17th Ntc Souvenir Program

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CONGRESS HOST

HOST CITY

CONGRESS SCHEDULE

MESSAGES

CONGRESS SPEAKERS

CONGRESS RESOLUTIONS

SFFAII UPDATES

WORKING COMMITTEESFRIENDS OF PHIL TUNA INDUSTRY

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

16th NTC PHOTO OPS

Citra Mina Group of Companies (CMGC)

Fishing within Limits

Limit Reference Points: Don’t Go There!

Target Reference Points:

Aiming for the Right Level

Harvest Control Rules: Streamlining

Fisheries Decision Making and

Sustainability

ABOUT THE CONGRESS

CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

ARTICLESNegosyo Center-Gensan Opens Its Doors to

Local MSMEs

TARGET Program To Improve Livelihood of

Fisherfolks

BFAR 12 hosts 5th RP- Vietnam Bilateral

Meeng

It’s Gensan

General Santos City Airport Improvement

Underway

Fishery Improvement Protocol for ASEAN

Enters New Phase

Statement on Securing Sustainable Small-

Scale Fisheries during the 7th ASEAN

Fisheries Consultave Forum

ASEAN Public-Private Task Force

Asean Aquaculture and Fisheries Public

Private Iniave to be Instuonalised

ASEAN Seafood Federaon (ASF)

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Group Seine Operaons of Philippine FlaggedVessels in High Seas Pocket 1

Pilot Test of MARLIN (Electronic Logsheet)

Operaon in High Seas Pocket 1

Overview of Tuna Fisheries in the Western

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CONGRESSHOST

THE FEDERATION

VISION-MISSION

Socsksargen Federaon of Fishing and Allied Industries, Inc.

is a non-government, non-prot organizaon, established

in 1999 as an umbrella organizaon of 7 associaons with atotal over 100 companies involved in shing, canning, sh

processing, aquaculture producon & processing and other

allied industries. Its membership cuts across the enre value

chain from the capture sheries sector, composed of the

hand line shermen, the small, medium & large commercial

ring neers and purse seine operators, to the sh

processing sector and exporters composed of the big canning

operators, fresh chilled, frozen sh value-adding sector. It

is based in General Santos City governed by a Board of 14

Directors and by the Execuve Director handling the day-to-day operaons.

The vision-mission of the instuon is

“To be a cohesive federation acting as

catalyst towards attaining fishing industry’s

sustainability and global competitiveness

through advocacy work in the local,

national and international level.”Its leadership exercises democrac and parcipave means

in aaining the federaon’s objecves which are anchored on

its core values of unity, co-opeon, collaboraon, equality

and social responsibility.

THE OBJECTIVES

MEMBER-ASSOCIATIONS

1. Unite the dierent shing associaons

and allied industries in SOCSKSARGEN to

jointly work for a sustainable and globally

compeve industry;

2. Serve as the voice of the shing industry in

lobbying for key policy agenda and relevant

issues and concerns;

3. Provide a neutral venue for its members

to raise specic problems and resolvefundamental issues bese ng the industry;

and,

4. Serve as a forum to strengthen industry

representaon and posioning with respect

to other players in the world with the

end in view of protecng, expanding, and

maintaining the country’s strategic lead in

the tuna industry.

1. Southern Philippines Boat Owners and Tuna

Associaon (SPBOTA)

2. South Cotabato Purse Seiners Associaon

(SOCOPA)

3. Umbrella Fish Landing Associaon (UFLA)

4. Chamber of Aquaculture and Ancillary

Industries of Sarangani, Inc. (CHAINS)

5. Tuna Canners Associaon General Santos

(TCAGS)

6. Fresh Frozen Seafood Associaon – Tuna

Processors Philippines, Inc. (FFSA-TPPI)

7. Tuna Cooperave of General Santos City

(Tuna Coop)

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PAST PRESIDENTS

DOMINGO T. TENG, 1999-2005

MARFENIO Y. TAN, 2005-2011

JERRY C. DAMALERIO

BENEDICTO L. GRANFON JR.

MARIANO M. FERNANDEZ

NEIL G. DEL ROSARIO

JOAQUIN T. LU

ANDRESTINE T. TAN

ROY C. RIVERA

DINO H. BARRIENTOS

HERMINIA B. NARCISO

RAMON M. MACARAIG

SOLEDAD B. MANANGQUIL

DEXTER G. TENG

JOSE EMMANUEL M. SANTOS

DANILO E. CAPAROS

SFFAII OFFICERS 2015-2017

JOAQUIN T. LU

President

DEXTER G. TENG1st Vice-President

DINO H. BARRIENTOSSecretary

JOSE EMMANUEL M. SANTOS2nd Vice-President

ROSANNA BERNADETTE B.CONTRERASExecutive Director

NEIL G. DEL ROSARIOTreasurer

ROY C. RIVERAPublic RelationsOfficer

HERMINIA B. NARCAuditor

DIRECTORS

0“ R E G I O N A L C O O P E R A T I O N : T H E W A Y F O R W A R D ”


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Dear Guests and Parcipants,

This year, in the 17th Naonal Tuna Congress (NTC), industry stakeholders will address issues and challenges,and will take advantage of opportunies in the industry in the context of regional collaboraon with thetheme, “Regional Cooperaon: The Way Forward.”

Regional cooperaon among Southeast Asian countries has its history back in 1967 with the establishmentof the Associaon of Southeast Asian Naons (ASEAN); the Philippines was among the founding member-countries together with Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand. In today’s era of globalize and borderlesseconomy, the ASEAN recognize the signicance of regional economic cooperaon with the incepon of

ASEAN Economic Community or ASEAN Integraon 2015 through adopon of the ASEAN Economic Blueprintat the 13th ASEAN Summit in Singapore in 2007.

In the Philippines, the tuna industry, through the SOCSKSARGEN Federaon of Fishing and Allied Industries,Inc. (SFFAII), has since then in the forefront in fostering cooperaon among domesc and internaonalshing and trading partners. We have intensied our cooperaon and parcipaon in the Western andCentral Pacic Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) meengs in 2013 and 2014. The SFFAII has been instrumentalin craing of Philippine posion papers and reports ensuring connued access of 36 group seine/ring netoperators in the High Seas Pocket Number 1 (HSP1) in the Western and Central Pacic Ocean (WCPO) unl2017.

Recent membership of SFFAII in the ASEAN Seafood Federaon (ASF) in 2012 proves our strong commitmenttowards enhancing cooperaon with ASEAN partners. The establishment of ASF is an essenal foundaonto enhance cooperaon among regional countries for ASEAN Economic Community, contribung to a largergoal to integrate the region’s naonal economies and achieve higher levels of economic dynamism and

compeveness. I am pleased to inform the industry stakeholders that the chairmanship of SFFAII in the ASFtook eect this year and will end in 2016.

We will focus our eorts in strengthening our parcipaon and presence in the regional seng. Beyondour membership to ASF, we will connue to support, to collaborate and to parcipate in all other endeavorsaimed at aaining cooperaon among regional shers, seafood processors and exporters. Our goals areto openly exchange views among our regional partners on maers of mutual interest, and to enhance ouraccess to beer technology, food safety assurance, supply sustainability, greater market opportunies, andenvironment and social responsibility.

In behalf of the SOCSKSARGEN Fishing Federaon and Allied Industries Inc., it is our pleasure and pride to onceagain host the NTC in its 17th year. Government leaders from the Philippines and other countries, industryplayers, and stakeholders present, may we all be one in our goal in strengthening regional cooperaon asour way forward.

Mabuhay!

JOAQUIN T. LUChairman

17TH NTC CHAIRPERSON

MESSAGE FROM THECONGRESS HOST



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Warmest greengs!

The Philippine Tuna Industry is once more at the crossroads. Over the last decade, it has seen the industry

increasingly becoming a net importer—already far from being Southeast Asia’s largest producer in the 1980s

and 1990s.

At the General Santos City shing port complex, frozen imported tuna already comprises 65 percent of tuna

landings. All these imported tuna go directly to the city’s 6 canneries and a handful of local processing plants.

Rising producon costs, increasing marine resource proteconism, changing climate paerns and global

concerns over dwindling stocks have greatly contributed to the decline in local catches.

The Philippine tuna industry must face these challenges. It needs to draw a development roadmap for

the next decade moving forward and beyond. We need to consolidate to remain compeve. We need to

streamline in order to be more ecient. We need to be resourceful to sustain producvity.

The geographical locaon of the country, its world class tuna shers and its compeve edge over many

of Southeast Asian tuna producers, can prime the Philippine tuna as hub of canned and processed tuna

manufacturing in Asia.

The tuna industry is sll there and it will sll be the city’s major’s economic backbone. Yet, we all know mes

are changing—and that our tuna industry is constantly undergoing one.

We are gathered here to protect local the shing industry and the gallant shermen who brought us to where

we now belong, there is an urgent need to embrace a paradigm shi—from a rst and foremost producer to

a leading manufacturer in the region and the rest of Asia.

In this way, we can protect, preserve, and celebrate the industry that built Gensan.

This year’s theme of the 17th Naonal Tuna Congress “Regional Cooperaon: The Way Forward” is a

challenging task for us to sustain not only local producon but also regional survival of the tuna trade and

shing operaons.

In this regard, let me welcome all delegates to the Tuna Congress with hope and opmism that we will

connue and remain compeve and improve on our producvity.

Good day and God bless everybody!

RONNEL C. RIVERA

MESSAGE FROM THEHOST CITY

CITY MAYOR


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7:00 - 10:00 AM

10:00 AM - 1:00PM2:00 PM - 6:00 PM

2:00 PM - 6:00 PM

7:00 PM

10:00 AM

17th NTC CaravanAssemby Area - Gensan

Fishport

Early RegistraonOpening Ceremonies

COFFEE BREAK

WELCOME DINNER /

INDUCTION OF NEW SET O

SFFAII OFFICERS

Pandan Ballroom, Green Leaf Ho

Opening of the Trade Exhibit

Keynote Speech on “Updates

on EU’s GSP+ and Philippine

Tuna Industry”

Mr. Adrian S. Cristobal, Jr.

UnderSecretary, Department of Trade

and Industries

INVOCATION/NATIONAL A NTHEMLocal Government City Choir

OPENING OF THE CONGRESSMr. Joaquin T. Lu

Chairman, 17th Naonal Tuna Congress

WELCOME ADDRESSHon. Ronnel C. Rivera

City Mayor, General Santos City

INTRODUCTION OF THE GUEST OF

HONORHon. Pedro B. Acharon JrRepresentave, 1st District, South

Cotabato & Gen. Santos City

KEYNOTE ADDRESSHon. Proceso J. Alcala

Secretary, Department of Agriculture

TOPIC 1: USA INITIATIVE ON

COMBATING IUU FISHING AN

SEAFOOD FRAUDMr. Keith Bigelow

Fisheries Scienst, Naonal Ocean-

ic and Atmospheric Administraon

(NOAA)-United States Department o

Commerce

TOPIC 2: THE OCEANS

AND FISHERIES PARTNERSHIP

Mr. Renerio AcostaRegional Environment Advisor, USAI

Regional Development Mission for A

OPEN FORUM

THURSDAY, 03 SEPTEMBER 2015

CONGRESS SCHEDULESEPTEMBER 0304, 2015 SM GENERAL SANTOS TRADE HALLS

GENERAL SANTOS CITY, PHILIPPINES



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9:00-9:30 AM

10:00-10:20 AM 3:50 - 4:10 PM10:20-10:40 AM 4:10 - 4:30 PM

4:30 - 6:30 PM

7:00 PM

10:40-11:10 AM

11:10-11:40 AM

11:40-12:10 AM

1:30-2:00 PM

2:00- 2:50 PM

2:50 - 3:20 PM

3:20 - 3:50 PM

12:10-12:30 NN

12:30-1:30 PM

TOPIC 3: LEVERAGING

MOBILE TECHNOLOGIES FOR

SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES IN

THE PHILIPPINES

Mr. Lawrence AngPartnership Specialist, USAID ECOFISH

Project

TOPIC 4: PHILIPPINE

GOVERNMENT’S REGIONAL

INITIATIVES FOR TUNA

SUSTAINABILITYMs. Drusila Esther E. Bayate

Assistant Director, Technical Services

Bureau of Fisheries and Aquac

Resources

OPEN FORUM OPEN FORUMCOFFEE BREAK COFFEE BREAK

CLOSING CEREMONIES

FAREWELL DINNER

TOPIC 5: THE VIETNAMESE TUNA

INDUSTRY OPPORTUNITIES AND

CHALLENGESMr. Doan Tran Duy

Head Editor, ASEAN Seafood Magazine

TOPIC 6: UPDATES ON THE

FISHERIES IMPROVEMENT

PROTOCOL FOR THE ASEANMr. Johan Suryadarma

Vice-President, Indonesian Fishery

Product Processing & Markeng

Associaon

TOPIC 7: PRELIMINARY REPORT

ON OCEANOGRAPHIC SURVEY IN

SULUSULAWESI SEAS IN YEAR

2014 BY M.V. SEAFDEC2Mr. Sukchai Arnupapboon

Fishing Ground & Fishery Oceanography

Secon Head, Southeast Asia Fisheries

Dev’t Center

TOPIC 8: UPDATES ON THE

SEAFDEC’S PROGRAM FOR

CONSERVATION ON NERITIC

TUNADr. Somboon Siriraksophon

Policy and Program Coordinator

Southeast Asia Fisheries Development

Center

TOPIC 9: SUSTAINABLE

MANAGEMENT OF HIGHLY

MIGRATORY FISH STOCKS IN

WEST PACIFIC AND EAST ASIDr. Sungkwon Soh

Science Manager, Western and Cen

Pacic Fisheries Commission

TOPIC 10: OCEAN RESOURCEDEVELOPMENT AND

MANAGEMEN T: AN INTEGRA

SOLUTION FOR THE PHILIPPI

FISHING INDUSTRYMr. Philippe Courrouyan

PT CLS Argos Indonesia

TOPIC 11: INDUSTRY

TRIPARTITE COUNCIL FOR

FISHING AND ALLIED SERVICMr. Joel S. Saavedra

Vice-Chairman, Industry Triparte C

cil for Fisheries Sector

UPDATES ON THE 16TH NTC

RESOLUTIONSMr. Neil S. del Rosario

Chairperson, Finance Commiee

READING OF TH E 17TH NTC

RESOLUTIONSMr. Dominic Salazar

Chairperson, Program & Resoluon

Commiee

PRESENTATION OF CONFERE

RESOLUTIONSMr. Joaquin T. Lu

Chairperson, Program & Resoluon

Commiee

SPECIAL MESSAGEHon. Asis G. Perez Undersecretary for Fisheries, DA &

Director, Bureau of Fisheries and Aqua

Resources

SM 3rd Floor Opposite Trade HallProgram Hosted by:

Bureau of Fisheries and Aquac

Resources

CLOSING REMARKSMr. Andresne T. TanDirector, SFFAII

OPEN FORUM

LUNCH BREAK

FRIDAY, 04 SEPTEMBER 2015



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My warmest greengs to the delegates to the 17th Naonal Tuna Congress. My hearelt thanks as

well to the SOCSKSARGEN Federaon Fishing & Allies Industries for organizing this gathering.

The Philippines is among the largest tuna-producing countries in the world, owing to our strong

marime tradion, seasoned shermen, and well-developed support industries. Maintaining our

compeveness and leadership in this eld requires that we focus on our collecve eorts tomaintain a healthy tuna populaon, ensuring resilience against climate change, and addressing

emerging regional issues and trends. This can be achieved by constantly recalibrang our strategies,

enhancing knowledge and skills, and updang capabilies through the adopon of more modern,

sustainable techniques. May you emerge from this congress a more united community, one that is

ready and commied to full its role of advancing your sector, fueling our economy, and building

our country.

We are now living in a transformed and revitalized naon because of our rm resolve to re-establish

excellence, transparency, and integrity as pillars of our society. An even more progressive Philippines

is now within reach, as long as we build in our gains and install a leadership that is commied to the

same values that brought about our present resurgence. It is my hope that your organizaon will

play more acve part in keeping our country on the straight and righteous path, that we may realize

our aspiraons and bequeath a beer, brighter tomorrow to younger generaons.

I wish you a producve congress.

BENIGNO S. AQUINO

“ R E G I O N A L C O O P E R A T I O N : T H E W A Y F O R W A R D ”

REPUBLIC OFTHE PHILIPPINES

OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT


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Warmest greengs to all the ocials and members of the SOCSKSARGEN Federaon of Fishing &

Allied Industries, Inc. (SFFAII). Congratulaons on holding this year’s 17th Naonal Tuna Congress

with the theme, “Regional Cooperaon: The Way Forward.”

This is a great opportunity to increase protability and eciency within the shing industry. Surely,

this congress will help promote the city even more as the tuna capital of the Philippines and provideventures to boost trade and relaons among various sectors.

I also hope that you will connue to take part in developing more notable programs and projects

towards sustainable economic growth and development. May you stay commied and inspired

to work hand in hand for the benet of your respecve associaons and the shing and allied

industries.

Congratulaons and more power!

JEJOMAR C. BINAY

OFFICE OF THE VICE-PRESIDENT

REPUBLIC OF THEPHILIPPINES


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Magandang Gensan!

I wish to extend my congratulaons to the SOCSKSARGEN Federaon of Fishing & Allied Industries

Inc. (SFFAII) for the staging of the 17th Naonal Tuna Congress & Trade Exhibit.

Your theme “Regional Cooperaon: The Way forward” for this year’s conference is mely and

relevant as 2015 is the year that our integraon in the ASEAN Economic Community takes place.

Such a targeted theme manifests your interest in regional integraon, a good sign of preparing forthe onset of the AEC. This congress is also a ng venue to strengthen your ranks as you gear up

to explore new opportunies in the region for the tuna industry’s growth.

It is also commendable that you take eorts to educate industry players on sheries sustainability,

as well as take iniaves for tuna sustainability. This reects your commitment towards the state of

migratory sheries from which our tuna industry derives its strength.

The past may have been wrought with challenges for the industry, but your diligence in carrying out

proacve conservaon measures has started to pay o. But while we enjoy the spoils of a thriving

industry, we must connue to be diligent about our responsibility to our marine resources.

I once again invoke your commitment to do your share of protecng the sustainability of these

migratory sheries that we share with our neighbours in the region. If the ASEAN region moves as

one to protect its sustainability, then the industry has a beer chance to connue ourishing in the

years to come.

I would also like to commend the organizers and the tuna industry players for hosng this event

and for their connued support. It is this public and private collaboraon that has helped make

the tuna industry an important growth driver not only in General Santos City, but of the whole

SOCSKSARGEN region as well.

Mabuhay!

LUWALHATI ANTONINO

MINDANAODEVELOPMENT

AUTHORITYCHAIRPERSON


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The Department of Agriculture congratulates the SOCSKSARGEN Federaon of Fishing and Allied

Industries Inc. for successfully organizing the annual Naonal Tuna Congress. We also congratulate

the City of General Santos for its steadfast support to further strengthen and develop the growing

tuna industry as well as the enre shing industry.

The Department of Agriculture underscores the important contribuon of tuna to the overall

performance of the Philippine sheries sector. In 2014, producon rose by 5.2 percent registeringa total value of more than P42 billion. In confronng the threats of Illegal, Unreported and

Unregulated Fishing (IUUF) to the tuna industry, we are determined to pursue the Philippine

government’s Naonal Plan of Acon on IUUF.

The connuing increase of tuna producon is the result of the strict adherence to the government’s

management measures and policies which were recognized by the Western and Central Pacic

Fisheries Commission. Thus, the Philippines was granted connuous shing access to High Seas

Pocket 1 unl the year 2017.

As we celebrate the success of the Philippine tuna industry, it is equally important that we also

recognize the strong partnership among dierent sectors - the private stakeholders, the naonal

government as well as the shing communies – which paved the way for an eecve and sustainable

management of the Philippine Tuna Industry. Your Congress theme – Regional Cooperaon: TheWay Forward – reinforces our commitment to engage acve collaboraon whether on the local or

regional level as the way to progress.

Mabuhay!

PROCESO J. ALCALA

SECRETARY

DEPARTMENT OFAGRICULTURE


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SECRETARY

DEPARTMENT OFTRADE & INDUSTRY

Our warmest congratulaons to the SOCSKSARGEN Federaon of Fishing and Allied Industries,

Inc. (SFFAII) as it iniates the 17th Naonal Tuna Congress in General Santos City on 03-04

September 2015 under the theme “Regional Cooperaon: The Way Forward” which focuses

on shing technologies to accelerate conservaon of oceanic resources in accordance with

Internaonal standards.

The Department of Trade & Industry (DTI) assures tuna industry stakeholders of its connuing

iniaves for the industry’s advancement thru extensive global markeng/promoons, bilateralnegoaons, policy support and connued business development services. By connuously

working for the expansion of exisng trade agreements with various countries, DTI is taking

Philippine partnership with Europe to a higher level thru the Generalized Scheme of Preference

Plus (GSP+), an enhanced preference system that would allow full removal of taris on essenally

same product categories as those covered by the original Generalized Scheme of Preference (GSP)

that allowed exporters to pay less or no dues on their exports to the European Union.

DTI also renders business development services such as producvity/ workplace enhancement

trainings, product labeling/packaging, establishment of SSF projects and development of new

markets for Tuna Value Added Products, nancing facilitaon for Tuna Value Added MSMEs, and

business matching acvies (thru the Supply Management thru Investments for Large Enterprises

Program) for shing companies, tuna canneries or local tuna processors to help source local

suppliers of raw and semi-processed materials, shing vessel engine parts and other industry

needs.

Reciprocally, we encourage full cooperaon and parcipaon from our stakeholders in these

acvies both at the naonal and local levels. We encourage all tuna industry stakeholders to

maximize availment of DTI services and programs as we jointly nd soluons to pressing issues and

concerns and propel the tuna industry towards a more sustainable future.

To the SFFAII, our best wishes for a successful and producve 17th Tuna Congress.

Mabuhay!

GREGORY L. DOMINGO


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It has been another great year for the Philippine sheries sector and we aribute our successes in making

it more progressive and sustainable to our collaborave eorts. We are grateful to the SOCSKSARGEN

Federaon of Fishing and Allied Industries, Inc. (SFFAII) for always standing by our side, ever ready to work

with the government in achieving our goals for the sheries industry. Our partnership has already gone a

long way and it made signicant improvements in the way we manage our resources.

For instance, the mutual support we have shown for the enactment of Republic Act 10654, a legislave

reform which has amended the Philippine Fisheries Code of 1998 and introduced sharpened provisions

against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) shing, is a proof of our staunch advocacy to protect our

marine resources and ensure its sustainable use. As you are aware, we are now on our last stretch of draing

the implemenng rules and regulaons of the said law. We are expecng the approved IRR to be releasedbefore this year ends. Throughout the process of draing the IRR, we have witnessed the acve parcipaon

of the members of the tuna industry, which is one of the boosters of the Philippine economy.

The theme of the 17th Naonal Tuna Congress, “Regional Cooperaon: The Way Forward,” reminds us of

the importance of extending our horizon in terms of managing our resources and developing further the

sheries industry. Countries around the world are connected by vast oceans. Hence, our eorts to ulize

our respecve sheries resources are interlinked. The acons we take in using our resources create both

local and global impact to the huge oceanic environment that binds us together. It is only necessary that our

eorts complement each other. It is also essenal that we build regional and global linkages, and our naonal

policies be in harmony with mullateral acons. We must keep our doors open for regional cooperaon.

There are recent developments which prove that our cooperaon eorts with the regional and global

communies spring forth valuable benets to our industry: one is our connuous access to tuna-rich High

Seas Pocket 1 as the Western and Central Pacic Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) recognized our regulatorymeasures, and European Commission’s liing of the yellow tag against the Philippines aer it has seen the

substanal reforms the government has implemented to ght IUU shing pracces. We are also taking

advantage of the Philippines’ hosng of the Asia-Pacic Economic Cooperaon (APEC) 2015 to advance in the

region policies that will spur connuous and inclusive growth in member economies. We in the government

strongly believe that the gains we get from cooperaon with our regional communies can only be sustained

if we would keep in mind that cooperaon spells beer opportunies for our people.

At this point, we congratulate SFFAII for 17 years of exemplary work in addressing concerns in the tuna

industry. Your commitment to sustainable sheries has then and again inspired others to follow suit and

create proacve soluons to the problems that challenge the Philippine sheries. We in the government are

one with you in the connuous pursuit of a more sustainable tuna industry. We wish SFFAII more power and

the 17th Naonal Tuna Congress a success.

Maraming salamat po at mabuhay ang industriya ng tuna sa Pilipinas!

ATTY. ASIS G. PEREZ

DA Undersecretary for Fisheries

NATIONAL DIRECTOR

BUREAU OF FISHERIES ANDAQUATIC RESOURCES


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My warmest salutaons to the organizers and delegates of the 17th Naonal Tuna Congress and

my gracious welcome to all of you to General Santos City.

According to leading authories on economic strategies, interdependence among sociees is

one of the manifestaons of highly evolved development awareness. This is among the reasons

behind the many integraon iniaves in recent years; with the more popular ones being theEuropean Union and the ancipated ASEAN Integraon Iniave. Regional cooperaon and as a

means for the tuna industry to move forward, whether within the SOCSKSARGEN Growth Region,

BIMPEAGA or the ASEAN Regions, as the theme for this year’s NTC is indeed praiseworthy. I leave

to the delegaon where the tuna industry will be moving forward to and by which measures. I have

absolute condence that the methods will be designed with integrity and for the benet of the

industry in its enrety.

Interdependence and cooperaon are inevitable consequences of almost two decades of policy

craing and advocang tuna industry welfare by the tuna congress. These are also signs of

leadership maturity among the tuna industry leaders and stakeholders. Congratulaons!

PEDRO B. ACHARON, JR.

REPRESENTATIVE

1ST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT

OF SOUTH COTABATO & GEN.

SANTOS CITY


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Drusila Esther

bAYATE

Dr. Somboon

Siriraksophon

PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT’S REGIONAL INITIATIVES FOR TUNA

SUSTAINABILITY EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Being a major tuna producer in the world, parcularly in the Western and Central Pacic Ocean (WC

the Philippines is commied to maintain its status and will connue to support the tuna industry.

In its connuing eort to address the challenges that beset the industry, the government, in partne

with the stakeholders, has taken measures to update policy reforms, and R and D acvies on

concerns.

The presentaon will focus on the on-going iniaves to promote sustainability of the tuna reso

and the industry.

UPDATES ON THE SEAFDEC’S PROGRAM FOR CONSERVATIONON NERITIC TUNA

The oceans and seas of the Southeast Asian region abound with several species of oceanic and n

tunas that are of high economic importance. Such resources not only generate export revenues fo

countries of the region but also provide important protein sources for local populace. While oce

tunas migrate over large sea areas and oceans, neric tunas inhabit the economic zones and in

sub-regional seas of Southeast Asia. Stascal reports have indicated that oceanic tuna resources

been declining, this situaon makes neric tuna resources becoming more economically-importa

the extent that the resources have increasingly become the target for commercial and local she

especially that aracve prices are oered for such tunas by the sh processing industry. The distrib

and migraon of neric tuna stocks in the waters and sub-regions of Southeast Asia however, as w

their ulizaon remain uncertain making it di cult to develop appropriate tuna management pla

naonal and sub-regional levels.

Assistant Director for

Technical Services

Bureau of Fisheries and

Aquac Resources

Policy and Program

Coordinator, Southeast

Asia FisheriesDevelopment Center

C O N G R E S S

SPEA ERS



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JOHAN

SURYADARMA

KEITH

BIGELOW

UPDATES ON THE FISHERIES IMPROVEMENT PROTOCOL FOR THE ASEA

Over the past two years, public and private stakeholders from the ASEAN region developed the FisImprovement Protocol (FIP) for ASEAN supported by United States Agency for Internaonal Developm

(USAID). The FIP for ASEAN is a priority regional partnership iniave under the ASEAN Public-Pr

Taskforce for Fisheries and Aquaculture (Taskforce) , a regional forum establish in 2013 to streng

regional public private cooperaon to promote sustainable, compeve and inclusive sheries

enhance food security, reduce poverty and boost inclusive economic growth for the ASEAN region.

The objecve of the FIP for ASEAN is to increase regional economic stability and food security, w

increasing trade of more environmentally and socially responsible seafood from the Southeast

region. The FIP for ASEAN seeks to provide a starng point and steps for social and environm

sustainability improvements, aligned with internaonal sheries standards, FIP guidelines, reg

ASEAN commitments and naonal sheries management plans. The protocol is not a standard or

label, but rather a tool that provides structure and guidance to foster step-by-step improvemen

ASEAN sheries.

Updates on the progress of the FIP for ASEAN will be the scope of the presentaon.

USA INITIATIVES ON COMBATING IUU FISHING AND SEAFOOD FRAUD

On June 17, 2014, the White House released a Presidenal Memorandum entled “Establish

Comprehensive Framework to Combat Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing and Sea

Fraud.” Among other acons, the Memorandum established a Presidenal Task Force on Comb

Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing and Seafood Fraud directed to report to the Pres

“recommendaons for the implementaon of a comprehensive framework of integrated prog

to combat IUU shing and seafood fraud that emphasizes areas of greatest need.” The resuln

recommendaons presented in December 2014 are broad in scope and call on agencies to take con

and specic acons to combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) shing and seafood throughout the seafood supply chain which may aect exporng countries to the United States lik

Philippines.

Vice-Chairman,

Industry Triparte

Council for Fisheries

Sector

Fisheries Scienst, NOAA-

United States Department

of Commerce

Mr. doan tran

duyHead Editor

of ASEAN Seafood

Magazine

THE VIETNAMESE TUNA INDUSTRY OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENG

Tuna is a tradional and popular product in many countries, in which the US, EU, and Japan are the la

markets. The Vietnamese tuna industry has been developing for nearly 20 years and is sll now a young

in Vietnam.

With a long coastline and a potenal big stock of tuna, Vietnam is sll lack of many things to e ciently

and process in order to boosng export to those large markets.


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lawrence ang

Philippe

Courrouyan

LEVERAGING MOBILE TECHNOLOGIES FOR SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES I

THE PHILIPPINES

The overall goal of the USAID-funded ECOFISH project is to enhance and sustain the management of c

coastal and marime resources on which 94 million people living in the Philippines depend. To co

dwindling sh stocks caused by overshing, poorly enforced regulaons, and lack of controls, ECOFI

engaging naonal agencies, local governments, and the private sector to apply Ecosystem ApproacFisheries Management (EAFM) principles at the local and naonal levels. ECOFISH is addressing commun

vulnerabilies and abilies to adapt to changing condions. Throughout the life of the project, ECOF

developing a range of strategic public-private partnerships (PPPs) to contribute addional resources tow

major objecves of a 10% increase in biomass and 10% increase in households with beer employment a

8 Marine Key Biodiversity Areas.

As part of its overall partnership development approach, ECOFISH has brokered and facilitated a numb

mobile technology partnerships with major ICT companies and other resource partners to demonstrate

deploy innovave models to further boost an ecosystem approach to sheries management that delivers

impact and lasng benets at a naonal and/or local level. These include TV White Space supported she

registraon; Grassroots Assessment of Blue Swimming Crab in the Philippines; and the 700DALOY Hotlin

OCEAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT & MANAGEMENT: AN INTEGRATED

SOLUTION FOR THE PHILIPPINE FISHING INDUSTRY

Exporng towards added value markets require more acons from the State including traceabil

the catches and ght against IUUV . This presentaon will show how such acons can benet the

industry and how shermen can improve their e ciency at sea by integrang such systems in their

operaons.

Partnership Specialist,

USAID

ECOFISH Project

Director PT CLS Argos

Indonesia

JOEL

SAAVEDRA

INDUSTRY TRIPARTITE COUNCIL FOR FISHING AND ALLIED SERVICES

Updates on the Industry Triparte Council -Fishing and Allied Industries Program & Acvies

Vice-Chairman,

Industry Triparte

Council for Fisheries

Sector



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SUNG KWON

SOH, Ph.D.

SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF HIGHLY MIGRATORY FISH STOCKS INTHE WEST PACIFIC AND EAST ASIAN SEAS

The West Pacic East Asia (WPEA) area is the western boundary of the Pacic Ocean Ecosystem with a

15% of the global tuna producon. It provides economic services to commercial and small-scale sheri

is a resource base for livelihoods, food security and economic development opportunies for the re

populaon. The objecve of the Western and Central Pacic Fisheries Convenon is to ensure, th

eecve management, the long-term conservaon and sustainable use of our common sh resour

sheries management framework includes data collecon, conducng stock assessments for the pro

of scienc informaon, development of conservaon and management measures, enforcemen

compliance. In order to achieve the objecve of sustainable exploitaon of sh resources and conserva

sheries, sharing understanding and collaborave parcipaon in the work of sustainable management

essenal prerequisite.

Science Manager,

Western & Central

Pacic FisheriesCommission

SukchaiArnupapboon

Fishing Ground & Fishery

Oceanography Secon

Head, Southeast Asia

Fisheries Dev’t Center

PRELIMINARY REPORT ON OCEANOGRAPHIC SURVEY IN SULU

SULAWESI SEAS IN YEAR 2014 BY M.V. SEAFDEC 2

renerio acosta

THE OCEANS AND FISHERIES PARTNERSHIP

The Oceans and Fisheries Partnership between the United States Agency for Internaonal Develop

the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center and the Coral Triangle Iniave for Coral R

Fisheries and Food Security works to strengthen regional cooperaon to combat illegal, unreported

unregulated shing, promote sustainable sheries and conserve marine biodiversity in the Asia P

region. The Partnership supports the development of a transparent and nancially sustainable Acatch documentaon and traceability system to help ensure that sheries resources are legally ca

and properly labeled. This risk-based, electronic system will be demonstrated in the Sulu Celebes

marine ecoregion and ulmately expanded to apply to wild capture sheries in Asia and the Pacic re

To enhance the sheries sector sustainability and ecosystem producvity, the Oceans and Fish

Partnership helps regional organizaons with harmonizing policies, providing standard training cur

and developing joint projects on sustainable sheries and marine biodiversity conservaon. The O

and Fisheries Partnership also engages a variety of sheries stakeholders and forms new partner

among governments, regional instuons and the private sector to improve transparency in the sea

supply chain and to help ensure successful implementaon of the catch documentaon and tracea

system.

Regional Environment

Advisor USAID

Regional Development

Mission for Asia



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17th NATIONAL TUNA CONGRESRESOLUTIONS

S E R I E S O F 2 0 1 5

1. RESOLUTION EXPRESSING APPRECIATION AND

GRATITUDE TO THE BUREAU OF FISHERIES AND

AQUATIC RESOURCES FOR THE SUCCESSFUL

LIFTING OF THE EUROPEAN UNION’S YELLOW

CARD WARNING ON THE PHILIPPINES AS PART

OF ITS IDENTIFICATION PROCEDURE.

2. RESOLUTION EXPRESSING APPRECIATIONAND GRATITUDE TO THE DEPARTMENT OF

TRADE AND INDUSTRY FOR THE SUCCESSFUL

QUALIFICATION OF THE PHILIPPINES TO

THE EUROPEAN UNION’S ENHANCED

GENERALISED SCHEME OF PREFERENCES

(GSP+)


GRATITUDE TO THE PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT

FOR PASSING INTO LAW REPUBLIC ACT

NO 10668 ENTITLED, “ AN ACT ALLOWING

FOREIGN VESSELS TO TRANSPORT AND CO-LOAD FOREIGN CARGOES FOR DOMESTIC

TRANSSHIPMENT AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES,

OTHERWSE KNOWN AS THE “CABOTAGE LAW”


GRATITUDE TO THE PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT

FOR THE SUCCESSFUL SETTLEMENT OF

PHILIPPINE’S MARITIME BOUNDARIES WITH

THAT OF INDONESIA

5. RESOLUTION REQUESTING FOR AN IN-

DEPTH STUDY AND IMPACT ASSESSMENT ONTHE VIABILITY OF THE PHILIPPINE FISHERY

OPERATIONS BEFORE ISSUING THE JOINT

DEPARTMENT ORDER ON THE RULES AND

REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE EMPLOYMENT

AND WORKING CONDITIONS OF FISHERS

EMPLOYED IN FISHING VESSELS ENGAGED IN

COMMERCIAL FISHING OPERATION

6. RESOLUTION STRONGLY REITERATING THEREQUEST FOR BOTH HOUSES OF CONGRESS

TO EXPEDITE THE PASSAGE OF THE LAW

CREATING THE DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES

AND AQUATIC RESOURCES AND FOR THE

PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES TO CERTIFY

URGENT THE BILL AS PROPOSED

7. RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE PHILIPPINE

GOVERNMENT TO EXPEDITE BILATERAL

TALKS ON FISHERIES COOPERATION WITH

INDONESIA

8. RESOLUTION REQUESTING BOTH HOUSES

OF THE CONGRESS TO AMEND REPUBLIC

ACT 10635 ENTITLED, “AN ACT ESTABLISHING

THE MARITIME INDUSTRY AUTHORITY

(MARINA) AS THE SINGLE MARITIME

ADMINISTRATION RESPONSIBLE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF

THE 1978 INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION ON

STANDARDS OF TRAINING, CERTIFICATION

AND WATCHKEEPING FOR SEAFARERS,

AS AMENDED, AND INTERNATIONAL

AGREEMENTS OR COVENANTS RELATEDTHERETO”, SPECIFICALLY THE INCLUSION



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OF A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE FISHERIES

INDUSTRY SECTOR IN THE MARINA BOARD

9. RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE OFFICE

OF THE PRESIDENT TO CONSIDER THEREPRESENTATIVE OF THE SOCSKSARGEN

FEDERATION OF FISHING AND ALLIED

INDUSTRIES, INC. AS ONE OF THE TWO

PRIVATE SECTOR REPRESENTATIVES TO

THE BOARD OF THE PHILIPPINE FISHERIES

DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

10. RESOLUTION REITERATING THE REQUEST TO

THE PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT TO DEFER THE

RATIFICATION OF INTERNATIONAL LABOUR

ORGANIZATION CONVENTION 188 ENTITLED“CONVENTION CONCERNING WORK IN THE

FISHING SECTOR” AND ITS ACCOMPANYING

ILO RECOMMENDATION 199 ENTITLED,

“RECOMMENDATION CONCERNING WORK

IN THE FISHING SECTOR,” PENDING A

FAVORABLE CONSENSUS AMONG ALL

STAKEHOLDERS HAS BEEN ATTAINED AFTER

AN IN-DEPTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT AND

COMPREHENSIVE CONSULTATION PROCESS

11. RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE PHILIPPINE

FISHERIES DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

TO CREATE A TASK FORCE TO FACILITATE

THE PREPARATION OF A REHABILITATION

PLAN OF THE GENERAL SANTOS FISHPORT

COMPLEX AND TO INCLUDE IN THE STUDY

THE VIABILITY OF A PUBLIC-PRIVATE

PARTNERSHIP THEREOF

12. RESOLUTION REQUESTING MINDANAO

DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY AS PHILIPPINE

SECRETARIAT TO THE BIMP-EAGA TO INCLUDE

A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE FISHERY SECTORTO THE PHILIPPINE WORKING COMMITTEE

13. RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE CHIEF

EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE LOCAL

GOVERNMENT OF GENERAL SANTOS

CITY TO EXPEDITE THE APPROVAL OF THE

UPGRADING OF THE FISHERIES SECTION

OF THE CITY AGRICULTURE OFFICE TO A

DIVISION PROVIDING FOR REINFORCED

FUNCTIONS TO SUPPORT FISHERFOLKS AND

FISHERIES RESOURCES MANAGEMENT

14. RESOLUTION STRONGLY REITERATING THE

REQUEST FOR THE MARITIME INDUSTRY

AUTHORITY (MARINA) TO CRAFT AND

IMPLEMENT A SEPARATE MARINA CIRCULAR

ON MINIMUM SAFE MANNING SPECIFICALLY

FOR FISHING VESSELS

15. RESOLUTION STRONGLY REITERATINGTHE REQUEST FOR THE DEPARTMENT

OF AGRICULTURE TO CREATE A HIGHLY

MIGRATORY FISHERIES MANAGEMENT

DIVISION UNDER THE BUREAU OF FISHERIES

AND AQUATIC RESOURCES

16. RESOLUTION STRONGLY REITERATING

THE REQUEST TO THE DEPARTMENT OF

AGRICULTURE FOR THE ISSUANCE OF THE

IMPLEMENTING RULES & REGULATIONS

(IRR) OF REPUBLIC ACT 9379, OTHERWISE

KNOWN AS THE “HANDLINE FISHING LAW”

17. RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE THROUGH

THE BUREAU OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC

RESOURCES, THE DEPARTMENT OF

EDUCATION AND THE COMMISSION ON

HIGHER EDUCATION (CHED) TO IMPLEMENT

SECTION 117 OF THE PHILIPPINES FISHERIES

CODE OF 1998 ON THE INCLUSION OF

FISHERIES CONSERVATION SUBJECTS IN

SCHOOL CURRICULUM AND SECTION 118ON EDUCATIONAL CAMPAIGN AT ALL LEVELS



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Group Seine Operations of Philippine FlaggeVessels in High Seas Pocket 1 (HSP1)

SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE

ELEVENTH REGULAR SESSION

Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia

5-13 August 2015

Rafael V.Ramiscal, Alma C. Dickson,

Isidro Tanangonan, Marlo Demo-os,

and Jeric Jara

Naonal Marine Fisheries

Development Center (NMFDC)

Bureau of Fisheries and Aquac Resource

(BFAR) PCA Bldg., Ellipcal Road,

Quezon City, Philippines

REFERENCES

Dela Cruz William. Observer Trip Report. 2010

FAO 240.Rules and Regulaons in the Implementaon

of Fisheries Observer in the High Seas

FAO 241.Regulaons and Implementaon of the

Vessel Monitoring System in the High Seas

FAO 245.Regulaons and Implemenng Guidelines on

Group Tuna Purse Seine Operaon in High Seas Pocket 1 as

a Special Management Area

Observer Program Operaons Manual for Ringnet/Purse Seine

WCPFC CMM 2011-01.Conservaon and Management

Measure for Temporary Extension of CMM 2008-01

WCPFC CMM 2013-01.Conservaon and Management Measure

Bigeye , Yellown and Skipjack Tuna in the

Western and Central Pacic Ocean.

Ramiscal, R., A.Dickson, I.Tanangonan, J. Jara and M.Demoos.

Preliminary report on the catch of Philippine group seine operaons

in high seas pocket 1-special management are

(HSP1-SMA). WCPFC-SC10-2014/ST-WP-05.

Ramiscal, R. A.Dickson, W.de la Cruz, I.Tanangonan, M.Demoos and

J.Dickson. Analysis of purse seine/ring net operaons in Philippine

EEZ. WCPFC-SC10-2014/ST-WP-06.

Philippine Annual Report to the Commission for 2014. Part 1:

Informaon on sheries, research and stascs.

High Seas Pocket No. 1 (HSP1) was closed to purse seine fishing for 2 y

effective January 1, 2010 as a result of the implementation of Conserva

and Management Measure 2008-01 (CMM 2008-01) adopted by the Wes

and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC). The CMM is intende

reduce fishing mortality of bigeye and yellowfin tunas. HSP1 is bounded b

exclusive economic zones or EEZs of Federal States of Micronesia, Repub

Palau,Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea.

In March 2012, the 8th Regular Session of the WCPFC adopted CMM 2

01 as a temporary extension of CMM 2008-01 and giving access to Philip

traditional fresh/ice chilled seining vessels operating as a group in HSP1

February 2013. Subsequently, CMM 2012-01 provided the measures for

fleet in the high seas until February 2014 and CMM 2013-01 for 2014-2

The measures involved several conditions including access limit to 36 cat

fishing vessels, mandatory use of automatic location communicator (ALC)

regional observer onboard.

Consequently, Fisheries Administrative Order 245 (FAO 245, 245-1 and 24

was issued by the Department of Agriculture through the Bureau of Fishe

and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) to prescribe regulations and implemen

guidelines on the operations of 36 f ishing vessels in HSP1. In addition, Fish

Administrative Order 240 (FAO 240) was adopted for the implementation o

National Fisheries Observer

Program (NFOP) covering high seas. Further, Fisheries Administrative Orde241 (FAO 241) was issued to strengthen VMS operations in the high seas.

This report was based from the reports of Observers, covering the c

of 35 vessels that were able to conduct fishing in HSP1. The fleet opte

operate only for 9 months (January-June; October-December) in adheren

paragraph 14 of CMM 2013-01.

Methods

A. CATCH ESTIMATION

Observers total catch estimates were derived from two methods. The

procedure was made by counting and estimating the capacity of brails ascatch was transferred from the bunt to wells or fish holds of awaiting car

The other method was based on capacity and fullness of wells/fish holds. C

rate was estimated as kg/fishing day . In general, only one set was made in

fishing day. In the brail count / capacity method, total catch was estim

using the following method :

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Volume (V) = π r 2 h

Brail capacity = Volume x 80%

Where;

π = 3.14

h= Brail height

r = Brail diameter (d)/ 2

The volume of sh catch was esmated at 80% of thevolume of the brail to account empty/water space.

By using this method, a margin of +/- 2% error was

observed (dela Cruz, 2010).

B. CATCH SAMPLIN G

Random procedure was carried out in sampling

the catch during the period of January to June.

Samples were collected using tubs as the brail was

emped into the well or scooping the sh from sh

holds/wells. Further sub-sampling procedures was

conducted when necessary. Around 3-5 tubs were

used as the nal samples with an average of 207

individuals per set.

During the month of October to December, sampling

protocol was shied to Spill sampling using the

sampling bin specied by SPC. Samples were sorted

according to species whenever possible and weighed

to the nearest 0.1 kg. The lengths of all tunas and

mackerel scad from the sample were measured to

nearest cm (fork length for tuna and large pelagic

species and total length for mackerel scad).

The large size tunas, billsh and other species that

were separated as brails were emped into the wells.

These were weighed and measured separately.

C. SPECIES IDENTIFICATION

Species idencaon was done by Observers based

on available idencaon guides. Special aenon

was given on the disncve characteriscs of small

size yellown and bigeye tunas.

D. ANALYSIS

Data were analyzed using descripve presentaon

of data using Microso Excel to illustrate a general

status of operaon in HSP1. These include species

composion, Eort, CPUE and length frequency.

Informaon on the number of days the vessels stayed

at HSP1 was based VMS data on me/date of entry

and exit from HSP1.

Results

A. CATCH AND FISHING EFFORT

The group seine fleets that were able to fish in HSP1 in 2014 w

composed of 31 purse seine and 4 ringnet catcher vessels. The

opted to operate only 9 months (January-June; October-Decembe

accordance to paragraph 14 of CMM 2013-01.

Overall, the 35 vessels spent a total of 7,776 days in HSP1 and a

2,669 fishing days, or just about one (1) fishing day for every 2.9

spent by each vessel in the HSP1. FAO 245 which provides regulation

guidelines for the operation of Philippine group seine operation se

annual catch limit not to exceed an equivalent of 9,846 fishing day

the 36 vessels, or corresponding to 273.5 fishing days per vessel.

In addition, of the total 2,669 fishing days, only 2,587 sets were succe

or an efficiency rate of 97%. Unsuccessful fishing days were cause

damaged gear, machinery malfunction, unfavourable sea condition

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B. CATCH AND SPECIES COMPOSI TION

A total of 28,634 tons of fish was caught in

HSP1 for 2014, translating to a catch-per-

unit effort of 10.73 tons/vessel/fishing day or

3.68 tons/vessel/day in HSP1. The bulk of the

catch was composed of skipjack (67.65%) and

yellowfin (19.36%). Bigeye was at 3.26% whilethe remaining 9.74% was comprised of other

species including mackerel scad, kawakawa,

frigate and bullet tuna, bigeyed scad, dolphin

fish and triggerfish (Table 2, Fig. 1).

Sharks and other species of special interest

were also occasionally caught during the

operation, including 44 sharks, 19 dolphins

and 1 sea turtle.

C. SIZE COMPOSITION

Figure 4 illustrates the length distribution of

SKJ, YFT and BET indicating modal lengths at

32, 28 and 26-50 cm and average length of 34

cm, 37 cm and 42 cm respectively. Bigeye tuna

indicated 2 modal peaks at 26 and 50 cm (Fig

3, Table 3). The average size of the YFT and SKJ

was smallest at under 35 cm in April BET found

to be smallest in June (Fig 4).

In contrast with fish caught within Philippine

EEZ during the same period, the lengths for

the 3 tuna species were relatively smaller

with modal lengths at 20-25 cm and averagelengths of 29.41 cm, 28.67 cm and 27.8 cm

respectively (Fig 5, Table 4).

D. CATCH VARIATION BY DEPTH OF NET

Initial analysis on the variation of catch with

depth of net was made. The actual stretched

depths of nets were measured during

inspections as a condition to their license to

fish in HSP1. Depth of nets ranged from 92-

154 fathoms (Table 6) and were classed by 20

fathoms, in particular 141-160, 121-140, 101-

120 and 81-100 fathoms. The distribution of

observations by depth class is shown in Table

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Catch variation across gear depths is shown in Fig. 6,

indicating increase on the average catch of BET and YFT

with increasing depth of net. It was also observed that

largest nets had the lowest MSD catch.

Attempt was made to determine decrease of BET catch

by depth of net class by forecasting (linear regression)

indicating decrease of about 7%-54% for every 20

fathoms decrease in net depth.

Table 7. BET catch reduction by linear regression (forecast)

Net depth range

Average catch

(t/set) % BET Decrease

141-160 0.661

121-140 0.306 53.68%

101-120 0.286 6.69%

81-100 0.258 9.73%

SUMMARY / RECOMMENDATIONS

1. The catch in 2014 of the Philippine group seine

fleet in HSP1 totalled 28,633 tons of which 25,392 mtwere SKJ, YFT and BET or comprised about 14% of the

production of these tuna species that were caught

within EEZ.

2. The average catch was catch-per-unit effort of 10.73

tons/vessel/fishing day or 3.68 tons/vessel/day in

HSP1.

3. The average length of SKJ, YFT and BET caught in

HSP1 were relatively bigger than tunas caught from

Philippine EEZ.

4. Reduction of net depth to reduce the catch of BET

should be evaluated and considered as an alternative

measure to reduce BET and YFT catch in purse seine

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WWF-South Pacific

Catch Documentation Scheme (CDS)Monitoring of catch is important to ensure complianceto management measures

can mark a limit, which represents a level that managers aim to avoid, or a target, which managers strive to achieve and

A prudent investor also considers variations in the

affect the principal, and, therefore, the amount

Thus, a rational investor would place a limit on the

would be analogous to a limit reference point for a

Reference Points: Single Serving or Packaged Deal?

Bank on a Harvest

LIMIT REFERENCE POINTS

© Gr e g gY an / WWF

FACTSHEET

201

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Consider also a water tank for a small city or village. When the tank is full, there is plenty of water to go around as regular rainfall replenishes the tank, which is like

into the water resource, replenishing the water lost through use in the community

there is a lot of uncertainty regarding recruitment into the water tank through

rainfall. The weather, like productivity in the oceans, is uncertain, especially

considering climate change! So to ensure that the water tank does not drop too

low, a good city manager or mayor will monitor the tank level and try to maintain

it at a level that ensures everyone always has adequate water for their needs. This

level would represent the target reference point. The manager would also make

WARNING:

these additional management measures in future materials.

LIMIT REFERENCE POINT – SIMILAR TO A RED LIGHT. WHEN YOU APPROACH IT, YOU STOP. IT IS A FISH STOCK SIZEOR LEVEL OF FISHING EFFORT THAT MANAGERS DO NOT WANT TO REACH OR EXCEED. IT TYPICALLY CONSIDERSONLY THE BIOLOGICAL STATE OF THE STOCK.

Keep the Well from Going Dry

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Catch Documentation Scheme (CDS)Monitoring of catch is important to ensure complianceto management measures

TARGET REFERENCE POINTS:

AIMING FOR THE RIGHT LEVEL

FACTSHEET

2014


Example 1: Generating Wealth through Good Investments in

Sustainability

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WARNING:

Example 2: Keep the Water Flowing

How much distance should there be between the LRP and TRP?




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Catch Documentation Scheme (CDS)Monitoring of catch is important to ensure compliance

to management measures

FACTSHEET

2014


A Harvest Control Rule (HCR) is a pre:agreed action, or set of actions, to be taken by a management body designed

to achieve a medium or long:term target stock size (the Target Reference Point or “TRP”) while avoiding stock levels

that pose a risk to sustainability (the Limit Reference Point or “LRP”). Simple HCRs can be described as an “if, then”

1. Total Allowable Catch Fisheries are managed by a total allowable catch (TAC). A maximum TAC is set for each

stock so that the respective target biomass is maintained on average. This maximum TAC may be taken as long as

reach zero catch at an LRP.

number of years, with a high probability of not falling below an LRP (also known as “weak stock management”).

4. Discard No discard of commercially exploited species are allowed, except for species with a demonstrated high

discard survival rate.5. Bycatch Ecological risk assessments are conducted on bycatch species and to assess potential damage to the

6. Size structure The mean size and age in the catch are adjusted to minimize changes in age structure caused by

HARVEST CONTROL RULES: STREAMLINING

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To recall the water tank analogy, when the water level starts to decline in the tank to concerning levels, the manager musttake steps to reduce the consumption of that resource, either by placing restrictions on how it is used or otherwise limiting

excessive deliberation by allowing community members to decide in advance what steps need to be taken in the event of ashortage. For instance, the community members decide when and where the cuts need to be made in advance of a situation go through the extensive, time consuming, and often times, non:transparent process of establishing new managementmeasures.

political factors. These factors and other considerations can lead to bureaucraticgridlock and inaction even when the biological, ecological, or socioeconomicsituation calls for swift and decisive action. Using pre:established Reference LRP or TRP).

Example: Automating the Process

Creating More Transparent and Responsive Management through Harvest Control Rules

Proven Tool for Effective Fisheries Management

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Pilot Test of MARLIN (Electronic Logsheet)

Operation in High Seas Pocket 1(HSP1)




5-13 August 2015

Alma C. Dickson, DFT*,Marlo Demo-os*, Isidro Tanangonan*, Jeric A. Jara*

and Rafael V.Ramiscal**

Naonal Marine Fisheries

Development Center (NMFDC)

Bureau of Fisheries and Aquac Resource

(BFAR) PCA Bldg., Ellipcal Road,

Quezon City, PhilippinesThe Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission, the Convention on

Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the We

and Central Pacific Ocean has the objective to ensure, through effe

management, the long-term conservation and sustainable use of h

migratory fish stocks of the Convention Area. From the start of the WC

Convention entered into force, scientific data has been the primary sour

information in the formulation of Conservation and Management MeasTo achieve this, different data gathering scheme has been taken into for

ensure reliable data reported in the Commission such as Vessel Monito

System, Fisheries Observer Program and Logsheet data.

Before the implementation of VMS and Regional Observer Program, logs

has been the primary source of data from vessels operating in the a

However, because of the distance of the fishing ground to port these

arrive weeks or months after the last data has been recorded.

To ensure timely submission of data, Secretariat of the Pacific Community (

initiated the ereporting and monitoring and conducted trial test to sele

fishing vessel in the region. This includes eTUNALOG system, Observer

board data and Longline E-Monitoring Trials.

Philippines, on the other hand conducted a pilot test and has integrated

e-reporting through a two-way Vessel Monitoring System to the 36 Philip

flagged catcher vessels operating in HSP1.

MARLIN/Electronic Logsheet terminal designed to record

transmit daily logsheet data electronically was installed to

Philippine Flagged Fishing Vessels Licensed to Operate in H

Sea Pocket 1 (HSP1). This paper reports on data and informa

generated from the system in 2014, including vessels departure d

and me, posion, daily acvity, catch and species composio

E-reporng approach can provide mely informaon that

be advantageous in generang data for immediate evalua

Connuing eort is being undertaken to capacitate Boat Capta

O cers to sustain eecve electronic data recording andreliability.

INTRODUCTION


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The VMS provider through the guidance of BFAR,

has developed an Electronic Logsheet program

using a multifunction terminal device called

MARLIN (Marine Logbook Information) attached to

the vessel’s monitoring system.

The device is capable of emails, sending daily

activity log (fishing area, species caught andfish amount). In addition, another useful built in

function is the automatic reception of weather

conditions (sea state – pressure, wind, swell) and

manual typhoon alerts which are all sent from the

BFAR Fisheries Monitoring Centre. This paper will

describe the current status of reporting in terms

of the data gathered, frequency of reporting and

its reporting processes. It also suggests some

improvements and capacity building initiatives to

further strengthen the data quali ty.

Methodology

The MARLIN is an electronic logbook terminal

attached to vessel’s monitoring system. It was

designed to report just like the usual logsheet

required by the Commission. In preparation

for this, representative from the VMS provider

conducted several handson training on MARLIN to

key personnel involved in the project such as BFAR

staff and Fishing Operators in General Santos City.

Follow-up trainings was also conducted to

Fisheries Observers and Boat captains prior to

their departure to HSP1. This will ensure that

proper data reporting will be carried out. The pilottest started on the departure of the first batch of

catcher vessels during the send-off ceremony on

October 24 2013. Out of 22 catcher vessels that

was able to operate in 2013, 18 vessels was able

to transmit data.

Data is transmitted once a day which includes date,

time, position, activity code. For activity code 1

or set activity, additional data is to be recorded

which includes start and end of set, species caught,

quantity, fate, fishhold number and carrier name

used. For other activity data transmission is on the

midday. Transmitted data is processed and can be

accessed in the web-based application. Each vesselactivity is generated and can be exported in

Microsoft Excel format. Catch reporting is also

generated in excel format which is automatically

presented in charts and graphs based on the

criteria selected.

Data transmitted were consolidated and reported in terms of num

of sets made, catch rate and species composition.

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

From the start of operaon from November to December 2013, 18

of 22 operaonal catcher vessels were able to transmit electronic

The other 4 vessels have malfunconed and repair and replacemen

cost enough me and cost for travel since the vessels were already i

shing ground. In 2014, a total of 32 out 35 catchers operang were

to transmit data, however there are some months that the vessel i

transmi ng data.

Data from reporng vessels shows a total catch of 20,037.3 MT in 2

Majority of species caught is skipjack tuna at 78.50% followed by Yellotuna at 14.40%, Bigeye Tuna at 1.59% and Other Species at 5.51%.

also shows decrease in composion of Skipjack Tuna from 2013(86.

2014(78.5%) and 2015(64.39) while the Yellown and Bigeye incre

from 2013(11.47%), 2014(14.40%) to 2015(19.31%) and 2013(0.7

2014(1.59%) to 2015(3.852% ) respecvely (Fig. 4).

Fig. 1.Installation and trial operation of MARLIN onboard catcher vessel including VMS

Fig. 2.Web-based application where MARLIN data is displayed.



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Other species which includes Mackerel Scad, Bigeye

scad, rainbow runner, frigate tuna, bullet tuna and

dolphin sh also show an increase in composion for

3 years. Average catch per month shows highest catch

in May with 147.4 MT and lowest in November

with 66.65 MT per catcher.

Peak operaon is also seen in May with 28 catchers

operang and reporng. Decreasing catch from May

to June is cause by some vessels exited early from

HSP1 while decreasing total catch from October 2014

to February 2015 is caused by the very low catch rate

despite the increase in number of vessels operang.

Eort was also made to retrieve the missing data

from Observer records of vessel logs. The following

is the total catch from MARLIN plus logsheet data for

2014(Table 2).

Table shows that around 85 percent of total HSP1

logsheet records have been transmied through

electronic reporng in 2014. It was also observed that

a maximum of 7 vessels failed to transmit data. Three

(3) of these vessels was not able to transmit for the

enre duraon of their operaon in 2014.

Table 1.Summary of Transmitted Catch Data in 2013,2014 and 1st half of 2015.

YEAR No. of Vessels SKJ(MT) YFT(MT) BET(MT) OTHERS(MT) TOTA

2013 18 2,129.3 283.4 17.7 40.2 2,470.6

2014 32 15,729.9 2,885.2 318.1 1,104.2 20,037.

2015(April 28 3,554.2 1,066.2 194.3 705.4 5,520.1

TOTAL 21,413.4 4,361.0 530.1 1,849.8 28,028.

SKJ

78.50%

YFT

14.40%

BET

1.59%

OTHERS

5.51%

SKJ

YFT

BET

OTHERS

Fig. 3.Species Composition reported for 2014.

0%

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80%

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100%

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R e l a t i v e C a t c h C o m p o s i t i o n

Year

OT

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Fig. 5. Total Catch per month and total number of vessels operating

Fig. 4. Relative Catch Composition of Reported Catch from 2013-2015.

Table 2. HSP1 total catch for 2014 based on MARLIN report and logsheet supplement.

Month

Vessel

Reporting

Actual

Vessels

Operating SKJ YFT BET OTHERS TOTAL CA

Jan-14 23 27 1554.1 270.4 45.0 79.2 1

Feb-14 23 28 1509.2 429.2 56.5 67.0 2

Mar-14 25 32 2313.5 418.0 79.4 114.4 2

Apr-14 27 31 2782.7 422.9 88.7 166.9 3

May-14 28 33 3985.0 503.9 56.6 270.7 4

Jun-14 26 33 2948.8 382.5 31.4 180.1 3

Oct-14 22 24 1632.3 284.5 7.5 37.3 1

Nov-14 25 29 1043.9 401.5 60.5 99.5 1Dec-14 26 30 642.7 230.9 41.4 322.3 1

TOTAL 18,412.8 3,343.9 466.9 1,337.3 23


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CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION

Pilot test in of MARLIN has been effective in ensuring timely reporting of logsheet data. Catch data were reported at des

timeline and consolidated immediately. Success rate of reporting for 2014 is 85 percent based on the amount of data transm

over the actual data generated.

Some field that needs improvement is to empower boat captains and fisheries observer to eliminate human errors in repo

and to ensure a daily reporting is undertaken. Basic service and repair of the MARLIN should be considered and training provto designated onboard personnel in the event that any technical issues are encountered whilst at sea.

Data reported in this paper is still to be verified and cross-check with other data source such as Fisheries Observer data

Logsheet data submitted by the concerned f ishing company.


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Overview of Tuna Fisheries in the Western and CentrPacific Ocean, including Economic Conditions – 2014




5-13 August 2015

Paper prepared by

Peter Williams¹ and Peter Terawasi ²

¹SecretariatofthePacificCommunity(SPC),

OceanFisheriesProgramme(OFP),

Noumea,NewCaledonia

2PacificIslandsForumFisheries

Agency(FFA),Honiara,SolomonIslands

This paper provides a broad descripon of the major sheries in the WCStascal Area (WCPCA) highlighng acvies during the most recent cale

year (2014) and covering the most recent version of catch esmates by gea

species.

The provisional total WCP–CA tuna catch for 2014 was esmated at 2,860

mt, clearly the highest ever at 170,000 mt above the previous record cat

2013 (2,690,881 mt); this catch represented 83% of the total Pacic Ocean c

of 3,486,124 mt, and 60% of the global tuna catch (the provisional esmat

2014 is 4,783,629 mt, and when nalised is expected to be the highest on

record mainly due to increased WCP-CA catches).

The 2014 WCP–CA catch of skipjack (1,957,693 mt – 68% of the total catch)

the highest recorded, eclipsing the previous record of catch in 2013 by 115

mt (1,842,485 mt). The WCP–CA yellown catch for 2014 (608,807 mt – was also the highest recorded (5,000 mt higher than the record catch of 2

– 603,244 mt) and mainly due to increased catches in several longline she

The WCP–CA bigeye catch for 2014 (161,299 mt – 6%) was slightly higher

in 2013, but relavely stable compared to the average over the past ten y

The 2014 WCP–CA albacore1 catch (132,849 mt - 5%) was slightly lower tha

2013 and about 15,000 mt lower than the record catch in 2002 at 147,793

The WCP–CA albacore catch includes catches of north and south Pacic alba

in the WCP–CA, which comprised 76% of the total Pacic Ocean albacore c

of 173,702 mt in 2014. The south Pacic albacore catch in 2014 (83,033 mt

the fourth highest on record (about 6,000 mt lower than the record cat

2010 of 88,942 mt).

The provisional 2014 purse-seine catch of 2,020,627 mt was the highest c

on record and more than 120,000 mt higher than the previous record in 2

(1,899,627 mt). The 2014 purse-seine skipjack catch (1,587,018 mt; 79% of

catch) was the highest on record (about 105,000 mt higher than the prev

record in 2013) and the main contributor to the total purse seine catch rec

This exceponal catch could be due to a strong year-class in conjuncon

environmental condions resulng in a prolonged period where skip

tuna were more available to the gear. The 2014 purseseine catch esmat

yellown tuna (362,049 mt) was the third highest on record but at only 18

the total catch, connuing the recent trend of a diminishing contribuon in

overall catch. The provisional catch esmate for bi

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