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Cooperation on oceans management Cooperation on oceans management acrossacross

regions and sectorsregions and sectorsKjartan Hoydal, Secretary NEAFC

Website: www.neafc.org

Seas the futureNordic Oceans Conference, 7 & 8 June 2011The Nordic House, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands

Seas the futureNordic Oceans Conference, 7 & 8 June 2011The Nordic House, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands

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NEAFC RegulatoryArea (orange)

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Regional cooperation in the North-East Atlantic Coastal statesRegional cooperation in the North-East Atlantic Coastal states   Coastal states cooperate on stocks that straddle into international waters.

This is the case for the pelagic complex:

Blue whiting: EU, Faroe Islands, Iceland and Norway

Mackerel: EU, Faroe Islands, Iceland and Norway

Norwegian spring spawning (Atlanto-Scandian) herring EU, Faroe Islands, Iceland, Norway and the

Russian Federation

The pelagic redfish in the Irminger Sea Greenland, Iceland and the Faroe Islands

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The NEAFC mandate in fisheries management and biodiversity conservationThe NEAFC mandate in fisheries management and biodiversity conservation The Contracting Parties of NEAFC updated the The Contracting Parties of NEAFC updated the

1980 Convention in 2004 and 2006 ( to bring it 1980 Convention in 2004 and 2006 ( to bring it into line with developments in international law). into line with developments in international law).

The revised provisions of the Convention give The revised provisions of the Convention give NEAFC, in addition to sustainable fisheries NEAFC, in addition to sustainable fisheries management, a clear mandate to address the management, a clear mandate to address the impacts of fisheries on marine ecosystems, as impacts of fisheries on marine ecosystems, as well as conserving marine biological diversity.well as conserving marine biological diversity.

  

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Science in the North East Atlantic in place 

Science in the North East Atlantic in place  ICES, the International Council for the Exploration ICES, the International Council for the Exploration

of the Sea, is the repository of scientific and of the Sea, is the repository of scientific and technical data for the North East Atlantic, data technical data for the North East Atlantic, data which underpin scientific advice on fishery which underpin scientific advice on fishery management and management of other human management and management of other human activities with an impact on the oceans. activities with an impact on the oceans.

All NE Atlantic fisheries jurisdictions cooperate in All NE Atlantic fisheries jurisdictions cooperate in ICES and NEAFC buys all its science from ICESICES and NEAFC buys all its science from ICES

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Monitoring, Control and EnforcementMonitoring, Control and Enforcement

   Control and Enforcement are crucial. Without this regulations do not make sense. Efficient control of Contracting Party vessels has been in place since 1999. IUU fishing has been addressed efficiently with blacklisting and port control measures The objective is to protect the rights of legal fishermen, operating under national and regional, fisheries management, against free riders Major IUU problems in the NEAFC Convention area were IUU fishing by flags of convenience vessels for redfish in the Irminger sea and unreported catches of cod from the Barents sea

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Other measures regulating the impact of fisheriesOther measures regulating the impact of fisheries   Area closures; MPAs. The first 5 created in 2004,

much expanded in 2009.

NEAFC has prohibited fisheries with gillnets, entangling nets and trammel nets in depths below 200 m and introduced measures to remove and dispose of unmarked or illegal fixed gear and retrieve lost gear to minimise ghost fishing.

 In July 2008 NEAFC adopted additional measures, on bottom fishing activities in the NEAFC Regulatory Area. These were supplemented at its 2008 Annual Meeting with specific operational procedures.

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Cooperating with other organisations with a mandate to regulate human activityCooperating with other organisations with a mandate to regulate human activity In September 2008 NEAFC signed a Memorandum of In September 2008 NEAFC signed a Memorandum of

Understanding with its environmental counterpart in the North Understanding with its environmental counterpart in the North East Atlantic, the OSPAR East Atlantic, the OSPAR CommissionCommission ( (for the Protection of the for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic)Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic)

NNEAFC has signed terms of Agreement with the IMO and is EAFC has signed terms of Agreement with the IMO and is

discussing a MoU with the ISAdiscussing a MoU with the ISA

A network of agreements of cooperation A network of agreements of cooperation in thein the North East North East Atlantic Atlantic - between existing organisations with a mandate to regulate human - between existing organisations with a mandate to regulate human activities in the ocean - will in the short and medium term offer the activities in the ocean - will in the short and medium term offer the best opportunity to achieve the correct balance between optimum best opportunity to achieve the correct balance between optimum utilisation and conservation in the North East Atlantic.utilisation and conservation in the North East Atlantic.

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RSNRSN

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The Regional Fishery Body Secretariats Network The Regional Fishery Body Secretariats Network

The Regional Fishery Body Secretariats Network The Regional Fishery Body Secretariats Network (RSN) is an informal consortium of secretariats (RSN) is an informal consortium of secretariats representing up to 50 regional fisheries bodies representing up to 50 regional fisheries bodies (RFBs) responsible for inland, coastal, near coast (RFBs) responsible for inland, coastal, near coast and oceanic fisheries in all parts of the world. and oceanic fisheries in all parts of the world. It provides a forum for promoting dialogue and It provides a forum for promoting dialogue and consultation. RSN serves to underpin the important consultation. RSN serves to underpin the important role played by RFBs in the conservation and role played by RFBs in the conservation and management of fisheries. FAO supports the RSNmanagement of fisheries. FAO supports the RSN

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The Regional Fishery Body Secretariats Network The Regional Fishery Body Secretariats Network

FAO serves as the secretariat to the RFB FAO serves as the secretariat to the RFB Secretariats Network that meets biennially Secretariats Network that meets biennially immediately after FAO’s Committee on Fisheries immediately after FAO’s Committee on Fisheries meeting. meeting. The RSN provides a valuable international The RSN provides a valuable international resource for disseminating information and resource for disseminating information and discussing regional and sub-regional experiences discussing regional and sub-regional experiences associated with it. associated with it.

  

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UN General Assembly prescriptive role UN General Assembly prescriptive role

There is too much duplication and repetition with respect to ocean matters in the UN family and the focus is seriously wrong. I have, representing a small RFMO, had to participate in discussions in FAO (where the expertise on substance in fisheries and the ecosystem approach is firmly residing) in 3-4 meetings at UN, meetings at regional level with other RFMOs and RSOs and lately to some extent have had to follow developments in CBD and UNEP.

The political focus in UNGA is completely wrong. Focus has been on deep sea fisheries in the high seas, a problem of little global importance. The main fisheries and biodiversity problems are in freshwater, coastal and near coast waters. It is there resources and policy discussions are needed.

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