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Principles are not new The principles of EAFM are not new but were set out in the FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries (CCRF) The CCRF was developed by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) All FAO Member countries agreed to CCRF in 1995...

Principles are not new The principles of EAFM are not new but were set out in the FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries (CCRF) The CCRF was developed by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) All FAO Member countries agreed to CCRF in 1995 Your country is a Member of FAO 4. PRINCIPLES OF EAFM 1  P1 Good governance Consensus Accountable Participatory Transparent Follows the GOOD Responsive rule of law GOVERNANCE Effective Equitable and and efficient inclusive Source: http://www.unescap.org/pdd/prs/ProjectActivities/Ongoing/gg/governance.asp 4. PRINCIPLES OF EAFM 2  P2 Appropriate scale Four dimensions: 1. Ecological scales 2. Socio-economic scales 3. Political/governance scales 4. Temporal scales Note: These align with the three components of EAFM 4. PRINCIPLES OF EAFM 3  Scales – extremes 1. Ecological Single species ➔ Large Marine Ecosystem 2. Socio-economic Village ➔ Coastline (rural & urban) 3. Governance Single jurisdiction ➔ Multiple jurisdictions 4. Temporal Short-term ➔ Long-term 4. PRINCIPLES OF EAFM 4  Realities of scale Probably no such thing as a correct scale Take a practical approach – begin working with what exists e.g. jurisdictional boundaries Challenge: Getting the scale correct for the four dimensions. This often requires increased cooperation and coordination across jurisdictions, agencies and stakeholders. 4. PRINCIPLES OF EAFM 5  P3: Increased participation Participation is central to the process 4. PRINCIPLES OF EAFM 6  Many stakeholders 1. Fishers and fisher associations 2. Governments (district – national) 3. Fishery related (e.g. boat owners, money lenders) 4. Compliance and enforcement 5. Other users (e.g. tourism, ports) 6. External agents (e.g. NGOs, researchers) 4. PRINCIPLES OF EAFM 7  P4: Multiple objectives EAFM deals with interactions within the fishery sector and with other users Each sector and user group probably have their own objectives Need to balance these objectives Requires stakeholder engagement and negotiation 4. PRINCIPLES OF EAFM 8  P5: Cooperation and coordination EAFM involves cooperation and coordination among many stakeholders e.g. Government External agents Fishers National/regional/ NGOs, Fisher provincial/state/ academics, associations municipal/ researchers village within agency/institutions across institutions, both government and stakeholder and with non-fishery sectors from global to national to district levels 4. PRINCIPLES OF EAFM 9  The institutions 4. PRINCIPLES OF EAFM 10  11 Institutional cooperation and coordination How do you achieve this? 1. Talk to others 2. Link in with existing arrangements (e.g. ICM, inter-agency activities) 3. Share information 4. Harmonize work plans/budgets 5. Memorandums of understanding/binding agreements...... Any other suggestions? 4. PRINCIPLES OF EAFM 11  P6: Adaptive management Learning while doing Evaluate Evaluate Evaluate Improve Work Improve Work Improve Discard Discard Discard More uncertainty Less uncertainty TIME 4. PRINCIPLES OF EAFM 12  P7: The precautionary approach “… where there are threats of serious or irreversible damage, lack of full scientific certainty shall not be used as a reason for postponing cost-effective measures to prevent environmental degradation” (UNCED, 1992) Where there is Lack of information uncertainty, should not be used management as reason for lack of actions should be action less risky 4. PRINCIPLES OF EAFM 13