Presentation by Rondolph Payet

1. Targeted Workshop for GEF IW
Projects
Rhodes University,
Grahamstown, South Africa
2nd April – 4th April 2012
Rondolph PAYET - RES
Regional Management Unit, SWIOFP

2. SWIOFP Study Area

3. Key Performance Indicators
 The project global objective is to promote the environmentally sustainable use of fish
resources through adoption by countries riparian to the South West Indian Ocean
(SWIO) of a Large Marine Ecosystem (LME)-based ecosystem approach to fisheries
management in the Agulhas and Somali LMEs that recognizes the importance of
preserving biodiversity.
Outcomes of SWIOFP
 Adoption of at least on national or multi national management plan for specific
demersal, pelagic or crustaceans fishery by each country.
 Regional fisheries database fully operational, new and historical data
 Production of baseline assessment that defines current status of relevant
crustaceans, pelagic and demersal fisheries
 Production of sustainable fisheries management framework leveraged on the
agenda of RFM and includes biodiversity conservation.
 5 years – Ending in March 2013

4. Key results - Process/innovations –
“PROCESS”
 Development of institutional and human capacity through
training and career building to undertake and sustain an
ecosystem approach to natural resource management
consistent with WSSD marine targets
 6 regional trainings organized (e.g., information systems; Rapid
Bycatch Assessment; Turtle tagging and monitoring; EAF in
fisheries management, stock assessment; pelagic and demersal
data analysis working groups under SWIOFC.
 40 fisheries observers from all the participating countries trained
according to international and regionally-harmonized standard;
protocol developed for all fisheries.
 21 MSc Students financially supported to undertake SWIOFP’s
thematic related research

5. Key results - Process/innovations
“PROCESS”
 Development of a regional fisheries management
structure fostered for implementing the LME-based
approach to ecosystem based management through
strengthening the Southwest Indian Ocean Fisheries
Commission (SWIOFC) and other relevant regional
bodies
 SWIOFC acts as the Project Steering Committee and is
the depository of Project databases (5). The Project
supports the works of the Plenary Session (at least once a
year), Scientific Committee and Working Groups of the
Commission.

6. Key results - Process/innovations
“Environmental Status”
 The project supports the production of scientific knowledge and the
development of the core capacity needed to develop a TDA and SAP
and implement the action plan in order to manage regional fisheries
according to EAF principles.
 Identification and study of exploitable offshore fish stocks within
the SWIO, and differentiation between environmental (LME-related)
and anthropogenic impacts on shared fisheries:
 data gap analysis (3) and regional research plans (3) were developed
for crustaceans, demersal, pelagic species; regional fisheries
databases are fully operational (Statbase, Nansis, Geonetwork and
Wiofish, observer database, Pasgear) and include new and historic
data; retrospective analysis of the fisheries initiated

7. Key results - Process/innovations
“Environmental Status”
 Mainstreaming biodiversity in national fisheries
management policy and legislation, and through
national participation in regional organizations that
promote sustainable exploitation of fisheries
resources:
 Data gap analysis (5) and regional research plans ( for all
fisheries) were developed for non-consumptive species;
observers are deployed on research and fishing vessels
to assess presence of and impact on non-consumptive
species.

8. Priority capacity-building
needs
 Stock Assessment Training –
Data analysis
 Observer data analysis
 Biodiversity assessment –
mainstreaming in Fisheries
Management
Lessons Learnt-
 Having national project secretaries
paid by the project crucial to
implementation (options for short
term consultant s well)
 MSC programme considered to be
success
 Exchanges between countries on
key project activities – capacity
building/incentives
 Budgeting – 2 years –having a
financial vision very important.
 Important for project to anchor with
regional management bodies
organization if possible
 Building Partnerships

9. Major challenges and constraints threatening
successful delivery
 Sharing of scientists on cruises in different
EEZs
 Piracy
 Motivating our in-country project partner
institutions
 Procurement (delayed processes)
 Limited regional consultants
 Political stability/ in-country capacity
 Start date/implementation date – grace setup
period.
 Ownership – part of the institution’s work
plan

10. Needs for collaboration/possible new synergies
with other regional GEF IW projects
 Training calendar – synergies on training courses
 IW Consultants database
 Project clusters –similar outputs