Goal 2
Ecosystem Approach To Management Of Fisheries (EAFM) And Other Marine Resources
Target
TARGET 1:
STRONG LEGISLATIVE, POLICY, AND REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS IN PLACE FOR ACHIEVING AN ECOSYSTEM APPROACH TO FISHERIES MANAGEMENT (EAFM).
At the national and regional levels, a strong legislative, policy, and regulatory framework is in place for achieving an Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management (EAFM), designed to plan, develop and manage fisheries in a manner that addresses the multiple needs and desires of societies, without jeopardizing the options for the future generations to benefit from the full range of goods and services provided by marine ecosystems (in accordance with the UN FAO 2003 definition of EAFM)
TARGET 2:
IMPROVED INCOME, LIVELIHOODS AND FOOD SECURITY IN AN INCREASINGLY SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF COASTAL COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH A NEW SUSTAINABLE COASTAL FISHERIES AND POVERTY REDUCTION INITIATIVE (COASTFISH).
Through a new, collaborative Sustainable Coastal Fisheries and Poverty Reduction Initiative (COASTFISH) designed to apply an EAFM, a significant improvement has been achieved in the incomes, livelihoods and food security of millions of people living in targeted coastal communities. (Note: in each CT6 country, quantitative targets for COASTFISH will be established).
TARGET 3:
EFFECTIVE MEASURES IN PLACE TO HELP ENSURE EXPLOITATION OF SHARED TUNA STOCKS IS SUSTAINABLE, WITH TUNA SPAWNING AREAS AND JUVENILE GROWTH STAGES ADEQUATELY PROTECTED
Effective national and regional measures - developed using an ecosystem approach to fisheries management – will be in place to help ensure (through appropriate mechanisms) that the exploitation of shared stocks for all species of tuna is sustainable and that, in particular, tuna spawning areas and juvenile growth stages are adequately protected. Such measures will help ensure long-term contributions of tuna fisheries to economic growth, incomes, employment, and food security.
TARGET 4:
MORE EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT AND MORE SUSTAINABLE TRADE-IN LIVE-REEF FISH AND REEF-BASED ORNAMENTALS ACHIEVED.
More effective management and more sustainable trade in live-reef fish and reef-based ornamentals achieved, with the following objectives:
• a substantial reduction – across the CTI Implementation Area – of destructive fishing practices linked to the live-reef food fish (LRF) and ornamentals trade compared to an agreed baseline year; and
• for identified “LRF and ornamentals priority areas” that provide significant supply for international trade, an increasing number of these priority areas will achieve viably population levels for selected targeted species (species to be determined).
Focal Person
Dr. Norasma Dacho
Pejabat Konservasi & Antarabangsa,
Ibu Pejabat Perikanan,
Aras 4, Blok B, Wisma Pertanian Sabah,, Jalan Tasik, Luyang (Off Jalan Maktab Gaya), 88624 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
No. Telefon : 088-235966
(no. sambungan 199/151)
No. Faks : 088-236769