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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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GFETW 2014 Regional Cooperation - ICCAT

Christopher Rogers USDOC/NOAA/NMFS

ICCAT Compliance Chair 2008-2013

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Cooperating Parties Chinese Taipei Curaçao Bolivia Suriname El Salvador

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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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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