SouthEastAsia Fishers for Justice Pepe Tanchuling Coordinator

Reality Given in Fisheries Common Property, Open Access Management System Most traded Agricultural Product, Biological Limits, Carrying Capacity Most Vulnerable Sector on Changing Climate Concentration of Poorest Population Precautionary Principle

WTO - Non Agricultural Market Access Current Issues in NAMA -Deeper cuts for developing countries than developed countries (so where is the S and D for smaller economies?) -Tariff cuts now linked with flexibility—meaning the greater flexibility you invoke, the greater tariff reduction you will need to do and vise versa --Anti-concentration—is the current provision in NAMA that will essentially prevent countries from producing all supply chain inputs

Regional and National Trade Agreements (ASEAN) 0 – 5 % tariff by 2015 Harmonization of product procedures and standards Integration to global economy Single market Predictability of the Market RECIPE for Trade Liberalization

Implications Government Promotion of High Value Fish Species through Aquaculture and Marine culture….heavily dependent to trash fish from capture fisheries De link small producer to the processing plants, using imported fish for processing and canning plants

Implication Dual Market ( domestic and International market), two product standards Overfishing and Overcapacity Violation of Fishery Rights, Poverty

Aquaculture Expansion Mekong Delta (MCD) Shrimp Aquaculture Catfish Aquaculture

(Fishstat, 2008)‏ Growth of Fishing & Aquaculture production in Indonesia ( ) KIARA.

a. Kejahatan lingkungan: Pesisir Lampung Citra Satelit 1982 Sekitar 80% mangrove musnah Industrial aquaculture expansion and mangrove degradation KIARA.

WHAT HAS HAPPENED? Where are the fish? Fish Density T / km

Action Domestic Subsidy Fish Trading based on Biological Limits Prioritize development of coastal fisheries, addressing food security and sovereignty Improve Post Harvest Facilities at the village level Realize Preferential Rights of Fishers on Coastal Fisheries