Implementation of Regional and

Global Oceanic Fisheries

Conventions in the Pacific Islands
Summary of Proposed
SPCImplemented Activities

Project Components
1. Governance: Strengthening of legal and policy frameworks
and performance, including deterring IUU fishing ­ FFA

2. Information for Management: Providing information
for

formulation, implementation and monitoring of the

effectiveness of fisheries and ecosystem conservation

and management measures, including improving

understanding of the impact of climate change ­ SPC

3. Knowledge Management: Increasing understanding
&

awareness across broad sectors of society through greater
stakeholder participation, including in the WCPFC ­ FFA ,

NGOs (with SPC supporting)


4. Project

management ­ FFA (with SPC supporting)




Comp 2: Information for Management
Outcomes
·
Improved information and methods for:
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determining stockspecific and ecosystem impacts of fishing and,
­
for designing innovative and bestpractice management responses
that account for uncertainty

·
Capacity development in fishery and ecosystem monitoring and
science at the regional and national level

...leading to...
·
Improved quality and credibility of advice and decisionmaking
both nationally and at the Commission;

·
Improved monitoring of compliance with national laws and
WCPFC measures

·
improved understanding of the impact of climate change on
conservation and management of oceanic fisheries and the Warm
Pool LME


Comp 2: Information for Management
Outputs
·
2.1 Effective monitoring of national fisheries through regionally
coordinated training and operational support for observers, port

samplers and national coordinators (estimated 300 personnel

trained over 5 years)

·
2.2 Data management systems based on regional standards
installed in 15 SIDS leading to

effective management, reporting

and regional integration of observer, port sampling, logsheet and

unloading data

·
2.3 Scientific support for national and coordinated regional
ecosystembased management of oceanic fisheries by SIDS

through the provision of analytical and modelling services and

associated capacity building

·
2.4 Estimates of climate change impacts on oceanic fisheries and
the associated uncertainties through the 21st
century


Comp 2: Information for Management
Output 2.1 Effective fishery monitoring
­

Coordinated advisory and support service at SPC
(Fishery Monitoring Supervisor)

­ Considerable resources (150K per year) for national
level activities, e.g.

·
Incountry training of various sorts
·
Provision of essential infrastructure and equipment
·
Provision of data management resources
·
Implementation of national fishery monitoring
programmes, e.g. national observer, port sampling

·
Artisanal statistics collection

Comp 2: Information for Management
Output 2.2 Data management systems
­ Further development of regionallycoordinated
data management systems to meet national and

regional needs (consultancy funds)

­ Provides a common platform for data
management to Pacific SIDS to facilitate

data
provision to WCPFC, analysis of national fisheries
and MCS uses (e.g. TUFMAN)


Comp 2: Information for Management
Output 2.3 Scientific support for management
­ Scientific support for nationallevel management,
including capacity building (Fishery Scientist)

­ Development of tools for the evaluation of
management options and strategies at national
and
FFA levels (Fishery Scientist)

­ Ecosystem monitoring through understanding of
trophic dynamics of the pelagic ecosystem (Fishery

Scientist ­ 2 years)

­ Special projects, e.g. Bycatch issues, mitigation, etc
(consultancy fund)


Comp 2: Information for Management
Output 2.3 Estimation of climate change impacts
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Comprehensive climate change modelling to indicate
range of possible outcomes for skipjack, yellowfin, bigeye
and SP albacore stocks and their fisheries under

alternative plausible climate change scenarios (Fishery
Scientist)

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Will utilize linked environmentaltuna modelling platform
(SEAPODYM) developed by OFP and international

collaborators

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Will provide information for vulnerability assessments
and longterm strategic planning of climate change

adaptations

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Information on national/subregional scales and linked to
complementary bioeconomic modelling



Preliminary Climate Change Impacts
Bigeye
Skipjack
1950
1950
2000
2000
2050
2050
2099
2099

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