1. Endangered Seas Programme 1 OECD Workshop on IUU activities Paris, 19-20 April 2004 What data do NGOs have? Dr. Simon Cripps Director - Global Marine Programme WWF-International Switzerland

2. Endangered Seas Programme 2 Approach to Presentation Role of NGO's Steps to eliminate IUU Examples of NGO contributions re. Information to fulfill steps Recommendations to the Taskforce The bigger picture Conclusions

3. Endangered Seas Programme 3 Role of NGOs Agents provocateurs Public pressure Setting a high bar Brokering solutions behind the scenes Preparation of advocacy material / briefs Focussing on solutions and outcomes Investigation and intelligence Several points require data / intelligence - but commonly for strategic or communications

4. Endangered Seas Programme 4 Steps to address IUU Eliminate flags of convenience Close ports, markets & companies FOA plan of action to prevent deter & eliminate IUU National legislation Ratify UN Fish Stocks & Compliance Agreements Strengthen RFMOs Strengthen cooperation e.g. MCS

5. Endangered Seas Programme 5 Eliminate flags of convenience e.gs of NGO contributions Revealing tricks of the trade –e.g Patagonian toothfish - COLTO (Pacific Andes) Identifying major offenders and their locus and modus operandi –e.g transshipment - Greenpeace, WWF Reviewing available legislation and gaps –IUCN, WWF, Oceana, TRAFFIC Quantifying extent and impacts - pressure –Greenpeace high seas, WWF / TNC local presences

6. Endangered Seas Programme 6 Close ports, markets & companies For particular fisheries and situations: –Which ports are primary vectors? –What are the trade flows and the pinch-points (e.g. small number of wholesalers)? –Which companies are involved and who are the investors? –Which consumers commonly purchase IUU products? Why? Can they be influenced - how?

7. Endangered Seas Programme 7 National legislation Advocacy and lobbying material Evidence for litigation "Data" & analysis on legal opportunities, existing or new Messages that increase political will –e.g. effect on jobs and incomes –subsidies –trade disparities Local / regional examples –socio-economic effects

8. Endangered Seas Programme 8 RFMOs Varying roles / mandates of RFMOs Varying methodologies for tackling IUU - if at all Varying effectiveness Comparisons / reviews necessary One of few ways to govern the high seas –WWF producing CCRF Analysis, RFMO Scorecard

9. Endangered Seas Programme 9 IUU loopholes Patagonian toothfish –Traffic, COLTO, moratorium, consumer pressure, MSC? Tunas –TRAFFIC, "dolphin friendly" coalition, WWF-MPO High Seas e.g. Indian Ocean Orange Roughy –WWF, Greenpeace, Industry, TRAFFIC Fisheries critically impacting habitat or particular species e.g. turtles, cetaceans, sharks and seabirds –various specialist or regional, local NGOs –forthcoming bottom trawl campaigns

10. Endangered Seas Programme 10 Recommendations to the Taskforce Develop sharp, decisive recommendations to eliminate particular IUU situations. –e.g. WWF Tuna Trans-shipment Case Study Establish 'up-to-date/real time' information collation mechanism Describe the baseline situation Strong focussed leadership by Taskforce Involve stakeholders appropriately and innovatively Work with differing roles and strengths of stakeholders

11. Endangered Seas Programme 11 The Bigger Picture Taskforce - leaders in fisheries management community –problem of IUU in perspective with respect to poorly managed 'managed fisheries' –if IUU were absent, would fisheries be sustainable? –clear opportunity to establish a forum for innovation in fisheries management –piece by piece, steps to elimination identify application of suite of specific tools for those situations. WWF facilitate particular stakeholder engagement

12. Endangered Seas Programme 12 Conclusions Within a framework of a work-plan to tackle IUU there are several steps / approaches Each have data sets required for: intelligence, strategic planning, communications, evidence, advocacy etc Different NGOs have both different areas of interest and hence engagement and approach Many seemingly peripheral data can be of much use - e.g. trade, investment, consumer preference The OECD taskforce can establish a clearing house mechanism for this data and pull all the threads together within defined, implementable themes