1. Coastal Fisheries Management challenges
Moses J Amos, FAME, SPC

2. Presentation Overview
Coastal Fisheries management
Major drivers
Challenges
Threats
Current approach
Key impacts of current approach
New Song for Change
Composition of the new Song
Role of CROP Agencies
Reporting and evaluation of the new Song

3. Coastal fisheries management
Unlike the industrial tuna fishery, there is no regional approach to coastal fisheries management.
Ineffective coastal fisheries management is a real tragedy for the Pacific region.
Failure of the management techniques has resulted in closing down of fisheries to prevent collapse of the resource
Production will not expand in future.
Production will decline and the situation will become worse in the future

4. Major Drivers Population Growth High dependence on Fish
Significant growth forecast in all three regions
Highest in Melanesia
Substantial urbanization – most growth in urban areas
Rural populations in Micronesia and Polynesia likely to decline
Very high consumption
Great dependence in rural areas
Mainly subsistence
Most fish consumed fresh
Fish supplies most animal protein

5. Challenges – Food security Gap
Assume a whole snapper:
25-30 cm or around 250g
Plate size fish
Fish gap within 15 years
115,000 metric t of Coastal fish
460,000,000 pieces of coastal fish

6. Challenges _ Livelihoods
Very important for local incomes - provides around 50% of coastal households with 1st or 2nd source of income.

7. Challenges - Patterns of Economic Development
Many people without jobs will seek income and food security from harvesting of coastal fisheries
“Willingness to compromise tomorrow’s sustainability for today’s food security and income”

8. Threat- Urbanization
Coastal fishery resources are over-exploited, close to urban areas where population creates the greatest demand for fish
Increase population in urban areas
Higher proportion of people not having access to sufficient fish for consumption
More coastal fish shipped in from less populous areas
Exporting urban-type fisheries problems to rural areas

9. Threats – Habitat degradation
Coastal production depends on good habitat
Production decline affected by habitat destruction or degradation
NO HABITAT NO FISH!!

10. Threat – Climate Change
Frequency of tropical cyclones
Rising sea surface temperatures and more acidic oceans impacting on:
coral reefs,
coastal habitats,
growth and survival coastal fishery resources and food webs
Changes in rainfall or sea level impacts migration patterns of fish affecting production levels

11. Current Approach Inshore Fisheries Sub-national Regional Sub-regional
NGOs

12. WHICH MANAGEMENT PATHWAY?

13. Key Impacts of the current approach
Limited coastal fisheries policies backed up by legislation to manage coastal fisheries
Limited budget allocation to Coastal Fisheries management
Limited and unfocused human resources on Coastal Fisheries management

14. New song for Change
A new Song for change from – business as usual – for Coastal fisheries management is urgently needed
The new Song must be sang in harmony by all stakeholders from the same song book.

15. Sustainability of CF Resources
Composition of the new Song for Change for Coastal Fisheries Management
Sustainability of CF Resources
Climate Change
Culture
NCD/Health
Livelihood
Food security

16. The role of CROP Agencies
Council of Regional Organisations in the Pacific
Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS)
Major political initiatives
Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA)
Provide management advice on tuna fisheries and increasing benefits to Pacific island countries from tuna fishing activities
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
Environmental aspects of fisheries
University of the South Pacific (USP)
The School of Marine Studies is involved in a wide range of training.
Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC)
Most aspects of coastal fisheries and scientific research on tuna.

17. Harmonization of CROP Agencies’ roles for coastal fisheries management
SPREP
PIFS
SPC
FFA
USP

18. Reporting & evaluation of the effectiveness of the new Song
HOF9
FFC
SPC CRGA
FFC MIN
PIF/POC
PIF LEADERS

19. Thank you Merci beaucoup