FAD fisheries management in the Caribbean - a CARICOM/ CRFM - Japan cooperation initiative

1. CRFM Activities in support of
FAD Fisheries Management
initiatives supported by JICA
Prepared by CRFM Secretariat for
CRFM CARIFICO Regional Workshop on FAD management
5 December 2014, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

2. CRFM’S CONTINUED COLLABORATION WITH JICA
 Case studies within CRFM
 Japanese experience of the
business of fisheries
cooperatives.
 Challenges on management o
fisheries facilities (SPS,
operations)
 Management tools (cost-benefit
analysis, project cycle
management}
 Practical exercise in use of
management tools
 Recommendations and next
actions

3. CRFM’S CONTINUED COLLABORATION WITH JICA
 Case studies within CRFM
(various aspects of fisheries
management system, e.g.
legal/ regulatory framework,
data & monitoring,
participatory approach,
ecosystem approach)
 Japanese experiences –
coastal management &
fisheries cooperatives.
 Action planning for
addressing specific fisheries
management objectives
 Recommendations & next
actions

4. CRFM’S COLLABORATION WITH CARIFICO PROJECT
 Regional project and agency
updates on FAD fishery
management (Univ. Florida,
MAGDELESA, CRFM-ICCAT
cooperation)
 Japanese experiences –
Okinawa FAD fishery experience
(management and development)
 Okinawa Environmental Club –
NGO operating Okinawa
International Centre for training
in fisheries extension & more
 CARIFICO project review

5. CRFM’S COLLABORATION WITH CARIFICO PROJECT
 Review of FAD fisheries
development & management
(country reports)
 Supporting activities of partner
organizations and projects (CRFM,
MAGDELESA, CLME+, JICA, UWI,
WECAFC, Univ. Florida project)
 Technical reviews & discussions –
FAD technology, co-management,
marketing, resource management
 Way forward, including
recommendations for continuing
joint regional Working Group on
FAD fisheries & WECAFC
Management Recommendation

6. CARIFICO OFFICE
CARIFICO Staff housed at the CRFM Secretariat

7. CRFM’S PELAGIC WORKING GROUP (PWG)  2014
MORE SPECIFIC
ROLES FOR
EACH PARTY
REVISED
TERMS OF
REFERENCE
SCIENCE +
MANAGEMENT
FUNCTIONS
FADS
Working
Group on
ICCAT
ALL PELAGIC
SPECIES

8. CRFM’S PELAGIC WORKING GROUP (PWG)  2014
 Literature review of FAD fisheries statistical management
across CRFM Member States
 Considered findings & recommendations.
 Considered options for start up of FAD fisher log book system
(start with few fishers, start with basic data)

9. CRFM PWG - KEY FINDINGS & CONCLUSIONS
 Logbook  active fisher participation in data collection
 integral part of participatory approach
 St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Grenada reported
that they have engaged a few fishers for catch/ effort
data recording, & St. Lucia is to initiate such
participation.
 Need for efficient awareness building among fishers
before implementation
 Proposed that countries select a small group of fishers
(in the initial stages) to work with the logbooks, then
expand.
 Data collection form being kept simple for maximum
cooperation & cost-effective for printing.

10. CRFM PWG – THE LOG BOOK RECOMMENDATION
 A draft fisher logsheet – CARIFICO Project Directors’ meeting (October 2014)
 Based on the recommendations from the Directors’ meeting and other
suggestions received, a second draft was developed that considered:
 Literacy levels of fishers - minimize required writing; identify species
graphically
 Need for countries to customize specific fields accordingly (e.g. landing site,
fishing area/FAD location, gear type)
 Inclusion of section for fisher financial record-keeping – fisher to keep copy of
records submitted to Fisheries Department
 Transparency and accountability in administrative record-keeping – issuance
of logbooks

11. THE LOG BOOK RECOMMENDATION – key data requirements
X
Vessel name and
number
Date
FAD/fishing
location
Fisher Name
Financial
•Fish price
• Cost of fishing
Weather & Sea
State Conditions
Gear used &
hours fished
Departure and Landing Sites
Catch (number of fish
and weight) by species

12. THE LOG BOOK RECOMMENDATION – ongoing revisions

13. THE LOG BOOK RECOMMENDATION – NEXT STEPS
Member States tasks
 Customize logsheets to suit local situation
 Print logbooks - develop strategy for sustaining
use
 Train fishers
 Develop electronic database
 Test logbook system and modify accordingly
 Validate logbook data
 Computerize logbook data
 Report monthly to CARIFICO Project on progress
of logbook system
 Submit logbook catch and effort data to CARIFICO
Project and CRFM Secretariat for review
 Analyze data at Annual Scientific Meeting –
provide management, statistics and research
recommendations
CRFM Secretariat tasks
 Finalize logsheet
 Develop guidelines for
completion of logsheet
 Develop powerpoint
presentation for fisher
training
 Share above information with
Member States
 Facilitate data analysis at
Annual Scientific Meeting
JAN –MARCH 2015

14. CRFM’S ONGOING COLLABORATION WITH JICA
Secretariat Staff currently working on FAD fishery logbook

15. A Work in Progress....