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Regional Cooperation - ICCAT Christopher Rogers USDOC/NOAA/NMFS - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Regional Cooperation - ICCAT Christopher Rogers USDOC/NOAA/NMFS - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
GFETW 2014 Regional Cooperation - ICCAT Christopher Rogers USDOC/NOAA/NMFS ICCAT Compliance Chair 2008-2013 Cooperating Parties Chinese Taipei Curaao Bolivia Suriname El Salvador ICCAT Recommendations/Resolutions Management
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ICCAT Recommendations/Resolutions
- Management objective is Maximum Sustainable Yield
- 150 active measures as of 2012
- Trend from simple conservation measures to inclusion
- f companion monitoring and control requirements
- Increasing specificity and accountability
- Centralization of data management
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Scientific Report 2012 – Bigeye Tuna
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East Atlantic/Mediterranean Bluefin
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East Atlantic/Mediterranean Bluefin
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ICCAT Independent Review -2008
- Panel reviewed performance relative to
convention objectives
- Management of bluefin tuna and regulation of
farming unacceptable
- Recommendations -
– develop binding allocation criteria – apply fully the rules and control measures – develop a strict penalty regime
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ICCAT Compliance Evaluation
Need Method Process Conclusions
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ICCAT Compliance Evaluation
Need
Data Reporting – Stock Assessment Conservation Measures Monitoring, Control and Surveillance Measures
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ICCAT Compliance Evaluation
Data
Catch/Effort by Gear/Area Size distribution/Species Composition/Bycatch Needed to support stock assessment and development of management advice Issues: incomplete assessments/non-specific advice/poor management decisions
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ICCAT Compliance Evaluation
Conservation Measures
Catch/Effort Limits Gear/Area Restrictions Size Limits/Seasons Needed to maintain/adjust fishing mortality rate Issues: overharvest/small fish/season+area violations
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ICCAT Compliance Evaluation
MCS Measures
Observers/VMS/Capacity Controls/Vessel Lists Port Inspection/Catch Documentation Needed to Ensure Compliance with Conservation Measures Issues: Incomplete Implementation; Lack of Accountability; Developing States Capacity
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ICCAT Compliance Evaluation Method
Measures Specify Content/Format/Timelines Reporting/Notifications to Secretariat Reports by Secretariat to Commission Reports/Inquiries by Other Parties Allegations by Independent Groups
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ICCAT -Centralized Data Management
- ICCAT Record of Vessels
- ICCAT Record of BFT Farming Facilities
- ICCAT Record of BFT Traps
- ICCAT Record of Ports
- Record of authorized BFT joint fishing operations
- IUU Vessels List
- Regional Observer Programme (transhipment)
- Regional Observer Programme (bluefin tuna)
- ICCAT Joint Scheme of International Inspection
- Stat. Doc. Program Validation
- BFT Catch Document Scheme (Electronic Pilot Phase)
- BFT Monthly Catches
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ICCAT Compliance Evaluation Process
Measures on Procedures/Potential Actions Individual Contracting Party Review Cross-Examination in Committee Consideration of Responses Recommendations for Corrective Actions
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ICCAT Compliance Evaluation Results
Improved Implementation of MCS Measures Reductions in Overharvest & Unreported Catches More Complete Data Available to SCRS Better Quality Stock Assessments/Advice Exclusion of IUU Product From Markets
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ICCAT Compliance Evaluation
Costs incurred by both Secretariat and CPCs
- Secretariat – information technology
infrastructure, database management, staff, communications, analysis, reports
- Contracting Parties – domestic programs as
above, logbook programs, observer programs, VMS programs, dockside and at-sea enforcement, and ICCAT user fees (ROP)
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ICCAT Compliance Evaluation
How to Measure Benefits?
- Secretariat – Potential administrative cost savings
attributable to improved compliance with reporting deadlines and formats?
- SCRS – Potential cost savings for workshops if data
more complete and timely?
- Contracting Parties/Industry – Increased allocations as
stocks recover; higher prices for legal product when IUU product excluded; lower enforcement costs with centralized data management and reduced capacity
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Regional Organization Performance
- Organizational performance depends on
contracting/cooperating party commitments
- Consistent enforcement needed within respective
coastal zones and for flag vessels on High Seas
- Clear standards (allocations, vessel limits, VMS
and observer programs) facilitate compliance evaluation and applying corrective measures
- Centralized databases may lower overall costs
and increase the effectiveness of national enforcement programs
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