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LEADERS DECISION ON FISHERIES AND THE FISHERIES TASK FORCE WORK PROGRAMME

Explore the outcomes of the 10th SPC Head of Fisheries Meeting in Noumea, focusing on the Fisheries Task Force Work Programme following the Leaders' Mandate on Fisheries for sustainable management. Key areas include longline fishery management, employment standards, investment opportunities, and coastal fisheries integration.

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LEADERS DECISION ON FISHERIES AND THE FISHERIES TASK FORCE WORK PROGRAMME

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  1. LEADERS DECISION ON FISHERIES AND THE FISHERIES TASK FORCE WORK PROGRAMME 10th SPC Head of Fisheries Meeting Noumea, New Caledonia 14 to 17 March 2017 Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat Suva Fiji Islands

  2. Leaders Mandate on Fisheries • In 2015 the fisheries sector was identified as a regional priority under the Framework for Pacific Regionalism (FPR) and subsequently leaders endorsed a Regional Roadmap for Sustainable Fisheries. • In 2016 in their meeting in Phonpei FSM Leaders; Endorsed; • The Fisheries Taskforce Taskforce’s Economic Returns Work Programme and Report, and noted that the four areas of work under the Programme: • reform of the management of longline fishery; • increasing the value of employment and ensuring effective labour standards are in place; • facilitating investment and trade; and value chain participation, are consistent with, and expedite implementation of, several of the Goals and Strategies in the Fisheries Roadmap. Agreed; • To expand the broad heading of “fisheries” to include coastal fisheries, noting links to communities, food security, health issues and in particular non-communicable diseases. Leaders also noted the need to ensure eco-system integrity to address issues such as ciguatera outbreaks and to sustainably manage Beche-de-Mer. To that end, Leaders tasked the SPC to coordinate with National Fisheries Agencies, CROP agencies and regional and national community groups, to strengthen support and resourcing for coastal fisheries management.

  3. Fisheries Task Force Work Programme

  4. FTF work programme

  5. Pacific Trade and Investment Network (PT&I) Success Stories: Investment Tourism Export Creative Arts https://pacifictradeinvest.com

  6. Thank you ribanataakea@forumsec.org

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