Small-scale Indonesian tuna fisheries face opportunities and challenges in obtaining third-party certification under schemes like the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) and Fair Trade. While certification could provide market benefits, Indonesian fisheries must overcome challenges like limited data collection and meeting reporting requirements for regional fisheries management organizations. With support from national and international partners to improve traceability, management, and harmonization of data standards, small-scale Indonesian tuna fisheries may be able to capitalize on certification opportunities in the future.

1. Small in scale but big in potential:
third party certification of Indonesian
small-scale tuna fisheries
Deirdre Duggan, Momo Kochen and Aditya Surono
Masyarakat dan Perikanan Indonesia, Bali, Indonesia
(C) Paul Hilton

2. Contents of Presentation
1. Certification schemes
2. Indonesian context
3. Marine Stewardship Council
4. Fair Trade
5. Traceability
6. Outlook

3. Fisheries certification schemes
?

4. Indonesian Context – tuna fisheries

5. Indonesian Context

6. Ministry for Marine Affairs and Fisheries
Where are the other boats?

8. Marine Stewardship Council
Three Principles
1) Stock Status
2) Ecosystem
3) Management

9. Marine Stewardship Council
 8% of MSC certified fisheries from developing countries
 2% considered small-scale
 Currently no Indonesian fisheries

10. Challenges
 RFMO reporting and
measures
 Archipelagic waters status

11. Challenges
Indonesian National Tuna FIP
 Five gears
 Three species
 Data requirements

12. Opportunities
Combined data collection efforts,
National and international support
Neighbouring countries
MSC – Global Fisheries
Sustainability Fund

13. Fair Trade
…a trading partnership...that seeks greater
equity in international trade. ...contributes to
sustainable development by offering better
trade conditions to, and securing the rights
of, marginalised producers and workers –
especially in the South

14. Fair Trade

15. Challenges
?

16. Challenges
?
Long-term vs short term vision

17. Challenges
Chain-of-custody
1st implementation

18. Opportunities

19. Opportunities
Sasi Laut
Premium Fund Incentive

20. Traceability
‘...the ability to access any or all information relating
to that which is under consideration, throughout its
entire life cycle, by means of recorded identifications'

21. Traceability
‘...the ability to access any or all information relating
to that which is under consideration, throughout its
entire life cycle, by means of recorded identifications‘
MSC and Fair Trade have Chain-of-Custody
requirements

22. Traceability
‘...the ability to access any or all information relating
to that which is under consideration, throughout its
entire life cycle, by means of recorded identifications'
AP Investigation,
Benjina, Indonesia

23. Challenges
Highly public food scandals
Less emphasis

24. Challenges
EU, US and other import
requirements -> burden

25. Challenges
Costs and Benefits Infrastructure
Production
lots
?

26. Opportunities
Improving Fisheries Information
and Traceability for Tuna
IUU Fishing
Company Benefits: Quality, market
access, competitiveness, reputation,
waste reduction...
Tally-O

27. Outlook
• National development – national tuna management plan, harvest
control rules, IUU
• International Coastal Tuna Business Forum – TRACEABILITY!
• USAID OCEANS catch documentation
• FIP gaining momentum, FIP coordinator
• Fair Trade expanding
• Fishermen, suppliers and processors becoming more aware

28. Thanks for
Listening 
Masyarakat Dan Perikanan Indonesia
@MDPIndonesia
Small in scale but big in potential: opportunities and
challenges for fisheries certification of Indonesian
small-scale tuna fisheries.
Duggan, E. & Kochen, M. Marine Policy, 2016, 30-39