Regional Fisheries Livelihoods Programme for South and Southeast Asia. End of programme summary results and achievements (August 2013)

1. Regional Fisheries
Livelihoods
Programme for South
and Southeast Asia
Results and
Achievements
August 2013

2. RFLP at a glance

3. Seeking to improve the livelihoods and
reduce vulnerability of small-scale
fishers and their families

4. Fostering more sustainable resource
management practices

5. Funded by Spain
Implemented by FAO

6. Sri Lanka
Cambodia
Taking place in six countries
Viet Nam
Philippines
Timor-Leste
Indonesia

7. Capacity building was at the
heart of RFLP

8. Some 35,500 fishers, family members
and government staff took part in over
1,150 capacity building activities

9. Community members (mainly women)

10. Government staff

11. Fishers

12. All activities sought to provide practical
skills and tangible benefits to those who
participated

13. The sharing of management
responsibility and authority between
local communities and the government
over fisheries resources can play a major
role in their improvement.
RFLP therefore sought to introduce or
reinforce co-management mechanisms
through a number of means.

14. RFLP introduced or reinforced 65
various co-management mechanisms
or bodies

15. In Viet Nam the first ever Fisheries
Associations were formed in Quang
Nam and Quang Tri provinces

16. In Sri Lanka legislation was
changed, Fisheries
Management Committees
formed and the eco-systems
approach to fisheries
management introduced

17. Fisheries and Aquatic Resource Management
Councils were formed or reactivated in the
Philippines

18. Innovative Village Regulations were
introduced in Indonesia as a basis for
marine resource management

19. In Timor-Leste a traditional Tara Bandu
resource management mechanism was
documented for the first time

20. Over 40 resource management
plans were developed and
elements implemented
• Cambodia – Community
Fisheries Area Management
Plans
• Viet Nam – Commune
resource management plans
• Philippines – Coastal and
Fisheries Resource
Management Plans
• Sri Lanka – Fisheries and
Mangrove Management Plans
for 3 lagoons
• Indonesia – Village
Regulations
• Timor-Leste – Tara Bandu

21. Demarcation of community fishing
areas took place
The resource management plans were
implemented in a variety of ways

22. In Cambodia anti-trawling devices have
been deployed

23. In Cambodia community-patrolling
capacity was also increased

24. Illegal nets have been confiscated and
instances of illegal fishing have decreased

25. Illegal traps go up in flames in Viet Nam

26. Fisheries Law Enforcement Teams
supported by RFLP play an important role
in enforcing 3-month ban on commercial
sardine fishing in the Philippines

27. Tara Bandu in Timor-Leste have already
proven effective

28. In many RFLP countries fisher-government
relations have been greatly enhanced

29. RFLP put in place processes and
mechanisms to gather and
generate data and information
about fisheries and small-scale
fishing communities
This will form the basis for informed
fisheries management plans

30. In Timor-Leste an online National Fisheries
Statistics System was launched

31. The first ever national census of fishing vessels
in Timor-Leste

32. 96% of vessels nationwide
registered with details
entered into Google Earth
where they are instantly
accessible

33. A pilot system to report and record data on IUU
fishing using personal locator beacons

34. Boat positions and
incidences of IUU
fishing logged
online in real time
Fishers also use
device to call for
help in emergency
Government plans to adopt
as national system
National Maritime Authority
to be formed to deal with
emergency response

35. Generating bathymetric data through GPS sounders

36. Fishers can find fish, authorities gather data

37. Mapping spots of community interest

38. Fish catch monitoring took place in
Timor-Leste, Cambodia, Sri Lanka

39. Marine resource surveys

40. Marine resource maps provide
vital planning data in the
Philippines

41. RFLP helped improve the
safety of fishers at sea and
the vulnerability of fishing
communities

42. Training and basic
equipment such as life
jackets provided

43. Rescue and safety
techniques

44. Boat building and boat
maintenance skills

45. Basic first aid

46. Outboard engine
maintenance and repair

47. Navigation skills

48. Helping fishers become
‘officially’ licensed in
Viet Nam, Indonesia and
Cambodia

49. Women were involved
in training to help
reinforce understanding
and implementation of
skills by fishers

50. Safety at sea awareness campaigns

51. Leading and
landing lights in
Sri Lanka and
Cambodia
provided
immediate
benefits to
fishers returning
in the dark or
bad weather

52. Accident reporting systems were piloted in Indonesia, Cambodia and Viet Nam
as well as Timor-Leste. In Timor the system revealed the scale of deaths and
injuries from saltwater crocodile attacks.

53. RFLP helped develop a
National Plan of Action for
Safety of Fishers and Vessels
at Sea in Sri Lanka

54. 16 saved from
sinking boat in
Timor-Leste by
using ‘aquapack’
to keep mobile
phone dry which
was used to call
for help

55. Saved in Sri Lanka : diver
remembers RFLP training
when lost at sea; fisher saved
by RFLP lifejacket when
washed overboard

56. RFLP improved the quality of fishery
products and market chains
A wide range of actions to improve
production techniques, product
quality and marketing so as to boost
fishers’ income from their efforts

57. Hygiene and sanitation practices were
improved through training, awareness
raising material and campaigns

58. Post harvest losses were reduced and
incomes enhanced through the
provision of ice boxes and aerators in
Cambodia, Timor-Leste and Viet Nam

59. In Indonesia motorcycle cool boxes allowed fisheries products to be
transported more hygienically, economically and over longer distances

60. Capacity building to improve product
quality took place in all six RFLP countries

61. Producers were trained in new techniques
and gained certification

62. Better processes, product quality, packaging,
certification and marketing lead to increased sales and
income

63. Examples of
improved labelling
for fisheries products
supported by RFLP in
Indonesia

64. Direct marketing efforts boosted sales in
Viet Nam

65. Participation in provincial and national
trade shows in Indonesia drove sales and
boosted confidence of producers

66. Beach access paths in Sri Lanka resulted in
a considerable increased in income for
fishers by facilitating access for more
potential buyers

67. Thuan An port in Viet Nam’s Thua Thien
Hue province was renovated to enhance
hygiene standards

68. Hygiene and management levels at Oeba
fish landing centre in Kupang, Indonesia
were enhanced following an intense
participatory process

69. Previously unused fish landing centers in Timor-Leste were given a new lease of life

70. They became centers for data collection
and sharing, and ice production

71. They were also used for training events so
as to make them more relevant to the
community

72. Strengthening livelihoods

73. Approximately 40 different
livelihoods initiatives were
launched by RFLP.
These will enhance income
opportunities for participants
while potentially contributing
to reduced pressure on
natural resources.

74. A significant amount of community
consultation took place to identify
potential livelihoods options

75. Considerable emphasis was also placed on
business planning and management skills

76. Sewing skills in the Philippines

77. Making bags, hats and underwear

78. Handicrafts in Sri Lanka

79. Small-scale aquaculture in
Indonesia

80. Support to a National
Aquaculture Development
Plan in Timor-Leste
New Zealand will fund the
first phase of implementation

81. Vocational training – IT
skills in Sri Lanka

82. Hairdressing and beauty
culture – Sri Lanka,
Indonesia, Philippines

83. Fibre glass products -
Indonesia

84. IT repair skills - Indonesia

85. Engine repair skills -
Indonesia

86. Fishing product supply
store - Philippines

87. Boat repair and
maintenance - Cambodia

88. Engine repair – Timor-Leste

89. Various fish-based and non-fish
based food products

90. Coconut oil production –
Sri Lanka

91. Coir – Sri Lanka

92. Rice banks – Cambodia

93. Pig raising – Viet Nam

94. Chicken raising – Viet Nam,
Cambodia

95. Home gardens – Sri Lanka

96. Dairy farming– Sri Lanka

97. Sand leeks – Viet Nam

98. Seaweed farming – Indonesia

99. Bio gas – Viet Nam,
Indonesia

100. RFLP boosted financial
literacy and access to
micro-finance

101. Emphasis was placed on raising basic
financial literacy

102. Significant progress made in Sri Lanka

103. Sri Lankan fisheries societies operating at higher professional level
Savings, loan and repayment rates improved
Umbrella organization created
Wholesale loans received
Life insurance for fishers launched for first time
Government requests national replication
of RFLP micro-finance strategy

104. Community based savings groups boost
membership in Cambodia

105. Sharing knowledge between RFLP
countries and wider afield

106. Advisory and lessons learned notes
Anchored FADS
ICT for fishers
Regional knowledge sharing
Support to Asia Pacific Fisheries
Commission (APFIC)
Newsletters
workshops
English
Khmer
Bahasa
Sinhala
Tetum
Publications
Gender
mainstreaming
Anchored FADS
Boat building
Baseline overviews
Online presence
www.rflp.org & Facebook

107. RFLP sought to mainstream gender in all
its activities

108. Gender analysis and
specific strategy

109. Approx 38% of participants in RFLP
capacity building activities were women

110. RFLP successfully increased the
membership and involvement of women in
management bodies such as Fisheries
Associations in Viet Nam

111. Changes to Sri Lanka’s Fisheries Act mean that women can
now sit on co-management bodies

112. Two seats on Fish Finance Network
Association board of directors in Sri Lanka
set aside for women

113. Women became signatories to Tara Bandu
in Timor-Leste in a symbolic step

115. Thank you for your attention!
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