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Regional Fishing Vessels Record: a Primary Tool to Reduce the IUU Fishing in Southeast Asian Region
Get PDFThis is brochure of the Regional Fishing Vessels Record (RFVR
Final Program Report: Impacts and Lessons Learned
Get PDFThe USAID Oceans and Fisheries Partnership (USAID Oceans) was a 5-year project initiated in May 2015 as a partnership between the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC), and the Coral Triangle Initiative for Coral Reefs, Fisheries, and Food Security (CTI-CFF). It was developed to respond to the devastating environmental, economic, and human impacts of illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing across Southeast Asia.
Catch documentation and traceability (CDT) efforts in Southeast Asia’s fisheries have historically been paper-based and limited to large, commercial companies, presenting challenges in compiling, analyzing, and using data to document and trace fish catch and inform fisheries management practices. Electronic catch documentation and traceability (eCDT) systems alleviate these challenges, particularly when they include small-scale fishers, whose numbers greatly exceed large-scale fishing vessels. Supporting the development, testing, and scaling of eCDT systems was a key component of USAID Oceans’ work. eCDT systems document key information about seafood products and allow them to be traced throughout the supply chain. eCDT systems provide a way to ensure seafood is legally caught and properly labeled, support national fisheries management, and allow countries to comply with national, regional, and international seafood regulations and import requirements.
USAID Oceans focused on four technical areas—strengthening eCDT systems; using eCDT to better regulate fishing and curb IUU practices; developing strategic public-private partnerships that capitalize on innovative technological expertise; and integrating human welfare and gender considerations throughout all activities for more equitable supply chains. By focusing on these areas, the project sought to develop and expand financially sustainable eCDT systems to priority biodiversity areas in the Asia-Pacific region; strengthen human and institutional capacity to conserve marine biodiversity; and enhance partnerships for sustainable fisheries management.
Over five years, USAID Oceans piloted seven eCDT tools that tracked nearly 2,000 metric tons of seafood within the supply chain in Southeast Asia. The project supported the development of legal instruments and capacity building to improve management of over 100 million hectares of biologically significant areas and promote gender equity in fisheries.
Throughout the implementation period, USAID Oceans learned numerous lessons about challenges, best practices, essential stakeholders, and key issues in Southeast Asia’s seafood industry. This report shares these lessons and provides recommendations for regional, government, and NGOs to continue working towards regional and global objectives to ensure a legal, fair, and sustainable seafood industry.
More work is needed to continue refining these systems. As these systems are scaled, they must also be tailored to contextual needs of various countries and stakeholders. Ultimately, national eCDT systems must provide integrated solutions and fisheries managers must have the capacity to compile and analyze eCDT data and apply these data to improve fisheries management, conserve biodiversity, protect human rights, and ensure sustainable fishing practices.
While USAID Oceans has made progress in each of these areas, there is still more to be done. The project looks to partners to carry forward this essential work. USAID Oceans hopes this report will serve as a guide for ongoing efforts to strengthen regional cooperation to combat IUU fishing, promote sustainable fisheries, and conserve marine biodiversity in the Asia-Pacific region
Learning Site Experience and Lessons Learned: Bitung, Indonesia
Get PDFThis report documents lessons learned, recommendations, and next steps from USAID Oceans and Fisheries Partnership’s experience developing and testing cutting-edge seafood traceability systems; implementing sustainable fisheries management plans; empowering women and promoting gender equity; and bringing together government and industry to ensure seafood traceability in the project’s Bitung, Indonesia learning site
Technology Impacts: Business Benefits of Electronic Catch Documentation and Traceability Technologies
Get PDFUSAID Oceans has worked closely with public and private sector stakeholders to identify, design, and develop suitable tools that establish connectivity in remote and at-sea areas; provide mechanisms for data collection and transmission through the entire supply chain; and offer value-added user benefits, such as communication, safety, and business tools. USAID Oceans collaborated with fellow USAID program, the Seafood Alliance for Legality and Traceability (SALT), to share these impact studies with members of the global community interested in learning more about how traceability technologies can be implemented to offer a range of benefit to businesses, members of the supply chain, and supporting government partners
The Hidden Half, Part II – Gender Research in Southeast Asia’s Fisheries (Vietnamese Subtitles)
No full textFishing is traditionally thought of a man’s profession, but in Southeast Asia women make up more than 50% of the fisheries supply chain. Despite their important role, women’s work often goes unseen. This video provides an introduction to conducting gender-specific research in Southeast Asia’s fisheries. While the video features communities and workplaces in Southern Mindanao, Philippines, it represents many of the gender roles and challenges women experience throughout the region and research tools and techniques that can apply throughout the region. Learn more about women’s roles in Southeast Asia’s fisheries in “The Hidden Half, Part I – Women’s role in Southeast Asia’s fisheries.
Report of Field Survey of Fisheries Refugia Profile and Land Site in Kampot Province.
Get PDFThis report is under the SEAFDEC/UNEP/GEF Project on “Establishment and Operation of a Regional System of Fisheries Refugia in the South China Sea and Gulf of Thailand”Report of Field Survey of Fisheries Refugia Profile and Land Site in Kampot Province was conducted by Fisheries Administration, at Kampot province on 16-17 March 2020. The activities aimed to collect data of fisheries refugia profile and landing site in Kampot province from 16 to 17 March 2020, funded from SEAFDEC/UNEP/GEF. The activities attended by five people, two leaders, and three officers from Department of Fisheries Conservation and one officer from Fisheries Administration Cantonment in Kampot and 6 participating in doing the field survey in Kampot province.UNEP/GE
Report of Local Consultation Meeting to Elicit Stakeholder Input to the Draft Guideline on Marine Fisheries Refugia Establishment and Operation
Get PDFThis report is under the SEAFDEC/UNEP/GEF Project on “Establishment and Operation of a Regional System of Fisheries Refugia in the South China Sea and Gulf of Thailand”Local Consultation Meeting to Elicit Stakeholder Input to the Draft Guideline on Marine Fisheries Refugia Establishment and Operation was conducted by Fisheries Administration, on 14 August 2020. The meeting aims to collect inputs from all participants to get good guidelines for effective implementation in coastal areas. The meeting was attended by 11 participants from Fisheries Administration, Department of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries, Fisheries Administration Cantonment in the coastal province, and Department of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries in Preah Sihanouk province.UNEP/GE
Report of Coordination of Fisheries Refugia Project Activities
Get PDFThis report is under the SEAFDEC/UNEP/GEF Project on “Establishment and Operation of a Regional System of Fisheries Refugia in the South China Sea and Gulf of Thailand”Coordination of Fisheries Refugia Project Activities, at Palembang, on 21-24 September 2020. The meeting aims to establish a management team or site-based volunteer network for fisheries refugia management in Bangka Belitung through fisheries extension participation, and (2) to compile administrative and financial reports of the project. The meeting attended by 12 participants.UNEP/GE
CY 2020 Semi-Annual Narrative Accomplishment
Get PDFThis report is under the SEAFDEC/UNEP/GEF Project on “Establishment and Operation of a Regional System of Fisheries Refugia in the South China Sea and Gulf of Thailand”This report has included the activities that have been done in 2020. These activities are information drive for coastal barangays; the 3rd Regional Scientific and Technical Committee Meeting; Bolinao Refugia Site Management Committee Meeting; the 1st Ad-hoc meeting for the Project Steering Committee; and Collection of ichthyoplankton.UNEP/GE
Regional Document on Gender Integration in the Fisheries Workplace
Get PDFThis regional document includes a compilation of gender-related policies and legal frameworks across ASEAN member countries, and reflects the experiences and lessons of contributors in fisheries workplaces operating across Southeast Asia and the Coral Triangle region. Between 2017 and 2020, this regional technical guidance document on the integration of gender within fisheries workplaces within fishery supply chains was collaboratively developed between USAID Oceans, the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC), Coral Triangle Initiative for Coral Reefs, Fisheries and Food Security (CTI-CFF) Women Leaders’ Forum (WLF), and SEAFDEC/CTI-CFF member country representatives from the USAID Oceans Human Welfare and Gender Equality (HWGE) Technical Working Group. This document is available for the use of SEAFDEC and CTI-CFF member countries, including governmental and non-governmental staff and technical personnel as a reference to ensure that gender aspects are appropriately integrated into fisheries and coastal resource management