SWIOFP Component 4 - Assessment and sustainable use of pelagic fish Mid term review of planned activities Maldives, March 2011

Progress: Year 1 Jul 2008 – Jun 2009 Activities PlannedCompleted/Comments Regional Data Gap Analysis Production of nine country reports on available data and on status of pelagic fisheries Completed in August 2009 by all NCC-4 Production of a Regional data Gap Analysis Report Report completed in December 2009 through consultancy. Submitted to RMU 1. Collection and analysis of existing data.

Progress: Year 1 Jul 2008 – Jun 2009 Activities PlannedCompleted/Comments East Madagascar, Mauritius and Mascarene Ridge (Dr. Fridtjoff Nansen (80 days) - Small Pelagics - ASCLME Completed from August to November 2008 Acoustic and pelagic Trawl survey / coupled with pelagic LL (ASCLME – SWIOFP) North Mozambique channel (20 days) - Small and large pelagics - ASCLME Completed in December Ship-based surveys and data collection to assess the potential of new and existing fisheries.

Progress Year 2 Jul 2009 – Jun 2010 Activities PlannedCompleted/Comments Retrospective analysis of historical data (small pelagics: fisheries, research cruises, acoustics) Not Completed TOR still to be developed. Activity postponed to year 3 and 4 1. Retrospective Analysis of Existing Data

Progress Year 2 Jul 2009 – Jun 2010 Activities PlannedCompleted/Comments Acoustic and pelagic trawl Surveys for small pelagics (5 planned) North Mozambique (15 days), ASCLME - SWIOFP Completed in August 2009 West Madagascar (38 days), ASCLME - SWIOFP Completed in August October 2009 Comoros and North Mozambique Channel (28 days), ASCLME- SWIOFP Completed in October 2009 Mauritius and South Mascarene Ridge (Dr. Fridtjof Nansen (20 days) Not Completed. Vessel not available. Activity postponed to year Tanzania and Kenya (MAFUNZO 20 days) Not completed. Vessels not fitted with necessary research equipment. Activity postponed to year Ship-based surveys and data collection to assess the potential of new and existing fisheries.

Progress Year 2 Jul 2009 – Jun 2010 Activities PlannedCompleted/Comments Acoustic and pelagic trawl Surveys for small pelagics (3 planned) Seychelles and North Mascarene Ridge (MAFUNZO 15 days) Not completed. Vessels not fitted with necessary equipment. Activity postponed to year Ship-based surveys and data collection to assess the potential of new and existing fisheries.

Progress Year 2 Jul 2009 – Jun 2010 Activities PlannedCompleted/Comments Experimental longline surveys and PSAT tagging/ biological data collection (4 surveys) Mauritius (Wet lease, 15 days) Not Completed. Unable to find a suitable LL research vessel South and Central Mozambique (Wet least, 25 days) : Commercial longliner and French surveys (FFEM) Completed in April 2010 Algulhas (Wet lease, 12 days) FFEM Postponed to year 3 North West Seychelles (Wet least RV L’AMITIE, 15 days) Cancelled as a result of security threats posed by piracy 3. Studies on migration and movement of selected large pelagic species (including sharks).

Progress Year 2 Jul 2009 – Jun 2010 Activities PlannedCompleted/Comments FAD fisheries and Development in 5 SWIOFP member countries (COM, KEN, MAD, MOZ, SEZ) Workshop on Planning of FAD Activities Completed in December 2009 Procurement, building and Deployment (2 FAD’s for 5 countries) Procurement process initiated but not completed. Delay to get quotations from suppliers. FAD Research (for 8 countries) Research Equipment procured for Mauritius and Comoros but no tagging experiment undertaken 4. FAD Fisheries development

Progress Years 3/4 Jul 2010 – Jun 2012 Activities PlannedCompleted/Comments Retrospective analysis of historical data (small pelagics: fisheries, research cruises, acoustics) Not Completed TOR still to be developed. Has to be aligned with consultancy work under component 1. Retrospective analysis of surveys data (National consultancy in each country) Not Completed TOR still to be developed 1. Retrospective Analysis of Existing Data

Progress Years 3/4 Jul 2010 – Jun 2012 Activities PlannedCompleted/Comments Acoustic and pelagic trawl Survey (2 planned) Mauritius and South Mascarene Ridge (Fridtjof Nansen,18 days) Postponed from year 2 - Completed in December 2010 Tanzania and Kenya ( 18 days) Postponed from year 2. Identification of an appropriate vessel has been initiated. Survey Protocol is in preparation. 2. Ship-based surveys and data collection to assess the potential of new and existing fisheries.

Progress Years 3/4 Jul 2010 – Jun 2012 Activities PlannedCompleted/Comments Experimental longline surveys and PSAT tagging/ biological data collection (4 surveys) Aguhlas - ILL & PSAT ( South African longliner 12 days). Postponed from year 2. Completed in October 2010 ILL & PSAT (SWIOFP - MADE Comoros Mayotte 12 days) Cancelled due to piracy threats ILL Training Reunion (MAD, COM, MAU,SZ, KN, TZ, MZ, SA), 7days FFEM Completed in March 2011 PSAT Training (MAD, COM, MAU,SZ, MOZ, KEN, TZ) 7 days, wet lease SWIOFP - South African Vessel Schedule led in March but not completed. To be rescheduled depending on availability of South African Vessel 3. Studies on migration and movement of selected large pelagic species (including sharks).

Progress Years 3/4 Jul 2010 – Jun 2012 Activities PlannedCompleted/Comments Experimental longline surveys and PSAT tagging/ biological data collection (8 surveys) ILL & PSAT (MAU, SZ, 21 days) participation SWIOFP scientists Scheduled for Feb - March Need to be redeployed between Mauritius and Madagascar ILL & PSAT North MOZ Channel, (MAD, COM, MOZ) 24 days, SWIOFP (wet lease SWIOFP) Scheduled for September 2011 but will depend on evolution of piracy threat ILL & PSAT (KEN + TZ) 15 Days, wet lease SWIOFP Scheduled for August 2011, but will depend on evolution of piracy threat ILL & PSAT (National SA, East Algulhas) 12 day Scheduled for September Studies on migration and movement of selected large pelagic species (including sharks).

Progress Years 3/4 Jul 2010 – Jun 2012 Activities PlannedCompleted/Comments FAD fisheries and Development in 5 SWIOFP member countries (COM, KEN, MAD, MOZ, SEZ) Procurement, building and Deployment (2 FAD’s for 5 countries) Supplier chosen Materials ready to be dispatched. Awaiting payment of 2 nd Installment. ToR for deployment experts to be produced by Mid April 2011 FAD Research (for 5 countries) Preparatory mission competed in Comoros (May 2010) Fish Tagging work started in Mauritius (October Colonization studies completed in Seychelles in March FAD Fisheries development

Progress Years 3/4 Jul 2010 – Jun 2012 Activities PlannedCompleted/Comments FAD fisheries and Development in 5 SWIOFP member countries (COM, KEN, MAD, MOZ, SEZ) Socio-economic survey on FAD fisheries (2 phases planned, before and after deployment –FFEM) Partially completed (50%). First phase completed in March Second phase planned in 2012 Catch Assessment Survey: training and provision of guideline and templates To be done onsite by FAD deployment expert. 4. FAD Fisheries development

SUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES/ PROGRESS Activities Planned 8 cruises planned 6 completed 1 cancelled (Seychelles North Mascarene) Piracy threats 1 in preparation ( Kenya – Tanzania) 75% Completion 1. Acoustic and pelagic trawl Surveys for Small pelagics

SUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES/ PROGRESS Activities Planned 12 cruises planned 4 completed 3 cancelled 5 in preparation for year 3 and 4 33 % Completion 2. Studies on migration and movement of selected large pelagic species (including sharks).

Constraints and Solutions ConstraintsProposed Solutions RCC-4 and NCC-4 committed in many projects plus other National Commitments Institutions should allocate more time to civil servants involved in SWIOFP. Threat of piracy in some areas of the SWIO Focus effort in areas not at risks. South Mozambique, South Madagascar, Mauritius, Reunion and South Africa Difficulty in sourcing suitable vessel willing to operate in risky areas Recruitment of a Cruise coordinator in late 2010 assisting in sourcing Delay for funds to be transferred from RMU Lengthy procurement process (3 quotes)Single sourcing should be encourage Lack of responsiveness / continuity from NCC4s on requests by RCC-4 Improved commitment of NCC-4 and enhanced communication within MNU

Conclusion Minimum 80% of the planned activities is expected to be completed by end on 2012