1. TDW10: 25-29 April 2016, Noumea, New Caledonia
Fisheries Monitoring
Small-Scale Fishing Vessel Registration
TDW10: April 2016, Noumea, New Caledonia

2. Fisheries Monitoring
How many small-scale fishing vessels (SSFV)?

3. Fisheries Monitoring Small-Scale Fishing Vessel Registration
Our aim → to enumerate the total number of vessels targeting tuna
The ‘Vessel Identification’ form does this
To consider other stakeholders - two month consultancy
Received in December, available through SPC’s digital library

4. Fisheries Monitoring Why implement a SSFV Registration #1 Sea-Safety
then fishery management indictors (baseline data, unique vessel identification, target fishery)
Increasingly, post-disaster needs assessment
Others …HIES reconciliation, employment figures etc

5. Fisheries Monitoring On your marks… It’s where to start
Enumerate and identify your vessel
Map your vessels
So how to start…

6. SSFV Registration Report Summary - Way forward
Stakeholders – identify all stakeholders and engage with them. (Coastal, Maritime)
Clear objectives – State your objectives and encourage other stakeholders to do so
Clear structures – local description; what vessels, what data, how it will be collected and by whom
Legislation – drafted up and in place.

7. SSFV Registration Summary - Way forward
Detailed Structure – documented data and monitoring details
Implementation and system management
Enforcement (can be supported by data collectors).
System review with all stakeholders

8. SSFV Registration Systems Identification Features Vessel Ownership
Vessel Name
Identification Features
Vessel Ownership
Licensing / Permit
Fishery Management Questions
Sea Safety
Non-vessel fishing

9. SSFV Registration Of note Lack of consultation
Legislation – FFA and CFP
Resources and training
One size does not fill all …
Implementing fees can hamper engagement by fishers
→ Take the opposite approach, recognise SS fisher’s contribution to food security etc. and support them – lotteries

10. SSFV Registration Take home message
Work with other National State-holders
SPC / FFA ready to provide more support
Read the report  !