Assessing Fishing Capacity in fisheries.pptx

fishing capacity

1. Assessing Fishing Capacity WTO Disciplines on Fisheries Subsidies and management.

2. Negotiations on Fisheries Subsidies Draft Text Includes prohibitions and exemptions. Focus Overcapacity and overfishing concerns. WTO Negotiations Since 2001, fisheries subsidies discussed.

3. Background of Overcapacity Contributing Factors Open access, technology, and subsidies. Threat Sustainability, employment, and food security. Overcapacity World fisheries since the late 1980s.

4. Defining Key Concepts Fishing Capacity Input Capacity Utilization Target capacity definitions. Excess Capacity Overcapacity distinctions. Overfishing Overfished stocks explained.

5. Managing Fishing Capacity National Plans NPOAs for action. Management Goals Defining objectives clearly. Assessing Capacity Current and target levels. Monitoring Data collection methods.

6. Data Availability Levels Level 0 Little quantitative data. 1 Level 1 Landing plus vessel estimates. 2 Level 2 Vessel size, gear, trends. 3 Level 3 Total catch, vessel data.

7. Assessing Overcapacity Quantitative Comparing current and target. Qualitative Biological status, catch effort. CPUE Indicator of biomass levels.

8. Multi-Species and Artisanal Defining Capacity Challenges in monitoring capacity. Indicator Species Focus on critical species. Qualitative Data Fishers' knowledge is important.

9. High Seas and Migratory Need Cooperation Among different states. Role of RFMOs Coordinating capacity management. Draft Text Prohibitions on subsidies on seas.

10. Assessing Global Capacity Global Fleet Evolution of capacity 1950–2015. Vessel Numbers Engine power variations. Data Sources Global Fishing Watch, Sea Around Us.

11. Conclusion Data Collection Enhanced data and indicators. WTO Negotiations Potential prohibitions on subsidies. Need to Manage Global fisheries suffer overcapacity.