Other Issues
· National coordination
· Identification of Project activities/ OFMPII branding
· GEF awareness of the Project
· indicators
· Long term capacity building
· Links to Pacific Plan and Millenium Development
Goals
· Gender
· "One size fits all" problem
· The WCPO tuna fishery as a Cash cow
· Project activity sustainability/exit strategy
Issues Raised
Design/Budget implication
Capacity Building Ensure national capacity-building is identified as the highest strategic
priority
Inter-Country
Emphasise opportunities for inter-country (South-South) cooperation
Exchanges
check the Attachment scope/budgets
Maritime
Include a specific response support for inter-country collaboration &
Boundary
perhaps a review of the fisheries aspects to identify a mechanism for
Delimitation
enhanced FFA/SPC/SOPAC collaboration
More national/ in- Reflected in the design in terms of reduced focus on regional workshops
country activity
and increased budget for national scientific work, national monitoring,
national policy/legal/MCS work etc, and more focus on in-country support;
ensure that it is explicit
SPRFMO
Include support for Pacific SIDS relating to SPRFMO, especially for
national-level activities
Observers
Depending on the outcome of other proposals, increase activities for
strengthening national observer programmes, especially in the early
years.
Seamounts
Important Gap
Bycatch
Document Outline