Report of the first meeting of the WECAFC Ad Hoc Working Group on the Development of Sustainable Moored Fish Aggregating Device Fishing in the Lesser Antilles : Le Robert, Martinique, 8 - 11 October 2001

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by  Food and Agriculture Organization Ad Hoc Working Group on the Development of Sustainable Moored Fish Aggregating Device Fishing in the Lesser Antilles (DE-601)363903763 (DE-588)10050614-8

FAOFisheriesReportNo.683 SLAC/FIIT/R683(En)
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WESTERNCENTRALATLANTICFISHERYCOMMISSION
Reportofthe
FIRSTMEETINGOFTHEWECAFCADHOCWORKINGGROUPON
THEDEVELOPMENTOFSUSTAINABLEMOOREDFISH
AGGREGATINGDEVICEFISHINGINTHELESSERANTILLES
LeRobert,Martinique,8-11October2001
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PREPARATIONOFTHISDOCUMENT
ThisdocumentwaspreparedbytheFoodandAgricultureOrganizationoftheUnitedNations(FAO),
whichorganizedtheFirstMeetingoftheWECAFCAdHocWorkingGroupontheDevelopmentof
SustainableMooredFishAggregatingDeviceFishing.ItincludesinformationonthestatusofFAD
developmentandfishingactivitiesintheLesserAntilles.Italsoincludesanaccountofthegroup's
deliberationsandarecordofthedecisionsandrecommendationsthatthegroupmaderelativetothe
objectivesoftheMeeting.
TheworkwasaccomplishedundertheguidanceandsupervisionofFAO/WECAFC/FUT.
TsuhpepNlaetmieonntaltoRtehpiosrFtsAaOndFiaslhlertiheescoRnetproirbtu.tionspresentedduringthemeetingwillbepublishedasa
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ABSTRACT
ThisreportprovidesasummaryoftheproceedingsoftheFirstMeetingofthe
WECAFC AdHocWorkingGroup on theDevelopmentofMooredFish
AggregatingDeviceFishingintheLesserAntilles.
Themajortopicsonthegroup’sagendaincluded:
• synthesizingtheknowledgeonmooredFADfishingtechnologyintheLesser
Antilles-asareferencepointforthefuture;
• identifyinginformationneedstoachievesustainabledevelopmentofmoored
FADfishing;and
• makingrecommendationsforcooperationinresearch,development,and
managementofFADfishingintheLesserAntilles.
Themeetingagreedthat:
• Therewasaneedtostandardizetheclassificationsanddefinitionsoffishing
vesselsandeffort,amongcountries,tofacilitatecomparisonsforstatistical
purposes.
• Therewasanurgentneedtorationalizenationalregulationsformitigating
againsttheharvestingofjuvenileofthehighlymigratoryspeciesthat
associatewithmooredFAD.
• Casestudiesshouldbedoneonthevariousstrategiescurrentlyusedto
managemooredFADfishinginthecountries,andpresentedatthenext
meetingofthegroup.
• FurtherresearchonvariousdesignsofFADandconstructionmaterialswas
necessary.
• ThepreparationofFADdevelopmentplansshouldbeincorporatedin
Nationalfisheriesmanagementplansforlargepelagicfishspecies.
• InformationshouldbeexchangedonallaspectsofmooredFADfishing
amongthemembersofthegroup
Themeetingagreedonthetermsofreferencesoftheadhocworkinggroup.
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CONTENTS
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BACKGROUNDANDOBJECTIVES 1
OPENINGCEREMONY I
ADOPTIONOFAGENDA 2
PARTICIPATION 2
REGIONALSYNTHESISONLARGEPELAGICFISHFISHING:
NATIONALREPORTS 3
AntiguaandBarbuda 3
Cuba 2
Curacao 4
CommonwealthofDominica 4
Grenada 5
Guadeloupe 5
Martinique 5
SaintKittsandNevis 6
SaintLucia 6
SaintVincentandtheGrenadines 2
TrinidadandTobago 7
AWORLDREVIEWOFFISHINGTECHNIQUESUSEDINASSOCIATION
WITHFAD:POTENTIALINTERESTTOTHELESSERANTILLESCOUNTRIES 8
REGIONALSYNTHESISOFTHEDEVELOPMENTOFMOOREDFADFISHING 8
AntiguaandBarbuda 8
Cuba 2
Curacao 2
CommonwealthofDominica 2
Grenada ID
Guadeloupe 10
Martinique H
SaintKittsandNevis U
SaintLucia L2
SaintVincentandtheGrenadines L2
TrinidadandTobago 12
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INTRODUCTIONTOTHESUSTAINABLEDEVELOPMENTCONCEPT
OFFISHERIESMANAGEMENT 13
DISCUSSIONOFNATIONALREPORTS 13
THELESSERANTILLESADHOCWORKINGGROUPONTHESUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENTOFMOOREDFADFISHING:FUNCTIONANDOPERATION 14
RoleoftheWorkingGroup 14
TheGoaloftheWorkingGroup 14
TermsofReference 14
ModeofOperation 15
Communication 16
WorkingGroupMeetings 16
INTERSESSIONALWORKPLAN 16
DATEANDPLACEQFNEXTMEETING 12
APPENDIXA:Agmd» 18
APPENDIXB:ListofParticipants 21
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BACKGROUNDANDOBJECTIVES
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worldwasdiscussed.Followingthesymposium,theFrenchResearchInstitutefortheExploitation
oftheSea(Ifremer)approachedtheWECAFCSecretariatofferingtocollaborateinestablishinga
networkto:
• discusstheuseofastandardizeddatabasetomonitortheexploitationofpelagicfishspecies
intheLesserAntilles;and
• promotesubregionalresearchandexchangeofinformationonappropriatefishingmethods
aroundmooredFAD,
2. Ifremer’sofferwasconsideredfurtherattheFAOsponsoredworkshopon“TheEffectsof
GlobalizationandDeregulationonFisheries”.LesserAntillesparticipantsatthatworkshopagreed
jtohianttFlyAoOrgsahnoiuzledausmeeeittisnggooodnotfhfeicSeusttoaisntaibmulleatDeevdeilaloopgmueentbeotfweMeonorIferdemFeArDanFdisthhiengco.unIttrwieass,aalnsdo
agreedthatsuchagroupcouldbeestablishedundertheaegisoftheWECAFC,takingtheformof
theexistingadhocworkinggroupsoftheCommission.IfremerandWECAFC/FAOfurtheragreed
toco-sponsorthefirstmeetingduring2001
3. ThefirstMeetingoftheproposedworkinggroupwasconvenedattheIfremerStation,Le
Robert,Martinique,duringtheperiod8to11October2001.
4. TheMeetingwasjointlyorganizedbytheIfremerAntillesStationinMartiniqueandthe
FAOAVECAFC,withfinancialandtechnicalsupportfromtheConseilRegional,theConseil
General,Europe(FEDER),andtheFAOFisheriesIndustryDivision(F1IT),respectively.
5. TheobjectivesoftheMeetingwere:
• togenerallyexchangeinformationonnationalexperienceswithFADfishing;
• to examine the technical and scientific issues involved in FAD construction and
deployment;
• toexaminethequantitativeandqualitativeinformationavailableorrequiredforthe
developmentsustainableFADfishingactivities;
• toestablishasubregionalreferencepointonpresentstatusFADfishingdevelopment;and
• topromotesubregionalcooperationinthedevelopmentandmanagementofFADfishing.
OPENINGCEREMONY
6. Thechairpersonofthissession,MrLionelReynal,PrincipalInvestigator,IfremerAntilles
Station,Martinique,welcomedtheparticipantsandinvitedguests.Inhisopeningremarkshe
expressedappreciationonbehalfofhisinstitutiontothecountriesrepresentedforrespondingtothe
isnuvsittaaitniaobnletodaetvteelnodptmheenftirosftmmeoeotriendgFofAtDhefipsrhoeprioesse.dILnensosteirngAntthiellseismialdarhioticesWobrektiwenegnGtrhoeufpisohnertihees
ofMartiniqueandtherestoftheLesserAntilles,MrReynalgaveahistoricaloverviewofthe
activitiesthatIfremerandthefishersoftheFrenchAntilleshaveundertakentoestablishFAD
fishing.Healsomentionedtheplannedactivitiesthathavealreadybeenbudgeted,inresponseto
themonitoringresultsofthepastactivities.
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7. InreferringtothepublishedinformationofCuracaowithrespecttoitsFADdevelopment,
theChairpersonexpressedtheappreciationofhisinstitutiontoleantabouttheexperiencesinother
subregionalislands.HenotedthatFADareviewedasanoptiontodirectfishingactivitiesaway
fromthenear-shoreareas;healsoexpressedthehopethattheparticipantswillnotetheexperiences
anddevelopmentsofeachother’scountrywithFADinordertodeveloptheirFADtechnologyina
sustainablemanner.
8. TheFAORegionalFisheriesOfficerwelcomedtheparticipantsonbehalfoftheDirector-
GeneralofFAO,andthankedIfremer,theConseilRegional,theConseilGdniralandEurope
(FEDER)forhostingandco-sponsoringthemeeting.Headvisedtheparticipantsthatsustainable
FADfishingwasthemostcost-effectivewayfortheircountries’artisanalfisherstoexpandtheir
exploitationoflargepelagicspecies,usingtheirexistingfishingfleet.Heexpressedthehopetheir
presencewasanindicationoftheprioritytheircountriesascribedtothedevelopmentofsustainable
FADfishing.Finally,heremindedtheparticipantsthatdevelopingsustainableFADfishing
conformstotheCodeofConductforResponsibleFisheries.
9. ThePresidentoftheFisheriesCommissionoftheMartiniqueRegionalCouncil,welcomed
theparticipantsandinvitedguestsonbehalfofthePresidentofhisinstitution.Heexpressedthe
conseil’sappreciationthatneighbouringcountries,bytheirpresence,signalledtheirwillingnessto
cooperateinthesustainabledevelopmentofFADfishing.Henotedtheongoingcooperation
betweentheislandsofDominicaandSaintLuciaandtheFrenchDepartmentsintheLesserAntilles
intrainingfishersinlonglinefishing.Healsoinformedthemeetingofthepositiveresults,andtheir
planstocontinue.Finallyhedeclaredthemeetingofficiallyopened,wishingthemsuccessintheir
deliberations.
ADOPTIONOFAGENDA
10. TheFAORegionalFisheriesOfficerinvitedtheparticipantstonominateachairpersonfor
twohtoehuelMrdeFebtAeiOnagss.stiasMftfreadsLbiayonndtehlwehFReeAnyOnoatFlhieswrhaefsruyncuOtnfiafoninicsemproruweshclloyudweeoldeuclttdheedsmetrofvretohamesccthhhaaeiirrvi,incgbe.u-tchiatirwpaesrsoang,reaesdsitshtaetdbhye
11. Theagendaofthemeetingwasconsideredandadoptedbythegroupwithoutamendments.
Itappearsasannex1ofthisreport.
12. FAOandIfremerparticipantsalternatedasrapporteursforselectedagendaitems.
PARTICIPATION
13. Therewerenineoverseasparticipants,fromAntiguaandBarbuda,Cuba,Curacao,the
CommonwealthofDominica,Grenada,SaintKittsandNevis,SaintLucia,SaintVincentandthe
Grenadines,andTrinidadandTobago.Therewerethreeparticipantsfromthehostcountry
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14. ThemeetingwasinformedthattheParticipantfromBarbadoswasunabletoattend.
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