Initiatives Towards Sustainable Tuna Fishing and Food Security in the Pacific Region
Various initiatives and efforts are being undertaken in the Pacific region to promote sustainable tuna fishing and enhance food security. Activities include workshops to improve tuna stock assessments, modelling the effects of climate change on tuna populations, and efforts to increase value and create more employment in countries like Vanuatu. Funding support from organizations like GEF and the World Bank is aiding these sustainability projects. Lessons from countries like Iceland are also being considered to enhance practices in the region.
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CONTRIBUTIONS TO TUNA GOALS Sustainability Increase value of the catch Create more employment Contribute to food security www.ffa.int/system/files/Roadmap_web_0.pdf.
SUSTAINABILITY SPC workshop to identify tuna stock structure Expected to improve: ? ? Stock assessments Management arrangements ? Climate modelling ? Funding provided by GEF via World Bank Ocean Partnerships for Sustainable Fisheries and Biodiversity conservation ?
SUSTAINABILITY Modelling the effects of climate change Skipjack tuna Combined biomass of all tuna caught by purse-seine is likely to move progressively eastwards towards high seas areas Licence revenue for PICTs from purse-seine fishing is likely to decrease by 15% by 2050 Combined Funding provided by GEF via World Bank Ocean Partnerships for Sustainable Fisheries and Biodiversity Source: Senina et al. (2018)
INCREASE VALUE, CREATE MORE EMPLOYMENT SPC FFA PIFS USP Cook Islands Kiribati Palau Solomon Islands Tonga
INCREASE VALUE, CREATE MORE EMPLOYMENT Examples of lessons from Iceland: Clusters - industry/govt/science partnerships Added value products = near zero waste Arctic high seas treaty/climate change Next steps: Arctic Circle Assembly & Learning Exchange 2019 (October)
FOOD SECURITY Vanuatu: Expanding the use of nearshore FADs Replaced 35 FADs lost during Cyclone Pam Provided cyclone-proof containers with 40 sets of spare FAD materials Training in: safe and effective FAD-fishing data collection using Tails Analysis of catch data Post-harvest processing Information and communication materials Funding provided by the Asian Development Bank
FOOD SECURITY Fiji: Integrated Coastal Management Plan (ICMP) Ra Provence FADs deployed at 10 Sites in Ra Province Training in: safe and effective FAD-fishing methods data collection using Tails organizing fishing cooperative groups business planning for approaching lending agencies Funding provided by the Asian Development Bank
ACTIVITIES WITH COUNTRIES Cook Islands Marae Moana planning Developing a Natural Currency Standard to gain premium prices for tuna i.e. a production standard that uses market incentives to reward fisheries that prioritize the flow of benefits to a country environmental sustainability social cultural perpetuation responsibility
ACTIVITIES IN NEW CALEDONIA Support protection and improved management of the Coral Sea Natural Park
ACTIVITIES IN NEW CALEDONIA Optimise the performance of the longline fishery Explore access to premium markets for tuna Increase visibility of certification for longline fishing Support creation of a Marine Innovation Centre
