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3. The why and what of EAFM?

3. The why and what of EAFM?. Essential EAFM Date • Place. 1. Session objectives. After this session you will be able to:. Describe what EAFM is Explain the benefits of using an EAFM Explain how EAFM fits with other approaches

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3. The why and what of EAFM?

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  1. 3. The why and what of EAFM? Essential EAFM Date • Place 1

  2. Session objectives After this session you will be able to: • Describe what EAFM is • Explain the benefits of using an EAFM • Explain how EAFM fits with other approaches • Recognize the difficulty in dealing with multiple societal objectives 3. THE WHAT AND WHY OF EAFM 2

  3. What is EAFM EAFM is simply the ecosystem approach (EA) applied to fisheries management (FM) EAFM = EA + FM i.e. a practical way to implement sustainable development and sustainably maximize the ecosystem benefits of a fishery system 3. THE WHAT AND WHY OF EAFM 3

  4. EAFM GOOD GOVERNANCE ECOLOGICAL WELL-BEING HUMAN WELL-BEING FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS 3. THE WHAT AND WHY OF EAFM 4

  5. Ecological well-being Components of EAFM EAFM Good governance Human well-being Note: Ecological well-being = fish + environment 3. THE WHAT AND WHY OF EAFM 5

  6. EAFM builds on existing fisheries management : “themove towards EAFM” EA EXISTING EAFM integrated management across sectors multiple use management target and bycatch considers habitats fishery impacts on the ecosystem threats to the fishery from external factors good governance/ participatory socio-economic benefits • target species • fish focused • production driven • managed through control of fishing • government driven 3. THE WHAT AND WHY OF EAFM 6

  7. Why EAFM? • Promotes broader consideration of the links between components in an ecosystem and fisheries; • Facilitates trade-offs between different stakeholder's priorities, balancing human and ecological needs • Increases stakeholder’s participation – better communication and trust 3. THE WHAT AND WHY OF EAFM 7

  8. Why EAFM contd.? • Enables recognition of larger-scale, longer-term issues and their solutions • Increases support for better governance - Can lead to better compliance and enforcement • Reduces conflicts, especially between different fishery sub-sectors and other sectors • Helps access to financial resources for fisheries • Good planning and momentum fosters support from governments, donors and NGOs 3. THE WHAT AND WHY OF EAFM 8

  9. Co-management:- a partnership arrangement between government and other stakeholders for management - forms part of EAFMIntegrated coastal management (ICM): - an ecosystem approach to managing a coastal area- links with EAFM in the coastal zone. Other management approaches 3. THE WHAT AND WHY OF EAFM 9

  10. Marine spatial planning (MSP): - planning that allocate user access based on the spatial and temporal distribution of human activities - an important tool for EAFM (zoning)Marine protected areas (MPAs): - a clearly defined area to achieve conservation of nature, with associated ecosystem services and cultural values - another important tool for EAFM Other management approaches contd. 10 3. THE WHAT AND WHY OF EAFM

  11. EAFM complements other approaches Co-management Integratedcoastal zonemanagement EAFM Marine spatial planning EA/EBM 11 3. THE WHAT AND WHY OF EAFM

  12. REMBEMBER EAFM IS FINDING THE BALANCE Adapted from ICSF (2013) 12

  13. Key messages • EAFM is simply applying EA to fisheries • EAFM has 3 components: • Ecological well-being • Human well-being • Good governance • EAFM is all about finding the balance • Many benefits of using an EAFM • Builds on existing management (i.e. we move towards EAFM) • EAFM fits in with and overlaps other forms of integrated management (e.g. ICM) 13 3. THE WHAT AND WHY OF EAFM

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