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FiTI - Transparency of Fisheries inSeychelles - Sep 2020

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Marcio Castro de SouzaSenior Fishery Officer (International Trade)[email protected]

FAO SOFIA 2020

Transparency of Fisheries in Seychelles

Kick-Off Forum – September 2020

FAOSOFIA2020

Food Use

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SOFIATHE STATE OF WORLD FISHERIES AND

AQUACULTURE

Available inEnglish, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese,French and Russian

Produced every 2 years

FAO Committee on Fisheries(COFI)

Incredible source of information

• Identification• Challenges

• Deficiencies

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World FishProduction

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Capture fisheries – inland waters Capture fisheries – marine watersAquaculture – inland waters Aquaculture – marine waters

Wild Capture

Aquaculture

AQUACULTURE AND WILD CAPTURE

Status ofFish

Stocks

Food Use

Non-Food Use

DO NOT group the categories “maximally sustainably fished” and “overfished”.

“Maximally sustainably fished” is generally the target of fishery management

“Overfished” is a situation to be avoided or overcome through fishery regulations

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Status ofFish

Stocks

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62.5%

54.5% 53.3%

22.4%

13.3%

16.1%34.6%

15.4%

20.7%43.7%

42.8%38.6%

32.3%

31.7%31.4%

FAO Fishing AreasBiologic Sustainable and Unsustainable Stocks

Percentage shown for unsustainable stocks

SOFIA2020Main

Messages

Food Use

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62.5%

54.5% 53.3%

22.4%

13.3%

16.1%34.6%

15.4%

20.7%43.7%

42.8%38.6%

32.3%

31.7%31.4%

Importance of fish and fish products• Fight against hunger and poverty

Continue Growth in the Sector• Sustainable practices• Adequate frameworks• Innovative value chains

Effective Management• Only path to sustainability• Best conservation measure

Development of Sustainable Value Chains• Enhanced market access• Increase in global trade

Social Sustainability

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The Importance of Fishand Fish Products inInternational Trade

An Important Commodity

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Fish andInternational

Trade

Export (USD)

Food Use

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An InclusiveParticipation of

Countries

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Int’l Flowof Fish and

FishProducts

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MAIN EXPORTERS AND IMPORTERS

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What are the Main Groupof Species Internationally

Traded?

MAIN INTERNATIONALLY TRADED PRODUCTS

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Indian Ocean

Production

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Production

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MainProducers

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ExportShare

(total value)

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Frozen Shrimps Prepared or PreservedTuna Cuttle fish

Prepared or Preserved Shrimps Rock lobster

SDG 14.7.1Indicator

Food Use

Non-Food Use

Countries 2017

Indonesia 0.53%

Madagascar 3.55%

Malaysia 0.54%

Maldives 3.03%

Myanmar 2.11%

Seychelles 0.51%

Thailand 0.30%

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And the Future?

Fisheries – Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

ChallengesLand Availability

Technology

Capital Availability

Climate Change

Governance

Food Safety

Traceability

Fisheries Management

Fraud

COVID-19 Challenges

• Population Flows• Better Income Distribution• New Technologies

DemandIncentives

• Trade Barriers• Trade Distortions

PossibleProblems

Important Changes

Product Safety Requirements

Sustainability Certification

A New “Know your Product” Approach• New Areas• Social Responsibility

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SomeProjections

Food Use

Non-Food Use

• 204 million tonnes (2030)• Importance of Aquaculture• Aquaculture surpassing wild capture (2022)• Aquaculture - 53% share (2030)

Production

• Important both at production andconsumption

• Particularly in Asia

DevelopingCountries

• Highly tradeable products• Same pattern of exporting countries• More diversified importing countries

InternationalTrade

FAO Fish Instruments

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FAO Code ofConduct forResponsible

Fisheries

Food Use

Non-Food Use

Comprehensive Instrument

• Solid, sustainable, precautionary and inclusive actions• Shared responsibilities• Holistic approach• Good source of guidance for the main pillars of WTO Fisheries

Subsidies negotiation process

Basic Axiological Values

• Fisheries management• Overfishing

• Small-Scale Fishers• Specific approach

• Post-Harvest Issues

Main Covered Areas

Port StateMeasures

Agreement(PSMA)

2009

• Focused on Countries• Basic principle of

cooperation• Risk reduction of

unloading ilegal fish• Mandatory

instrument

Guidelines onCatch

DocumentationSchemes

(CDS)2017

•Supporting tool toassess the legality ofthe origin of theproduct

•Value-chain instrument•Aligned with

International andnational regulations

•Global Marketimplications

VoluntaryGuidelines for

Small-ScaleFishers2014

• Facilitate Marketaccess

• Promote non-discriminatorytrade

• Access toinformation onmarkets and trade

Other FAO Instruments

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SDGsA Societal

Value

Food Use

Non-Food Use

17 Goals

169Targets

232Indicators

Not a countryissue

Not a UnitedNations issue It is OUR issue

Companies arealready marketing

their productsusing the SDGs

Information on Fish Markets

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Analysis

Policies

Training

Events and Conference

Support to Innovation

GLOBEFISH

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GLOBEFISHTrade Statistics

Tuna Salmon Shrimp Groundfish Small Pelagics

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Border Rejections of Fish andFish Products

Canada European Union Japan USA

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Marcio Castro de SouzaSenior Fishery Officer (International Trade)[email protected]

Sustainable Fish TradeFor Today and Tomorrow

www.linkedin.com/in/mcdesouza

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