Lessons learned for bycatch mitigation in Indonesia - Tuna

LonglineCoral Triangle Fishers Forum

Denpasar, June 15, 2010

Imam Musthofa ZainudinFisheries Program LeaderWWF-Indonesia

Tuna Longline Indonesia & Sea Turtle

• ± 1600 Boats

• 5 Major based• One boat 700 -

2000 Hooks

• Nesting Beach • Migration • Bycatch evidence

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Reducing Bycatch (2005-2009)

• Understanding and trust building- Fishers Interview (1-2 seaturtles/trip), onboard observer,

public consultations• Onboard Observer Program :

- 4 to 6 Observers per year (Benoa-Bali and Bitung- North Sulawesi)

- 3,355,346 hooks, 2,678 Settings, 91 Vessels, - 308 Sea turtles, 1,101 Sharks, 5 Seabirds and 5

cetaceans• Gear Adjustment - Promoting Circle Hook

- Trial- Number of vessels : Involve 78 vessels, Active monitored

38 Vessels- 2,065 settings- 60,158 Circle hooks Distributed

• Capacity Building – Crews (bycatch mitigation technique & best practices)- > 500 Crews vessel

OBSERVER DATA (2006-2008)Setting and Hauling Position of Tuna Longline Vessels Based On Port Departure

- 34 vessels,- 68 trips,- 1,445

settings,- 2,190,390

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Location of occurrence of sea turtle by-catch during observation

- 250 sea turtles

- 34 vessels,- 68 trips,- 1,445

settings,- 2,190,390

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Location of occurrence of species by-catch during observation

• 1004 Sharks• 1 whale• 2 dolphin • 3 seabird)- 34 vessels,- 68 trips,- 1,445

settings,- 2,190,390

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Location of sighted species during observation

(turtle, whale, dolphin, sea bird)

Potential areas of interaction

(based on data of by-catch and sighted species)

Challenges

Onboard observer : High cost - need to be Formalized and Institutionalized (Policy support)

Circle Hook : Availability circle hooks in local market

Circle hooks ; design for tuna longliners who using life bait (Ø 4mm)

Lesson learned(Onboard Observer)

“Effective” for data collection

• Good Promoter for message dissemination

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Lesson learned (Circle Hook Adoption Process)

• The C-hook size was claimed too big as compared to their J-hook.

• The C-hook was considered too small for their bait.

• They don’t trust the new hooks to catch as much fish as the old.

All the beginning is difficult………….

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Fishers Interview

Create The solution : Win-WinGear

Technology

Onboard Observers

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Fishing method

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Best Practices

Create Demand on sustainable fisheries

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Consumers

SustainableFish Trade

Fishing method Support from

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