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Sustainable Markets Project

Kritsana Kaewplang

November 2014

WWF Fishery Improvement Projects

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Fishery Improvement Project = “FIP”

Stepwise approach towards

achieving more sustainable practices

Involves multiple fishery

stakeholders - fishers, corporations,

fishery managers, researchers, NGOs -

to improve fishing practices and ensure

management is appropriate for the

socio-political context

Long-term, multi-year projects that

increase levels of sustainability until

fishery is ready to enter MSC full

assessment

ALL ABOUT FIPS

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Market forces (e.g., suppliers,

retailers, food service, fishing industry,

etc.) motivate improvements

FIP Action Plan with measurable

indicators and an associated budget

Willingness from participants to make

improvements (e.g. MOU, statements

of commitment etc.)

Willingness from participants to make

investments required to improve as

outlined in the work plan and budget

A system for tracking progress

WWF FIP CHARACTERISTICS

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Four stages to WWF FIPs:

Stage 1: Scoping: stakeholders

assess fishery’s performance against

the MSC standard (pre-assessment),

identify potential areas of concern, and

document problems to be resolved

Stage 2: Planning: Developing the

FIP Action Plan from Scoping findings

Stage 3: Implementation:

Stakeholders implement FIP Action Plan

Stage 4: Review: Stakeholders

review and evaluate progress of the FIP

Action Plan

WWF FIP CHARACTERISTICS

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WWF runs FIPs around the world – more planned in ASEAN (see

https://sites.google.com/site/fisheryimprovementprojects/)

Bahamas Lobster

Honduras and

Nicaragua Lobster

Ecuador Mahi Mahi

Peru Mahi Mahi Mozambique

Deep-Water Shrimp

Indian Oil Sardine

Viet Nam Blue

Swimming Crab

Tugur River Salmon

Thailand Blue

Swimming Crab

CURRENT WWF FIPS

Indonesia Tuna

Viet Nam Tuna

Philippine Tuna

https://sites.google.com/site/fisheryimprovementprojects/

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FIP CASE STUDY

Viet Nam Blue Swimming Crab

Species: Blue Swimming Crab (Portunus pelagicus)

Volume: approximately 2,800 mt

Gear: Gillnet; however, some FIP activities also completed for the trap fishery

Location: Kien Giang Province

Stakeholders: WWF, Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, Yueh

Chyang Canned Food, Mai Linh Seafood, Pataya Foods, Phillips Seafood

Vietnam, Department of Capture Fisheries and Resource Protection, Research

Institute of Marine Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development,

Institute of Oceanography, Kien Giang Provincial People Committee, community

fishers.

See Viet Nam Blue Swimming Crab FIP

https://sites.google.com/site/fisheryimprovementprojects/home/vietnam-blue-swimming-crab-fip

Cambodia

Vietnam

Kien Gieng Province

Gulf of Thailand


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FIP CASE STUDY Viet Nam

Blue Swimming Crab

Getting Started

FIP process began in 2009 with

MSC pre-assessment.

Following pre-assessment, FIP scoping document

developed with potential strategies to address identified

deficiencies such as:

Lack of a harvest strategy

Lack of information on stock biomass

Lack of fishery-independent data on species

interactions in the fishery

Lack of precautionary management

Implementation began in September 2010 with Action

Plan finalised



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Blue Swimming Crab

Key Accomplishments

Formal letter of support by Processors and

Peoples Committees

Liaising with other stakeholders to ensure their support for

the FIP

Formation of the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters

and Producers (VASEP) Crab Management Council

Fishery management plan approved by Dep. Agriculture in

2011

Detailed Terms of Reference for specific FIP activities, and a

comprehensive budget



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Blue Swimming Crab

Present Status

Continued implementation of the stock

assessment (including logbook program as one

source of data)

Adoption of harvest control strategies and tools

recommended by the CMC and implemented by

DARD

Application of an ecosystem based approach in

the management of the fishery

Strengthening of the compliance system

Adoption of co-management, alternative livelihood

and education programs



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FIP CASE STUDY

Indonesia Tuna Species: Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis), Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares),

Bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus)

Volume: ~695,000mt (all gear types)

Gear: longline, purse seine, hand-line, pole & line, troll & line, drift gill net, ring net

Location: territorial waters, exclusive economic zone (EEZ), areas beyond

national jurisdiction of Indonesia (Western Central Pacific and Indian Oceans)

Stakeholders: WWF, Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, Indonesian Tuna

Longline Association, various Provincial Fishery Departments, Indonesian Tuna

Commission, Research Centre for Fishery Management, PT. Ocean Mitramas,

Anova

See Indonesia Tuna FIP

https://sites.google.com/site/fisheryimprovementprojects/home/indonesia-tuna-fip


EEZ of Indonesia

Timor-Leste

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FIP CASE STUDY Indonesia Tuna

Getting Started

Began in 2010 with MSC pre-assessment

for seven tuna fisheries covering different

gears and target species

Implementation began in 2011 to tackle

following deficiencies

Lack of governance and national fishery

management objectives

Weak institutional framework

Limited data on stock status, bycatch,

fleet composition, harvest strategies

Lack of compliance with regulations

Negative impacts of fuel subsidies

In addition, WWF helped develop blueprint

for a Tuna Management Plan in 2011



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FIP CASE STUDY Indonesia Tuna

Key Accomplishments

Terms of Reference document for specific FIP

activities for fishery managers

Tuna Management Plan + Action and

Evaluation plan for fishery managers

Cost-benefit analysis of MSC certification for

the fishery

Study on the identification of management

body schemes for the tuna fishery

Facilitation of a national consultation to

develop a draft Ministry Decree of on onboard

observer coverage in Indonesia



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FIP CASE STUDY Indonesia Tuna Present Status

Ministry to adopt Tuna Management Plan

Refining objectives to ensure national and

local priority for sustainable / ecosystem

approach to fisheries management

Capacity building across the range of

implementing bodies

Improve systematic data collection on stock

abundance, fleet composition, stock

productivity and stock structure

Adopting harvest control strategies

Strengthening the legislation on sanctions.

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HOW CAN FIPS HELP SURIMI? Demonstrate

Traceability and Legality

Develop ‘best practice’ traceability system for

fish would significantly contribute to better

management of both target stocks and

bycatch

Reduce IUU fishing

Increase sustainability of fisheries

Increased revenues

More accurate stock assessments

Improve ecosystem based management

plans

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‘a transparent catch and trade

documentation system that ensures that

fish and seafood from licensed operators

can be traced from the time of capture,

through all the stages of transport and

processing, including farming, and on to

the consumer’

About traceability…

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