Fisheries Aquaculture and Marine Ecosystems Division Director’s Report 8th SPC HOF meeting Fisheries Aquaculture and Marine Ecosystems Division Director’s Report

Topics to be Covered - Funding and staffing Our planning process - Role of Directors’ office - Funding and staffing Our planning process Work of the Director’s office – 2012 and 2013 plan - FAME draft strategic plan 2013-16

FAME Division Director & PA Climate Change Adviser Information Unit SciCOFish Project Coordinator Oceanic Fisheries Programme Stock Assessment and Modelling Data Management Fisheries Monitoring Ecosystem Monitoring and Analysis Coastal Fisheries Programme Coastal Fisheries Science and Management Nearshore Fisheries Development Aquaculture

Staff and funding Staff numbers at January 2013 86 staff in total Director OFP CFP Professional 4 34 19 Technical 2 22 - Admin. 1 Total 7 58 21 19 nationalities (as well as staff from all 3 French territories) 40% female 17 Pacific Islands professional staff

Director’s Office Work in 2012 Review of strategic plan and development of indicators. Mini-Hof meeting in June. Support for project design and reporting. SciCOFish administration, reporting, steering committee & communications. Marine Sector Working Group and Oceanscape Initiative. Expert consultation on sea cucumber. Participation in SPC Independent External Review. PACENET meeting and consultations with EU in Brussels. Liaison with FFA, PIFS, WCPFC. Missions to Solomon Islands, Kiribati. Administration and reporting to CRGA – fisheries and oceans. Communications efforts throughout the year.

Fisheries and Climate Change Four-day meeting for senior fisheries officials on climate change and fisheries; Development of 4 policy briefs on CC and fisheries; 3 in-country workshops to develop national awareness and strategies; Representation of SPC at various CC related events.

Information Section Website continuously updated and improved 3 Fisheries Newsletters in full colour 7 policy briefs laid out 6 Special Interest Group Bulletins produced Digital Library updated 2012 Fisheries Address Book Various publications for sections Assistance with production of national information materials (FSM, Palau, Kiribati, Tuvalu, Samoa) Annual report lay-out Poster for Kiribati schools

Planning Process HoF > Strategic Plan Objectives & Results < Reviews V JCS > Annual Work Plan Activities < Consultations Individual Staff Work Plans Implementation during the year < Urgent Requests Staff Appraisals - Annual Report

2013 Work Plan Many 2012 activities to continue EU funding a priority – extension of SciCOFish and possible new project approach for EDF11 Explore possible project with FFA and UNIDO on tuna by-catch utilisation 4-5 in-country workshops on climate change adaptation Further development of materials for schools.

FAME Strategic Plan Current plan runs from 2010-13 Reviewed last year and HoF agreed minor changes to objectives Development of new indicators – for Pacific Fisheries and for FAME Alignment with new SPC Corporate Plan Proposed to have a series of rolling plans reviewed every 2 years External review of Division planned for 2014

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