International Workshop on Blue Economy Dhaka, Bangladesh

1-2 September 2014

Fisheries and Aquaculture in Bangladesh and potential cooperation with FAO

http://www.fao.org/fishery/en

http://www.slideshare.net/FAOoftheUN/fisheries-and-aquaculture-in-bangladesh-and-potential-cooperation-with-fao

Árni M. MathiesenAssistant Director-General

Fisheries and Aquaculture Department, FAO1WWW.FAO.ORG

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Importance of Fisheries and Aquaculture in the World

• A major sector for food security and nutrition– Producing 158 million tons of fish in 2012– Providing 16.7% of animal protein intakes

• Providing job opportunities for 58 million people, 0.9% of the world population

• Supporting livelihoods of 10-12% of the world population

• The most traded agricultural commodity with a global export value of USD129.8 billion in 2011

• An integral part of the culture and life of local people

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The Great Importance of Fisheries and Aquaculture in Bangladesh

• A major source of food and nutrition– Producing 3.3 million tons of food fish in 2012– Providing 56% of animal protein intakes (16.7%

world average)• Contributing 4.6% of its national GDP• Supporting the livelihoods of 13 million people• Producing 5.1% of the country’s foreign exchange

earnings• To many, fish and fisheries are their tradition and a

integral part of life• Rich water resource – one ha water area per 20

persons (one of the highest in the world)

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Fisheries and Aquaculture in Bangladesh

• Total production at 3.3 million tons in 2012

• Capture fishery and aquaculture were neck and neck in 2012

• Capture fishery had a significant drop in production over last few years

• Aquaculture experienced a rapid development since 1992, increasing by ~5 times

• Inland waters always produced more than marine waters, 3.5 times in 2012

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The Need and Potential to Strengthen Fisheries and Aquaculture in Bangladesh

• The needs Erasing poverty (listed as a LIFD country in 2014) Increasing food security (17% of the population are undernourished, 5% higher than world average, FAO 2014) Fish is a major source of animal protein (56% - more than 3 times the world average) Overfishing and environmental pressure from aquaculture

• The potential Rich fresh water resource with many large rivers The momentum of the fast increasing aquaculture (by 160% over last decade) Sustainably managing wild fisheries & aquaculture

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FAO’s Role in Fisheries and Aquaculture at Various Levels

• A major driver for international instruments and norms: UNCLOS, UN Fish Stocks Agreement, FAO Code of Conduct, Port State Agreement, etc.

• Providing technical support and policy guidance to IGOs and member States on issues related to fisheries and aquaculture

• Global monitoring on fisheries, aquaculture, fishing industry, and international trade

• Implementing regional field projects: Nansen project, the GEF-ABNJ project, the Bay of Bengal LME project, Canary Current LME project, etc.

• Working with States on a whole range of issues in fisheries and aquaculture through its network and technical cooperation projects

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FAO’s Blue Growth Initiative

The Global Initiative is to support: • Food Security, • Poverty Alleviation, and • Sustainable Management of Aquatic Resources

Its basic principles:• Sustainable production• Protection of biodiversity and ecosystems• Efficient use of resources and energy• Harmonization of social and economic development

with the environment

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FAO’s Blue Growth Initiative: 4 Paths

• Capture fisheries• Aquaculture• Ecosystem services contributing

to livelihoods and economy• Trade/markets/post harvest and

social support Countries for pilot implementation

Indonesia, Morocco, Algeria, Bangladesh + +

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What has FAO been doing in Bangladesh and the Region?

• The RV Dr. Fridtjof Nansen surveyed Myanmar and Bangladesh waters in 1979 and 1980

• Another survey was done in Myanmar waters November-December 2013 (Myanmar requested in 2014 another survey in near future)

• The Bay of Bengal Large Marine Ecosystem Project, funded by GEF (USD 31 million over 5 years)

• Community-based Climate Resilient Fisheries & Aquaculture Development in Bangladesh, PIF accepted by GEF (USD 5.4 million)

• Country specific projects such as “Support to Safety at Sea for Small-scale Fisheries”

• Aquaculture feed/broodstock/quality analysis

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Areas for Potential Cooperation with FAO

• Capture fisheries– Rebuilding overfished stocks– Stopping IUU fishing – Reducing post-harvest losses – Increasing added values along the value chain

• Aquaculture– High production technics– Disease control and prevention– Development of new feeds/quality assurance – Genetic diversity issues

• Climate change– Strengthening knowledge and awareness of adverse impacts – Enhancing local adaptive capacity to climate change– Promotion of best practices through lessons learned,

monitoring and evaluation.

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Will address:

• Declining fish availability• Changing species composition• Too many juvenile fish in catches• Changes in marine biodiversity

• Loss and degradation of mangrove, seagrass and coral reef

• Sewage entering coastal waters• Marine litter• Increasing nutrients levels in coast al waters

• Poor living and working conditions of fishing communities

• Ability of coastal communities to participate and benefit from sustainable development practices

• Vulnerability of coastal communities to natural hazards and climate change

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The SAP will strengthen:

• Institutional arrangements, legal and policy reforms

• Management capacity

• Knowledge, awareness and communication• Human capacity development

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FAO role/leadership Fisheries:

• Safety at Sea and other labour aspects of fishing

• Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries

• Marine Protected Area management

• Promoting the Small Scale Fisheries Guidelines

• National plans of actions: IUU, sharks, others.

Total allowable catch or

Equivalent decision

Enforcement &

Compliance

Pentagram 1: Fisheries Governance

Fisheries Management

Catch statistics,

Fleet information

StockAssessment

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TAC-settingRules

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Pentagram 2: Fisheries Value

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Post-harvest

Transport & Storage

Distribution

ConsumptionHarvest

Marketing

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