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Update UK’s Action Plan on IUU Fishing. Tim Bostock Department for International Development Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. The Problem . $4-9 billion global losses $~1 billion loss from Sub-Saharan Africa. Undermines management Competes with legitimate business - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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UpdateUpdateUK’s Action PlanUK’s Action Plan on on
IUU FishingIUU Fishing
Tim BostockTim Bostock
Department for International DevelopmentDepartment for International DevelopmentDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Department for Environment, Food and Rural
AffairsAffairs
Undermines management
Competes with legitimate business
Abuses labour and safety at sea
Low outlay and high return
Ready markets
Thrives where controls are weak or absent…
……so no easy solutions!!so no easy solutions!!
$4-9 billion global losses$4-9 billion global losses $~1 billion loss from Sub-Saharan Africa$~1 billion loss from Sub-Saharan Africa
The Problem The Problem
More info…. More info….
www.dfid.gov.uk/news/files/illegal-fishing.asp
www.illegal-fishing.info
Lead-up to the Action Plan…
……describes a set of agreed actions that the UK will describes a set of agreed actions that the UK will
take, domestically and with key international take, domestically and with key international
partners, to advance specific proposals and partners, to advance specific proposals and
facilitate their wider adoption and implementation.facilitate their wider adoption and implementation.
The UK Action PlanThe UK Action Plan
Rationale of measures
To enhance enforcement increase risk of detection,
exposure and successful prosecution
To decrease profitability increase capital and operating
costs
March 2006Implement Implement UK Action PlanUK Action Plan
March 2008
Our Our commitments commitments on IUUon IUU
International Fisheries TeamInternational Fisheries Team
1 1 RFMO PanelRFMO Panel 2 Enhanced MCS Network2 Enhanced MCS Network
3 IUU monitoring network3 IUU monitoring network
4 Global Fishing Vessel Information System4 Global Fishing Vessel Information System 5 Support to developing countries5 Support to developing countries
6 Market mechanisms and exclusion6 Market mechanisms and exclusion
7 Consultation and dissemination7 Consultation and dissemination
main componentsmain components
To develop a model RFMO standard based on best practice.
First panel meeting at Chatham House (Royal Institute for International Affairs) on 25/26 September
Commissioned studies
Current main partners include:Canada, New Zealand, Australia, UK, WWF
11 RFMO PanelRFMO Panel
A functioning model for a strengthened MCS Network through provision of additional services to the Network members
Improved training and analysis Dissemination services Developing country relevance
Current main partners include:US, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, UK
22 Enhanced MCS Enhanced MCS NetworkNetwork
Currently no single, global view on size, trends and distribution of IUU
Network of organisations and forum within which to create a periodic Global IUU Report.
Need to track development of IUU – quantify impact of measures
International partnership
33 IUU monitoringIUU monitoringNetworkNetwork
To establish open international database on global high seas fishing vessels, history and behaviour – to act as deterrent and improve enforcement
Current main partners include:New Zealand, Australia, UK, UN Food and Agriculture Organization
44 High Seas Vessel High Seas Vessel Information SystemInformation System
55 Support to developing Support to developing countriescountries
Africa and IUUAfrica and IUU
Value losses = $1 billion per year
Guinea $ 105m/yrSierra Leone $ 68-97m/yrLiberia $ 12-34m/yr
Southern AfricaSouthern Africa: policy support : policy support on IUU through Namibiaon IUU through Namibia
DFIDDFID
Sierra LeoneSierra Leone: support with focus : support with focus on fisheries management and on fisheries management and tackling IUU tackling IUU
DFID with World Bank, EC, AfDB DFID with World Bank, EC, AfDB
Africa ProgrammeAfrica Programme
Courtesy Kieran Kelleher; 2002 Sierra Leone aerial survey
Sierra Leone IUUSummary of aerial survey
45% vessels fishing in Inshore Exclusion Zone (35)
50% vessels in IEZ bore no name or covered
3 vessels bore no name outside IEZ
51% vessels fishing were operating illegally
3 vessels apparently fishing without a licence
Courtesy Kieran Kelleher; 2002 Sierra Leone aerial survey
Courtesy Kieran Kelleher; 2002 Sierra Leone aerial survey
Courtesy Kieran Kelleher; 2002 Sierra Leone aerial survey
Courtesy Kieran Kelleher; 2002 Sierra Leone aerial survey
Courtesy Kieran Kelleher; 2002 Sierra Leone aerial survey
Courtesy Kieran Kelleher; 2002 Sierra Leone aerial survey
Training local fishers to report illegal vessels, Guinea
66 Market Market mechanismsmechanisms
Supply chain regulationSupply chain regulation
Domestic legislationDomestic legislation
Investment regulationInvestment regulation
DNA methods DNA methods
OptionsOptions for for excluding IUU excluding IUU fishing products fishing products from international from international markets and markets and regulating regulating investment investment sources-sources-
Market Market mechanismsmechanisms
Future work:Future work: In-depth studies of exclusion optionsIn-depth studies of exclusion options Vulnerabilities of EU/UK markets to IUU imports Vulnerabilities of EU/UK markets to IUU imports An industry / stakeholder forum…An industry / stakeholder forum…
1. Identifying IUU product2. Building awareness3. Proposing mechanisms for the
domestic market4. Supporting global measures to
constrain IUU fishing.
……Industry ForumIndustry Forum
Stakeholder fStakeholder forum to examine orum to examine commercial pressure points and IUU commercial pressure points and IUU product exclusion in UK/EUproduct exclusion in UK/EU
Workshop on Options for exclusion of IUU products Workshop on Options for exclusion of IUU products from marketsfrom markets
-Chatham House, 20 November-Chatham House, 20 November
Update and Consultation for IUU stakeholdersUpdate and Consultation for IUU stakeholders-Chatham House, 21 November -Chatham House, 21 November
Workshop on define the IUU Monitoring Network – to Workshop on define the IUU Monitoring Network – to define economic and environmental impacts of IUU define economic and environmental impacts of IUU fishing fishing
-DFID, 22-23 November-DFID, 22-23 November
7 7 Consultation and Consultation and disseminationdissemination