Small in scale but big in potential:

third party certification of Indonesian

small-scale tuna fisheries

Deirdre Duggan, Momo Kochen and Aditya SuronoMasyarakat dan Perikanan Indonesia, Bali, Indonesia

(C) Paul Hilton

Contents of Presentation

1. Certification schemes

2. Indonesian context

3. Marine Stewardship Council

4. Fair Trade

5. Traceability

6. Outlook

Fisheries certification schemes

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Indonesian Context – tuna fisheries

Indonesian Context

Ministry for Marine Affairs and Fisheries

Where are the other boats?

Marine Stewardship Council

Three Principles

1) Stock Status

2) Ecosystem

3) Management

Marine Stewardship Council

8% of MSC certified fisheries from developing countries

2% considered small-scale

Currently no Indonesian fisheries

Challenges

RFMO reporting and

measures

Archipelagic waters status

Challenges

Indonesian National Tuna FIP

Five gears

Three species

Data requirements

Opportunities

Combined data collection efforts,

National and international support

Neighbouring countries

MSC – Global Fisheries

Sustainability Fund

Fair Trade

…a trading partnership...that seeks greater

equity in international trade. ...contributes to

sustainable development by offering better

trade conditions to, and securing the rights

of, marginalised producers and workers –

especially in the South

Fair Trade

Challenges

?

Challenges

?

Long-term vs short term vision

Challenges

Chain-of-custody

1st implementation

Opportunities

Opportunities

Sasi Laut

Premium Fund Incentive

Traceability

‘...the ability to access any or all information relating

to that which is under consideration, throughout its

entire life cycle, by means of recorded identifications'

Traceability

‘...the ability to access any or all information relating

to that which is under consideration, throughout its

entire life cycle, by means of recorded identifications‘

MSC and Fair Trade have Chain-of-Custody

requirements

Traceability

‘...the ability to access any or all information relating

to that which is under consideration, throughout its

entire life cycle, by means of recorded identifications'

AP Investigation,

Benjina, Indonesia

Challenges

Highly public food scandals

Less emphasis

Challenges

EU, US and other import

requirements -> burden

Challenges

Costs and Benefits Infrastructure

Production

lots

?

Opportunities

Improving Fisheries Information

and Traceability for Tuna

IUU Fishing

Company Benefits: Quality, market

access, competitiveness, reputation,

waste reduction...

Tally-O

Outlook

• National development – national tuna management plan, harvest

control rules, IUU

• International Coastal Tuna Business Forum – TRACEABILITY!

• USAID OCEANS catch documentation

• FIP gaining momentum, FIP coordinator

• Fair Trade expanding

• Fishermen, suppliers and processors becoming more aware

Thanks for

Listening

Masyarakat Dan Perikanan Indonesia

@MDPIndonesia

Small in scale but big in potential: opportunities and

challenges for fisheries certification of Indonesian

small-scale tuna fisheries.

Duggan, E. & Kochen, M. Marine Policy, 2016, 30-39