NGOs Conservation Role and Influence on Fishery Management

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NGOs Conservation Role and Influence on Fishery
Management

• Konstantine Zgurovsky
• Petr Sharov
• Far Eastern Branch WWF Russia
• Margaret Williams, WWF US

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Contents

• Current System of Fisheries Management
• Existing Problems
• Current and Future Work of NGOs

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I. Current System of Fishery Management in the
Russian Far East (RFE)
Federal Government
Ministry of Natural Resources
Federal Security Service
Ministry of Agriculture
Federal Border Service
Fishery Agency
Fishery Policy Department
State Ecological Expert Panel for TAC
Regional Directorates
Federal Institute for Fisheries
Fishery Management Departament (Glavrybvod)
Marine inspections
Fleet divisions
Onshore divisions
Special Marine Inspections
Fishery institutes (TINRO, etc.)
Regional Fishery Management Directorates (Rybvods)
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II. Fishery Management Problems in RFE Today

• Large scale IUU Catch
• Inflexible centralized management
• Permanent changes in rules of the game
• Poor interagency cooperation of enforcement
  bodies
• Threat of oil drilling pollution

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II. Fishery Management Problems in RFE Today
(cont.)

• Poor forecasting statistics of catch
• By-catch including rare and endangered species
  discard
• Lack of market incentives for sustainable usage
  of resource
• Violations of indigenous peoples rights

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Estimated exceeding of quotas
Alaska Pollock - 150 King crab - 300
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Unreported export to Korea

• During 2004 36,272 MT of processed fish
  products were unreported
• (9,027 MT crab)
• During 2005
• 46,492 MT of processed fish products were
  unreported
• (5,433 MT crab)
• Source Kamchatka Special Marine Inspection

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III. The Role of NGOs Satellite fishery
monitoring program was supported

• WWFs goals
• Improve inter-agency cooperation data exchange
• Standardization of system
• Provide access transparency
• Eliminate data falsification.

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Early results of the satellite monitoring system

• 2000-2001
• 2500 vessels monitored
• 800 violations detected
• 70 - falsified catch info
• 30 - incorrect location given
• 2003
• First six months 83 vessels were detected with
  violations.

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III. The Role of NGOs WWF project in Seabird
Bycatch Reduction

• Longline fishery
• 3, 800 (1998) to 32 000 birds (1999) were taken
• Driftnet Fishery
• 1993-1998
• 1.1 million seabirds taken
• Project
• Introduce technology from Alaska to reduce
  bycatch

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Testing of streamer lines
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III. The Role of NGOs Commander Reserve support

• WWFs role
• Purchase of radio stations for enforcement staff
• Travel support for staff
• Monitoring Dupont container spill
• Use Commander Islands as pilot for satellite
  monitoring
• Management plan development, including ecotourism
  input.

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III. The Role of NGOsHelping decrease IUU
catch

• Gather data statistics through international
  network (TRAFFIC, etc.)
• Influence government to take actions (through
  RFMOs other means)
• Educate legislators and regulatory agencies on
  the merits of an efficient bonus system for
  fish inspectors

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III. The Role of NGOsImproving adding
flexibility to management

• Support introduction and development of FMPs
  (model areas, etc.)
• Promote deeper involvement of local communities
  in management

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III. The Role of NGOswork on legislation
improvement

• Support specific sustainable use legislative
  initiatives of local communities regional
  fishermen associations
• Advocate long-term leasing to responsible groups
  for sustainable fishing

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III. The Role of NGOsimproving interagency
cooperation

• Connect different enforcement management
  agencies
• Facilitate exchange of data technologies

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III. The Role of NGOsFighting threats of oil
drilling pollution

• Gather information on impacts
• Act as representatives of society opinion (ex.
  Kamchatka situation)
• Draw on international support in campaigning and
  dealing with multinational corporations

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III. The Role of NGOsimproving forecasting and
statistics and strengthening research

• Attract resources for more research to
  monitoring
• Invite independent experts to assess existing
  data propose improvements
• Promote installation of national observers system

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III. The Role of NGOsDevelop introduce market
incentives for sustainable use of fish resources

• Working on green ratings of companies
• Promote brands of sustainable fish products
• Assist responsible companies in environmental
  certification (ISO 14000, MSC)
• Connect producers of fish products with
  responsible buyers

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III. The Role of NGOsSupport indigenous people
in their rights for traditional use of salmon

• Review and analysis of present quota allocation
  for indigenous communities
• Provide additional capacity to indigenous people
  associations
• Promote traditional uses of marine living
  resources

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