GFETW 2014 Regional Cooperation - ICCAT

GFETW 2014 Regional Cooperation - ICCAT

Christopher Rogers

USDOC/NOAA/NMFS

ICCAT Compliance Chair 2008-2013

Cooperating Parties Chinese Taipei

Curaçao Bolivia Suriname El Salvador

ICCAT Recommendations/Resolutions

• Management objective is Maximum Sustainable Yield

• 150 active measures as of 2012

• Trend from simple conservation measures to inclusion of companion monitoring and control requirements

• Increasing specificity and accountability

• Centralization of data management

Scientific Report 2012 – Bigeye Tuna

East Atlantic/Mediterranean Bluefin

East Atlantic/Mediterranean Bluefin

ICCAT Independent Review -2008

• Panel reviewed performance relative to convention objectives

• Management of bluefin tuna and regulation of farming unacceptable

• Recommendations -

– develop binding allocation criteria

– apply fully the rules and control measures

– develop a strict penalty regime

ICCAT Compliance Evaluation

Need

Method

Process

Conclusions

ICCAT Compliance Evaluation

Need Data Reporting – Stock Assessment

Conservation Measures

Monitoring, Control and Surveillance Measures

ICCAT Compliance Evaluation

Data Catch/Effort by Gear/Area

Size distribution/Species Composition/Bycatch

Needed to support stock assessment and development of management advice

Issues: incomplete assessments/non-specific advice/poor management decisions

ICCAT Compliance Evaluation

Conservation Measures Catch/Effort Limits

Gear/Area Restrictions

Size Limits/Seasons

Needed to maintain/adjust fishing mortality rate

Issues: overharvest/small fish/season+area violations

ICCAT Compliance Evaluation

MCS Measures Observers/VMS/Capacity Controls/Vessel Lists

Port Inspection/Catch Documentation

Needed to Ensure Compliance with Conservation Measures

Issues: Incomplete Implementation; Lack of Accountability; Developing States Capacity

ICCAT Compliance Evaluation

Method Measures Specify Content/Format/Timelines

Reporting/Notifications to Secretariat

Reports by Secretariat to Commission

Reports/Inquiries by Other Parties

Allegations by Independent Groups

ICCAT -Centralized Data Management

• ICCAT Record of Vessels • ICCAT Record of BFT Farming Facilities • ICCAT Record of BFT Traps • ICCAT Record of Ports • Record of authorized BFT joint fishing operations • IUU Vessels List • Regional Observer Programme (transhipment) • Regional Observer Programme (bluefin tuna) • ICCAT Joint Scheme of International Inspection • Stat. Doc. Program Validation • BFT Catch Document Scheme (Electronic Pilot Phase) • BFT Monthly Catches

ICCAT Compliance Evaluation

Process Measures on Procedures/Potential Actions

Individual Contracting Party Review

Cross-Examination in Committee

Consideration of Responses

Recommendations for Corrective Actions

ICCAT Compliance Evaluation

Results Improved Implementation of MCS Measures

Reductions in Overharvest & Unreported Catches

More Complete Data Available to SCRS

Better Quality Stock Assessments/Advice

Exclusion of IUU Product From Markets

ICCAT Compliance Evaluation

Costs incurred by both Secretariat and CPCs

• Secretariat – information technology infrastructure, database management, staff, communications, analysis, reports

• Contracting Parties – domestic programs as above, logbook programs, observer programs, VMS programs, dockside and at-sea enforcement, and ICCAT user fees (ROP)

ICCAT Compliance Evaluation

How to Measure Benefits? • Secretariat – Potential administrative cost savings

attributable to improved compliance with reporting deadlines and formats?

• SCRS – Potential cost savings for workshops if data more complete and timely?

• Contracting Parties/Industry – Increased allocations as stocks recover; higher prices for legal product when IUU product excluded; lower enforcement costs with centralized data management and reduced capacity

Regional Organization Performance

• Organizational performance depends on contracting/cooperating party commitments

• Consistent enforcement needed within respective coastal zones and for flag vessels on High Seas

• Clear standards (allocations, vessel limits, VMS and observer programs) facilitate compliance evaluation and applying corrective measures

• Centralized databases may lower overall costs and increase the effectiveness of national enforcement programs

Contacts

ICCAT Secretariat Corazón de María, 8. 28002 Madrid, SPAIN

[email protected] Phone: 34 914 165 600 Fax: 34 914 152 612

Christopher Rogers NOAA/NMFS/Office of International Affairs

1315 East-West Highway, Room 10633 Silver Spring, Maryland 20910 USA

[email protected] Phone: 1 301 427 8350 Fax: 1 301 713 2313