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 Curaçao Bolivia Suriname El Salvador

ICCAT Recommendations/Resolutions • Management objective is Maximum Sustainable Yield • 150 active measures as of 2012 • Trend from simple conservation measures to inclusion of companion monitoring and control requirements • Increasing specificity and accountability • Centralization of data management

Scientific Report 2012 – Bigeye Tuna

East Atlantic/Mediterranean Bluefin

East Atlantic/Mediterranean Bluefin

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

ICCAT Compliance Evaluation Need Method Process Conclusions

ICCAT Compliance Evaluation Need Data Reporting – Stock Assessment Conservation Measures Monitoring, Control and Surveillance Measures

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

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

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

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

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

ICCAT Compliance Evaluation Process Measures on Procedures/Potential Actions Individual Contracting Party Review Cross-Examination in Committee Consideration of Responses Recommendations for Corrective Actions

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

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)

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

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

Contacts ICCAT Secretariat Corazón de María, 8. 28002 Madrid, SPAIN info@iccat.int Phone: 34 914 165 600 Fax: 34 914 152 612 Christopher Rogers NOAA/NMFS/Office of International Affairs 1315 East-West Highway, Room 10633 Silver Spring, Maryland 20910 USA christopher.rogers@noaa.gov Phone: 1 301 427 8350 Fax: 1 301 713 2313