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COALITION CALLS FOR REGIONAL HARVEST STRATEGY TO SUSTAIN YELLOWFIN TUNA IN WESTERN CENTRAL PACIFIC OCEAN (WCPO) 🐟 2 May 2024 - On World Tuna Day, fisheries scientists and policy-makers of Indonesia, the Philippines and Viet Nam urged for a stronger collective vision and regional strategy to secure yellowfin tuna fisheries in the WCPO, which harbours the largest tuna fisheries in the world. “Engagement between Viet Nam, Indonesia and the Philippines on tuna management is not new. We have developed more than ten years of cooperation via the West Pacific East Asia project. This is a logical next step for us to deepen our collaboration and build trust via regular dialogues. Here we can identify and address critical issues that could benefit not just the three countries, but also the wider region and relevant platforms such as Western Central Pacific Fisheries Commission,” said Dr. Hai Duyen Vu, Director of the Capture Fisheries Office in Viet Nam’s Department of Fisheries. Viet Nam is now finalising its first ever national tuna management plan, which takes into account the allocation of fishing quotas and allowable fishing zones. Read more 👉 https://lnkd.in/g8AREaGW --- Photo © Jürgen Freund / WWF #WorldTunaDay

World Tuna Day is a fantastic 🐟 oppor-tuna-ty 🐟 to celebrate the partnership between the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) and our commercial operators who work tirelessly to protect our Commonwealth managed tuna for all Australians to enjoy in the future. Ensuring tuna is sustainably managed in Australian waters, AFMA regulates and monitors the total allowable catch by restricting how many boats can fish, what gear they can use and where. All decisions are based on expert advice and recommendations from fisheries managers, industry members, scientists and researchers. Tuna species, including southern bluefin tuna, albacore, yellowfin, and bigeye are highly migratory. They overlap multiple exclusive economic zones and the high seas. Managing these stocks requires international collaboration and cooperation. AFMA works closely with its regional neighbours through regional fisheries bodies and regional management organisations to sustainably manage tuna in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. To find out more about tuna species caught in Australian Commonwealth waters, visit our website: www.afma.gov.au/species. #tuna #albacore #SouthernBluefin #SBT #yellowfin #bigeye #worldtunaday #sustainablefisheries #responsiblefisheriesmanagement

I had the opportunity to join a group of renowned experts and consultants in fisheries and ocean governance to attend the Regional Workshop on Access Agreements to Fisheries Resources in Coastal Countries Bordering the Atlantic Ocean in Abidjan from 25th to 26th October 2023. This event, organised by the Ministerial Conference on Fisheries Cooperation between African States bordering the Atlantic Ocean (COMHAFAT), brings together heads of regional fishing and aquaculture institutions and organisations in Africa, as well as representatives of ministries fisheries of African countries bordering the Atlantic. A lot foreign fishing vessels Ply most African coastal states without abiding by the rules and regulations of these states, mainly for exploitation of their resources. It is in this context that African coastal states have entered into Fisheries Agreements or Access Agreements with other countries. These Agreements, which generate substantial revenue for them in foreign currency and contribute to the equilibrium of their balance of payment and to the financing of their economy, are also used by coastal States as instruments to regulate access to fishery resources in their territorial waters. These agreements are made with European, Asian or other African countries. There are also fishing agreements with private entities. To this end, ATLAFCO organized a regional Workshop on the theme of “Fisheries Resource Access Agreements of Atlantic Coastal States”. The main objective of this workshop is to assess the conformity of the various fishing agreements concluded by African coastal states, in order to guarantee their effective contribution to the preservation of marine resources and the well-being of local populations.

The emergency closure of the Baltic cod fishery in 2019 was the sad low point of mismanagement of Baltic fisheries. The Low Impact Fishers Europe (LIFE) apex organisation of small-scale, coastal fishers had invited managers, NGOs and other interested parties to a consultation to explore how to stop the desastrous downward spiral. Since 2019 things have not improved. On the contrary. The collapse of cod in the Western Baltic has also been followed by that of herring and sprat as major food of cod.

Alarmingly, nations agreed yesterday to raise catch quotas of Pacific bluefin tuna to the tune of 50% yesterday. This is a clear change in the successful population rebuilding plans on these valuable fish in Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (#WCPFC) and Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC). Accountability.Fish Director Ryan Orgera notes that “The recent alleged increase in stock by the WCPFC has not been subject to outside review and we have no way of confirming the veracity of the figures. This is yet another example of the obfuscation practiced by the International Scientific Committee (#ISC), a secretive body that produces scientific advice for some RFMOs. ISC and RFMOs continue to fail to sustain international fisheries and protect marine biodiversity.” “The world needs to modernize RFMOs,” Orgera adds. “Groups like the ISC, WCPFC, and IATTC need to be fully accountable to a wider range of stakeholders beyond just industrial fishers. Without accountability, there is no sustainability.” #RFMO https://lnkd.in/eHuXczyZ

It is important to address all the drivers that undermine sustainable fisheries management

On 31 July 2019, the European Union and The Gambia signed a new, 6-year sustainable fisheries partnership agreement (SFPA) and associated protocol setting out the fishing opportunities for EU vessels, the financial compensation to be paid by the Union and the modalities of sectoral support to the fishing sector of the Gambia. The current protocol to the fisheries partnership agreement covers the period 31.07.2019 – 30.07.2025 with a financial contribution of €550,000 per year during 6 years, out of which a specific contribution of €275,000 is dedicated to the support of the fisheries policy of The Gambia. This fisheries agreement allows EU vessels from Spain, Greece and France to fish in the Gambian waters and is part of the tuna network fisheries agreements in West Africa https://lnkd.in/dcWPjT6p

Madagascar has recently released its inaugural fisheries transparency report, marking a significant milestone in efforts to enhance openness, democratization, and sustainability within its fisheries industry. The report, developed in accordance with the Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI), offers crucial insights into traditional, artisanal, and industrial fishing activities. It includes previously undisclosed details on laws, regulations, tenure arrangements, access agreements, and assesses transparency based on data accessibility across six thematic areas outlined by the FiTI Standard. ➡️ Learn about Madagascar's crucial steps towards improving Fisheries Transparency 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gYZBV5uC Credit: South Western Indian Ocean Tuna Forum (SWIOTUNA) #FisheriesManagement

Hot off the press!! Mongabay highlights the need for organisations entrusted to conserve fishes on the high seas to change their practice: open your books and conferences to the public. If they did, would it expose the degree to which countries work with industry to protect their export markets in the short term, rather than to ensure a vibrant ocean for future generations no matter the species? Might we work instead to govern catch not by treating fishes as mere commodities who passively await consumption by elites but as fellow beings upon which all life depends? Thanks, Edward Carver, for allowing me to share my expertise about regional fisheries management organisations (RFMOs). Quotes herein. 🐟 🐟 🐟 https://lnkd.in/dWaevz2U

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