Support for regional governance to prevent, discourage, and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing in CAFTA-DR countries
Apoyo a la gobernanza regional para prevenir, desalentar y eliminar la pesca ilegal, no declarada y no reglamentada en los países del CAFTA-DR
Brief Description:
The project seeks to strengthen the capacity of national and regional institutions to improve coordination in the application of regional regulations to prevent illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing in the countries of the Free Trade Agreement between the United States, Central America and the Dominican Republic ( CAFTA-DR). OSPESCA will work with the national fisheries authorities of the CAFTA-DR countries in the execution of project activities and in coordination with the United States Department of State and other partners such as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The fisheries registry of Regulation OSP-01-09 of the Central American Integrated Fisheries and Aquaculture Registry System (SIRPAC), an inspection program and the profile for the selection of inspectors and a training plan for regional inspectors designed and implemented has been updated.
El proyecto busca fortalecer la capacidad de las instituciones nacionales y regionales a mejorar la coordinación en la aplicación de regulaciones regionales para prevenir la pesca ilegal, no declarada y no reglamentada en los países del Tratado de Libre Comercio entre Estados Unidos, Centroamérica y República Dominicana (CAFTA-DR). OSPESCA trabajará con las autoridades nacionales de pesca de los países del CAFTA-DR en la ejecución de las actividades del proyecto y en coordinación con el Departamento de Estado de los Estados Unidos y otros socios como la Administración Nacional Oceánica y Atmosférica (NOAA). Se ha actualizado el registro pesquero del Reglamento OSP-01-09 del Sistema Integrado de Registro Pesquero y Acuícola Centroamericano (SIRPAC), un programa de inspección y el perfil para la selección de inspectores y un plan de capacitación para inspectores regionales diseñado e implementado.
Costa RicaDominican RepublicEl SalvadorGuatemalaHondurasNicaraguaPanama
Contributions to the 10-year CLME+ Strategic Action Programme (2015-2025)
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1. Enhance the regional governance arrangements for the protection of the marine environment
2. Enhance the regional governance arrangements for sustainable fisheries
2.5. Establish and/or enhance the capacity of the regional, sub-regional and national fisheries institutions to develop and implement harmonized management and conservation measures, with special focus on Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing (IUU) and Monitoring, Control & Surveillance (MCS)
2.12. Strengthen the capacity of the regional and sub-regional arrangements to support countries in becoming parties to relevant international and regional agreements and complying with their global and regional commitments towards the sustainable use and conservation of the marine environment and associated living resources (including the support to update and harmonize national legislation and regulations)
3. Establish and operationalise a regional policy coordination mechanismfor ocean governance, with initial focus on shared Living Marine Resources
4. Enhance the governance arrangements for ecosystem-based management for reefs and associated ecosystems
4.3. Establish, strengthen and harmonize, (sub-)regional and/or fisheries-specific initiatives to combat IUU fishing by combining compliance measures (Monitoring Control and Surveillance plus awareness building among consumers & producers) with the provision of alternative livelihoods
4A. Enhance the governance arrangementsfor implementing an ecosystem approach for spiny lobster fisheries
4B. Enhance the governance arrangementsfor implementing an ecosystem approach for queen conch fisheries
5. Enhance the governance arrangements for implementing an ecosystem approach for pelagic fisheries
5A. Enhance the governance arrangements for implementing the ecosystem approach for flyingfish fisheries
5B. Enhance the governance arrangementsfor implementing an ecosystem approach for large pelagics fisheries
6. Implement EBM/EAF of the Guianas-Brazil continental shelf with special reference to the shrimp and groundfish fishery
Contributions to the 2030 UN Sustainable Development Agenda (SDG’s)
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1. End poverty in all its forms everywhere
2 End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture
3 Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages
4 Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all
5 Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
6 Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all
7 Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all
8 Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all
9 Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation
10 Reduce inequality within and among countries
11 Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable
12 Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns
13 Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
14 Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development
14.4 By 2020, effectively regulate harvesting and end overfishing, illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and destructive fishing practices and implement science-based management plans, in order to restore fish stocks in the shortest time feasible, at least to levels that can produce maximum sustainable yield as determined by their biological characteristics
15 Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss
16 Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels
Other Regional and Global Commitments
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