plan
National level
consultations
Review and endorsement
of plan at CRFM and OSPESCA governance mechanisms
Review and endorsement at 16 Session of WECAFC
Endorsement of queen
conch management & conservation plan at CITES
COP 17
Spiny LobsterPublication and dissemination of the report of the 1st joint Lobster Working Group meeting Confirmation of OSPESCA Regulation on Lobster and CRFM declaration to be presented to WECAFCEndorsement of the harmonized lobster measures by 16 Session of WECAFCJoint awareness raising campaign on spiny lobster measures Elements of Work Plan of Interim ArrangementSlide16
Interim Coordination Arrangement for
Sustainable FisheriesSlide17
Commission
Scientific Advisory Group (SAG)
Individual and joint
Working Groups, Projects and Capacity Building activities
Ministerial Council
CRFM
Executive Committee
Fisheries Forum
Situation WECAFC , currently (2016) with interim mechanism
OSPESCA
Legal Advisors Group
Executive Committee
Executive Committee
Council of Ministers
WECAFC
Interim Coordination
Mechanism of CRFM, OSPESCA and WECAFC Secretariats
Generation
of scientific/ expert advice
Political review + adoption of advice at Sub-regional level
Review + adoption of advice at Regional level
Technical review of advice at Sub-regional level
Scientific review of advice at regional level
Check of relevance of advice for regional level
Generation
of scientific/ expert adviceSlide18
Through the Interim Coordination Arrangement for Sustainable Fisheries, the 3 RFBS aim to achieve:
Increased sharing of data and information, harmonization of stock assessment methods, etc.
More collaboration between groups of countries with different political, cultural, economic backgrounds in management of shared resources
Reduction in costs and greater resource mobilizationGreater impact of measures taken on the shared stocks and the fisheries in the region Slide19
Concluding remarks
Test phase ongoing
Some successes already: Queen Conch, Flying fish, Spiny LobsterOngoing
developmentsWECAFC members launched in June 2016 process to establish an RFMO in the Western Central Atlantic CRFM in process to be assigned Competent Agency under the Caribbean Community Common Fisheries Policy
CLME+ project pilots on lobster (OSPESCA), Flying Fish (CRFM) and Shrimp (WECAFC
)
Thank you