petri suuronen (fao) coral triangle fishers forum, indonesia, 15-17 june 2010
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Coral Triangle InitiativeCoral Triangle Initiative
FAO-GEF Project REBYC II – CTIFAO-GEF Project REBYC II – CTI
Strategies for Trawl Fisheries Strategies for Trawl Fisheries Bycatch Management Bycatch Management
Petri Suuronen (FAO)Coral Triangle Fishers Forum, Indonesia, 15-17 June
2010
• Bottom/shrimp trawl fisheries in high-biodiversity ecosystems produces large quantities of low value fish (bycatch):
‘trash fish’
increasinly juveniles
• Growing concern that trash fish catch is:
threatening sustainability of fisheries
affecting livelihoods and opportunities
decreasing food security
Why worry about Why worry about bycatch? bycatch? Why Why
REBYC II is needed?REBYC II is needed?
Purpose of REBYC II – CTI Purpose of REBYC II – CTI projectproject
• Improve trawl fisheries management and practices
– minimise the catch of juveniles
– minimise discards where such take place
– avoid capture of protected species
– avoid destructive impact on sensitive habitats
– reduce overall footprint of fisheries on biodiversity
• Evaluate costs and benefits– balance between environmental
well-being and human well-being
– win-win-win is the goal
How is this achieved?
• The project will work directly with:
– fishers (small scale and large scale)
– fishing industry (processors, retailers)
– other stakeholders
• The project will engage the private sector to participate in developing and adopting best practices
• The project will assist and facilitate a change and seek a regional consensus !
The project spans over:The project spans over:- Coral Triangle area- Coral Triangle area- South China Sea- South China Sea
The project spans over:The project spans over:- Coral Triangle area- Coral Triangle area- South China Sea- South China Sea
Challenges Challenges
• How to reduce overcapacity and excess effort ?
– a major driver in IUU (Illegal, Unregulated and Unreported fishing)
• Trash fish increasingly important for livelihoods
– aquaculture development a strong economic driver (high demand of feed)
– how to create effective incentives for fishers to reduce trash fish?
– how to increase resilience of coastal livelihoods (in face of conservation pressures)
• The project has a limited budget cannot address all problems!
Potential solutionsPotential solutions
cooperation on zonation and closed areas
self directed fishing effort controls
collaboration in improving fishing practices
alternative feeds for aquaculture
cooperation to improve legislation
We are all working towards the same goal
Strong collaboration with national, regional and global partners is needed!
Benefits to reduce trash fish and Benefits to reduce trash fish and juvenilesjuveniles
• Improvement of productive potential of fish stocks: improved yields in the future larger size of fish
larger economic gains improved food security positive public attitude
• Reduction of the operational costs: improved catch quality and value less gear drag = reduced fuel cost
reduced sorting time of catch
Thank you!Thank you!
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