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RECOMMENDED ACTIONS TO IMPLEMENT THE ASEAN GUIDELINES FOR PREVENTING THE ENTRY OF FISH AND
FISHERY PRODUCTS FROM IUU FISHING ACTIVITIES
INTO THE SUPPLY CHAIN
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS TO IMPLEMENT THE ASEAN GUIDELINES FOR PREVENTING THE ENTRY OF FISH AND
FISHERY PRODUCTS FROM IUU FISHING ACTIVITIES
INTO THE SUPPLY CHAIN
Contents
Preface v
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS TOWARD IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ASEAN GUIDELINES---
ACTION1: MANAGINGFISHINGACTIVITIESWITHINANASEANMEMBER STATE(AMS)
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ACTION2: REGULATINGTRANSSHIPMENTANDLANDINGOFFISH/
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ACTION3: PREVENTINGPOACHINGINTHEEEZSOFASEANMEMBER STATES ---•一8
ACTION4: CONTROLLINGILLEGALFISHINGANDTRADINGPRACTICES OFLIVEREEFFOODFISH(LRFF),REEF-BASEDORNAMENTALSAND ENDANGEREDAQUATICSPECIES--- 9
ACTION5: STRENGTHENINGTHEMANAGEMENTOFFISHINGINTHE HIGHSEASANDRFMOAREAS--- 10
ACTION6: REVIEWOFTHEGUIDELINES---
Preface
Duringthepastdecade,attemptshadbeen madetoimprovefisheriesmanagementwiththe fundamentalobjective ofreducing illegal and destructivefishing. The seriousnessofthis concern has been increasingly expressed through discussions and recommendations in various meetings and consultations such as those of the Council of Directors of the SoutheastAsianFisheriesDevelopmentCentre(SEAFDEC),ASEANFisheriesConsultative Forum (AFCF), SEAFDEC RegionalAdvisoryCommittee(RAC)on FisheriesManagement in Southeast Asia, Regional Plan of Action to Promote Responsible Fishing Practices includingCombatingIUUFishinginSoutheastAsia(RPOA-IUU),aswellasmeetingsofthe ASEAN Heads of States including during the launching of the roadmap for ASEAN EconomicCommunity.
On the partofSEAFDEC, collaborativeprojectsunderthe Fisheries ConsultativeWorking GroupoftheASEAN-SEAFDEC StrategicPartnership(FCG/ASSP)mechanismpavedthe wayfortheconductofconsultationsanddiscussionsattheregionalandsub-regionallevels to find the ways and means of promoting effective fisheries management as well managingfishingcapacityinordertocombatIUUfishingintheSoutheastAsianregion. For their efforts to combat IUU fishing, the ASEAN Member States (AMSs) had requested SEAFDECtoassistthem inthedevelopmentofguidelinestopreventtheentryoffishand fishery products from IUU fishing activities into the supply chain ofthe inter- and intra- regionalaswellasinternationalfisherytradesystem.
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In response, the SEAFDEC Marine Fishery Research Development and Management Department (MFRDMD) together with the SEAFDEC Secretariat conducted a series of consultativemeetingsinvolvingtheASEAN-SEAFDECmembercountriesaswellasexperts from national and regional organizations, to identify the issues related to IUU fishing activities that occur in the Southeast Asian waters. Through such meetings and consultations, the Guidelines were developed, reviewed and finalized for endorsement through processes underthe ASEAN protocol. Afterincorporating the suggestionsmade during the 17th Meeting of FCG/ASSP in December 2014 and 47th Meeting of the SEAFDECCouncilinApril2015,thefinaldraftoftheGuidelineswasendorsedbythe23rd Meeting oftheASEAN Sectoral Working Groupon Fisheries (ASWGFi) inJune 2015 for consideration at high level meetings of the ASEAN 2015. Finally, the Guidelines were endorsed bythe 37th Senior OfficialsMeeting oftheASEANMinisters onAgricultureand Forestry(SOM-AMAF)inSeptember2015.
DuringtheseriesofmeetingsandconsultationsforthedevelopmentoftheGuidelines,the AMSs provided information on the status oftheir respective countries' initiativesto attain sustainable development offisheries through the improvement offisheries management, includingcombating IUU fishing. Thecountries' effortsto improvefisheries management and combatingIUUfishingforsustainablefisherieshavebeen summarizedbased ontheir inputsduringtheconsultationsandmeetings,andduringtheStakeholdersConsultationand Meeting of Drafting Committee
Development towards the ASEAN Economic Community organized by SEAFDEC (SEAFDEC, 2016) and the Regional Technical Consultation onPromotion ofthe"ASEAN GuidelinesforPreventingtheEntryofFishandFisheryProductsfromIUUFishingActivities intotheSupplyChain”inMarch2016(SEAFDEC/MFRDMD,2016).
Regional Cooperation in Sustainable Fisheries on
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RECOMMENDED ACTIONS TOWARD IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ASEAN GUIDELINES
ACTION 1: MANAGING FISHINGACTIVITIESWITHINANASEANMEMBER STATE(AMS)
1.1 Controllingfishingaccess
• Evaluateexistingsystemsthatcontrolfishingaccess
• Conductcapacitybuildingtoshare/exchangeexperienceamong AMSsforcontrollingfishingaccess
• Revisepolicy,fisheriesregulation,legalframeworkandprocedures whenandwhereappropriate
• RequestSEAFDECforcapacitybuildingonelectronicdatabasesystem
• EncourageAMStosharetheirexperiencetohelpothermemberstates developingtheirnationalelectronicdatabasesystemincludingfor fishinglicense
1.2 Promotionofresponsiblefishingpractices/methods
Promoteresponsiblefishingpractices/methodsintheregionin accordancetoCCRF
Considerdevelopingandimplementing NPOA-IUUandNPOA- Capacity
ReviewandstrengthencapacitybuildingforMCS
Promoteawarenessprogramonresponsiblefishingpractices/ methods
1.3 Statesareencouragedto:
1.3.1 Updaterelatedlawsandregulationsaswellassystemofreportingcatch andcompilingappropriatelogbookinformation
Evaluateandstrengthentheregulationsoncatchdeclaration Develop,implementandimproveasystematiccatchdeclaration throughlogbook/e-logbook
1.3.2 Monitorallfishingvesselsbymaintaining recordsandtheirperformance withrespecttocompliancetonationallawsandregulations
• Strengthenfishingvesselinspectionandenforcementprogram
1.3.3 MCSforimplementationofVMS
• Considerdevelopingthenationalstrategicplantomonitorfishing vesselsmovementandactivities
• Considerequippingappropriatefishingvesselswithsuitablefishing vesselsmonitoringsystem
• RequestSEAFDECforadviceontheprincipleoffishingvessel monitoring systems
1.3.4 IntensifyeffortstoaddressIUUfishing,includingdestructivefishingand promoteco-managementapproach
• Promoteco-managementapproachforfisheriesmanagement
• Strengthencapabilityoffisheriesenforcementstaffandagencyto combatIUU fishing
Intensifysurveillanceduringfishingoperationsand portstatecontrolat designated landingports
1.4
EnhancecapacitybuildingforMCS
Considerintensifyingsurveillanceduringfishingoperationsby increasingthefrequencyofinspectionatsea
Considerimplementationofrelevantportstatemeasures.
ACTION2: REGULATINGTRANSSHIPMENTANDLANDINGOFFISH/CATCH ACROSSBORDERS
2.1 Establishformalarrangementswithrespecttolandingsbetween borderingcountries
Strengthencooperationandcollaborationbetweenborderingcountries withrespecttolanding
RequestassistancefromSEAFDECtofacilitateformalarrangement withrespecttolandingbetweenborderingcountries
2.2 Regularbilateral/multi-lateralmeetingstoagreeonlicensing system/datarecordingandtosharerelevantinformationandfishing vesselregistrationdatabase
Consideractiveparticipationinbilateral/multi-lateralmeetingswith borderingcountriesinlicensingsystem/datarecordingandsharingof relevantinformation
• ConsidersharingrelevantinformationamongAMSsespeciallyRFVR programincludingvessellessthan24metersinlength
Portstatesshouldstrengthenmeasurestoregulatefishingvessels accessingtheirportsfortrans-shippingand/orlandingcatchandcollect andexchangerelevantinformationincludingoriginofcatch,among neighbouringcountries
2.3
Considerdevelopingandimplementinganappropriateregionalcatch documentationscheme(ACDS)includinganelectronicsystem Enhancecapacitybuildingonportstatemeasuresandcatch documentation scheme
ConsiderformulatingSOP/manualforbetterunderstandingand implementationofFSM,PSMandCSM
Considerstrengtheningeffectivemonitoringatlandingsitesincluding preventingentryoffishandfisheryproductfromIUUfishing
ACTION3: PREVENTINGPOACHINGINTHEEEZSOFASEANMEMBER STATES
3.1 Actionsagainstfishingvesselsoperatingillegallybeyondtheir designatedareas,forexamplebyusingsomesystemofvessel monitoringsystem(VMS), implementationandstrengtheningofflag statesmeasures,portstatemeasuresandcoastalstatemeasures
EncouragecooperationwithotherAMSsonVMSdatasharingupon request.
Strengtheninspectionandsurveillanceagainstfishingvessels operatingillegallybeyondtheirdesignatedareas
• Enhancecooperationamongnationalmanagementandenforcement agencies
Cooperateincompilingablacklistofillegalvesselsoperatingbeyond theirrespectiveEEZsandsharingtheblacklistamongamss
• ShareinformationamongAMSsontheblacklistedvesselsengagedin IUU fishing
Regularupdateofinformationfortheregionalfishingvesselsrecord (RFVR)
3.2
3.3
• Shareandupdateregularlyinformationforfishingvessels24metersin length andovertotheRegional FishingVesselsRecord(RFVR)Database System
RequestSEAFDECtoconsiderdevelopingtheRFVRDatabase Systemforfishingvesselslessthan24metersinlength 3.4 ESTABLISHBILATERAL/MULTILATERALAGREEMENTSFOR
PERMISSIONTOFISHINEACHOTHER’SFISHINGAREAS
Considerestablishingbilateral/multilateralagreementsforpermission tofishinAMSswaters
ACTION 4: CONTROLLING ILLEGALFISHINGANDTRADINGPRACTICESOF LIVEREEFFOODFISH(LRFF),REEF-BASEDORNAMENTALS ANDENDANGEREDAQUATICSPECIES
4.1 Conductregularinter-andintra-meetingsamongrelevantauthorities (includingcustomsdepartments)andexportingcompaniesfor
agreementsonharvestingpracticesanddatareportingoflivereeffood fish,reef-basedornamentals,andendangeredaquaticspecies
• Strengthencollaborationamongrelevantagenciesandstakeholders includingexportingcompanyforagreementsonharvestingpractices anddatareportingoflivereeffoodfish,reef-basedornamentals,and endangeredaquaticspecies.
Appropriatemechanismsforthemonitoringanddatacollectionoflive reeffoodfishandreef-basedornamentalstrades
4.2
Applyco-managementmechanismsforcollectinginformationonlive reeffoodfishandreef-basedornamentalstrades
Strengthendatacollectionandanalysisoflivereeffoodfishandreef- basedornamentalstrades
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4.3 Stateshouldensurethatexportofendangeredaquaticspeciesis avoided,exceptforresearchandexperimentalpurposesforwhichsuch exportshould beaccompaniedbyappropriatedocuments
• Strengthenregularmonitoringandsurveillanceontheexportof endangeredaquaticspecies
• EncourageAMSstoreviewexistingregulationtocomplywithCITES andstrengthenawarenessbuildingprogramforstakeholders
• Enhancecollaborationamongrelevantagenciesmonitoringand surveillanceontheexportofendangeredaquaticspecies 4.4 ENCOURAGEPARTICIPATIONOFSMALL-SCALE/ARTISANAL
FISHERS,WHOACCOUNTFORMAJORITYOFLRFFPRODUCTION,IN CO-MANAGEMENTANDTOENHANCETHEIRAWARENESSOFTHE IMPACTSOFIUUFISHINGANDTRADINGOFSUCHAQUATICSPECIES
Encouragedevelopmentofco-managementprogramforparticipationof small -scaleorartisanalfishersinLRFFproduction
Create,promoteandimplementtheawarenessprogramontheimpact ofIUUfishingandtradingofsuchaquaticspecies
SHOULDCONSIDER ESTABLISHINGANETWORKBETWEENTHELRFF IMPORTINGANDEXPORTINGCOUNTRIES,ALSOTOSTRENGTHEN LRFFTMANAGEMENTATTHEREGIONALLEVEL
4.5
RequestSEAFDECtoexpediteestablishmentoftheregionalLRFFT network
EncourageAMSstojoinandactivelyparticipateintheregionalLRFFT networkonceithasbeenestablished
STRENGTHENINGTHEMANAGEMENTOFFISHINGINTHEHIGH SEASANDRFMOAREAS
ACTION5:
STRENGTHENING PORTSTATEMEASURES 5.1
Requestcapacitybuildingforbetterunderstandingandimplementation ofPSMforrelevantAMSofficials
MPLEMENT,WHEREAPPROPRIATE,OBSERVERPROGRAMSIN ACCORDANCEWITHRELEVANTNATIONAL,REGIONALOR INTERNATIONALREGULATIONSWITHRESPECTTOHIGHSEAS FISHERIES
5.2
EncourageAMSstodevelopandimplementobserverprogramsin accordancewithrelevantnational,regionalorinternationalregulations with respecttohighseasfisheries
Enhancecapacitybuildingforimplementationofobserverprograms 5.3 COOPERATEWITHTHERELEVANTRFMOSINCOMPLYINGWITH
THEIRCATCHDOCUMENTATIONSCHEMESTOPREVENTTHE LANDINGOFFISHAND FISHERYPRODUCTSFROMIUUFISHINGIN THE RFMOAREAS
EncourageAMSstocooperatewiththerelevantRFMOsincomplying withthe RFMOsCatchDocumentationSchemes
Exploreth- possibilityofharmonizingtheCatchDocumentation Schemes
ACTK REVIEW( THEGUIDELINES
6.1 咖DELINES Sl^O^LD BE REVIEWED REGULARLY WHEN NECESSARY 反S PROPOSED BY AMSs.
Theguidelinesshouldbereviewed asrequestedbyAMSsduringthe annualcouncilmeeting
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