THE EC REGULATION ON IUU FISHING, THE CHALLENGES IN ITS IMPLEMENTATION AND ITS IMPACT TO THE PACIFIC COUNTRIES Views from the Private Sector By: Pedro C. Celso Managing Director, RD Tuna Canners Ltd.

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THE EC REGULATION ON IUU FISHING, THE
CHALLENGES IN ITS IMPLEMENTATIONAND ITS IMPACT
TO THE PACIFIC COUNTRIESViews from the Private
SectorBy Pedro C. CelsoManaging Director, RD
Tuna Canners Ltd.

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• OUTLINE OF
  PRESENTATION
• Worldwide Catch History and Catch Distribution
• Regional Commercial Fishing Players-PNA Countries
• Regional Processing Plants Worldwide
• Regulation on IUU FishingA Must
• Parties Affected by the EC Regulation
• Challenges brought about by the definition of IUU
  Fishing
• Hurdles and other issues relative to the
  implementation of the regulation
• The need to strengthen the capabilities of the
  Competent Authorities of flag and coastal states
• What EU can do to improve the effectiveness of
  the IUU regulation
• Challenges and issues relative to other markets
  who are not that keen yet on IUU Fishing
  regulations
• The way forward and proposed win-win solution

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Worldwide Catch History 2001 to 2006
3,904,415 metric tons 2001 3,988,180 metric
tons 2002 4,000,000 metric tons
2003 4,100,000 metric tons 2004 4,200,000
metric tons 2005 4,300,000 metric tons 2006
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Regional Commercial Fishing Companies
Operating Within the PNA Countries
(Purse Seine Fishing Only)

• Taiwanese Fleet 37
• Taiwanese Fleet under other flag 15
• American Fleet 34
• Korean Fleet 28
• Japanese Fleet 35
• Pacific Island Fleet 10
• China Fleet
  11
• EU Fleet Kirabati only
  9
• Filipino Fleet 19
• Others
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• Total Fleet 221

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• CURRENT REGIONAL PROCESSING CAPABILITIES
• A. ASIAN BASED TUNA CANNERIES
• Thailand-28 Philippines-8 Indonesia 4 Korea 2
  Vietnam 1 Mainland China-1, Japan-5.-Total 49
• B. PACIFIC BASED CANNERIES
• Papua New Guinea2 and 1 loins plant Solomon
  Island 1Fiji-1Australia-1New
  Zealand-1American Samoa2 big ones Marshall
  loins plant-1Total 10
• C. US Canneries 2 big ones
• D. European Canneries
• Spain (15),France (3), Italy (10), Portugal
  (3)Total 31
• E. South America
• Ecuador (6), Mexico (4), Columbia(2), Venezuela
  (1) Total 13
• F. African Canneries
• Seychelles (1), Mauritius (1), Ghana (2),
  Cote-dVour (1), Ivory Coast (1), Madagascar
  (1)Total 7
• About 112 total number of canneries

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Regulation on IUU FishingA Must

• There are lots of IUU fishing going on
  worldwideits a fact
• Its hard to control IUU fishinghow much more
  without regulation?
• Setting up of Regulation --Its a good starting
  point
• Chance to interact with all players affected
  leading towards implementation of a more refined
  and practical regulation

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Parties Affected by the EC Regulation

• The Fishermen-Commercial Players
• The Fish Traders
• The Processors-Canneries, Processing Plants
• Buyers-Importers, Wholesalers, Distributors and
  Retailers
• Competent Authorities of Coastal and Flag States
• EU Regulators-Implementors

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Challenges brought about by the definition of IUU
Fishing

• Monitoring Issues and Audit Issues
• Segregation of IUU and Non IUU Fish
• Catch from High Seas versus those in the EEZ
• Compliant on the surface but IUU if properly
  audited and exposed
• What about pregnant yellow fin/big eye caught by
  long liners?
• What to do with small fish/by catch discarded in
  the high seas?

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Hurdles and other issues relative to the
implementation of the regulation

• Who shoulders the cost?
• Lack of capacity by coastal and flag states
• Bureaucracy and impracticality of procedures
• Lack of proper logistics and infrastructure
• Corruption issues
• Reliability of certification issued
• Can this really be monitored effectively?

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The need to strengthen the capabilities of the
Competent Authorities of flag and coastal states

• Most coastal and flag states not really that
  competent
• The need for more orientation and proper training
  
• Lack of surveillance and communication
  facilities- The need for more logistics support
• In short lack of capacity to properly monitor

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What EU can do to improve the effectiveness of
the IUU regulation

• Provision of more training and trainors to
  coastal and flag states competent authorities
• Giving of grants and subsidies to acquire all
  those logistics and equipment needed to be
  effective side by side with training on their
  usage
• Regular communication and supervision until
  capacity is achieved
• Subsequent constant coordination
• Review of legislation for more practical
  implementation

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Challenges and issues relative to other markets
who are not that keen yet on IUU Fishing
regulations

• China
• India
• Middle East Countries
• Other Asian Countries
• South America and North American Markets
• Non EU member countries in Europe
• Others

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The way forward and proposed win-win solution

• Constant dialogues to stakeholders with a view to
  reviewing the regulation for more practical and
  more effective implementation
• Rational definition of IUU
• More pro-active and more responsible action from
  all players concerned especially from the private
  sector players
• Its not only money. Let us think of the future
  generations and be serious with achieving the
  sustainabilty of the resource

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BUSINESSMENS CALL

• To be SKILLFUL and FAITHFUL STEWARDS in managing
  God Given Resource.
• We are only stewards and not owners of
  resources. As skillful and faithful stewards our
  role is to create GROWTH, SURPLUS and STABILITY.
  And if I may add we have to include the
  SUSTAINABILITY of this precious resource. We need
  to fulfill such mandate for the benefit of the
  greater majority of the people most especially
  that of the future generations.

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Thank You