Country Presentation Sri Lanka National and Regional Good Practices in Seafood Traceability in Asia to Combat IUU Fishing H.S.Hathurusinghe Q.C.O. Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources

 Fisheries and Aquatic resources Act, No. 2 of 1996  The above act is to provide for the Management, Regulation, Conservation and Development of fisheries and aquatic resources of Sri Lanka National legislations for traceability

 Amendment to the Fisheries and Aquatic resources Act, No. 2 of 1996 on 06/06/2003 Prohibition of explosives to catch fish  Amendment to the Fisheries and Aquatic resources Act, No. 2 of 1996 on 16/08/2006 Power delegation to NAQDA for aquaculture management  Amendment to the Fisheries and Aquatic resources Act, No. 2 of 1996 on 04/10/2013 Issues High seas operating license according to IOTC/International requirements National legislations for traceability cont…

 Amendment to the Fisheries and Aquatic resources Act, No. 2 of 1996 on 22/11/2013 Further strengthening the governing council, laws related to High seas fishing, Declare management areas, Appoint fisheries management committees, Prepare management plan, agreement of port state measures etc National legislations for traceability cont…

 Amendment to the Fisheries and Aquatic resources Act, No. 2 of 1996 on 02/03/2015 Revision of penalties according to the international requirements  Amendment to the Fisheries and Aquatic resources Act, No. 2 of 1996 on 17/02/2016 Further Revision of penalties according to the international requirements National legislations for traceability cont…

 Fishing Operations Regulations of 1996 Prohibition of catching marine mammals/turtles and prohibition of Push net fishing, Harpooning for mammals, Moxi Net fishing and Gill Net/Trammel Net fishing operations on coral reefs/rocks.  Landing of fish regulations 1997 & its amendmet of % landed fish to be given to Ceylon Fisheries Cooperation at agreed price  Lobster Fisheries Management Regulations of 2000 Particular regulation require a license for lobster fishing and two close seasons (February,march & September), sizes for catching lobster and it prohibits the catching and holding of egg bearing animals.  Government Notification No 1601/36 dated 15/05/2009 Declaration of extensive banned time period, (February, September& October) for lobster fishing by this notification.  Regulation of Landing of Fish (Species of Shark and Skates) Regulations, Landing of above two species without fins and landing of fins only of the above two species are prohibited.  No. 1430/4 dated 30/01/2006 Government Notification The regulations of Fishing boat Regulations, 1980 published in Gazette No.109 of 03/10/1980, and amended by regulations published in gazette No.948/24 of 07/11/1996 are herby further amended as follows; Introduce 26 districts and identification code letters for particular districts for boat registration. Introduce application procedure and requirements for boat registration. National legislations for traceability cont…

 The fishing (Import and Export regulations 2010 Prohibition of dredging at the sea bed /undertake trawling.  The fishing (Import and Export regulations 2010 amended A fee is charged Rs.10/kg of Beche-de-mer (Boiled & dried)  Fish Catch Data Collection Regulations, 2012 Every person who uses a registered motorized fishing boat shall maintain a logbook issued by the Department of Fisheries and Aquatic resources, produce whenever required by the authorized officer, and submit every three months authorized officer is checked. Formats for Catch Certificate for small and large vessels, Process statement to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal Unreported and unregulated fishing Formats are introduced here. National legislations for traceability cont…

 Fishing gear marking regulation No. 1 Of 2015 Fishing boat shall mark all fishing gear including all types of gill nets, surrounding nets, aggregating devices, fish traps, Jakotu and all types of long lines.  These regulations may be cited as Implementation of Satellite based Vessel Monitoring system (VMS) for High Seas fishing boats National legislations for traceability cont…

 Implementation of Port state Measures to prevent IUU fishing Regulations 2015 Fish landing, Transshipments, Maintenance and port services by foreign fishing boat in designated and declared port of Sri Lanka. Port state inspection Procedure also included here.  These regulations may be cited as minimum standards for the citizen of Sri Lanka engaged in fishing operations in foreign flagged fishing boats 2015 National legislations for traceability cont…

1Multy-day Boats HS 1565 Multy-day Boats EES Inboard Single Day Boats - IDAY Outboard Motor FRP Boats - OFRP 23,160 4 Motorized Traditional Boats - MTRB 2,340 5 Non-motorized Traditional Boats - NTRB22,800 Total Marine Fishing Fleet53,270 7 Beach Seines Inland Fishing Fleet 9,130 Fishing Fleet (Operating Boats) 2015

High seas operating vessels  Registration  Operating license  VMS  Gear marking equipment  De hookers, line cutters etc.  Log Book  Radio call sign  No IUU activities are recorded  Skipper license Are main requirements and check before departure by fisheries officers are attached to fishery harbours. Then coast guard & NAVY also check before departure,

 DFAR Office at BIA for 24 hours as mainly fresh fish (more than 80% tuna) is exported 1.Simplified catch certificate less than 40ft 2.Normal catch certificate Over 40ft CDS

1.Implementation of log book data reporting system 2.Monitoring of HS operating vessels by VMS 3.Inspection of vessels at frequently at landing 4.Observer programme for over 44ft boats To prevent IUU fishing

 RFMO work closely with Sri Lanka is the IOTC. Sri Lanka was a member of IOTC from 13 June 1994 and work very closely for fisheries management in the region. At the request of IOTC/EU recently revised the Fisheries and Aquatic resources Act, No. 2 of 1996 and made regulations extending its authority to control high sea fishing. RFMO

 Regulatory framework for the Fisheries Resources management is well established under DFAR  Fish quality and safety regulations are well in place for the export fish products (HACCP,GMP and SSOP mandatory requirements for fish products processing establishments)  As the CA DFAR recognizes its well established network of 15 coastal district offices and 148 Fishery Inspectors Divisions at 22 fishery harbours and landing sites in addition to the Headquarters in Colombo BIA for the implementation of resource management activities. Strength

 Logbook is not well practice for small boats(OFRP) at landing site level.  Funding and technology is not available to fulfill the requirements to improve traceability practices for small boats. Weaknesses

 Continues awareness creation on new fishery management regulations and the new technology on fish harvest, handling and food safety aspects is a timely very important.  Data collection, analysis and recording methods should be developed and there must be the facility to enter data, monitor evaluate online/ electronicaly at every Fishery inspector level to maximize the efficiency and the accuracy. Recommendations

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