SPC and the challenges of information dissemination and

SPC and the challenges of information dissemination and exchange in the Pacifc Islands region

5 000 km The Pacific context 10 000 km Equivalent to:

No direct flight connections Noumea - Kosrae Noumea - Tokelau

The last mile problem

One set of information can be presented in many ways

Going digital FAME’s digital library now contains over 10, 000 documents: www. spc. int/fame-digital-library

Maintaining an email alert list to which all new FAME publications are announced cfpinfo@spc. int aymericd@spc. int

Maintaining FAME websites www. spc. int/fame www. spc. int/coastfish www. spc. int/oceanfish

BUT, to reach communities SPC must still rely on Fisheries staff, NGOs, teachers and other local partners to cross the last mile.

Going mobile FAME has recently developed mobile applications • • • Tails On. Board Pac. Fish. ID

Pac. Fish. ID can now display local fish names

How can we make sure the targeted audience is in contact with “our” information? One way is to provide information the targeted audience needs and information we want to publicize in the same package.

Marée. nc, an example of a weather mobile app developed by a private company in New Caledonia

Communication – Using FB Messenger in Vanuatu and Fiji Passing instructions to the team using FB Messenger Sharing pictures of the catch, even if they can’t sample the whole catch Feeding data back to the team of collectors in the communities General banter and chat among the collectors creates a team atmosphere

1 How can we improve information and data dissemination to, and exchange with, communities?

2 Can SPC disseminate data (or information) on behalf of countries? Now that mobile applications and social media are an alternate way to disseminate information, who should be responsible for the data content? What mechanism would be the preferred way to obtain formal authorisation for dissemination?

3 What kind of feedback/reward should we provide to data collectors (and information providers) to motivate them to continue?

Merci aymericd@spc. int