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CONGRESS HOST
HOST CITY
CONGRESS SCHEDULE
MESSAGES
CONGRESS SPEAKERS
CONGRESS RESOLUTIONS
SFFAII UPDATES
WORKING COMMITTEESFRIENDS OF PHIL TUNA INDUSTRY
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
16th NTC PHOTO OPS
Citra Mina Group of Companies (CMGC)
Fishing within Limits
Limit Reference Points: Don’t Go There!
Target Reference Points:
Aiming for the Right Level
Harvest Control Rules: Streamlining
Fisheries Decision Making and
Sustainability
ABOUT THE CONGRESS
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
ARTICLESNegosyo Center-Gensan Opens Its Doors to
Local MSMEs
TARGET Program To Improve Livelihood of
Fisherfolks
BFAR 12 hosts 5th RP- Vietnam Bilateral
Meeng
It’s Gensan
General Santos City Airport Improvement
Underway
Fishery Improvement Protocol for ASEAN
Enters New Phase
Statement on Securing Sustainable Small-
Scale Fisheries during the 7th ASEAN
Fisheries Consultave Forum
ASEAN Public-Private Task Force
Asean Aquaculture and Fisheries Public
Private Iniave to be Instuonalised
ASEAN Seafood Federaon (ASF)
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Group Seine Operaons of Philippine FlaggedVessels in High Seas Pocket 1
Pilot Test of MARLIN (Electronic Logsheet)
Operaon in High Seas Pocket 1
Overview of Tuna Fisheries in the Western
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CONGRESSHOST
THE FEDERATION
VISION-MISSION
Socsksargen Federaon of Fishing and Allied Industries, Inc.
is a non-government, non-prot organizaon, established
in 1999 as an umbrella organizaon of 7 associaons with atotal over 100 companies involved in shing, canning, sh
processing, aquaculture producon & processing and other
allied industries. Its membership cuts across the enre value
chain from the capture sheries sector, composed of the
hand line shermen, the small, medium & large commercial
ring neers and purse seine operators, to the sh
processing sector and exporters composed of the big canning
operators, fresh chilled, frozen sh value-adding sector. It
is based in General Santos City governed by a Board of 14
Directors and by the Execuve Director handling the day-to-day operaons.
The vision-mission of the instuon is
“To be a cohesive federation acting as
catalyst towards attaining fishing industry’s
sustainability and global competitiveness
through advocacy work in the local,
national and international level.”Its leadership exercises democrac and parcipave means
in aaining the federaon’s objecves which are anchored on
its core values of unity, co-opeon, collaboraon, equality
and social responsibility.
THE OBJECTIVES
MEMBER-ASSOCIATIONS
1. Unite the dierent shing associaons
and allied industries in SOCSKSARGEN to
jointly work for a sustainable and globally
compeve industry;
2. Serve as the voice of the shing industry in
lobbying for key policy agenda and relevant
issues and concerns;
3. Provide a neutral venue for its members
to raise specic problems and resolvefundamental issues bese ng the industry;
and,
4. Serve as a forum to strengthen industry
representaon and posioning with respect
to other players in the world with the
end in view of protecng, expanding, and
maintaining the country’s strategic lead in
the tuna industry.
1. Southern Philippines Boat Owners and Tuna
Associaon (SPBOTA)
2. South Cotabato Purse Seiners Associaon
(SOCOPA)
3. Umbrella Fish Landing Associaon (UFLA)
4. Chamber of Aquaculture and Ancillary
Industries of Sarangani, Inc. (CHAINS)
5. Tuna Canners Associaon General Santos
(TCAGS)
6. Fresh Frozen Seafood Associaon – Tuna
Processors Philippines, Inc. (FFSA-TPPI)
7. Tuna Cooperave of General Santos City
(Tuna Coop)
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PAST PRESIDENTS
DOMINGO T. TENG, 1999-2005
MARFENIO Y. TAN, 2005-2011
JERRY C. DAMALERIO
BENEDICTO L. GRANFON JR.
MARIANO M. FERNANDEZ
NEIL G. DEL ROSARIO
JOAQUIN T. LU
ANDRESTINE T. TAN
ROY C. RIVERA
DINO H. BARRIENTOS
HERMINIA B. NARCISO
RAMON M. MACARAIG
SOLEDAD B. MANANGQUIL
DEXTER G. TENG
JOSE EMMANUEL M. SANTOS
DANILO E. CAPAROS
SFFAII OFFICERS 2015-2017
JOAQUIN T. LU
President
DEXTER G. TENG1st Vice-President
DINO H. BARRIENTOSSecretary
JOSE EMMANUEL M. SANTOS2nd Vice-President
ROSANNA BERNADETTE B.CONTRERASExecutive Director
NEIL G. DEL ROSARIOTreasurer
ROY C. RIVERAPublic RelationsOfficer
HERMINIA B. NARCAuditor
DIRECTORS
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Starting with the South Pacific business in 1987, SK B&T has expanded its business to
the Indian and Atlantic Ocean. With a fresh start in Oct 2012, it became an independent
subsidiary of SK shipping. Its established experience and expertise in the field of
bunkering are a valuable asset that helped empower the company to maintain its
number one position in the industry and differentiate itself from its competitors. SKB&T is well-known for its strict compliance of delivery period, precise estimation of
supply amount and excellent quality and competitive price of the fuel oil. Today, with
SK B&T’s strong global network, we provide top quality services in all the oceans and
offshore areas, operating approximately 20 tankers. SK B&T retains the capacities and
capabilities to meet individual customer needs in a quick and flexible manner.
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Dear Guests and Parcipants,
This year, in the 17th Naonal Tuna Congress (NTC), industry stakeholders will address issues and challenges,and will take advantage of opportunies in the industry in the context of regional collaboraon with thetheme, “Regional Cooperaon: The Way Forward.”
Regional cooperaon among Southeast Asian countries has its history back in 1967 with the establishmentof the Associaon of Southeast Asian Naons (ASEAN); the Philippines was among the founding member-countries together with Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand. In today’s era of globalize and borderlesseconomy, the ASEAN recognize the signicance of regional economic cooperaon with the incepon of
ASEAN Economic Community or ASEAN Integraon 2015 through adopon of the ASEAN Economic Blueprintat the 13th ASEAN Summit in Singapore in 2007.
In the Philippines, the tuna industry, through the SOCSKSARGEN Federaon of Fishing and Allied Industries,Inc. (SFFAII), has since then in the forefront in fostering cooperaon among domesc and internaonalshing and trading partners. We have intensied our cooperaon and parcipaon in the Western andCentral Pacic Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) meengs in 2013 and 2014. The SFFAII has been instrumentalin craing of Philippine posion papers and reports ensuring connued access of 36 group seine/ring netoperators in the High Seas Pocket Number 1 (HSP1) in the Western and Central Pacic Ocean (WCPO) unl2017.
Recent membership of SFFAII in the ASEAN Seafood Federaon (ASF) in 2012 proves our strong commitmenttowards enhancing cooperaon with ASEAN partners. The establishment of ASF is an essenal foundaonto enhance cooperaon among regional countries for ASEAN Economic Community, contribung to a largergoal to integrate the region’s naonal economies and achieve higher levels of economic dynamism and
compeveness. I am pleased to inform the industry stakeholders that the chairmanship of SFFAII in the ASFtook eect this year and will end in 2016.
We will focus our eorts in strengthening our parcipaon and presence in the regional seng. Beyondour membership to ASF, we will connue to support, to collaborate and to parcipate in all other endeavorsaimed at aaining cooperaon among regional shers, seafood processors and exporters. Our goals areto openly exchange views among our regional partners on maers of mutual interest, and to enhance ouraccess to beer technology, food safety assurance, supply sustainability, greater market opportunies, andenvironment and social responsibility.
In behalf of the SOCSKSARGEN Fishing Federaon and Allied Industries Inc., it is our pleasure and pride to onceagain host the NTC in its 17th year. Government leaders from the Philippines and other countries, industryplayers, and stakeholders present, may we all be one in our goal in strengthening regional cooperaon asour way forward.
Mabuhay!
JOAQUIN T. LUChairman
17TH NTC CHAIRPERSON
MESSAGE FROM THECONGRESS HOST
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Warmest greengs!
The Philippine Tuna Industry is once more at the crossroads. Over the last decade, it has seen the industry
increasingly becoming a net importer—already far from being Southeast Asia’s largest producer in the 1980s
and 1990s.
At the General Santos City shing port complex, frozen imported tuna already comprises 65 percent of tuna
landings. All these imported tuna go directly to the city’s 6 canneries and a handful of local processing plants.
Rising producon costs, increasing marine resource proteconism, changing climate paerns and global
concerns over dwindling stocks have greatly contributed to the decline in local catches.
The Philippine tuna industry must face these challenges. It needs to draw a development roadmap for
the next decade moving forward and beyond. We need to consolidate to remain compeve. We need to
streamline in order to be more ecient. We need to be resourceful to sustain producvity.
The geographical locaon of the country, its world class tuna shers and its compeve edge over many
of Southeast Asian tuna producers, can prime the Philippine tuna as hub of canned and processed tuna
manufacturing in Asia.
The tuna industry is sll there and it will sll be the city’s major’s economic backbone. Yet, we all know mes
are changing—and that our tuna industry is constantly undergoing one.
We are gathered here to protect local the shing industry and the gallant shermen who brought us to where
we now belong, there is an urgent need to embrace a paradigm shi—from a rst and foremost producer to
a leading manufacturer in the region and the rest of Asia.
In this way, we can protect, preserve, and celebrate the industry that built Gensan.
This year’s theme of the 17th Naonal Tuna Congress “Regional Cooperaon: The Way Forward” is a
challenging task for us to sustain not only local producon but also regional survival of the tuna trade and
shing operaons.
In this regard, let me welcome all delegates to the Tuna Congress with hope and opmism that we will
connue and remain compeve and improve on our producvity.
Good day and God bless everybody!
RONNEL C. RIVERA
MESSAGE FROM THEHOST CITY
CITY MAYOR
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7:00 - 10:00 AM
10:00 AM - 1:00PM2:00 PM - 6:00 PM
2:00 PM - 6:00 PM
7:00 PM
10:00 AM
17th NTC CaravanAssemby Area - Gensan
Fishport
Early RegistraonOpening Ceremonies
COFFEE BREAK
WELCOME DINNER /
INDUCTION OF NEW SET O
SFFAII OFFICERS
Pandan Ballroom, Green Leaf Ho
Opening of the Trade Exhibit
Keynote Speech on “Updates
on EU’s GSP+ and Philippine
Tuna Industry”
Mr. Adrian S. Cristobal, Jr.
UnderSecretary, Department of Trade
and Industries
INVOCATION/NATIONAL A NTHEMLocal Government City Choir
OPENING OF THE CONGRESSMr. Joaquin T. Lu
Chairman, 17th Naonal Tuna Congress
WELCOME ADDRESSHon. Ronnel C. Rivera
City Mayor, General Santos City
INTRODUCTION OF THE GUEST OF
HONORHon. Pedro B. Acharon JrRepresentave, 1st District, South
Cotabato & Gen. Santos City
KEYNOTE ADDRESSHon. Proceso J. Alcala
Secretary, Department of Agriculture
TOPIC 1: USA INITIATIVE ON
COMBATING IUU FISHING AN
SEAFOOD FRAUDMr. Keith Bigelow
Fisheries Scienst, Naonal Ocean-
ic and Atmospheric Administraon
(NOAA)-United States Department o
Commerce
TOPIC 2: THE OCEANS
AND FISHERIES PARTNERSHIP
Mr. Renerio AcostaRegional Environment Advisor, USAI
Regional Development Mission for A
OPEN FORUM
THURSDAY, 03 SEPTEMBER 2015
CONGRESS SCHEDULESEPTEMBER 0304, 2015 SM GENERAL SANTOS TRADE HALLS
GENERAL SANTOS CITY, PHILIPPINES
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9:00-9:30 AM
10:00-10:20 AM 3:50 - 4:10 PM10:20-10:40 AM 4:10 - 4:30 PM
4:30 - 6:30 PM
7:00 PM
10:40-11:10 AM
11:10-11:40 AM
11:40-12:10 AM
1:30-2:00 PM
2:00- 2:50 PM
2:50 - 3:20 PM
3:20 - 3:50 PM
12:10-12:30 NN
12:30-1:30 PM
TOPIC 3: LEVERAGING
MOBILE TECHNOLOGIES FOR
SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES IN
THE PHILIPPINES
Mr. Lawrence AngPartnership Specialist, USAID ECOFISH
Project
TOPIC 4: PHILIPPINE
GOVERNMENT’S REGIONAL
INITIATIVES FOR TUNA
SUSTAINABILITYMs. Drusila Esther E. Bayate
Assistant Director, Technical Services
Bureau of Fisheries and Aquac
Resources
OPEN FORUM OPEN FORUMCOFFEE BREAK COFFEE BREAK
CLOSING CEREMONIES
FAREWELL DINNER
TOPIC 5: THE VIETNAMESE TUNA
INDUSTRY OPPORTUNITIES AND
CHALLENGESMr. Doan Tran Duy
Head Editor, ASEAN Seafood Magazine
TOPIC 6: UPDATES ON THE
FISHERIES IMPROVEMENT
PROTOCOL FOR THE ASEANMr. Johan Suryadarma
Vice-President, Indonesian Fishery
Product Processing & Markeng
Associaon
TOPIC 7: PRELIMINARY REPORT
ON OCEANOGRAPHIC SURVEY IN
SULUSULAWESI SEAS IN YEAR
2014 BY M.V. SEAFDEC2Mr. Sukchai Arnupapboon
Fishing Ground & Fishery Oceanography
Secon Head, Southeast Asia Fisheries
Dev’t Center
TOPIC 8: UPDATES ON THE
SEAFDEC’S PROGRAM FOR
CONSERVATION ON NERITIC
TUNADr. Somboon Siriraksophon
Policy and Program Coordinator
Southeast Asia Fisheries Development
Center
TOPIC 9: SUSTAINABLE
MANAGEMENT OF HIGHLY
MIGRATORY FISH STOCKS IN
WEST PACIFIC AND EAST ASIDr. Sungkwon Soh
Science Manager, Western and Cen
Pacic Fisheries Commission
TOPIC 10: OCEAN RESOURCEDEVELOPMENT AND
MANAGEMEN T: AN INTEGRA
SOLUTION FOR THE PHILIPPI
FISHING INDUSTRYMr. Philippe Courrouyan
PT CLS Argos Indonesia
TOPIC 11: INDUSTRY
TRIPARTITE COUNCIL FOR
FISHING AND ALLIED SERVICMr. Joel S. Saavedra
Vice-Chairman, Industry Triparte C
cil for Fisheries Sector
UPDATES ON THE 16TH NTC
RESOLUTIONSMr. Neil S. del Rosario
Chairperson, Finance Commiee
READING OF TH E 17TH NTC
RESOLUTIONSMr. Dominic Salazar
Chairperson, Program & Resoluon
Commiee
PRESENTATION OF CONFERE
RESOLUTIONSMr. Joaquin T. Lu
Chairperson, Program & Resoluon
Commiee
SPECIAL MESSAGEHon. Asis G. Perez Undersecretary for Fisheries, DA &
Director, Bureau of Fisheries and Aqua
Resources
SM 3rd Floor Opposite Trade HallProgram Hosted by:
Bureau of Fisheries and Aquac
Resources
CLOSING REMARKSMr. Andresne T. TanDirector, SFFAII
OPEN FORUM
LUNCH BREAK
FRIDAY, 04 SEPTEMBER 2015
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My warmest greengs to the delegates to the 17th Naonal Tuna Congress. My hearelt thanks as
well to the SOCSKSARGEN Federaon Fishing & Allies Industries for organizing this gathering.
The Philippines is among the largest tuna-producing countries in the world, owing to our strong
marime tradion, seasoned shermen, and well-developed support industries. Maintaining our
compeveness and leadership in this eld requires that we focus on our collecve eorts tomaintain a healthy tuna populaon, ensuring resilience against climate change, and addressing
emerging regional issues and trends. This can be achieved by constantly recalibrang our strategies,
enhancing knowledge and skills, and updang capabilies through the adopon of more modern,
sustainable techniques. May you emerge from this congress a more united community, one that is
ready and commied to full its role of advancing your sector, fueling our economy, and building
our country.
We are now living in a transformed and revitalized naon because of our rm resolve to re-establish
excellence, transparency, and integrity as pillars of our society. An even more progressive Philippines
is now within reach, as long as we build in our gains and install a leadership that is commied to the
same values that brought about our present resurgence. It is my hope that your organizaon will
play more acve part in keeping our country on the straight and righteous path, that we may realize
our aspiraons and bequeath a beer, brighter tomorrow to younger generaons.
I wish you a producve congress.
BENIGNO S. AQUINO
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OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
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Warmest greengs to all the ocials and members of the SOCSKSARGEN Federaon of Fishing &
Allied Industries, Inc. (SFFAII). Congratulaons on holding this year’s 17th Naonal Tuna Congress
with the theme, “Regional Cooperaon: The Way Forward.”
This is a great opportunity to increase protability and eciency within the shing industry. Surely,
this congress will help promote the city even more as the tuna capital of the Philippines and provideventures to boost trade and relaons among various sectors.
I also hope that you will connue to take part in developing more notable programs and projects
towards sustainable economic growth and development. May you stay commied and inspired
to work hand in hand for the benet of your respecve associaons and the shing and allied
industries.
Congratulaons and more power!
JEJOMAR C. BINAY
OFFICE OF THE VICE-PRESIDENT
REPUBLIC OF THEPHILIPPINES
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Magandang Gensan!
I wish to extend my congratulaons to the SOCSKSARGEN Federaon of Fishing & Allied Industries
Inc. (SFFAII) for the staging of the 17th Naonal Tuna Congress & Trade Exhibit.
Your theme “Regional Cooperaon: The Way forward” for this year’s conference is mely and
relevant as 2015 is the year that our integraon in the ASEAN Economic Community takes place.
Such a targeted theme manifests your interest in regional integraon, a good sign of preparing forthe onset of the AEC. This congress is also a ng venue to strengthen your ranks as you gear up
to explore new opportunies in the region for the tuna industry’s growth.
It is also commendable that you take eorts to educate industry players on sheries sustainability,
as well as take iniaves for tuna sustainability. This reects your commitment towards the state of
migratory sheries from which our tuna industry derives its strength.
The past may have been wrought with challenges for the industry, but your diligence in carrying out
proacve conservaon measures has started to pay o. But while we enjoy the spoils of a thriving
industry, we must connue to be diligent about our responsibility to our marine resources.
I once again invoke your commitment to do your share of protecng the sustainability of these
migratory sheries that we share with our neighbours in the region. If the ASEAN region moves as
one to protect its sustainability, then the industry has a beer chance to connue ourishing in the
years to come.
I would also like to commend the organizers and the tuna industry players for hosng this event
and for their connued support. It is this public and private collaboraon that has helped make
the tuna industry an important growth driver not only in General Santos City, but of the whole
SOCSKSARGEN region as well.
Mabuhay!
LUWALHATI ANTONINO
MINDANAODEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITYCHAIRPERSON
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The Department of Agriculture congratulates the SOCSKSARGEN Federaon of Fishing and Allied
Industries Inc. for successfully organizing the annual Naonal Tuna Congress. We also congratulate
the City of General Santos for its steadfast support to further strengthen and develop the growing
tuna industry as well as the enre shing industry.
The Department of Agriculture underscores the important contribuon of tuna to the overall
performance of the Philippine sheries sector. In 2014, producon rose by 5.2 percent registeringa total value of more than P42 billion. In confronng the threats of Illegal, Unreported and
Unregulated Fishing (IUUF) to the tuna industry, we are determined to pursue the Philippine
government’s Naonal Plan of Acon on IUUF.
The connuing increase of tuna producon is the result of the strict adherence to the government’s
management measures and policies which were recognized by the Western and Central Pacic
Fisheries Commission. Thus, the Philippines was granted connuous shing access to High Seas
Pocket 1 unl the year 2017.
As we celebrate the success of the Philippine tuna industry, it is equally important that we also
recognize the strong partnership among dierent sectors - the private stakeholders, the naonal
government as well as the shing communies – which paved the way for an eecve and sustainable
management of the Philippine Tuna Industry. Your Congress theme – Regional Cooperaon: TheWay Forward – reinforces our commitment to engage acve collaboraon whether on the local or
regional level as the way to progress.
Mabuhay!
PROCESO J. ALCALA
SECRETARY
DEPARTMENT OFAGRICULTURE
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SECRETARY
DEPARTMENT OFTRADE & INDUSTRY
Our warmest congratulaons to the SOCSKSARGEN Federaon of Fishing and Allied Industries,
Inc. (SFFAII) as it iniates the 17th Naonal Tuna Congress in General Santos City on 03-04
September 2015 under the theme “Regional Cooperaon: The Way Forward” which focuses
on shing technologies to accelerate conservaon of oceanic resources in accordance with
Internaonal standards.
The Department of Trade & Industry (DTI) assures tuna industry stakeholders of its connuing
iniaves for the industry’s advancement thru extensive global markeng/promoons, bilateralnegoaons, policy support and connued business development services. By connuously
working for the expansion of exisng trade agreements with various countries, DTI is taking
Philippine partnership with Europe to a higher level thru the Generalized Scheme of Preference
Plus (GSP+), an enhanced preference system that would allow full removal of taris on essenally
same product categories as those covered by the original Generalized Scheme of Preference (GSP)
that allowed exporters to pay less or no dues on their exports to the European Union.
DTI also renders business development services such as producvity/ workplace enhancement
trainings, product labeling/packaging, establishment of SSF projects and development of new
markets for Tuna Value Added Products, nancing facilitaon for Tuna Value Added MSMEs, and
business matching acvies (thru the Supply Management thru Investments for Large Enterprises
Program) for shing companies, tuna canneries or local tuna processors to help source local
suppliers of raw and semi-processed materials, shing vessel engine parts and other industry
needs.
Reciprocally, we encourage full cooperaon and parcipaon from our stakeholders in these
acvies both at the naonal and local levels. We encourage all tuna industry stakeholders to
maximize availment of DTI services and programs as we jointly nd soluons to pressing issues and
concerns and propel the tuna industry towards a more sustainable future.
To the SFFAII, our best wishes for a successful and producve 17th Tuna Congress.
Mabuhay!
GREGORY L. DOMINGO
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It has been another great year for the Philippine sheries sector and we aribute our successes in making
it more progressive and sustainable to our collaborave eorts. We are grateful to the SOCSKSARGEN
Federaon of Fishing and Allied Industries, Inc. (SFFAII) for always standing by our side, ever ready to work
with the government in achieving our goals for the sheries industry. Our partnership has already gone a
long way and it made signicant improvements in the way we manage our resources.
For instance, the mutual support we have shown for the enactment of Republic Act 10654, a legislave
reform which has amended the Philippine Fisheries Code of 1998 and introduced sharpened provisions
against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) shing, is a proof of our staunch advocacy to protect our
marine resources and ensure its sustainable use. As you are aware, we are now on our last stretch of draing
the implemenng rules and regulaons of the said law. We are expecng the approved IRR to be releasedbefore this year ends. Throughout the process of draing the IRR, we have witnessed the acve parcipaon
of the members of the tuna industry, which is one of the boosters of the Philippine economy.
The theme of the 17th Naonal Tuna Congress, “Regional Cooperaon: The Way Forward,” reminds us of
the importance of extending our horizon in terms of managing our resources and developing further the
sheries industry. Countries around the world are connected by vast oceans. Hence, our eorts to ulize
our respecve sheries resources are interlinked. The acons we take in using our resources create both
local and global impact to the huge oceanic environment that binds us together. It is only necessary that our
eorts complement each other. It is also essenal that we build regional and global linkages, and our naonal
policies be in harmony with mullateral acons. We must keep our doors open for regional cooperaon.
There are recent developments which prove that our cooperaon eorts with the regional and global
communies spring forth valuable benets to our industry: one is our connuous access to tuna-rich High
Seas Pocket 1 as the Western and Central Pacic Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) recognized our regulatorymeasures, and European Commission’s liing of the yellow tag against the Philippines aer it has seen the
substanal reforms the government has implemented to ght IUU shing pracces. We are also taking
advantage of the Philippines’ hosng of the Asia-Pacic Economic Cooperaon (APEC) 2015 to advance in the
region policies that will spur connuous and inclusive growth in member economies. We in the government
strongly believe that the gains we get from cooperaon with our regional communies can only be sustained
if we would keep in mind that cooperaon spells beer opportunies for our people.
At this point, we congratulate SFFAII for 17 years of exemplary work in addressing concerns in the tuna
industry. Your commitment to sustainable sheries has then and again inspired others to follow suit and
create proacve soluons to the problems that challenge the Philippine sheries. We in the government are
one with you in the connuous pursuit of a more sustainable tuna industry. We wish SFFAII more power and
the 17th Naonal Tuna Congress a success.
Maraming salamat po at mabuhay ang industriya ng tuna sa Pilipinas!
ATTY. ASIS G. PEREZ
DA Undersecretary for Fisheries
NATIONAL DIRECTOR
BUREAU OF FISHERIES ANDAQUATIC RESOURCES
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My warmest salutaons to the organizers and delegates of the 17th Naonal Tuna Congress and
my gracious welcome to all of you to General Santos City.
According to leading authories on economic strategies, interdependence among sociees is
one of the manifestaons of highly evolved development awareness. This is among the reasons
behind the many integraon iniaves in recent years; with the more popular ones being theEuropean Union and the ancipated ASEAN Integraon Iniave. Regional cooperaon and as a
means for the tuna industry to move forward, whether within the SOCSKSARGEN Growth Region,
BIMPEAGA or the ASEAN Regions, as the theme for this year’s NTC is indeed praiseworthy. I leave
to the delegaon where the tuna industry will be moving forward to and by which measures. I have
absolute condence that the methods will be designed with integrity and for the benet of the
industry in its enrety.
Interdependence and cooperaon are inevitable consequences of almost two decades of policy
craing and advocang tuna industry welfare by the tuna congress. These are also signs of
leadership maturity among the tuna industry leaders and stakeholders. Congratulaons!
PEDRO B. ACHARON, JR.
REPRESENTATIVE
1ST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
OF SOUTH COTABATO & GEN.
SANTOS CITY
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Drusila Esther
bAYATE
Dr. Somboon
Siriraksophon
PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT’S REGIONAL INITIATIVES FOR TUNA
SUSTAINABILITY EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Being a major tuna producer in the world, parcularly in the Western and Central Pacic Ocean (WC
the Philippines is commied to maintain its status and will connue to support the tuna industry.
In its connuing eort to address the challenges that beset the industry, the government, in partne
with the stakeholders, has taken measures to update policy reforms, and R and D acvies on
concerns.
The presentaon will focus on the on-going iniaves to promote sustainability of the tuna reso
and the industry.
UPDATES ON THE SEAFDEC’S PROGRAM FOR CONSERVATIONON NERITIC TUNA
The oceans and seas of the Southeast Asian region abound with several species of oceanic and n
tunas that are of high economic importance. Such resources not only generate export revenues fo
countries of the region but also provide important protein sources for local populace. While oce
tunas migrate over large sea areas and oceans, neric tunas inhabit the economic zones and in
sub-regional seas of Southeast Asia. Stascal reports have indicated that oceanic tuna resources
been declining, this situaon makes neric tuna resources becoming more economically-importa
the extent that the resources have increasingly become the target for commercial and local she
especially that aracve prices are oered for such tunas by the sh processing industry. The distrib
and migraon of neric tuna stocks in the waters and sub-regions of Southeast Asia however, as w
their ulizaon remain uncertain making it di cult to develop appropriate tuna management pla
naonal and sub-regional levels.
Assistant Director for
Technical Services
Bureau of Fisheries and
Aquac Resources
Policy and Program
Coordinator, Southeast
Asia FisheriesDevelopment Center
C O N G R E S S
SPEA ERS
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JOHAN
SURYADARMA
KEITH
BIGELOW
UPDATES ON THE FISHERIES IMPROVEMENT PROTOCOL FOR THE ASEA
Over the past two years, public and private stakeholders from the ASEAN region developed the FisImprovement Protocol (FIP) for ASEAN supported by United States Agency for Internaonal Developm
(USAID). The FIP for ASEAN is a priority regional partnership iniave under the ASEAN Public-Pr
Taskforce for Fisheries and Aquaculture (Taskforce) , a regional forum establish in 2013 to streng
regional public private cooperaon to promote sustainable, compeve and inclusive sheries
enhance food security, reduce poverty and boost inclusive economic growth for the ASEAN region.
The objecve of the FIP for ASEAN is to increase regional economic stability and food security, w
increasing trade of more environmentally and socially responsible seafood from the Southeast
region. The FIP for ASEAN seeks to provide a starng point and steps for social and environm
sustainability improvements, aligned with internaonal sheries standards, FIP guidelines, reg
ASEAN commitments and naonal sheries management plans. The protocol is not a standard or
label, but rather a tool that provides structure and guidance to foster step-by-step improvemen
ASEAN sheries.
Updates on the progress of the FIP for ASEAN will be the scope of the presentaon.
USA INITIATIVES ON COMBATING IUU FISHING AND SEAFOOD FRAUD
On June 17, 2014, the White House released a Presidenal Memorandum entled “Establish
Comprehensive Framework to Combat Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing and Sea
Fraud.” Among other acons, the Memorandum established a Presidenal Task Force on Comb
Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing and Seafood Fraud directed to report to the Pres
“recommendaons for the implementaon of a comprehensive framework of integrated prog
to combat IUU shing and seafood fraud that emphasizes areas of greatest need.” The resuln
recommendaons presented in December 2014 are broad in scope and call on agencies to take con
and specic acons to combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) shing and seafood throughout the seafood supply chain which may aect exporng countries to the United States lik
Philippines.
Vice-Chairman,
Industry Triparte
Council for Fisheries
Sector
Fisheries Scienst, NOAA-
United States Department
of Commerce
Mr. doan tran
duyHead Editor
of ASEAN Seafood
Magazine
THE VIETNAMESE TUNA INDUSTRY OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENG
Tuna is a tradional and popular product in many countries, in which the US, EU, and Japan are the la
markets. The Vietnamese tuna industry has been developing for nearly 20 years and is sll now a young
in Vietnam.
With a long coastline and a potenal big stock of tuna, Vietnam is sll lack of many things to e ciently
and process in order to boosng export to those large markets.
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lawrence ang
Philippe
Courrouyan
LEVERAGING MOBILE TECHNOLOGIES FOR SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES I
THE PHILIPPINES
The overall goal of the USAID-funded ECOFISH project is to enhance and sustain the management of c
coastal and marime resources on which 94 million people living in the Philippines depend. To co
dwindling sh stocks caused by overshing, poorly enforced regulaons, and lack of controls, ECOFI
engaging naonal agencies, local governments, and the private sector to apply Ecosystem ApproacFisheries Management (EAFM) principles at the local and naonal levels. ECOFISH is addressing commun
vulnerabilies and abilies to adapt to changing condions. Throughout the life of the project, ECOF
developing a range of strategic public-private partnerships (PPPs) to contribute addional resources tow
major objecves of a 10% increase in biomass and 10% increase in households with beer employment a
8 Marine Key Biodiversity Areas.
As part of its overall partnership development approach, ECOFISH has brokered and facilitated a numb
mobile technology partnerships with major ICT companies and other resource partners to demonstrate
deploy innovave models to further boost an ecosystem approach to sheries management that delivers
impact and lasng benets at a naonal and/or local level. These include TV White Space supported she
registraon; Grassroots Assessment of Blue Swimming Crab in the Philippines; and the 700DALOY Hotlin
OCEAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT & MANAGEMENT: AN INTEGRATED
SOLUTION FOR THE PHILIPPINE FISHING INDUSTRY
Exporng towards added value markets require more acons from the State including traceabil
the catches and ght against IUUV . This presentaon will show how such acons can benet the
industry and how shermen can improve their e ciency at sea by integrang such systems in their
operaons.
Partnership Specialist,
USAID
ECOFISH Project
Director PT CLS Argos
Indonesia
JOEL
SAAVEDRA
INDUSTRY TRIPARTITE COUNCIL FOR FISHING AND ALLIED SERVICES
Updates on the Industry Triparte Council -Fishing and Allied Industries Program & Acvies
Vice-Chairman,
Industry Triparte
Council for Fisheries
Sector
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SUNG KWON
SOH, Ph.D.
SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF HIGHLY MIGRATORY FISH STOCKS INTHE WEST PACIFIC AND EAST ASIAN SEAS
The West Pacic East Asia (WPEA) area is the western boundary of the Pacic Ocean Ecosystem with a
15% of the global tuna producon. It provides economic services to commercial and small-scale sheri
is a resource base for livelihoods, food security and economic development opportunies for the re
populaon. The objecve of the Western and Central Pacic Fisheries Convenon is to ensure, th
eecve management, the long-term conservaon and sustainable use of our common sh resour
sheries management framework includes data collecon, conducng stock assessments for the pro
of scienc informaon, development of conservaon and management measures, enforcemen
compliance. In order to achieve the objecve of sustainable exploitaon of sh resources and conserva
sheries, sharing understanding and collaborave parcipaon in the work of sustainable management
essenal prerequisite.
Science Manager,
Western & Central
Pacic FisheriesCommission
SukchaiArnupapboon
Fishing Ground & Fishery
Oceanography Secon
Head, Southeast Asia
Fisheries Dev’t Center
PRELIMINARY REPORT ON OCEANOGRAPHIC SURVEY IN SULU
SULAWESI SEAS IN YEAR 2014 BY M.V. SEAFDEC 2
renerio acosta
THE OCEANS AND FISHERIES PARTNERSHIP
The Oceans and Fisheries Partnership between the United States Agency for Internaonal Develop
the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center and the Coral Triangle Iniave for Coral R
Fisheries and Food Security works to strengthen regional cooperaon to combat illegal, unreported
unregulated shing, promote sustainable sheries and conserve marine biodiversity in the Asia P
region. The Partnership supports the development of a transparent and nancially sustainable Acatch documentaon and traceability system to help ensure that sheries resources are legally ca
and properly labeled. This risk-based, electronic system will be demonstrated in the Sulu Celebes
marine ecoregion and ulmately expanded to apply to wild capture sheries in Asia and the Pacic re
To enhance the sheries sector sustainability and ecosystem producvity, the Oceans and Fish
Partnership helps regional organizaons with harmonizing policies, providing standard training cur
and developing joint projects on sustainable sheries and marine biodiversity conservaon. The O
and Fisheries Partnership also engages a variety of sheries stakeholders and forms new partner
among governments, regional instuons and the private sector to improve transparency in the sea
supply chain and to help ensure successful implementaon of the catch documentaon and tracea
system.
Regional Environment
Advisor USAID
Regional Development
Mission for Asia
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17th NATIONAL TUNA CONGRESRESOLUTIONS
S E R I E S O F 2 0 1 5
1. RESOLUTION EXPRESSING APPRECIATION AND
GRATITUDE TO THE BUREAU OF FISHERIES AND
AQUATIC RESOURCES FOR THE SUCCESSFUL
LIFTING OF THE EUROPEAN UNION’S YELLOW
CARD WARNING ON THE PHILIPPINES AS PART
OF ITS IDENTIFICATION PROCEDURE.
2. RESOLUTION EXPRESSING APPRECIATIONAND GRATITUDE TO THE DEPARTMENT OF
TRADE AND INDUSTRY FOR THE SUCCESSFUL
QUALIFICATION OF THE PHILIPPINES TO
THE EUROPEAN UNION’S ENHANCED
GENERALISED SCHEME OF PREFERENCES
(GSP+)
3. RESOLUTION EXPRESSING APPRECIATION AND
GRATITUDE TO THE PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT
FOR PASSING INTO LAW REPUBLIC ACT
NO 10668 ENTITLED, “ AN ACT ALLOWING
FOREIGN VESSELS TO TRANSPORT AND CO-LOAD FOREIGN CARGOES FOR DOMESTIC
TRANSSHIPMENT AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES,
OTHERWSE KNOWN AS THE “CABOTAGE LAW”
4. RESOLUTION EXPRESSING APPRECIATION AND
GRATITUDE TO THE PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT
FOR THE SUCCESSFUL SETTLEMENT OF
PHILIPPINE’S MARITIME BOUNDARIES WITH
THAT OF INDONESIA
5. RESOLUTION REQUESTING FOR AN IN-
DEPTH STUDY AND IMPACT ASSESSMENT ONTHE VIABILITY OF THE PHILIPPINE FISHERY
OPERATIONS BEFORE ISSUING THE JOINT
DEPARTMENT ORDER ON THE RULES AND
REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE EMPLOYMENT
AND WORKING CONDITIONS OF FISHERS
EMPLOYED IN FISHING VESSELS ENGAGED IN
COMMERCIAL FISHING OPERATION
6. RESOLUTION STRONGLY REITERATING THEREQUEST FOR BOTH HOUSES OF CONGRESS
TO EXPEDITE THE PASSAGE OF THE LAW
CREATING THE DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES
AND AQUATIC RESOURCES AND FOR THE
PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES TO CERTIFY
URGENT THE BILL AS PROPOSED
7. RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE PHILIPPINE
GOVERNMENT TO EXPEDITE BILATERAL
TALKS ON FISHERIES COOPERATION WITH
INDONESIA
8. RESOLUTION REQUESTING BOTH HOUSES
OF THE CONGRESS TO AMEND REPUBLIC
ACT 10635 ENTITLED, “AN ACT ESTABLISHING
THE MARITIME INDUSTRY AUTHORITY
(MARINA) AS THE SINGLE MARITIME
ADMINISTRATION RESPONSIBLE FOR THE
IMPLEMENTATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF
THE 1978 INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION ON
STANDARDS OF TRAINING, CERTIFICATION
AND WATCHKEEPING FOR SEAFARERS,
AS AMENDED, AND INTERNATIONAL
AGREEMENTS OR COVENANTS RELATEDTHERETO”, SPECIFICALLY THE INCLUSION
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OF A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE FISHERIES
INDUSTRY SECTOR IN THE MARINA BOARD
9. RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE OFFICE
OF THE PRESIDENT TO CONSIDER THEREPRESENTATIVE OF THE SOCSKSARGEN
FEDERATION OF FISHING AND ALLIED
INDUSTRIES, INC. AS ONE OF THE TWO
PRIVATE SECTOR REPRESENTATIVES TO
THE BOARD OF THE PHILIPPINE FISHERIES
DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
10. RESOLUTION REITERATING THE REQUEST TO
THE PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT TO DEFER THE
RATIFICATION OF INTERNATIONAL LABOUR
ORGANIZATION CONVENTION 188 ENTITLED“CONVENTION CONCERNING WORK IN THE
FISHING SECTOR” AND ITS ACCOMPANYING
ILO RECOMMENDATION 199 ENTITLED,
“RECOMMENDATION CONCERNING WORK
IN THE FISHING SECTOR,” PENDING A
FAVORABLE CONSENSUS AMONG ALL
STAKEHOLDERS HAS BEEN ATTAINED AFTER
AN IN-DEPTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT AND
COMPREHENSIVE CONSULTATION PROCESS
11. RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE PHILIPPINE
FISHERIES DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
TO CREATE A TASK FORCE TO FACILITATE
THE PREPARATION OF A REHABILITATION
PLAN OF THE GENERAL SANTOS FISHPORT
COMPLEX AND TO INCLUDE IN THE STUDY
THE VIABILITY OF A PUBLIC-PRIVATE
PARTNERSHIP THEREOF
12. RESOLUTION REQUESTING MINDANAO
DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY AS PHILIPPINE
SECRETARIAT TO THE BIMP-EAGA TO INCLUDE
A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE FISHERY SECTORTO THE PHILIPPINE WORKING COMMITTEE
13. RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE CHIEF
EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE LOCAL
GOVERNMENT OF GENERAL SANTOS
CITY TO EXPEDITE THE APPROVAL OF THE
UPGRADING OF THE FISHERIES SECTION
OF THE CITY AGRICULTURE OFFICE TO A
DIVISION PROVIDING FOR REINFORCED
FUNCTIONS TO SUPPORT FISHERFOLKS AND
FISHERIES RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
14. RESOLUTION STRONGLY REITERATING THE
REQUEST FOR THE MARITIME INDUSTRY
AUTHORITY (MARINA) TO CRAFT AND
IMPLEMENT A SEPARATE MARINA CIRCULAR
ON MINIMUM SAFE MANNING SPECIFICALLY
FOR FISHING VESSELS
15. RESOLUTION STRONGLY REITERATINGTHE REQUEST FOR THE DEPARTMENT
OF AGRICULTURE TO CREATE A HIGHLY
MIGRATORY FISHERIES MANAGEMENT
DIVISION UNDER THE BUREAU OF FISHERIES
AND AQUATIC RESOURCES
16. RESOLUTION STRONGLY REITERATING
THE REQUEST TO THE DEPARTMENT OF
AGRICULTURE FOR THE ISSUANCE OF THE
IMPLEMENTING RULES & REGULATIONS
(IRR) OF REPUBLIC ACT 9379, OTHERWISE
KNOWN AS THE “HANDLINE FISHING LAW”
17. RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE THROUGH
THE BUREAU OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC
RESOURCES, THE DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION AND THE COMMISSION ON
HIGHER EDUCATION (CHED) TO IMPLEMENT
SECTION 117 OF THE PHILIPPINES FISHERIES
CODE OF 1998 ON THE INCLUSION OF
FISHERIES CONSERVATION SUBJECTS IN
SCHOOL CURRICULUM AND SECTION 118ON EDUCATIONAL CAMPAIGN AT ALL LEVELS
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Group Seine Operations of Philippine FlaggeVessels in High Seas Pocket 1 (HSP1)
SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE
ELEVENTH REGULAR SESSION
Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia
5-13 August 2015
Rafael V.Ramiscal, Alma C. Dickson,
Isidro Tanangonan, Marlo Demo-os,
and Jeric Jara
Naonal Marine Fisheries
Development Center (NMFDC)
Bureau of Fisheries and Aquac Resource
(BFAR) PCA Bldg., Ellipcal Road,
Quezon City, Philippines
REFERENCES
Dela Cruz William. Observer Trip Report. 2010
FAO 240.Rules and Regulaons in the Implementaon
of Fisheries Observer in the High Seas
FAO 241.Regulaons and Implementaon of the
Vessel Monitoring System in the High Seas
FAO 245.Regulaons and Implemenng Guidelines on
Group Tuna Purse Seine Operaon in High Seas Pocket 1 as
a Special Management Area
Observer Program Operaons Manual for Ringnet/Purse Seine
WCPFC CMM 2011-01.Conservaon and Management
Measure for Temporary Extension of CMM 2008-01
WCPFC CMM 2013-01.Conservaon and Management Measure
Bigeye , Yellown and Skipjack Tuna in the
Western and Central Pacic Ocean.
Ramiscal, R., A.Dickson, I.Tanangonan, J. Jara and M.Demoos.
Preliminary report on the catch of Philippine group seine operaons
in high seas pocket 1-special management are
(HSP1-SMA). WCPFC-SC10-2014/ST-WP-05.
Ramiscal, R. A.Dickson, W.de la Cruz, I.Tanangonan, M.Demoos and
J.Dickson. Analysis of purse seine/ring net operaons in Philippine
EEZ. WCPFC-SC10-2014/ST-WP-06.
Philippine Annual Report to the Commission for 2014. Part 1:
Informaon on sheries, research and stascs.
High Seas Pocket No. 1 (HSP1) was closed to purse seine fishing for 2 y
effective January 1, 2010 as a result of the implementation of Conserva
and Management Measure 2008-01 (CMM 2008-01) adopted by the Wes
and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC). The CMM is intende
reduce fishing mortality of bigeye and yellowfin tunas. HSP1 is bounded b
exclusive economic zones or EEZs of Federal States of Micronesia, Repub
Palau,Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea.
In March 2012, the 8th Regular Session of the WCPFC adopted CMM 2
01 as a temporary extension of CMM 2008-01 and giving access to Philip
traditional fresh/ice chilled seining vessels operating as a group in HSP1
February 2013. Subsequently, CMM 2012-01 provided the measures for
fleet in the high seas until February 2014 and CMM 2013-01 for 2014-2
The measures involved several conditions including access limit to 36 cat
fishing vessels, mandatory use of automatic location communicator (ALC)
regional observer onboard.
Consequently, Fisheries Administrative Order 245 (FAO 245, 245-1 and 24
was issued by the Department of Agriculture through the Bureau of Fishe
and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) to prescribe regulations and implemen
guidelines on the operations of 36 f ishing vessels in HSP1. In addition, Fish
Administrative Order 240 (FAO 240) was adopted for the implementation o
National Fisheries Observer
Program (NFOP) covering high seas. Further, Fisheries Administrative Orde241 (FAO 241) was issued to strengthen VMS operations in the high seas.
This report was based from the reports of Observers, covering the c
of 35 vessels that were able to conduct fishing in HSP1. The fleet opte
operate only for 9 months (January-June; October-December) in adheren
paragraph 14 of CMM 2013-01.
Methods
A. CATCH ESTIMATION
Observers total catch estimates were derived from two methods. The
procedure was made by counting and estimating the capacity of brails ascatch was transferred from the bunt to wells or fish holds of awaiting car
The other method was based on capacity and fullness of wells/fish holds. C
rate was estimated as kg/fishing day . In general, only one set was made in
fishing day. In the brail count / capacity method, total catch was estim
using the following method :
Introducon
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Volume (V) = π r 2 h
Brail capacity = Volume x 80%
Where;
π = 3.14
h= Brail height
r = Brail diameter (d)/ 2
The volume of sh catch was esmated at 80% of thevolume of the brail to account empty/water space.
By using this method, a margin of +/- 2% error was
observed (dela Cruz, 2010).
B. CATCH SAMPLIN G
Random procedure was carried out in sampling
the catch during the period of January to June.
Samples were collected using tubs as the brail was
emped into the well or scooping the sh from sh
holds/wells. Further sub-sampling procedures was
conducted when necessary. Around 3-5 tubs were
used as the nal samples with an average of 207
individuals per set.
During the month of October to December, sampling
protocol was shied to Spill sampling using the
sampling bin specied by SPC. Samples were sorted
according to species whenever possible and weighed
to the nearest 0.1 kg. The lengths of all tunas and
mackerel scad from the sample were measured to
nearest cm (fork length for tuna and large pelagic
species and total length for mackerel scad).
The large size tunas, billsh and other species that
were separated as brails were emped into the wells.
These were weighed and measured separately.
C. SPECIES IDENTIFICATION
Species idencaon was done by Observers based
on available idencaon guides. Special aenon
was given on the disncve characteriscs of small
size yellown and bigeye tunas.
D. ANALYSIS
Data were analyzed using descripve presentaon
of data using Microso Excel to illustrate a general
status of operaon in HSP1. These include species
composion, Eort, CPUE and length frequency.
Informaon on the number of days the vessels stayed
at HSP1 was based VMS data on me/date of entry
and exit from HSP1.
Results
A. CATCH AND FISHING EFFORT
The group seine fleets that were able to fish in HSP1 in 2014 w
composed of 31 purse seine and 4 ringnet catcher vessels. The
opted to operate only 9 months (January-June; October-Decembe
accordance to paragraph 14 of CMM 2013-01.
Overall, the 35 vessels spent a total of 7,776 days in HSP1 and a
2,669 fishing days, or just about one (1) fishing day for every 2.9
spent by each vessel in the HSP1. FAO 245 which provides regulation
guidelines for the operation of Philippine group seine operation se
annual catch limit not to exceed an equivalent of 9,846 fishing day
the 36 vessels, or corresponding to 273.5 fishing days per vessel.
In addition, of the total 2,669 fishing days, only 2,587 sets were succe
or an efficiency rate of 97%. Unsuccessful fishing days were cause
damaged gear, machinery malfunction, unfavourable sea condition
other factors.
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B. CATCH AND SPECIES COMPOSI TION
A total of 28,634 tons of fish was caught in
HSP1 for 2014, translating to a catch-per-
unit effort of 10.73 tons/vessel/fishing day or
3.68 tons/vessel/day in HSP1. The bulk of the
catch was composed of skipjack (67.65%) and
yellowfin (19.36%). Bigeye was at 3.26% whilethe remaining 9.74% was comprised of other
species including mackerel scad, kawakawa,
frigate and bullet tuna, bigeyed scad, dolphin
fish and triggerfish (Table 2, Fig. 1).
Sharks and other species of special interest
were also occasionally caught during the
operation, including 44 sharks, 19 dolphins
and 1 sea turtle.
C. SIZE COMPOSITION
Figure 4 illustrates the length distribution of
SKJ, YFT and BET indicating modal lengths at
32, 28 and 26-50 cm and average length of 34
cm, 37 cm and 42 cm respectively. Bigeye tuna
indicated 2 modal peaks at 26 and 50 cm (Fig
3, Table 3). The average size of the YFT and SKJ
was smallest at under 35 cm in April BET found
to be smallest in June (Fig 4).
In contrast with fish caught within Philippine
EEZ during the same period, the lengths for
the 3 tuna species were relatively smaller
with modal lengths at 20-25 cm and averagelengths of 29.41 cm, 28.67 cm and 27.8 cm
respectively (Fig 5, Table 4).
D. CATCH VARIATION BY DEPTH OF NET
Initial analysis on the variation of catch with
depth of net was made. The actual stretched
depths of nets were measured during
inspections as a condition to their license to
fish in HSP1. Depth of nets ranged from 92-
154 fathoms (Table 6) and were classed by 20
fathoms, in particular 141-160, 121-140, 101-
120 and 81-100 fathoms. The distribution of
observations by depth class is shown in Table
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Catch variation across gear depths is shown in Fig. 6,
indicating increase on the average catch of BET and YFT
with increasing depth of net. It was also observed that
largest nets had the lowest MSD catch.
Attempt was made to determine decrease of BET catch
by depth of net class by forecasting (linear regression)
indicating decrease of about 7%-54% for every 20
fathoms decrease in net depth.
Table 7. BET catch reduction by linear regression (forecast)
Net depth range
Average catch
(t/set) % BET Decrease
141-160 0.661
121-140 0.306 53.68%
101-120 0.286 6.69%
81-100 0.258 9.73%
SUMMARY / RECOMMENDATIONS
1. The catch in 2014 of the Philippine group seine
fleet in HSP1 totalled 28,633 tons of which 25,392 mtwere SKJ, YFT and BET or comprised about 14% of the
production of these tuna species that were caught
within EEZ.
2. The average catch was catch-per-unit effort of 10.73
tons/vessel/fishing day or 3.68 tons/vessel/day in
HSP1.
3. The average length of SKJ, YFT and BET caught in
HSP1 were relatively bigger than tunas caught from
Philippine EEZ.
4. Reduction of net depth to reduce the catch of BET
should be evaluated and considered as an alternative
measure to reduce BET and YFT catch in purse seine
fishery.
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Catch Documentation Scheme (CDS)Monitoring of catch is important to ensure complianceto management measures
can mark a limit, which represents a level that managers aim to avoid, or a target, which managers strive to achieve and
A prudent investor also considers variations in the
affect the principal, and, therefore, the amount
Thus, a rational investor would place a limit on the
would be analogous to a limit reference point for a
Reference Points: Single Serving or Packaged Deal?
Bank on a Harvest
LIMIT REFERENCE POINTS
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Consider also a water tank for a small city or village. When the tank is full, there is plenty of water to go around as regular rainfall replenishes the tank, which is like
into the water resource, replenishing the water lost through use in the community
there is a lot of uncertainty regarding recruitment into the water tank through
rainfall. The weather, like productivity in the oceans, is uncertain, especially
considering climate change! So to ensure that the water tank does not drop too
low, a good city manager or mayor will monitor the tank level and try to maintain
it at a level that ensures everyone always has adequate water for their needs. This
level would represent the target reference point. The manager would also make
WARNING:
these additional management measures in future materials.
LIMIT REFERENCE POINT – SIMILAR TO A RED LIGHT. WHEN YOU APPROACH IT, YOU STOP. IT IS A FISH STOCK SIZEOR LEVEL OF FISHING EFFORT THAT MANAGERS DO NOT WANT TO REACH OR EXCEED. IT TYPICALLY CONSIDERSONLY THE BIOLOGICAL STATE OF THE STOCK.
Keep the Well from Going Dry
Can Limit Reference Points be set independently of other reference points or management tools?
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TARGET REFERENCE POINTS:
AIMING FOR THE RIGHT LEVEL
FACTSHEET
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Example 1: Generating Wealth through Good Investments in
Sustainability
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WARNING:
Example 2: Keep the Water Flowing
How much distance should there be between the LRP and TRP?
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Catch Documentation Scheme (CDS)Monitoring of catch is important to ensure compliance
to management measures
FACTSHEET
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A Harvest Control Rule (HCR) is a pre:agreed action, or set of actions, to be taken by a management body designed
to achieve a medium or long:term target stock size (the Target Reference Point or “TRP”) while avoiding stock levels
that pose a risk to sustainability (the Limit Reference Point or “LRP”). Simple HCRs can be described as an “if, then”
1. Total Allowable Catch Fisheries are managed by a total allowable catch (TAC). A maximum TAC is set for each
stock so that the respective target biomass is maintained on average. This maximum TAC may be taken as long as
reach zero catch at an LRP.
number of years, with a high probability of not falling below an LRP (also known as “weak stock management”).
4. Discard No discard of commercially exploited species are allowed, except for species with a demonstrated high
discard survival rate.5. Bycatch Ecological risk assessments are conducted on bycatch species and to assess potential damage to the
6. Size structure The mean size and age in the catch are adjusted to minimize changes in age structure caused by
HARVEST CONTROL RULES: STREAMLINING
FISHERIES DECISION MAKING ANDSUSTAINABILITY
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To recall the water tank analogy, when the water level starts to decline in the tank to concerning levels, the manager musttake steps to reduce the consumption of that resource, either by placing restrictions on how it is used or otherwise limiting
excessive deliberation by allowing community members to decide in advance what steps need to be taken in the event of ashortage. For instance, the community members decide when and where the cuts need to be made in advance of a situation go through the extensive, time consuming, and often times, non:transparent process of establishing new managementmeasures.
political factors. These factors and other considerations can lead to bureaucraticgridlock and inaction even when the biological, ecological, or socioeconomicsituation calls for swift and decisive action. Using pre:established Reference LRP or TRP).
Example: Automating the Process
Creating More Transparent and Responsive Management through Harvest Control Rules
Proven Tool for Effective Fisheries Management
Key features of HCRs:
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Pilot Test of MARLIN (Electronic Logsheet)
Operation in High Seas Pocket 1(HSP1)
SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE
ELEVENTH REGULAR SESSION
Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia
5-13 August 2015
Alma C. Dickson, DFT*,Marlo Demo-os*, Isidro Tanangonan*, Jeric A. Jara*
and Rafael V.Ramiscal**
Naonal Marine Fisheries
Development Center (NMFDC)
Bureau of Fisheries and Aquac Resource
(BFAR) PCA Bldg., Ellipcal Road,
Quezon City, PhilippinesThe Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission, the Convention on
Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the We
and Central Pacific Ocean has the objective to ensure, through effe
management, the long-term conservation and sustainable use of h
migratory fish stocks of the Convention Area. From the start of the WC
Convention entered into force, scientific data has been the primary sour
information in the formulation of Conservation and Management MeasTo achieve this, different data gathering scheme has been taken into for
ensure reliable data reported in the Commission such as Vessel Monito
System, Fisheries Observer Program and Logsheet data.
Before the implementation of VMS and Regional Observer Program, logs
has been the primary source of data from vessels operating in the a
However, because of the distance of the fishing ground to port these
arrive weeks or months after the last data has been recorded.
To ensure timely submission of data, Secretariat of the Pacific Community (
initiated the ereporting and monitoring and conducted trial test to sele
fishing vessel in the region. This includes eTUNALOG system, Observer
board data and Longline E-Monitoring Trials.
Philippines, on the other hand conducted a pilot test and has integrated
e-reporting through a two-way Vessel Monitoring System to the 36 Philip
flagged catcher vessels operating in HSP1.
MARLIN/Electronic Logsheet terminal designed to record
transmit daily logsheet data electronically was installed to
Philippine Flagged Fishing Vessels Licensed to Operate in H
Sea Pocket 1 (HSP1). This paper reports on data and informa
generated from the system in 2014, including vessels departure d
and me, posion, daily acvity, catch and species composio
E-reporng approach can provide mely informaon that
be advantageous in generang data for immediate evalua
Connuing eort is being undertaken to capacitate Boat Capta
O cers to sustain eecve electronic data recording andreliability.
INTRODUCTION
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The VMS provider through the guidance of BFAR,
has developed an Electronic Logsheet program
using a multifunction terminal device called
MARLIN (Marine Logbook Information) attached to
the vessel’s monitoring system.
The device is capable of emails, sending daily
activity log (fishing area, species caught andfish amount). In addition, another useful built in
function is the automatic reception of weather
conditions (sea state – pressure, wind, swell) and
manual typhoon alerts which are all sent from the
BFAR Fisheries Monitoring Centre. This paper will
describe the current status of reporting in terms
of the data gathered, frequency of reporting and
its reporting processes. It also suggests some
improvements and capacity building initiatives to
further strengthen the data quali ty.
Methodology
The MARLIN is an electronic logbook terminal
attached to vessel’s monitoring system. It was
designed to report just like the usual logsheet
required by the Commission. In preparation
for this, representative from the VMS provider
conducted several handson training on MARLIN to
key personnel involved in the project such as BFAR
staff and Fishing Operators in General Santos City.
Follow-up trainings was also conducted to
Fisheries Observers and Boat captains prior to
their departure to HSP1. This will ensure that
proper data reporting will be carried out. The pilottest started on the departure of the first batch of
catcher vessels during the send-off ceremony on
October 24 2013. Out of 22 catcher vessels that
was able to operate in 2013, 18 vessels was able
to transmit data.
Data is transmitted once a day which includes date,
time, position, activity code. For activity code 1
or set activity, additional data is to be recorded
which includes start and end of set, species caught,
quantity, fate, fishhold number and carrier name
used. For other activity data transmission is on the
midday. Transmitted data is processed and can be
accessed in the web-based application. Each vesselactivity is generated and can be exported in
Microsoft Excel format. Catch reporting is also
generated in excel format which is automatically
presented in charts and graphs based on the
criteria selected.
Data transmitted were consolidated and reported in terms of num
of sets made, catch rate and species composition.
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
From the start of operaon from November to December 2013, 18
of 22 operaonal catcher vessels were able to transmit electronic
The other 4 vessels have malfunconed and repair and replacemen
cost enough me and cost for travel since the vessels were already i
shing ground. In 2014, a total of 32 out 35 catchers operang were
to transmit data, however there are some months that the vessel i
transmi ng data.
Data from reporng vessels shows a total catch of 20,037.3 MT in 2
Majority of species caught is skipjack tuna at 78.50% followed by Yellotuna at 14.40%, Bigeye Tuna at 1.59% and Other Species at 5.51%.
also shows decrease in composion of Skipjack Tuna from 2013(86.
2014(78.5%) and 2015(64.39) while the Yellown and Bigeye incre
from 2013(11.47%), 2014(14.40%) to 2015(19.31%) and 2013(0.7
2014(1.59%) to 2015(3.852% ) respecvely (Fig. 4).
Fig. 1.Installation and trial operation of MARLIN onboard catcher vessel including VMS
Fig. 2.Web-based application where MARLIN data is displayed.
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Other species which includes Mackerel Scad, Bigeye
scad, rainbow runner, frigate tuna, bullet tuna and
dolphin sh also show an increase in composion for
3 years. Average catch per month shows highest catch
in May with 147.4 MT and lowest in November
with 66.65 MT per catcher.
Peak operaon is also seen in May with 28 catchers
operang and reporng. Decreasing catch from May
to June is cause by some vessels exited early from
HSP1 while decreasing total catch from October 2014
to February 2015 is caused by the very low catch rate
despite the increase in number of vessels operang.
Eort was also made to retrieve the missing data
from Observer records of vessel logs. The following
is the total catch from MARLIN plus logsheet data for
2014(Table 2).
Table shows that around 85 percent of total HSP1
logsheet records have been transmied through
electronic reporng in 2014. It was also observed that
a maximum of 7 vessels failed to transmit data. Three
(3) of these vessels was not able to transmit for the
enre duraon of their operaon in 2014.
Table 1.Summary of Transmitted Catch Data in 2013,2014 and 1st half of 2015.
YEAR No. of Vessels SKJ(MT) YFT(MT) BET(MT) OTHERS(MT) TOTA
2013 18 2,129.3 283.4 17.7 40.2 2,470.6
2014 32 15,729.9 2,885.2 318.1 1,104.2 20,037.
2015(April 28 3,554.2 1,066.2 194.3 705.4 5,520.1
TOTAL 21,413.4 4,361.0 530.1 1,849.8 28,028.
SKJ
78.50%
YFT
14.40%
BET
1.59%
OTHERS
5.51%
SKJ
YFT
BET
OTHERS
Fig. 3.Species Composition reported for 2014.
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
2013 2014 2015
R e l a t i v e C a t c h C o m p o s i t i o n
Year
OT
BET
YFT
SKJ
Fig. 5. Total Catch per month and total number of vessels operating
Fig. 4. Relative Catch Composition of Reported Catch from 2013-2015.
Table 2. HSP1 total catch for 2014 based on MARLIN report and logsheet supplement.
Month
Vessel
Reporting
Actual
Vessels
Operating SKJ YFT BET OTHERS TOTAL CA
Jan-14 23 27 1554.1 270.4 45.0 79.2 1
Feb-14 23 28 1509.2 429.2 56.5 67.0 2
Mar-14 25 32 2313.5 418.0 79.4 114.4 2
Apr-14 27 31 2782.7 422.9 88.7 166.9 3
May-14 28 33 3985.0 503.9 56.6 270.7 4
Jun-14 26 33 2948.8 382.5 31.4 180.1 3
Oct-14 22 24 1632.3 284.5 7.5 37.3 1
Nov-14 25 29 1043.9 401.5 60.5 99.5 1Dec-14 26 30 642.7 230.9 41.4 322.3 1
TOTAL 18,412.8 3,343.9 466.9 1,337.3 23
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CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
Pilot test in of MARLIN has been effective in ensuring timely reporting of logsheet data. Catch data were reported at des
timeline and consolidated immediately. Success rate of reporting for 2014 is 85 percent based on the amount of data transm
over the actual data generated.
Some field that needs improvement is to empower boat captains and fisheries observer to eliminate human errors in repo
and to ensure a daily reporting is undertaken. Basic service and repair of the MARLIN should be considered and training provto designated onboard personnel in the event that any technical issues are encountered whilst at sea.
Data reported in this paper is still to be verified and cross-check with other data source such as Fisheries Observer data
Logsheet data submitted by the concerned f ishing company.
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Overview of Tuna Fisheries in the Western and CentrPacific Ocean, including Economic Conditions – 2014
SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE
ELEVENTH REGULAR SESSION
Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia
5-13 August 2015
Paper prepared by
Peter Williams¹ and Peter Terawasi ²
¹SecretariatofthePacificCommunity(SPC),
OceanFisheriesProgramme(OFP),
Noumea,NewCaledonia
2PacificIslandsForumFisheries
Agency(FFA),Honiara,SolomonIslands
This paper provides a broad descripon of the major sheries in the WCStascal Area (WCPCA) highlighng acvies during the most recent cale
year (2014) and covering the most recent version of catch esmates by gea
species.
The provisional total WCP–CA tuna catch for 2014 was esmated at 2,860
mt, clearly the highest ever at 170,000 mt above the previous record cat
2013 (2,690,881 mt); this catch represented 83% of the total Pacic Ocean c
of 3,486,124 mt, and 60% of the global tuna catch (the provisional esmat
2014 is 4,783,629 mt, and when nalised is expected to be the highest on
record mainly due to increased WCP-CA catches).
The 2014 WCP–CA catch of skipjack (1,957,693 mt – 68% of the total catch)
the highest recorded, eclipsing the previous record of catch in 2013 by 115
mt (1,842,485 mt). The WCP–CA yellown catch for 2014 (608,807 mt – was also the highest recorded (5,000 mt higher than the record catch of 2
– 603,244 mt) and mainly due to increased catches in several longline she
The WCP–CA bigeye catch for 2014 (161,299 mt – 6%) was slightly higher
in 2013, but relavely stable compared to the average over the past ten y
The 2014 WCP–CA albacore1 catch (132,849 mt - 5%) was slightly lower tha
2013 and about 15,000 mt lower than the record catch in 2002 at 147,793
The WCP–CA albacore catch includes catches of north and south Pacic alba
in the WCP–CA, which comprised 76% of the total Pacic Ocean albacore c
of 173,702 mt in 2014. The south Pacic albacore catch in 2014 (83,033 mt
the fourth highest on record (about 6,000 mt lower than the record cat
2010 of 88,942 mt).
The provisional 2014 purse-seine catch of 2,020,627 mt was the highest c
on record and more than 120,000 mt higher than the previous record in 2
(1,899,627 mt). The 2014 purse-seine skipjack catch (1,587,018 mt; 79% of
catch) was the highest on record (about 105,000 mt higher than the prev
record in 2013) and the main contributor to the total purse seine catch rec
This exceponal catch could be due to a strong year-class in conjuncon
environmental condions resulng in a prolonged period where skip
tuna were more available to the gear. The 2014 purseseine catch esmat
yellown tuna (362,049 mt) was the third highest on record but at only 18
the total catch, connuing the recent trend of a diminishing contribuon in
overall catch. The provisional catch esmate for bi