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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
[email protected] 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
[email protected] Phone: 1 301 427 8350 Fax: 1 301 713 2313
