The Coral Triangle Fishers Forum: Market-based Partnerships for Managing Bycatch

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The Coral Triangle Fishers Forum Market-based
Partnerships for Managing Bycatch

• Keith Symington and Dr. Lida Pet-Soede
• WWF Coral Triangle Program

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WWF Coral Triangle Network Initiative
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SustainableFisheries Trade
Market Incentives Certified Fisheries Sourcing
Arrangements
Broader support and Improved policies
Best Practices political commitments and
mainstreaming
Create win-win solutions

Create demand on sustainable fisheries products
Work with fishermen (Research, testing Training)
Bycatch- reducing gear
Onboard observer
Fishing method adjustment

Understanding and build the trust
Stakeholders involved
Onboard Observers
Consumers
Fisher Outreach
Fishing method
Markets
Support from Stakeholders
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Some Industry Partnerships

• Anova Group
• Luen Thai Fishing Ventures
• Culimer BV
• North Atlantic Seafood
• Nissui
• Edeka Group
• ISSF

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CTFF Rationale

• Need for regional-level dialogue
• Gather regional fishers and industry to
• learn more about the issues that affect them
• gain common ground in achieving sustainable and
  equitable fisheries
• Theme of first CTFF meeting Market-based
  Partnerships for Responsible Fishing Practices
• Peer-to-peer dialogue

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Stakeholder Participation and Representation

• Approx. 120 participants
• Over 20 fishing associations and companies
• Offshore and artisanal tuna longline, hand line,
  purse seine, set nets, bottom trawl, shrimp and
  mixed-species trawl
• 10 International and regional bodies
• 15 countries

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Results

• New partnerships and collaborations e.g.
• Luen Thai Fishing Ventures data sharing, Circle
  Hook adoption, supply chain linkages (sourcing)
• IKHLAS knowledge and information sharing with
  local fishers
• Several fishing companies join WWF Seafood Savers
  program
• Various commitments to explore MSC certification
  and to address specific bycatch issues with
  government authorities
• Technical solutions widely discussed and advanced

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CTFF Communiqué

• List of 18 recommendations including
• Establishing more vertical integration along
  supply chain on bycatch issues
• Mainstreaming use of circle hooks and linking
  them (and other gear alternatives) to seafood
  consumer campaigns
• Seafood Savers program
• Spatial-temporal measures

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Next Steps

• CTFF as a formal network and communication
  channel
• Secretariat of the Coral Triangle Initiative to
  present recommendations to its members
• Briefing notes to national and CT6 government and
  other regional bodies
• Further develop and refine specific supply chain
  partnerships on bycatch
• Seafood Savers program

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Acknowledgements
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Thank You!

• Keith.symington_at_wwfgreatermekong.org
• www.panda.org/coraltriangle/fishersforum