ARTISANAL FISHERIES. A comprehensive review of the characteristics of artisanal fisheries conducted by South American ACAP Parties and the occurrence of seabird bycatch within them are provided in SBWG-4 Doc 22. The document highlights the importance of artisanal fisheries in Brazil, Chile, Ecuador and Peru. A number of factors promoted the increase of artisanal fisheries in recent years to the point that in some areas fishing effort can be larger than those of industrial fisheries. The information and statistics available are very limited in part due to operational difficulties in obtaining data but also in some cases the data have been combined with that of industrial fisheries. The spatio-temporal dynamics of artisanal fisheries, and changes in target species and fishing gear used between and within seasons, makes assessment of the impact of artisanal fisheries difficult. SBWG-4 Doc 24 reports analyses of the extent of seabird bycatch in the small-scale fisheries of Ecuador and Peru; five (out of nine surveyed) fisheries had seabird bycatch (four longline and one gillnet fishery). Information is included on fishing gear configuration, materials and other characteristics of artisanal fisheries in the South American region, all of which are essential to better understand the way these fisheries operate and the feasibility of mitigation measures. Seabird bycatch in the demersal longline xxxx fishery in Ecuador was introduced in SBWG-4 Doc 23. This document shows the importance of setting operations for seabird bycatch and also describes an investigation on mitigation alternatives for this particular artisanal fleet, including the incorporation of line weighting and its effect on capture rates of target and non- target species. Although presented in agenda item 15, SBWG-4 Doc 36 also addresses the introduction of mitigation (weighted swivels) into the small-scale longline fleet in Peru and the need to monitor the mechanisation of longline vessels that could be a future source of seabird mortality. Seabird bycatch in these studies varied by fishery; Black-browed and Waved Albatrosses and White-chinned Petrels were the most commonly captured species. Bycatch of Waved Albatross was confirmed in both the Ecuadorian xxxx demersal longline and tuna pelagic longline fisheries, as well as in the Peruvian driftnet fishery for shark and rays. Other ACAP- listed species reported were Xxxxxx’x, Chatham and Grey-headed Albatrosses and Black Petrels. The Working Group recognised that conside...
ARTISANAL FISHERIES. Thus far, fisheries development policy have largely ignored artisanal sector catching only 3 percent of the total, i.e. some 3 000-4 000 tonnes/year. The artisanal sector employs almost equal number of fishers as the industrial sector and catch is an important source of fish for local consumers, although local fish consumption is very low (below 8 kg/capita). Unfortunately, previous efforts to improve artisanal fisheries for instance by supporting cooperatives has not worked as well as expected. Relatively easy free access and low capital investment requiring artisanal operations attracted too many unemployed people into fishing and it became difficult to manage and/or to regulate. Participatory fisheries management may serve as a potential solution to the current situation, using lessons learned in Asia and Africa. Commercialization: Two thirds of production is expor- xxx frozen and 20 percent as fresh/ chilled. The rest is made as fish meal/fish oil, canned or smoked. Eighty percent of fish is frozen without filleting. The project’s concern will be the quality of products. DINARA is not an internationally accredited reference laboratory. The Uruguay Technical Laboratory (XXXX, Laboratorio Tecnologico del Uruguay) is the only internationally accredited laboratory in the country. Recently held and upcoming meetings on aquaculture organized and co-organized by The Fisheries and Aquaculture Department • FAO Expert Consultation on Assessment of socio-economic impacts of aquaculture, 4-8 February 2008, Ankara, Turkey • FAO Expert Meeting: Climate-related Transboundary Pests and Diseases including Relevant Aquatic Species, 25-27 February 0000, Xxxx, Xxxxx • FAO Expert Consultation on Improving Planning and Policy Development in Aquaculture, 00-00 Xxxxxxxx 0000, Xxxx, Xxxxx • FAO/NACA/SCA/DFID Expert Workshop on Guidelines for Aquaculture Certification, 00-00 Xxxxxxxx 0000, Xxxxxx, XX • SBBSTA 13 Side Event on Aquaculture and Biodiversity, 00 Xxxxxxxx 0000, Xxxx, Xxxxx • TCP/BiH/3101 Training/Workshop 5: Surveillance and Diagnostics, 24-28 March 2008, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Institutional framework: DINARA is responsible for evaluating fisheries resources and aquaculture. First and foremost, the project has to establish new law and long-term fisheries and aquaculture development policies based on relevant scientific and economic observations. Today, many management decisions are based on research data which are more than 20 years old. In addition, an ec...
ARTISANAL FISHERIES. 15.6.1 A comprehensive review of the characteristics of artisanal fisheries conducted by South American ACAP Parties and the occurrence of seabird bycatch within them were provided to the SBWG (SBWG-4 Doc 22). The document highlights the importance of artisanal fisheries in Brazil, Chile, Ecuador and Peru. The increase in artisanal fisheries in recent years has meant that in some areas fishing effort can be larger than those of industrial fisheries.
