S
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OUTH WEST NDIAN
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ISHERIES
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(SWIOFP)
NEWSFLASH 18: May 2006
An occasional newsletter to update
p articipa nts in S WIOFP on curre nt
developments.
There has been a flurry of activity to finalise the Project Appraisal Document for
final approval. This has involved considerable negotiations and financial
planning. This newsflash details some of these developments and confirms the
imminent implementation of the Work Plan and Components of SWIOFP.
ADMINISTRATION
The administration of SWIOFP is progressively shifting from IIP in Maputo to KMFRI in Kenya as
the development phase ends and the implementation begins. The secretariat in Maputo continued to
provide administrative and logistic support to SWIOFP, including the arrangements for donor
meetings and financial management. While Ana-Paula Baloi remains the focal point in Mozambique
for the time being, the support of Dominos Gove, newly appointed director at IIP has been of huge
value. Special thanks are due to Sandra Bebe for her assistance as the SWIOFP secretary.
During this transition phase communication in relation to SWIOFP activities can be made to both
Mozambique and Kenyan contacts, as reflected at the end of this Newsflash. The website is currently
being updated and hosted by ORI until the KMFRI operation is in full swing.
PROJECT ACTIVITIES
REGIONAL DONOR WORKSHOPS
7 - 13 February 2006
As the Project Appraisal Document (PAD) evolved it became clear that the available funding was not
adequate to meeting all the activities originally planned for SWIOFP. Before resorting to a cost cutting
exercise it was decided to canvass additional support and seek collaboration with other potential
partners. Accordingly, documents were prepared and a number of the SWIOFP team held meetings in
Nairobi, Dar-es-Salaam and Maputo. This proved to be an exciting exercise and elicited much support,
especially in the very well attended meeting in Maputo. Although additional collaboration and funding
will need to be pursued further, many countries expressed great support for the objectives and work
plan of SWIOFP. It is expected that some of these potential partners will collaborate more closely in
future years.
PROJECT FINANCE REVIEW
Durban March 2006
In order to match the planned activities with available funding, it was necessary to review some of the
tasks and associated costing. This was undertaken at two workshops by a team selected from the
World Bank, Mozambique, Kenya and two project consultants. With the assistance of many others, the
PAD and its components was "trimmed" to more realistically reflect the available funding. This
resulted in deleting Component 5, which involved the expensive aerial assessment of fishing effort.
The schedule of research cruises was also modified in collaboration with the relevant partners and
levels of co-financing.
Accordingly the following summary reflects the final financial situation for individual components:
· Component 1:
Data gap analysis, data archiving and information technology
Total GEF Alternative component cost: US$ 6.3 million out of which GEF financing US$ 1.9 million
· Component 2:
Assessment and sustainable utilization of crustaceans
Total GEF Alternative component cost: US$ 18.8 million out of which GEF financing is US$ 2.9
million
· Component 3:
Assessment and sustainable utilization of demersal fishes (excluding crustaceans)
Total GEF Alternative component cost: US$20.1 million out of which GEF financing is US$ 2.3
million
· Component 4:
Assessment and sustainable utilization of pelagic fish
Total GEF Alternative component cost: US$ 46 million out of which GEF financing is US$ 2.4 million
· Component 6:
Mainstreaming biodiversity in national and regional fisheries management
Total GEF Alternative component cost: US$7.7 million, out of which GEF financing US$ 0.5 million
(Biodiversity activities spread under components 1, 2, 3 and 4 add up to a total of US$2.5 million.
Therefore the total cost for Biodiversity activities consolidated under this component (for clarity) is
US$ 3 million)
· Component 7: Strengthening regional and national fisheries management
Total GEF Alternative component cost: US$10.2 million out of which GEF financing is US$ 2.0
million
Tabulated in summary:
Component
Total GEF
Total GEF
GEF Actual
Alternative
Incremental
OP8 &OP2
1
Data gap analysis, data archiving
6.14
3.33
1.9
and information technology
2
Assessment and sustainable
18.75
3.7
2.88
utilization of crustaceans
3
Assessment and sustainable
20.07
4.6
2.33
utilization of demersal fishes
4
Assessment and sustainable
45.78
5.78
2.38
utilization of pelagic fish
6
Mainstreaming biodiversity in
7.41
0.86
0.51
national and regional fisheries
management
7
Strengthening regional and national
9.61
4.37
2
fisheries management
80.89
22.64
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DATA MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP
The data management systems likely to be used by SWIOFP have been discussed at length during
several previous plenary meetings. These systems now need to be fully investigated and appropriate
training conducted for key national stakeholders. KMFRI, in collaboration with the French delegation
promoting StatBase, have drawn up a tentative work programme for this. In addition, there may be
training on the Medi Meta database, WIOFISH and the South African research data management
systems. Further information can be obtained from Harrison Onganda: honganda@kmfri.co.ke
WIOFISH DATABASE NOW AVAILABLE
A number of the SWIOFP countries have collaborated in the development of a West Indian Ocean
information system and database. This work was conducted under the Jakarta Mandate project of
IUCN and funded primarily by NORAD. The Oceanographic Research Institute (ORI) in Durban has
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been the lead institution in this ambitious project. The basic database was launched on the web in
1May 2006 and provides a huge source of information to benefit SWIOFP. Plans are underway to
generate powerful and web-based extraction routines on all of the 160 different fisheries types
described. [www.wiofish.org ]
STATUS OF MOU
Although the MOU has been subjected to several iterations, some countries have continued to
contribute to its improvement. The final version now needs to be endorsed and most importantly, be
adopted and signed by the participating countries. Without such endorsement the Project can not
proceed. The Grant and Project Agreements reference the MOU and the Bank will not be able to
finalize preparation and seek approval of the Project by the Bank Board of Directors until each
SWIOFP country has signed the MOU.
GRANT AGREEMENT NEGOTIATIONS
There will be one primary Grant agreement between the World Bank and Kenya. Independently, there
will be individual project agreements with the other participating countries, especially those who carry
responsibility for specific Components. The Grant Agreement is currently being negotiated with the
Government of Kenya. As soon as the Grant Agreement is finalized the Bank will officially submit
Project Agreements to each of the other SWIOFP countries. It is essential that participating countries
provide comment back to the Bank on the unofficial drafts of your Project Agreements before the end
of May. Mauritius and Tanzania are acknowledged to have been the most proactive in providing input
into their Project Agreements. France also provided good inputs into the Project Documents.
Contact detail:
Instituto Nacional de Investigação Pesqueira (IIP)
Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute
(KMFRI)
SWIOFP coordinator
Regional Management Unit: SWIOFP
Maputo, Mozambique
Mombasa, Kenya
Tel: + 258 21 490536 / 490307 / 499963
Tel: +254 (41) 471435
Fax + 258 21 492112
Fax: +254 (41) 475157
Email: swiofp@moziip.org
Email: kruwa@kmfri.co.ke.
Web: www.swiofp.org
Web: www.kmfri.co.ke
[Additional information can also be obtained from rudy@ori.org.za ]
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