PART II: ACHIEVEMENT OF 2015 PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION 1. Achievements of the Project Implementation for the Year 2015
2. Expected Outcomes/Outputs of Activity for the year 2016
Proposed Activity Expected Outcomes/Outputs of Activity Activity 3
Sub-Activity 3.1 Monitoring and additional support for member countries activities of facilitating CBRM/Co-management and gathering fisheries activity information
- Strengthen practical aspects in competence in planning and implementing the applicable management plans for fisheries community
Sub-Activity 3.2 Study on appropriate activities to be sustainable for CBRM/Co-management in fisheries community in 3 countries
- Development pilot site with monitoring, evaluation, and consultation between fisheries officers and fisheries community
3. Schedule of Activity for the Year 2016
Proposed Activity Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Activity 3
Sub-Activity 3.1: Monitoring and additional support
X X X X X X
Sub-Activity 3.2: X X X X X X X
PROJECT DOCUMENT ACHIEVEMENTS FOR YEAR 2015
AND
PROPOSED ACTIVITY FOR YEAR 2016
Project id: 2013010108 Program Categories: Project under the ASEAN-SEAFDEC FCG/ASSP Mechanism
Project Title: Enhancing compilation and utilization of fishery statistics and information for sustainable development and management of fisheries in Southeast Asian region:
Improving the data collection of the commercially-exploited aquatic species and threatened species
Program Thrust: IV Total Duration: 2013 - 2017
Lead Department: TD Lead Country: Viet Nam
Donor/Sponsor: Japanese Trust Fund-6 Total Donor Budget: USD 158,000
Project Partner: MFRDMD Budget for 2016: USD 30,000
Project leader: FGFOS of TD/CFTD Mr. Sukchai Arnupapboon
Involved Country SEAFDEC Member Countries**
* FGFOS; Fishing Ground and Fisheries Oceanography Section
** Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, Viet Nam,
PART I: OVERALL PROJECT DESCRIPTION 1. Brief Project Description
In order to address fisheries international related issues, this program is aimed to enhance capability of fishery sectors in compiling and utilizing fishery statistics and information. The focus of the project is given to improve data collection for the commercially-exploited aquatic and threaten species: sharks.
Generally, primary goals of collecting fishery statistic are to obtain the information to manage fisheries.
Trend and status of commercially aquatic species provides useful and important information for fishery management. This information can come from various sources, including the monitoring of the fishing activities (e.g. landing, catch and effort data), biological surveys, and information from resource users.
Poor capture fishery statistics in Southeast Asian Countries has led to difficulty in managing sustainably their coastal and marine fisheries resources. In particular to the species listed by CITES that will impact to the fisheries sectors of the countries in the region.
In 2013, the project activities focus on improvement of data and information collection for commercially- exploited aquatic species of sharks. This is to follow-up the outputs from the series of events, including the technical meetings in Thailand in 2011 and 2012 organized by TD, and the regional training course on sharks species identification organized by MFRDMD in early 2012. The outputs from these showed that information on sharks stock status in Southeast Asian Countries has yet reliable. The dearth of information on stock structure, abundance, life history, and reproductive capacity of major marine and freshwater sharks species treat sharks as a separate statistical data. Moreover, insufficient policy and financial support on research and management of sharks is commonly the key issues in the region1. This project aims at continuing the support the member countries to improve quality and timeliness of data/information on sharks.
2. Background and Justification
In 2013, the project activities focus on improvement of data and information collection for commercially exploited aquatic species of sharks. This is to follow-up the output from a series of events, including the technical meetings in Thailand in 2011 and 2012 organized by TD, and the regional training course on shark species identification organized by MFRDMD in early 2012. The outputs from these showed that information on shark stock status in Southeast Asian Countries was not yet reliable. Because of lack of
1 SEAFDEC. 2011. Report of the Special Meeting on Sharks Information Collection in Southeast Asia, Bangkok, 15-17 September 2011. TD/RP/156
information on stock structure, abundance, life history, and reproductive capacity, in general, species by species statistics of sharks is lacking in Southeast Asian Countries. Moreover, insufficient policy and financial support on research and management of sharks is common key issues in the region This project aims at continuing the support the Member Countries to improve quality and timeliness of data/information on sharks.
In 2014, the project activities emphasized on alleviating problem of shark data collection by improving capacity of species identification through organizing regional workshops for ASEAN Member Countries.
The aim of the meeting is training to trainer, who is able to pass knowledge from workshops to their local shark landing operators. Shark data landing at pilot sites of the some SEAFDEC Member Countries was initiated in August 2014 under technical support by monitor from SEAFDEC and MFRDMD.
In 2015, the project organized the Regional Technical Meeting on Shark and Ray Data Collection and Project Planning Year 2015-2016, in order to compile and analyze shark data as regional level. Output of the meeting will be reported as regional shark data. Participating Countries of the project have agreed on the format and template for shark and ray data collection work plans of Participating Countries in year 2015-2016. Standard Operational Procedure (SOP) of shark and ray data collection will be developed and verified by Participating Countries. Project management of administrative, financial and Monitoring &
Evaluation have been agreed by all Members.
3. Project Overall Objectives, Outcomes, Outputs, Indicators and Activities 3.1 Objectives, Outcome and Output of the Project
Objective Outcomes Outputs Activities
Objective 1: Outcome 1:
Capacity of the countries to identify shark up to species level
Output 1:
Work plan for data collection at the selected sites in the participating countries
Activity 1:
Human resource development programs
Objective 2: Outcome 2:
A set of recommendations for improving management of shark fisheries in participating countries
Output 2:
Set of data collected on shark landing at the selected sites
Activity 2:
Data collection
Objective 3: Outcome 3: Effective implementation of the NPOA-sharks in the participating countries
Output 3:
1. National reports of shark landing
2. Regional analysis of the shark landing in the participating countries
Activity 3:
Information Dissemination
3.2 Overall Scope/Description of Project
Activity Description
Activity 1
Human resource development programs
To follow up the activity of shark data collection, the project will organize the meeting of mid-term data collection. The participating countries will report the progress of shark data collection. In addition, sharing of problems during first half of data collection will also be made. All countries can share experience in this meeting to improve collecting activity for last half of data collection. National focal point from SEAFDEC Member Countries with the technical supports from resource persons of TD in collaboration with MFRDMD will be invited to the mid-term meeting.
Activity Description
activities of data collection (2016) will be planned based on the final meeting. Moreover, capacity building within countries will be also encouraged where appropriate.
Activity 2 Data collection
To ensure that the implementation of shark landing data is systematically collected, the periodical monitoring and evaluation by project staff will be carried out.
Activity 3
Information dissemination
This activity aims to collaborate with other relevant initiatives, organizations, and partners, in particular to the issues related to sharks data collection. In this connection, the activity includes participation of staff in the regional experts meeting, and information collection activity through the discussion and meeting with relevant initiatives
3.3 Activity, Sub-activity and Proposed Budget for 2013-2017
(Unit: USD)
Activity Sub-Activity Y1
2013
Y2 2014
Y3 2015
Y4 2016
Y5 2017
Activity 1: Sub-activity 1.1 27,000 27,000 27,000 22,000 27,000
Sub-activity 1.2 4,000 4,000 4,000 4,000 4,000
Activity 2: Sub-activity 2.1: -
Activity 3 Sub-activity 3.1: 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000
Sub-activity 3.2: 3,000
Sub-Total Budget 32,000 32,000 32,000 30,000 32,000
PART II: ACHIEVEMENT OF 2015 PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION 1. Achievements of the Project Implementation for the Present Year
Seven (7) Participating Countries of the project have agreed on the format and template for shark and ray data collection work plans of Participating Countries in year 2015-2016. Standard Operational Procedure (SOP) of shark and ray data collection will be developed and verified by Participating Countries. Project management of administrative, financial and Monitoring & Evaluation have been agreed by all Members.
Project implementation has been initiated by collaboration between MFRDMD, SEC and TD through the Onsite Training and Verifying Shark data Collection in seven (7) Participating Countries. SEAFDEC established communication network for shard data collection and database system through website and application.
2. Information of Present Year Activity including Involved Stakeholders
List of Actual Sub-activity Type of activity
Number of Participants Spent Budget (USD)
MCs SEAFDEC Others
Activity 1. Human resource development programs Sub-activity 1.1
Planning meeting with the participating countries
I 25 10 1 20,559.25
Sub-activity 1.2
Monitoring of data collection
I - 2 -
Sub-activity 1.3
Participation of project staff and focal point in relevant meeting/workshop
68 2 -
Activity 2. Data collection I 12 6 -
Activity 3. Information dissemination I 68 6 -
3. Achievements and Expected Outcome/Outputs of the Activity
Planned activity Expected
outcome/output Achievements
Activity 1 Human resource development programs Sub-activity 1.1
Planning meeting with the participating countries
Work plan for data collection at the selected sites in the Participating Countries
1. Work plan for data collection in the participating countries developed in consultation with the project staff
2. Standard Operational Procedure (SOP) of shark and ray data collection
Sub-activity 1.2
Monitoring of data collection
Certify local enumerators
1. Onsite trainings on shark species identification for local enumerators in each participating countries organized
Activity 2 Data collection Sub-activity 2.1
Data collection
Set of data collected on shark landing at the selected sites
The national data set validated by the project advisor
Activity 3 Information dissemination Sub-activity 3.1
Information dissemination
1. Support Core Expert Meeting on Sharks and Rays in Southeast Asian Waters 3 - 4 March 2015 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2. In coordination with CITES, tool for support shark data collection will be produced and distributed 4. List of Completed Publications and Others
List of completed publications for the year 2015 Type of media Attached e-file 1. Report on the Regional Technical Meeting on Shark and Ray
Data Collection and Project Planning Year 2015-2016
Hard Copy To be uploaded on SEAFDEC Website 2. Standard Operational Procedure (SOP) of shark and ray data
collection
Hard Copy
5. Evaluation from Participants of Member Countries for WS and Training Course Planned activity Evaluation/ Views from Participants Activity 1 Human resource development programs
Sub-activity 1.1
Planning meeting with the participating countries
With guidance from project advisors, Project Participating Countries can develop the work planning and identify the major shark landing sites.
All Participating Countries accepted the Standard Operational Procedure (SOP) of shark and ray data collection developed by regional shark experts.
Where the national work plan for data collection on shark landing will be well developed and implemented, the trial considerations on the issues to be solved in developing NDFs will be carried out.
Sub-activity 1.2
Monitoring of data collection
Resource persons from MFRDMD and Expert group in Southeast Asia could transfer knowledge on shark species identification, especially on the species listed by CITES to all enumerator of Project Participating Countries.
Activity 2 Data collection Sub-activity 2.1
Data collection
Human resource capacity of the shark data collection of Participating Countries in Southeast Asian region has been well developed for identifying shark up to species level.
6. Major Impacts/Issues
The final products of the project implementation include 1-year data set of shark landing in the pilot sites, and set of policy recommendations for effectively implementation of NPOA-sharks in the participating countries. Common understanding in SEAFDEC Member Countries should be revisited and acknowledge before CITES CoP17 in September 2016.
Project issue is the accuracy in shark data collection that needs to frequently verify. To set up the expert working group, project needs support the development of the national shark expert(s) in the country level.
As for long-term management of shark fisheries in the region, there is a need to establish a mechanism for routine data collection in the member countries
PART III: PROPOSED ACTIVITIES FOR YEAR 2016
1. Proposed Activity/Sub-activity, Workplan and Estimated Budget for the Year 2016
(Unit: USD) Proposed Activity Description of Proposed Activity Proposed
Budget Activity 1 Human resource development programs
Sub-activity 1.1
Meeting on Sharks and Rays Data Collection and
Preparation for the CITES CoP17
To follow-up the shark data collection conducted in year 2015-2016, Project-End-Meeting on Sharks and Rays Data Collection and Preparation for the CITES COP17, will be organized in June 2016.
The participating countries will report the result of shark data collection and problems during collecting period and way forward on national shark data collection
22,000
Sub-activity 1.2
Monitoring of data collection
Project will provide the supports for shark experts or project staff to monitor shark data collection at the pilot sites landing in the participating countries
4,000
Activity 2 Data collection
Shark data collection at the selected landing sites (i.e. catch and some biological data as discussed during the meeting in 2014) will be regularly collected from July 2015 to October 2016
-
Activity 3 Information dissemination Sub-activity 3.1
Information dissemination
Reports of national shark data collection will be published and disseminated to other Member Countries and relevant organizations
1,000
Sub-activity 3.2
Participate Relevant Regional and International Forum
In order to monitor on the current issues that significant to sustainable utilization of sharks, responsible researcher of SEAFDEC will participate the regional/international forums e.g. WCPFC, IOTC and etc.
3,000
2. Expected Outcomes/Outputs of Activity for the Year 2016
Proposed Activity Expected Outcomes/Outputs of Activity Activity 1 Human resource development programs
Sub-activity 1.1 Meeting on Sharks and Rays Data Collection and Preparation for the CITES CoP 17
1. Draft final report on Sharks and Rays Data Collection 2015-2016 and Preparation Plan for the CITES CoP 17
2. Identify way forward in CITES CoP 17 preparation
3. Identify way forward and need assessment on national shark data Sub-activity 1.2
Monitoring of data collection
collection in Participating Countries after year 2016
4. Follow up the development of NPOA in SEAFDEC Member Countries Activity 2
Data collection
Data collection at the selected pilot sites will be continued under cost-sharing basis as well as the financial support from other source(s)
Activity 3 Information dissemination Sub-activity 3.1
Information dissemination
1. Reports of national shark data collection 2. Shark identification material(s)
Proposed Activity Expected Outcomes/Outputs of Activity Sub-activity 3.2
Participate to relevant regional and international Forum
Report on the regional or global interest in current issues that significant to sustainable utilization of sharks presented in Meeting on Sharks and Rays Data Collection and Preparation for the CITES CoP17
3. Schedule of Activity for the Year 2016
Proposed Activity Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Activity 1
Sub-activity 1.1 X
Sub-activity 1.2 X X X X X X X X
Activity 2 X X X X X X X X X
Activity 3
Sub-activity 3.1 X X X X X X
Sub-activity 3.2 X X X X X X X X X X X X
PROJECT DOCUMENT ACHIEVEMENTS FOR YEAR 2015
AND
PROPOSED ACTIVITY FOR YEAR 2016
Project id: 01201308 Program Categories: Project under the ASEAN-SEAFDEC FCG/ASSP Mechanism
Project Title: Enhancing the Compilation and Utilization of Fishery Statistics and Information for Sustainable Development and Management of Fisheries in Southeast Asian Region:
Activity 3. Harmonization of fishery statistics in the Southeast Asian region
Program Thrust: IV Total Duration: 2013 - 2017
Lead Department: TD/Secretariat Lead Country: Viet Nam
Donor/Sponsor: JTF-6 Total Donor Budget: USD 29,840 (5-year)
Project Partner: - Budget for 2016: USD 5,700
Project leader: Nualanong Tongdee Involved Country PART I: OVERALL PROJECT DESCRIPTION
1. Brief Project Description
The primary goals of collecting regional fishery statistic are to obtain the information that could provide better understanding of fishery resources at regional level, and serve as a basis for policy planning and management for sustainable fisheries. Activities would be carried out under this project to enhance understanding of Member Countries on regional fishery statistics framework, and support reporting of their respective national statistics in accordance with the framework. In addition, the project would also be enhanced to provide platform for utilization of regional fishery statistics and other data and information as a basis for sustainable utilization of fishery resources in the region.
2. Background and Justification
SEAFDEC has been undertaking initiatives in collating fishery statistics from countries bordering the South China Sea Areas since 1978, and starting from 2008 onwards, the framework for compilation of statistics data was changed to cover countries in the Southeast Asian region. The new regional statistics framework was endorsed by the SEAFDEC Council during its 40th Meeting, and subsequently at the 16th Meeting of the ASEAN Sectoral Working Group on Fisheries in 2008. Nevertheless, fishery statistics collected by different countries in the region are at the different levels, depending on the capacity, resources allocation and policy in data collection. Although effort has been exerted to harmonize the compilation of statistics at the regional level based on the regional statistics framework, there are still disparities of data from different countries. Besides, SEAFDEC Departments have been undertaking several programs/projects to enhance data collection from countries, which is envisaged to result in better statistics and data collection. The eventual goal is still to obtain better official statistics in order to come up with long-term data that could provide better pictures on status and trends of fisheries for the region as a whole.
This project is therefore proposed to continue supporting the reporting of statistics by the ASEAN Member Countries in line with the new fishery statistics framework, and enhancing the capacity of countries in reporting of their national statistics for regional compilation. In addition, the project would also provide platform for improving the utilization of fishery statistics, integrating with other forms of data and information to generate better understanding of fishery resources.
3. Project Overall Objectives, Outcomes, Outputs, Indicators and Activities