Near East Regional Group MeetingMonday 21st March 2016 German Room, FAO HQ

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Presentation by Árni M. Mathiesen Assistant Director-General

Fisheries and Aquaculture DepartmentFood and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

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Proportion of overfished Stocks by FAO Statistical Area

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Conclusions from this analyzes are:

• Total production has stabilized over the last 20 years.

• Capture fisheries landings have shifted from developed countries to developing countries.

• Degree of overfishing has been stabilizing over the last 20 years but is still unacceptable.

• Aquaculture is overtaking capture fisheries in production for human consumption.

• Great expansion in trade, particularly from developing countries to developed countries.

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Conclusions from this analyzes are:

A. Center of gravity for fish production has moved from developed countries to developing countries, where small scale

fisheries will be extremely important.

B. Center of gravity has moved from capture fisheries to aquaculture, particularly aquaculture in Asia.

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Main Challenges There are many challenges some of which have been

mentioned

They fall into two categories:

1. Refining the management and governance of fisheries in developed and middle income-countries, including IUU.

2. Refining the certification/traceability systems to benefit a broader group of producers, including IUU.

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Main Challenges

However, there are two main fundamental major challenges, both in

the shadow of climate change:

• Aquaculture• Small Scale Fisheries

• Decent Work13

• Vision: A world in which responsible and sustainable use of fisheries and aquaculture resources make an optimal contribution to human well being, food security and poverty alleviation

• Mission: To strengthen global governance, the managerial and technical capacities of Members and RFBs, and lead consensus building towards improved conservation and utilization of living aquatic resources

• Values: Sustainability, Universality, Excellence, Objectivity, Equity

• Corporate Initiative: The Blue Growth Initiative

Fisheries and Aquaculture

17 March 2016 High level meeting between DG MARE and FAO

International regulatory framework for fisheries Governance

1995 Code of Conduct forResponsible Fisheries

1993 Com

pliance Agreem

ent

IPOAs• Seabirds 1999• Sharks 1999• Capacity 1999• IUU 2001•[Kyoto POA ’95]

Port State Measures: • Model

Scheme 2005 + 2009 Agreement

• Flag State Performance

Strategies:•Status & Trends on Capture Fisheries 2003• Status & Trends on Aquaculture 2007

InternationalGuidelines:• Sea-Turtles2009• Ecolabelling 2009 • Deep sea fisheries 2009• 2010 By-catch management & discards reduction • Small Scale Fisheries

1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea

1995 U

NFSA

1992 UNCED:Rio Declaration+Agenda 21

Ecosystem approach to fisheries:Reykjavík 2001

2002 WSSDJohannesburgPlan of Implementation

Rio + 20U. N Conference on Sustainable Development

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Through the BGI, FAO supports Member countries at implementing national and regional Blue Growth strategies which will help reduce stressors and restore the productive functions and structure of aquatic ecosystems for the sustainable use of oceans and inland waters.

The FAO Blue Growth Initiative

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Capture Fisheries Sustainable aquaculture development

Livelihoods and Food systems

Economic growth from eco-system services

Four streams of work

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yOngoingIndonesiaMauritaniaMoroccoAlgeriaSenegal GabonSeychelles Madagascar Cabo VerdePipelineNear East Region*Kenya MozambiqueBangladeshCôte d’IvoireGulf of Guinea*Pacific*Iran (Republic of)

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* Regional work

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Indian OceanEast Africa

Amazonia

The FAO Blue Growth Initiative

Corporate Area for Resource Mobilization

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Tsunami

Blue Growth Ini-tiative

Mangrove restoration and management Reducing impact of agricultural intensification

(pesticides + fertilizers) on aquatic eco-systems Rice – Fish farming Irrigation – Aquaculture Coastal zone management

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Combatting IUU Fishing through the implementation of the Port State Measures Agreement and other instruments , 15 th February 2016, London, United Kingdomhttp://www.slideshare.net/FAOoftheUN/combatting-iuu-fishing-through-the-implementation-of-the-port-state-measures-agreement-and-other-instruments

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International Trade in Fish and Fish Production“Foro Económico de Pesca y Acuacultura 2015”Mexico City 26-27 November 2015http://www.slideshare.net/FAOoftheUN/international-trade-in-fish-and-fish-production

Workshop on the Climate Change’s Impact, Boracay Islands, Philippines 9th May 2015:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQ-fS2TZX_Y

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