Third Tuna Data Workshop TDW3

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Third Tuna Data Workshop (TDW-3) 22-25 June 2009,
Auckland, New Zealand
Review of TDW-2 Recommendations
Oceanic Fisheries Programme (OFP) Secretariat
of the Pacific Community (SPC)
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TDW-2 Recommendations

• 1. Some SPC/FFA member countries have national
  fleets based in other Pacific Island countries
  and have problems obtaining logsheet and
  unloadings data covering these vessels for the
  purpose of estimating annual catches for their
  national fleet, which is a member-country
  reporting obligation of the WCPFC.
• Cooks Islands have liaised with NMFS Pago to
  provide logsheets
• Cook Islands also liaise with PF, NU and FJ
  related to fishing activties of respective fleets
• Provision of data for FSM-flagged RMI-based
  vessels from RMI to FSM
• Every effort will be made to liaise in the future
  ...
• CLOSED
• 2. SPC/FFA member countries also have problems
  obtaining logsheet and unloadings data for
  foreign fleets fishing in their EEZ that are
  based in, and/or offload their catches in other
  countries. These data are required to estimate
  annual catches within their EEZ.
• (see above)

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TDW-2 Recommendations (cont.)

• 3. The workshop recommends that these issues be
  raised at relevant regional meetings so that
  mechanisms to facilitate the access to these data
  can be improved in the future.
• Cooperation has occurred in the past at a less
  formal level between countries
• Perhaps there is a need to merely ensure that
  this level of cooperation/communication occurs
  amongst the member countries
• Some SPC/FFA countries already tie in data
  provision and reporting as conditions of
  licensing
• Ongoing review of prgress and impact may be
  required.
• In regards to specific sub-regional effort to
  addressing these issues e.f. A formal letter
  from the FFC Chair Sub-Committee on South Pacific
  Tuna and Billfish Fisheries was sent to NMFS to
  request release of Pago Pago cannery data to
  OFP-SPC.
• The workshop recommended that the organizers
  consider developing resource material that will
  allow countries to be better prepared for future
  audits on their tuna data collection and
  management systems. It is suggested that a draft
  of auditing procedures be developed and sent to
  member countries for comment.
• See Agenda Item 7 TDW-3
• CLOSED
• 5.

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TDW-2 Recommendations (cont.)

• 5. The workshop recommended that the results of
  the current FFA project on the structure of the
  legal obligations in FFA member-country data
  collection systems be disseminated as soon as
  possible.
• Study complete (follow-up required)
• 6. The workshop recommended that FFA and SPC work
  together to prepare guidelines for countries to
  follow if they wish to introduce or revise legal
  obligations for reporting in their data
  collection regime. The guidelines would deal
  with both the process for countries to follow,
  and provide good examples of data collection
  structures.
• See Agenda Item 4 and output from WG on legal
  aspects of DC
• 7. The workshop recommended that SPC and FFA
  explore ways to improve the awareness and support
  at senior management levels for the work
  undertaken by the National Tuna Data Coordinator
  (NTDC), highlighting the importance in
  coordinating the collection and management of the
  different types of tuna fishery data.
• Pamphlet
• HOF
• TUFMAN presentation to senior managers
  highlighting concept and importance of NTDC
• CLOSED