“Fisheries livelihoods provide increased incomes for all rural families through effective community economies thereby reduce poverty in coastal communities through sustainable collective actions. “

1. Stichting Our Source Csardasstraat 4, 6544RX, Nijmegen, The Netherlands Chamber of Commerce:343 83 886 Tel: +31 (0) 243 555 604 www.oursource.org

2. Our Source is about promoting sustainable sector developmentto reduce poverty of fish producers and establish a more equitable distribution of value chain benefits. Our Source aims to help bridge the frequently observed gap between small scale fisheries & aquaculture production with the rest of the value chain. Our Source does so by supporting the scale up of existing and newly developed projects targeting market barriers and financial restraints that limit the production and sale of sustainable seafood. It seeks to encourage sustainable management of fisheries and aquaculture production through incentives and support provided through the value chain.

3. Sustainable Resources Triggering Fishery Improvement Programs (FIPs), co-management plans, monitoring, controlling destructive gear, catch controls. Finance Infrastructure, meeting market demands, access to microfinance, green finance (finance that meets ESD goals), community finance funds (e.g. Fair Trade premiums), insurances, building stronger community (cooperative) lending schemes. Market demand Market development plan (how to get in and develop), assisting companies to clarify needs and goals (CSR and procurement), connecting people and companies, establishing virtuous chains, keeping abreast of market changes and demands Market access requirements Meeting legal requirements,supply chain (IUU, catch monitoring, certification and labelling), product specifications

4. CURRENT: PROJECT BASED Aceh community development in capture fisheries, meeting international requirements. (Indonesia) Developing an equitable market for pole and line tuna. (Global) CURRENT: FEASIBILITY STUDIES Certification model for capture fisheries. (Global) Community finance for Sumatra tilapia. (Indonesia) Micro finance for the aquaculture sector in Aceh. (Indonesia) CURRENT: RESEARCH How can market based certification systems positively benefit coastal communities (Global) CURRENT: TRAINING/COACHING Market Access Requirements to enter the EU. (Asia)

5. FUTURE DIRECTION Focus on Asia Pacific, seafood production improvement via trade, public/private partnerships 5 YEAR VISION Market driven sustainable trade is improving seafood sustainability in the Asia Pacific region

6. SYSTEMS Facilitating the development of systems that support growth in the number of sustainable seafood projects in the region Actions 1.1 Assist the development of incentive programs 1.2 Work with banks and other lending institutions to develop criteria to guide seafood sector development 1.3 Ensure harmonisation between the criteria used to promote sustainable seafood by public, private and development organisations 2. MARKETS Facilitating growth in demand from companies and others in the region for sustainable procurement and lending Actions 2.1 create the engine room amongst the industry groups (via roundtables etc) for increasing demand for sustainable seafood 2.2. work with existing demand centres for sustainable seafood to increase investment in certification and improvement

7. 3. PRODUCERS Acting to catalyse interest from fishers, farmers, companies and others who want to access sustainable markets and finance Actions 3.1 Actively linking incentive schemes, finance availability and improvement schemes on a project basis 3.2 Working with existing contacts to develop projects to a stage where they are economically attractive 3.3. Conduct and fully document feasibility studies to optimise economic returns from sustainable use.

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