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Regional Cooperation in Fisheries Management --- Lessons Learnt & Best Practices Within the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) / Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) Regions Prepared by S. Singh- Renton & M. Haughton

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As part of ACP inter-regional cooperation efforts, CTA supported CRFM to participate in the Technical Meeting of Directors of Fisheries and Aquaculture – African Union Commission HQ, Addis Ababa, 28-29 April 2014. the presentation facilitated a sharing of CRFM best practices and lessons.

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Regional Cooperation in Fisheries Management

--- Lessons Learnt & Best Practices

Within the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) / Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM)

Regions

Prepared by S. Singh-Renton &

M. Haughton

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Presentation Layout

• CARICOM integration process• Caribbean fisheries characterstics• CRFM Structure and process• Major experiences to date, lessons & best

practices• General review

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CRFM States & claimed

maritime space

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Regional Economic Integration: Caribbean Community (CARICOM)

CARICOMCaribbean Community & Caribbean Common Market1973

CARICOM Single Market and Economy 2002Revised Treaty (2002)

CARIFTA – Caribbean Free Trade Association

1965-1974

The West Indies Federation1958-1962

CRFM(2002)

Common Fisheries

Policy

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Fisheries - Strategically Important

1. Direct Employment: up to 182,0002. Foreign trade3. Livelihood opportunities for socio-

economically disadvantaged

4. Food security - protein/minerals/oils/ micro nutrients:

- in rural communities - higher rates of poverty

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Canoe

Pirogue

Keel boats

Moses

Double-ender

CARICOM open boats

Pirogue with long line

gear

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Decked vessels and industrial-scale

Grenada decked pirogue

Local St. Vincent long liner

High Seas long liner – St. Vincent &

Belize

Shrimp trawlers – Suriname

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Fisheries of the CARICOM region – Landing and vending facilities vary in quality

Belize City fish salesfish sales on beach in Dominica

Photo of fisheries complex at Marigot in Dominica

Suriname seabob being landed on ice

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Ministerial Council

Fisheries Forum

CRFM Secretariat

1. ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS - TECHNICAL WORKING GROUPS (a) PELAGIC; (b) REEF AND SLOPE; CONTINENTAL SHELF; (d) DATA, METHODS & TRAINING

2. CARIBBEAN NETWORK OF FISHERFOLK ORGANIZATIONS 3. CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION/ DISASTER RISK

MANAGEMENT STRATEGY AND PLAN4. MONITORING, CONTROL, SURVEILLANCE STRATEGY/

PLAN5. COMMUNICATION & ICT STRATEGY6. WORKING GROUP ON AQUACULTURE7. JOINT RFB WORKING GROUP ON IUU FISHING

POLICY/ LEGAL DOCUMENTATION1) CRFM AGREEMENT (2002)2) COMMON FISHERIES POLICY (2011)3) DECLARATION ON IUU (2010)4) CRFM-OSPESCA DECLARATION + ACTION PLAN (2012)5) POLICY STATEMENT ON EAF (2013)

CRFM IS A MANAGEMENT ADVISORY& REGULATORY BODY

1) OVERALL COORDINATION2) RESOURCE MOBILISATION 3) NATIONAL DATABASE MANAGEMENT4) CAPACITY BUILDING

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1. Improve use of structure and process

2. Role and contribution of Member States can be improved

3. Communication and information flow from Member States can improve

1 CRFM structure and process facilitates Forum and Ministerial Council to meet regularly and react in more timely fashion

2. Structure and process can facilitate meaningful planning and decision-making

CRFM governance process – Lessons & Best Practices

Ministerial Council

Caribbean Fisheries Forum

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Studies, regional workshops, consultations Working groups

Legal Socio-economic Multidisciplinary

CRFM Forum and Ministerial Council (endorsed 2011)

CARICOM Bodies - Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) and Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR), Legal Affairs Committee (LAC)

Caribbean Community Common Fisheries Policy (CCCFP)

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Common Fisheries Policy - Lessons for development

1. Technical meetings took the longest, country positions were not consolidated for long time

2. Communication and education at country level, with stakeholders and with ministers were too slow and incomplete

3. Communication and advocacy remains insufficient at country level for advising Head of govt.

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Common Fisheries Policy – Best Practices for development

1. CRFM Ministerial Council - greater involvement from 2009, visibility and accountability enhanced

2. Establishment and educationof Caribbean Network of fisherfolk Organizations – strengthened the stakeholder voice

3. Improved communication, advocacy, and educational activities for stakeholders and Ministers

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Combating IUU Fishing

Castries Declaration on IUU Fishing -2010 Situation evaluation (2005, 2013) Regional MCS Strategy (2013) Regional Fisheries Prosecution &

Standard Operating Procedure Manuals (2013)

Coordination with Regional / National enforcement agencies (2013)

Working Group on IUU fishing (2014) – joint with FAO/WECAFC

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Combating IUU Fishing – Lessons & Best practices

1. Improve quantitative Data & Information base

2. Need stakeholder education and support to strengthen Monitoring, Control & Surveillance

3. Better cooperation with police, coastguard and judicial system

4. Good legislative provisions for procedures and punitive measures are necessary

1. Good communication and networking among agencies within country allows for more rapid response and more effective results

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Annual Scientific Meetings

1. Statistics, data analysis & management advice

2. Several technical Working Groups (by resources, data, methods, training)

3. Annual Meetings & publcations

4. Internationally recognized

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Annual Scientific Meetings-Lessons & Best Practices

1. Manage use of external consultants

2. Data and information must improve over time

3. Potential for ‘on the job training’

1. Keep process under review

2. Regularity of activities

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CRFM- fisherfolk partnership1. Empowerment &

Involvement of fishers

2. Close collaboration for 10 years focused on capacity building – funding from CTA and Member States

3. Establishment of Caribbean Network of Fisherfolk Organizations (CNFO)

a) significant growth

b) Participate formally in organs of the CRFM

c) Advocacy on behalf of fishers

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CRFM- fisherfolk partnership – Lessons & Best practices

1. Need to minimize the adminstrative and travel burden for stakeholders

2. Process of national network building takes more effort.

1. Regional Network can reach out to national networks, and build new partnerships.

2. Involvement of regional network in most CRFM activities has helped to build trust and mutual respect

3. Continued interactions have strengthened fisherfolk understanding of the challenges and they are contributing to working out solutions

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Communication & ICT Strategy1. Endorsed by Ministers 2013

2. Strategic shift to great use of communication and information sharing tools, such as video-conferencing, social networking, online collaboration tools for document preparation, editing, data analysis; use of smart-phones

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Communication & ICT Strategy: Lessons & Best Practices

1. Training of trainers is important and support for continued training

2. Accommodate for all publics to be engaged

3. Lead by practicing what you preach – use, don’t abuse tools and people’s time

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Human Resource Development

SIDS - Human Capacity Challenge• Training at all levels• Achieved through regional workshops,

fellowships, short-courses & universities level

• Key partners: – United Nations University– IOI/Dalhousie University– University of Florida– University of the West Indies, – University of Belize, – University of Wollongong

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Human Resource Development – Lessons & Best Practices

1. Opportunities need to be widely advertised throughout sector, and linkages with other sectors should be made

2. Systems need to allow persons to use their skills – otherwise skills lost and staff become frustrated

3. Beneficial impacts of private sector training , especially fisherfolk – have made immediate use of their new skills

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CRFM Lessons in general

SIDS - human & institutional limitations, limited economic base,

1. Regional integration & cooperation is imperative 2. Improved governance - fundamental requirement for

long-term sustainable use of fisheriesa) participation & effective communicationb) Transparency & accountabilityc) Rule of lawd) Clear responsibilities and decision-making processe) Monitoring and review

3. Gaps in legal and regulatory frameworks

4. Enforcement and compliance is still weak

5. Strong leadership is needed

6. Financial sustainability is a challenge

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CRFM Best practices in general1. CRFM structure & process – a model for regional

governance & cooperation

2. Success in working with policy makers & fishers and other regional fisheries bodies (WECAFC and OSPESCA)

3. Significant improvement in communication

4. Annual scientific meetings have achieved international recognition

5. Kept under review the approaches to building the science base

6. Provision of capacity-building opportunities for all groups (public and private sector)

7. Planning for the future: climate change resilience, ecosystem approaches, aquaculture, post harvest technology, combating IUU

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Serving Caribbean Fisheries

Thank You!