CRFM Activities in support of

FAD Fisheries Management

initiatives supported by JICA

Prepared by CRFM Secretariat for

CRFM CARIFICO Regional Workshop on FAD management

5 December 2014, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

CRFM’S CONTINUED COLLABORATION WITH JICA

Case studies within CRFM

Japanese experience of the business of fisheries cooperatives.

Challenges on management o fisheries facilities (SPS, operations)

Management tools (cost-benefit analysis, project cycle management}

Practical exercise in use of management tools

Recommendations and next actions

CRFM’S CONTINUED COLLABORATION WITH JICA

Case studies within CRFM (various aspects of fisheries management system, e.g. legal/ regulatory framework, data & monitoring, participatory approach, ecosystem approach)

Japanese experiences – coastal management & fisheries cooperatives.

Action planning for addressing specific fisheries management objectives

Recommendations & next actions

CRFM’S COLLABORATION WITH CARIFICO PROJECT

Regional project and agency updates on FAD fishery management (Univ. Florida, MAGDELESA, CRFM-ICCAT cooperation)

Japanese experiences – Okinawa FAD fishery experience (management and development)

Okinawa Environmental Club – NGO operating Okinawa International Centre for training in fisheries extension & more

CARIFICO project review

CRFM’S COLLABORATION WITH CARIFICO PROJECT

Review of FAD fisheries development & management (country reports)

Supporting activities of partner organizations and projects (CRFM, MAGDELESA, CLME+, JICA, UWI, WECAFC, Univ. Florida project)

Technical reviews & discussions – FAD technology, co-management, marketing, resource management

Way forward, including recommendations for continuing joint regional Working Group on FAD fisheries & WECAFC Management Recommendation

CARIFICO OFFICE

CARIFICO Staff housed at the CRFM Secretariat

CRFM’S PELAGIC WORKING GROUP (PWG) 2014

REVISED

TERMS OF

REFERENCE

MORE SPECIFIC ROLES FOR

EACH PARTY SCIENCE +

MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS

FADS

Working Group on

ICCAT

ALL PELAGIC SPECIES

Literature review of FAD fisheries statistical management across CRFM Member States

Considered findings & recommendations.

Considered options for start up of FAD fisher log book system

(start with few fishers, start with basic data)

CRFM’S PELAGIC WORKING GROUP (PWG) 2014

Logbook active fisher participation in data collection

integral part of participatory approach

St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Grenada reported

that they have engaged a few fishers for catch/ effort

data recording, & St. Lucia is to initiate such

participation.

Need for efficient awareness building among fishers

before implementation

Proposed that countries select a small group of fishers

(in the initial stages) to work with the logbooks, then

expand.

Data collection form being kept simple for maximum

cooperation & cost-effective for printing.

CRFM PWG - KEY FINDINGS & CONCLUSIONS

A draft fisher logsheet – CARIFICO Project Directors’ meeting (October 2014)

Based on the recommendations from the Directors’ meeting and other

suggestions received, a second draft was developed that considered:

Literacy levels of fishers - minimize required writing; identify species

graphically

Need for countries to customize specific fields accordingly (e.g. landing site,

fishing area/FAD location, gear type)

Inclusion of section for fisher financial record-keeping – fisher to keep copy of

records submitted to Fisheries Department

Transparency and accountability in administrative record-keeping – issuance

of logbooks

CRFM PWG – THE LOG BOOK RECOMMENDATION

X

Vessel name and number

Date

FAD/fishing location

Fisher Name

Financial

•Fish price

•Cost of fishing

Weather & Sea State Conditions

Gear used & hours fished

Departure and Landing Sites

Catch (number of fish and weight) by species

THE LOG BOOK RECOMMENDATION – key data requirements

THE LOG BOOK RECOMMENDATION – ongoing revisions

Member States tasks

Customize logsheets to suit local situation

Print logbooks - develop strategy for sustaining

use

Train fishers

Develop electronic database

Test logbook system and modify accordingly

Validate logbook data

Computerize logbook data

Report monthly to CARIFICO Project on progress

of logbook system

Submit logbook catch and effort data to CARIFICO

Project and CRFM Secretariat for review

Analyze data at Annual Scientific Meeting –

provide management, statistics and research

recommendations

CRFM Secretariat tasks

Finalize logsheet

Develop guidelines for

completion of logsheet

Develop powerpoint

presentation for fisher

training

Share above information with

Member States

Facilitate data analysis at

Annual Scientific Meeting

THE LOG BOOK RECOMMENDATION – NEXT STEPS

JAN –MARCH 2015

CRFM’S ONGOING COLLABORATION WITH JICA

Secretariat Staff currently working on FAD fishery logbook

A Work in Progress....