Transcript 10 hampton ofmpii spc

Implementation of Oceanic Fisheries
Conventions in SIDS (OFMP II)
SPC Executed Components
Oceanic Fisheries Programme
• Four sections/strategic objectives
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Stock Assessment & related management advice
Data Management
Fishery Monitoring
Ecosystem Monitoring & Analysis
• Delivery at regional (WCPFC), sub-regional (FFA,
PNA, etc) and national levels
• Capacity building is a cross-cutting objective
• Currently around USD8 million budget, 80% from
projects, 54 staff.
Western Tropical Pacific Warm Pool
Large Marine Ecosystem
Regional – 1.2.1 Climate Change
Forecasts
• Current SPC major work areas
– Development of spatial tuna population dynamics
models with environmental forcing (SEAPODYM,
EU-SciCOFish)
– Interfacing SEAPODYM to climate change model
scenarios to “envelope” medium to long-term
responses of tuna stocks to CC (GIZ)
– Monitoring tuna diet to assess impacts of
environmental variation on mid-trophic levels of
the pelagic ecosystem (AusAID)
Regional – 1.2.1 Climate Change
Forecasts
• Proposed OFMP II Activities
1.2.1.1 Use of SEAPODYM-CC forecast models to examine
sub-regional to national impacts for target species
1.2.1.2 Begin assessment of CC impacts on key bycatch
species of importance for food security
1.2.1.3 Tuna-diet sampling to monitor CC effects on midtrophic levels
1.2.1.4 Analytical report on CC impacts on oceanic fisheries
with recommendations
– Current budget allocation $722,250
• CC and ecosystem modelling
• Travel
National – 3.2.1 Fisheries Monitoring,
Data and Information Management
• Current SPC major work areas
– National monitoring support/regional coordination,
including artisanal fisheries (AusAID Food Security)
– National observer programme support (standards,
observer training, debriefing, trainer development)
(EU-SciCOFish, NZ)
– Data management and associated capacity building
(data audits, TUFMAN support, data processing
support) (EU-SciCOFish, AusAID Food Security, some
programme funding support)
National – 3.2.1 Fisheries Monitoring,
Data and Information Management
• Proposed OFMP II Activities
3.2.1.1 Further development of TUFMAN, including
integration into national IMS and enhanced use of VMS
data for catch and effort estimation
3.2.1.2 Development of comprehensive unloading data
collection
3.2.1.3 Support for national IMS systems, including the
integration of data used for science, monitoring and
management to develop/support national data
warehouses and consolidation of national scientific data
into regional databases
• Current budget allocation $1,177,000
– National monitoring coordination staff/consultant costs
– In-country support
National – 3.2.1 Scientific Support
• Current SPC major work areas (EU-SciCOFish)
– Development and updating of national web pages
– Capacity building in tuna stock assessment and
ecosystem analysis (currently in suspension)
– Country-specific analyses on request (e.g., Fiji
bioeconomic analyses) in support of Tuna
management Plans
– National assessments of regional and sub-regional
management issues (e.g., FAD closure impacts,
environmental impacts on albacore fisheries,
artisanal-industrial interaction potential)
– Briefing of FFA delegates in preparation for WCPFC
meetings
National – 3.2.2 Scientific Support
• Proposed OFMP II Activities
3.2.2.1 National assessments of regional and subregional management issues and country-specific
assessments
3.2.2.2 Provision of advice on scientific aspects of
WCPFC issues
3.2.2.3 Training, especially in stock assessment and
ecosystem analysis
• Current budget allocation $984,400
– Staff/consultant costs
– Training workshops, attachments