OECD Workshop on IUU activities Paris 19 -20

OECD Workshop on IUU activities Paris, 19 -20 April 2004 Endangered Seas Programme What data do NGOs have? Dr. Simon Cripps Director - Global Marine Programme WWF-International Switzerland

Approach to Presentation Endangered Seas Programme • Role of NGO's • Steps to eliminate IUU • Examples of NGO contributions re. Information to fulfill steps • Recommendations to the Taskforce • The bigger picture • Conclusions

Role of NGOs Endangered Seas Programme • • Agents provocateurs Public pressure Setting a high bar Brokering solutions behind the scenes Preparation of advocacy material / briefs Focussing on solutions and outcomes Investigation and intelligence Several points require data / intelligence - but commonly for strategic or communications

Steps to address IUU Endangered Seas Programme • • Eliminate flags of convenience Close ports, markets & companies FOA plan of action to prevent deter & eliminate IUU National legislation Ratify UN Fish Stocks & Compliance Agreements Strengthen RFMOs Strengthen cooperation e. g. MCS

Eliminate flags of convenience e. gs of NGO contributions Endangered Seas Programme • Revealing tricks of the trade – e. g Patagonian toothfish - COLTO (Pacific Andes) • Identifying major offenders and their locus and modus operandi – e. g transshipment - Greenpeace, WWF • Reviewing available legislation and gaps – IUCN, WWF, Oceana, TRAFFIC • Quantifying extent and impacts - pressure – Greenpeace high seas, WWF / TNC local presences

Close ports, markets & companies Endangered Seas Programme For particular fisheries and situations: – Which ports are primary vectors? – What are the trade flows and the pinch-points (e. g. small number of wholesalers)? – Which companies are involved and who are the investors? – Which consumers commonly purchase IUU products? • Why? • Can they be influenced - how?

National legislation Endangered Seas Programme • Advocacy and lobbying material • Evidence for litigation • "Data" & analysis on legal opportunities, existing or new • Messages that increase political will – e. g. effect on jobs and incomes – subsidies – trade disparities • Local / regional examples – socio-economic effects

RFMOs Endangered Seas Programme • Varying roles / mandates of RFMOs • Varying methodologies for tackling IUU - if at all • Varying effectiveness • Comparisons / reviews necessary • One of few ways to govern the high seas – WWF producing CCRF Analysis, RFMO Scorecard

IUU loopholes Endangered Seas Programme • Patagonian toothfish – Traffic, COLTO, moratorium, consumer pressure, MSC? • Tunas – TRAFFIC, "dolphin friendly" coalition, WWF-MPO • High Seas e. g. Indian Ocean Orange Roughy – WWF, Greenpeace, Industry, TRAFFIC • Fisheries critically impacting habitat or particular species e. g. turtles, cetaceans, sharks and seabirds – various specialist or regional, local NGOs – forthcoming bottom trawl campaigns

Recommendations to the Taskforce Endangered Seas Programme • Develop sharp, decisive recommendations to eliminate particular IUU situations. – e. g. WWF Tuna Trans-shipment Case Study • Establish 'up-to-date/real time' information collation mechanism • Describe the baseline situation • Strong focussed leadership by Taskforce • Involve stakeholders appropriately and innovatively • Work with differing roles and strengths of stakeholders

The Bigger Picture Endangered Seas Programme • Taskforce - leaders in fisheries management community – problem of IUU in perspective with respect to poorly managed 'managed fisheries' – if IUU were absent, would fisheries be sustainable? – clear opportunity to establish a forum for innovation in fisheries management – piece by piece, steps to elimination • identify application of suite of specific tools for those situations. • WWF facilitate particular stakeholder engagement

Conclusions Endangered Seas Programme Within a framework of a work-plan to tackle IUU there are several steps / approaches Each have data sets required for: intelligence, strategic planning, communications, evidence, advocacy etc Different NGOs have both different areas of interest and hence engagement and approach Many seemingly peripheral data can be of much use - e. g. trade, investment, consumer preference The OECD taskforce can establish a clearing house mechanism for this data and pull all the threads together within defined, implementable themes