7th GEF Biennial International Waters Conference in Barbados Presentation on Session II: Reporting back from breakout session by Rhodes University

1. [ Slide Title ]
7th Biennial GEF International
Waters Conference
Bridgetown, Barbados
Targeted Workshops
Economic Valuation as a Tool to
Bridge the Science-Policy Gap
Session II: Reporting back from breakout session
NAME, Rhodes University

2. KEY OUTCOMES FROM THE BREAKOUT GROUPS
• Three groups found it useful, providing a good context
for further discussion in the next session
• One group found although useful, it was fairly rigid,
perhaps too linear for todays application, and the context
of the application – putting it into the big picture
• With indirect effects social issues became very important
• A lot of discussion on stakeholders to be included
• The same sectors in different geographical areas have
very different issues
• In practice one would information on all the sectors and
interactions before making specific management
recommendations

3. Selecting New or Modifying
Management Measures
Agree on Broad
Objectives for Fishery
Implement
Select Optimal
Measures
Consider Costs & Benefits
of Management Options
for all Objectives
Identify Issues
For Action
Prioritise Issues
Consider Management
Measures to Address
Priority Issues

4. A Simple Scoring Approach as
an Example

5. The Angolan Artisanal Fishery – Broad
Objectives
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Maintain biomass of important at productive levels.
Minimize impact on juvenile or undersized fish.
Minimize impacts on threatened, protected species.
Minimize impacts on coastal communities and ecosystems.
Maintain or increase the supply of good-quality fish to the
population.
Contribute to poverty alleviation through the increase of
opportunities for employment
Increase equity in the distribution of employment and income
Maximize the contribution of the fishery to the national
economy, especially coastal provinces

6. Cost-Benefit of By-catch limits in Angola Trawl Fishery
Objective
Comments / rationale on the Effects of
the Proposed Management Response
Short term
Long term
Minimize impacts of bottom trawl fishery on threatened,
protected or vulnerable species (sea turtles, sharks, marine
mammals, other);
Reduction of by-catch will reduce impact
To contribute to poverty alleviation through the increase of
opportunities of employment in the fisheries extractive sector
and in the fish processing industry in the coastal provinces;
Indirect effect, via recovered stocks
To promote reliable supply of fish products to the population, at
accessible prices;
Indirect effect, via recovered stocks
To promote equity in the distribution of employment and
income among the regions of the country and in the coastal
provinces;
Indirect effect, via recovered stocks
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No effect
Maximize long-term economic benefits from the fishery;
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Indirect effect, via recovered stocks
To promote the development of the industrial productive
fisheries sector;
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No effect
Minimize impacts of bottom trawling on bottom substrate;
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Will contribute via reduction of mortality
Benefit
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Maintain demersal community structure in terms of size
structure and species composition;
Cost
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Will contribute via reduction of mortality
Benefit
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Restore biomass of commercially important demersal species to
optimal levels of productivity;
Cost
Total Cost - Benefit

7. Some Potential Management Actions for the
Angolan Artisanal Fishery
Management and MCS
Bycatch and Gear
Social and Economic Issues

8. Benefit Cost Estimators for EAF
Management Actions – Angolan Artisanal
Fishery