Pacific Fisheries Task Force Work Programme and Mandate
Explore the decisions and mandates set by Pacific island leaders regarding the fisheries sector, including reform management initiatives, labor standards, investment facilitation, and value chain participation. The Fisheries Task Force Work Programme aims to enhance sustainable practices and economic returns, focusing on longline fisheries, employment value, and market access. This comprehensive strategy underscores the importance of ecosystem integrity and community involvement in coastal fisheries management.
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LEADERS DECISION ON FISHERIES AND THE FISHERIES TASK FORCE WORK PROGRAMME 10th SPC Head of Fisheries Meeting Noumea, New Caledonia 14 to 17 March 2017 Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat Suva Fiji Islands 1
Leaders Mandate on Fisheries In 2015 the fisheries sector was identified as a regional priority under the Framework for Pacific Regionalism (FPR) and subsequently leaders endorsed a Regional Roadmap for Sustainable Fisheries. In 2016 in their meeting in Phonpei FSM Leaders; Endorsed; The Fisheries Taskforce Taskforce s Economic Returns Work Programme and Report, and noted that the four areas of work under the Programme: reform of the management of longline fishery; increasing the value of employment and ensuring effective labour standards are in place; facilitating investment and trade; and value chain participation, are consistent with, and expedite implementation of, several of the Goals and Strategies in the Fisheries Roadmap. Agreed; To expand the broad heading of fisheries to include coastal fisheries, noting links to communities, food security, health issues and in particular non-communicable diseases. Leaders also noted the need to ensure eco-system integrity to address issues such as ciguatera outbreaks and to sustainably manage Beche-de-Mer. To that end, Leaders tasked the SPC to coordinate with National Fisheries Agencies, CROP agencies and regional and national community groups, to strengthen support and resourcing for coastal fisheries management. 2
Fisheries Task Force Work Programme Responsible Agency FFA Work Programme Key Activity Component 1: Reform of the management of the long line fisheries. Regional advice and coordination; support for sub-regional management under the Tokelau Arrangement Sub-regional management under the PNA LL VDS Scientific advice and technical support for fishery monitoring and data monitoring and management. Regional advice, development of standards, training Fisheries observer programme training support, certification and standards, and capacity building in fisheries science, data acquisition and data management PNA SPC Component 2: Increase the value of employment and ensuring effective labour standards are in place FFA SPC 3
FTF work programme Work Programme Key Activity Responsible Agency Component 3: Facilitating investment and trade. Coordinated support and advice for improving the business environment and enabling private sector investment at national level Trade policy and agreements that contribute to improving access to existing markets and facilitating access to new markets Securing/maintaining market access to key markets (notably EU) by supporting national compliance with certification requirements (SPS and IUU). Provision of fisheries resource information. Advice and coordination for extending Pacific Islands management control. FFA/PIFS PIFS FFA SPC Component 4: Value Chain participation FFA/PNAO Implementation under PNA sub-regional management arrangements. Support for branding, certification and eco- labelling. Technical support. PNAO FFA/PNAO/PIFS 4 SPC
Pacific Trade and Investment Network (PT&I) https://pacifictradeinvest.com Success Stories: Investment Tourism Export Creative Arts 5
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