Global Sustainable Supply Chains for Marine Commodities

1. Global Sustainable Supply Chains for Marine Commodities Costa Rica Ecuador Philippines Indonesia

2. UNDP - SFP marine commodities project • Purpose of workshop: • Introduction to Global Sustainable Supply Chains for Marine Commoditiesand Sustainable Fisheries Partnership’s (SFP) market leverage based fisheries improvement model • Begin a conversation on synergies amongst existing IWLEARN projects, the “Marine Commodities Project” and with SFP’s work elsewhere

3. UNDP - SFP marine commodities project • Global Sustainable Supply Chains for Marine CommoditiesGEFSEC(PMIS)ID 5271; Agency ID 4754 (UNDP) • 5 year project global fisheries project • Indicative GEF grant $5,500,000 • National components will focus in four countries: Costa Rica Ecuador Philippines Indonesia

4. Align interests of: markets, supply chain, regulators, processors, producers (fishers) and other stakeholders to improve long-term sustainability of source fisheries • Develop, implement and share replicable strategies to achieve fisheries sustainability goals, including certification

5. SFP’s Mission “To maintain healthy ocean and aquatic ecosystems, enhance fishing and fish-farming livelihoods and secure food supplies.” “To improve access to information to guide responsible seafood sourcing, and enhance the ability of seafood companies and partners to improve fish-farming and capture fisheries.”

6. Who We Are • An international NGO started in 2006. We have grown to over 60 people based in 16 countries • Inception was based on a need to build a bridge between policy and business needs. We are a business to business based organization • Focus on improving the worst fisheries • On some level we advise most companies who buy, sell, trade or manufacture seafood or seafood related products

7. What We Do • Educate and advise retailers, branded suppliers and foodservice providers on how to decrease supply chain risk by improving source fisheries / aquaculture • Catalyse engagement of the seafood industry in Fisheries Improvement and Aquaculture Improvement Projects (FIPs & AIPs) • Build consensus around improvements in policies, conservation measures, and fishing and fish-farming practices

8. Where We Work www.sustainablefish.org

9. Partial SFP Partner List www.sustainablefish.org

10. Global Distribution of Project Activities North America China EU Japan Component 1: Increase Demand Sustainable Fisheries Tuna fisheries / shark bycatch(global markets and RFMOs) Ecuador Indonesia Philippines Costa Rica Component 2: Enable Environment for Sourcing Sustainable Fisheries National Platforms, Strategies, Action Plans Component 3: Demonstrate Projects blue swimming crab, snapper, tuna blue swimming crab mahi mahi, tuna, shark mahi mahi, hake, tuna, shark, small pelagics Component 4: Sustainable Fisheries Information Systems Fisheries data collection / analysis / info systems (global)Sharing Lessons Learned

11. UNDP - SFP marine commodities project Fisheries issues to be addressed • Overexploitation of marine fisheries • Monitoring, surveillance and enforcement • Growing concern over the impacts that fishing gear • Ecosystem-based fisheries management • Needs to improve the management and enhance consumer demand for sustainable fish products • Development and implementation of fisheries improvement projects (FIPs)

12. UNDP - SFP marine commodities project Project Framework

13. UNDP - SFP marine commodities project Project Framework

14. UNDP - SFP marine commodities project Roles of Key Stakeholders (1)

15. UNDP - SFP marine commodities project Roles of Key Stakeholders (2)

16. SFP Engagement Structure Sector Groups: Major buyer leadership driving demand Supplier Roundtables: Buyers, suppliers sourcing from fisheries sharing similar challenges / geographies / species Fisheries Improvement Projects (FIPs): suppliers, producers and other stakeholders working on improving a specific source fishery Sector Groups Supplier Roundtables Supplier Roundtables FIP FIP FIP

17. Fishery Improvement Projects (FIP) An alliance of stakeholders that comes together to perform activities that will improve a fishery • Draws upon market forces • Explicit participation by supply chain • Components include • Evaluation of the fishery • Develop a workplan with measurable milestones • Implement and publicly report on progress

18. Resources: • Sustainable Fisheries Partnership: www.sustainablefish.org • Fisheries Improvement Projects: sustainablefish.org/fisheries-improvement • Case studies (stories) & public reports FIP tools

19. Fisheries Online Database (FishSource) • www.fishsource.com • Profiles of major commercial fisheries • Info from publicly available sources • Evaluates management quality, stock status and environment & biodiversity

20. SFP Metrics • Proprietary SFP software – data from FishSource – create custom dashboard • Can provide “real time” measurement of progress toward sustainable procurement objectives

21. Russian Pollock FIP 2006First Roundtable; Pollock Catchers Assoc. formed 2008 Formal FIP established; fishery enters MSC full assessment 2011 Transitioned to industry leadership; 2013Sea of Okhotsk fishery MSC certified; 2 more under full assessment Improvements: • Voluntary reduction in roe recovery rate; later became regulation • Split fishery into two seasons (spread effort and prevent overfishing) • Some increased data transparency MSC conditions: • development of independent observer program • improved information and monitoring

22. Gulf of Mexico Reef Fish • Multispecies fishery • red snapper (Lutjanuscampechanus) • red grouper and gag (Epinephelusmorioand Mycteropercamicrolepis) • Vertical hook and line; longline • Management – effort and harvest controls • Limited access, minimum size limit, total allowable catch; individual quotas;area closures • Stock status good or recovering

23. Fishery Improvement Project • Fishing industry group – brand products as “Gulf Wild” – sustainable and traceable • SFP FIP model • Marine Stewardship Council Pre-assessment • Main issue: lack of data on discards • Uncertainty in stock assessments • Lack of stock assessments for secondary species • Activity: Electronic Monitoring Systems

24. Electronic Monitoring Project • Pilot project - 7 vessels • Will camera systems work? • What kinds of data will they provide? • Funded by National Fish and Wildlife Foundation • FIP/SFP brought support by Publix Supermarkets and Darden Restaurants

25. Results • Systems function on these vessels • Able to identify fish to species level • Less expensive than observers, less bias than logbooks • Issues with system maintenance, fishermen’s compliance, long distance technical support

26. Phase Two – Build Regional Capacity • Mote Marine Laboratory – regional monitoring center • $$ - National Fish and Wildlife; Darden Restaurants • 10 vessels • Refine processes; build local technical capacity for system maintenance and data analysis; improve cooperation with vessels

27. Synergies with IWLEARN projects • Are there synergies between the Marine Commodities project and your target geographies, stocks, work? • Is the markets engagement model applicable to thegoals of other projects? • Is there an opportunity for SFP to engage its market partners in support of your projects?

28. Thank you