the code of conduct for responsible fisheries (ccrf)
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Overview of CCRF & implementation efforts.TRANSCRIPT
The Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries
(CCRF)
Fisheries Department FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION
OF THE UNITED NATIONS
Scope of presentation - for Session V. - GEF IW Conference:
Overview of CCRF & implementation efforts
– World fisheries: context (facts/issues)
– The Code of Conduct (CCRF)
– CCRF - Implementation
– Outlook - suggestion
– Barg, FAO
World FisheriesFor human consumption: fish = 18% of all
animal protein consumed
World trade of fish: more than US $ 50 billion/year; half by developing countries; more important than tea, coffee
Total production: = 117 million tonnes (mt)
capture fisheries = 86 mt = 74%(marine = 67 %;
inland = 7%)aquaculture = 31 mt = 26%for human consumption = 79% (rest = reduced)
World Fisheries: Major Issues
Contribution to food security– food supply and human nutrition
Poverty alleviation and rural development– livelihoods of small scale fishing & farming
communities
Sustainable development – conservation and management of
resources
World Fisheries: Major Issues
Over-fishing & excess capacity of fishing effort
Environmental effects of fishing: habitat degradation
By-catch, discards
Environmental impacts (pollution, habitat
degradation) ON fishery resources: inland waters, also coastal waters
The Code of Conduct for Responsible
Fisheries(FAO, 1995)
The CCRF: Its Origins
FAO Committee of Fisheries meeting 1991: call for more responsible practice, better management
1992 Cancún Conference on Responsible Fishing called on FAO to prepare a Code of Conduct
Technical Consultations 1992-1995 lead to adoption of CCRF by FAO Conference Member Governments
The CCRF: Its Goals
sustainable benefits from fisheries in terms of food, employment, trade and economic well-being for people throughout the world
provides principles and standards applicable to the conservation, management and development of all fisheries
The CCRF: Its Structure
Articles of the Code
– Art. 1: Nature and scope
– Art. 2: Objectives of the Code
– Art. 3: Relationship with other International
Instruments
– Art. 4: Implementation, Monitoring and Updating
– Art. 5: Special Requirements of Developing
Countries
– Art. 6: General Principles
The CCRF: Its Structure
Articles of the Code
– Art. 7: Fisheries management
– Art. 8: Fishing Operations
– Art. 9: Aquaculture Development
– Art. 10: Integration of Fisheries into Coastal Area
Management
– Art. 11: Post-Harvest Practices and Trade
– Art. 12: Fisheries Research
CCRF : ActorsAll members and non-members of FAO,
Fishing entities, sub-regional, regional and global organisations, governmental or non-governmental,
and
All other interested stakeholders concerned with fisheries resources and fish trade
CCRF: ImplementationFAO Technical Guidelines for Responsible Fisheries
CCRF: Implementation
• Numerous initiatives at national levels– awareness raising, better practice,
planning, legislation,
• Monitoring, reporting and discussions – FAO Committee of Fisheries (COFI)– Regional Fishery Organisations / Fishery
Commissions
CCRF: Implementation issues
• Building institutional capacity
• Coping with social stress and costs
• Finding optimal transition pathways
• Selecting optimal mix of measures
• Mobilising participation
• Protecting small-scale fisheries
• Capacity building ; training; human resource development
• Insufficient technical assistance and financial resources
CCRF: ImplementationFAO support to Technical & Policy
consultations on:– Eco-labelling – Sustainability Indicators – Fisheries Monitoring– Property Rights in Fisheries Management– Seabirds; Sharks; Management of Fishing
Capacity.– Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated
Fishing
CCRF: ImplementationMajor Projects
– Sustainable Fisheries Livelihoods Programme
Western Africa (UK)
– Research & Fisheries Management in Lake Tanganyika
(Finland)
– Reduction of environmental impact from Tropical
Shrimp Trawling (- GEF support)
– Sustainable Management of Bay of Bengal Large
Marine Ecosystem (- GEF support)
CCRF: ImplementationMajor ProjectsInter-regional Programme for the Assistance to
Developing Countries for the Implementation of the CCRF, components :– Monitoring, Control, and Surveillance (MCS), and
Scientific Advice for Fisheries Management (Norway)
Components awaiting support:– Compliance Agreement; Statistics; Fishing Operations;
Resource Surveys; Policy, Planning and Management; Fleet Restructuring Policies; Post-Harvest Practices & Trade; Support to NGOs
CCRF: Implementation
International Consensus-building: next major
FAO Expert Meetings:
– Economic Incentives and Responsible Fisheries (incl. subsidies)
– Strategies & Investment Needs for the Transition to Responsible Fisheries in Asia
– Management of Shared Stocks
– Reduction of Fishing Capacity
– Responsible Fisheries in the Marine Ecosystem
CCRF: ImplementationEnhancing Major Information Resources -
Facts, Strategic Advice and Networking for Sustainable World Fisheries:
– FAO FISHSTAT PLUS Data Base– UN Atlas of the Oceans– FAO Fisheries Atlas– FAO Fisheries Global Information System
(FIGIS)– GLOBEFISH markets and trade– ONEFISH - Internet Portal for Fisheries
Research
Outlook: CCRF - Call for support
The FAO Conference called on States, International Organisations, whether Governmental or Non-Governmental, and all those involved in fisheries to collaborate in the fulfilment and implementation of the CCRF.
The FAO Fisheries Department welcomes continued co-operation in support of implementation of the CCRF.
Outlook: CCRF - Call for support
In Your GEF International Waters Projects, please,
THINK OF
FISH and FISHERIES
INVOLVE
“FISH PEOPLE”