OBSERVER STATEMENT SUPPORT FOR REGIONAL ROADMAP CONTRIBUTIONS TO

OBSERVER STATEMENT

SUPPORT FOR REGIONAL ROADMAP

CONTRIBUTIONS TO TUNA GOALS Ø Sustainability Ø Increase value of the catch Ø Create more employment Ø Contribute to food security www. ffa. int/system/files/Roadmap_web_0. pdf.

SUSTAINABILITY SPC workshop to identify tuna stock structure ? ? ? Expected to improve: Ø Stock assessments Ø Management arrangements Ø 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 Ø Combined biomass of all tuna caught by purse-seine is likely to move progressively eastwards towards high seas areas Ø Licence revenue for PICTs from purse-seine. Combined fishing is likely to decrease by 15% by 2050 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: Ø Clusters - industry/govt/science partnerships Ø Added value products = near zero waste Ø Arctic high seas treaty/climate change Next steps: Ø Arctic Circle Assembly & Learning Exchange 2019 (October)

FOOD SECURITY Vanuatu: Expanding the use of nearshore FADs Ø Replaced 35 FADs lost during Cyclone Pam Ø Provided cyclone-proof containers with 40 sets of spare FAD materials Ø Training in: • safe and effective FAD-fishing • data collection using Tails • Analysis of catch data • Post-harvest processing Ø Information and communication materials Funding provided by the Asian Development Bank

FOOD SECURITY Fiji: Integrated Coastal Management Plan (ICMP) Ra Provence Ø FADs deployed at 10 Sites in Ra Province Ø • • 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 Ø Marae Moana planning Ø 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 responsibility cultural perpetuation

ACTIVITIES IN NEW CALEDONIA Ø Support protection and improved management of the Coral Sea Natural Park

ACTIVITIES IN NEW CALEDONIA Ø Optimise the performance of the longline fishery Ø Explore access to premium markets for tuna Ø Increase visibility of certification for longline fishing Ø Support creation of a Marine Innovation Centre