The World Maritime University, in partnership with the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries of the Republic of Korea, and the Korea Maritime Institute proudly presented the second Summer Academy of the CAPACITY-BUILDING PROJECT TO PROGRESS THE IMPLEMENTATION OF INTERNATIONAL INSTRUMENTS TO COMBAT IUU FISHING (CAPFISH). The project has been generously sponsored by the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, Republic of Korea.
The main aim of the CAPFISH project is to equip key actors across the developing world with the knowledge they need to understand the detrimental impacts of IUU fishing and the international instruments and tools available to help eliminate it. CAPFISH is a transdisciplinary project that integrates existing institutional expertise and knowledge of the UN's specialized agencies with new research, practical perspectives, and technological advances in regulating global fisheries. The second regional Summer Academy will include expert presentations, case studies, discussion sessions, and interactive exercises. The primary audience/benefactors will be attendees from government administrations and industry in the Pacific Islands region. This Academy is part of the second phase of the CAPFISH Project.
Our Sustainability and MSC Coordinator was one of the participants invited to attend the two-week CAPFISH Summer Academy Project. It was a very interesting workshop covering topics that included:
Ocean Sustainability, Fisheries and Climate Change
Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing
Small-Scale Coastal Fisheries and Their Relationship with IUU Fishing
International and Regional Trade in Fisheries
Labor and Social Conditions on Fishing Vessels
Fishing Vessel Safety
Enforcement Compliance and Crime in the Fisheries Sector
Cooperation and Collaboration to Fight IUU Fishing
Roleplaying/Interactive Session on Cooperation
The main take-out messages from our officers included:
Things are more complex than they appear in the Pacific region;
Integrated knowledge in our program;
Correct topics and aspects beyond the four tuna stocks in the green the green sustainable status;
Corporation/collaboration and coordination is the basis;
Networking;
Collective Intelligence;
The venue and food are okay; and
Helpful to hear, learn, and understand every stakeholder’s purpose and views.
Ms. Posanau would like to thank the sponsors of the workshop and even though she is representing the Fishing Industry of Papua New Guinea it was a great honor to be a participant to learn more about issues surrounding the sustainable management of our tuna stocks in the Pacific region and other issues that are related to IUU fishing in the region and look at possible ways to integrate everything learned when she returns to PNG.
See some of the highlights of the report:
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