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Solomon Islands Fisheries Overview. PRIORITY ADAPTATIONS TO CLIMATE CHANGE FOR FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE IN SOLOMON ISLANDS: REDUCING RISKS AND CAPITALISING ON OPPORTUNITIES WORKSHOP Iron Bottom Sound, Honiara 18 th – 19 th April 2013 By Rosalie Masu Deputy Director Inshore ( ag ). - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Solomon Islands Fisheries Overview
PRIORITY ADAPTATIONS TO CLIMATE CHANGE FOR FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE IN
SOLOMON ISLANDS: REDUCING RISKS AND CAPITALISING ON OPPORTUNITIES
WORKSHOPIron Bottom Sound, Honiara
18th – 19th April 2013
By Rosalie MasuDeputy Director Inshore (ag)
Areas to be covered Brief Introduction of Solomon
Islands Current Fisheries Management Measures/Approaches Future Plans
Introduction Vast archipelago of 992 islands, 347
inhabited Landmass is 28,000 sq km EEZ is 1.63 million sq km Reef area is 5,750 sq km Population estimate is > .5 million
persons (2005) Annual growth rate in 1999 was 2.8%
and doubled to 4.4% in 2005 (one of the highest)
40% below 15yrs, 58% between 15 – 64 yrs, 2% over 65 yrs
Meaning SI has a very young population which is growing very fast.
Introduction Cont… 85 % of the population are rural
coastal dwellers who rely heavily on marine resources
Fish consumption per capita is 33 kg/yr
Importance of Fisheries Provide food Source of income
- employment- traditional money- selling of resources
Traditional Medicine Cultural Values Contribute towards our country’s
economy
Coastal or Inshore Fisheries
Kile (2000) estimated that subsistence – artisanal annual production at $SBD60 million which is about $USD7 million.
Gillett and Lightfoot (2002) estimated the subsistence – artisanal annual production at $US9.963 million.
Target Species
FINFISH Sharks for fins but rarely for meat Women – Coastal finfish sp. Children – Coastal finfish sp. Men – Outer reef
INVERTERBRATES Sea-cucumber Trochus Crayfish Mangrove-shells Mud crab Clams
Type of fishing methods Spear-fishing Gill-netting Hand-linning Collection by hand for inverterbrate Traditional methods – using coconut
frowns Traps
Even dynamite fishing too!!
Export Value for Inshore Fisheries
Major contributors to the Export Value
1. Beche-der-mer2. Trochus3. Button Blanks – from trochus4. Sea weed5. Coral (CurioTrade)6. Sharks-fin7. Reef fish/fillet8. Aquarium fish9. Cray Fish
Inshore fisheries purchased from Provinces by exporters 1991 -
20111. Choiseul2. Western 3. Malaita4. Isabel5. Central6. Guadalcanal7. Temotu8. Honiara9. Makira/Ulawa10. Renbel
Aquaculture 90’s – export of farmed tiger prawns Current Efforts: Seaweed Farming
as an alternative. Target production for 2013: 1500mt
Small backyard ponds – Tilapia (Mosambique)
GIFT Tilapia – Risk Assessment Complete, Biosecurity Protocols.
Current Research: Milkfish&Mullet Peanut Fish (Sticopus Horrens)
Fresh Water Fishery Mostly for subsistence only Shells (gastropods, bivalve) Prawns Fish eg. Tilapia Eels
Tuna FisheryTuna Catch by Domestic and Foreign Vessels 2000 - 2011
Tuna Species From 2000 – 2011, Catch was
dominated by Skipjack. Skip Jack – 72% Yellow Fin – 24% Big Eye – 1% Albacore – 2% Others – 1%
Tuna is exported as: Frozen Canned Smoked Fishmeal Chilled Loin
Effort Trend Depletion of important commercial
species is very evident Generally effort is higher as
compared to the “good old days” Due to high fishing pressure
- shift from subsistence to cash base
- increase population
Management Measures for Inshore Fisheries
Ban for Export Size Limits Gear Restrictions Reduce fishing pressure –
Aquaculture Options - iFADs
Management Plans for key commercial species.
Encourage Marine Protected Areas and Managed Areas through CBRM/CBFM and EAFM approaches.
NGO partners – Monitoring in project Sites
Management Measures for Tuna Fisheries
Solomon Islands managing Tuna together with other countries as part of Regional Cooperation through: PNA (Parties to the Nauru Agreement), FFA, W
Tuna management Plan. Vessel Day Scheme (VDS) New Policy: To land tuna catches
onshore Encourage Onshore based
investments
Future: Near Fisheries Bill: Pass June/July sitting Management Plans finalised for key
commercial species Strengthen Partnership:
Communities (CBOs), NGOs, Provincial, Regional Organisations, Industries.
Thank you!!