[ Slide Title ] Session II: Reporting back from breakout session NAME, Rhodes University 7 th Biennial GEF International Waters Conference Bridgetown, Barbados Targeted Workshops Economic Valuation as a Tool to Bridge the Science-Policy Gap

Three groups found it useful, providing a good context for further discussion in the next session One group found although useful, it was fairly rigid, perhaps too linear for todays application, and the context of the application – putting it into the big picture With indirect effects social issues became very important A lot of discussion on stakeholders to be included The same sectors in different geographical areas have very different issues In practice one would information on all the sectors and interactions before making specific management recommendations KEY OUTCOMES FROM THE BREAKOUT GROUPS

Selecting New or Modifying Management Measures Identify Issues For Action Prioritise Issues Select Optimal Measures Consider Management Measures to Address Priority Issues Consider Costs & Benefits of Management Options for all Objectives Agree on Broad Objectives for Fishery Implement

A Simple Scoring Approach as an Example

The Angolan Artisanal Fishery – Broad Objectives Maintain biomass of important at productive levels. Maintain biomass of important at productive levels. Minimize impact on juvenile or undersized fish. Minimize impact on juvenile or undersized fish. Minimize impacts on threatened, protected species. Minimize impacts on threatened, protected species. Minimize impacts on coastal communities and ecosystems. Minimize impacts on coastal communities and ecosystems. Maintain or increase the supply of good-quality fish to the population. Maintain or increase the supply of good-quality fish to the population. Contribute to poverty alleviation through the increase of opportunities for employment Contribute to poverty alleviation through the increase of opportunities for employment Increase equity in the distribution of employment and income Increase equity in the distribution of employment and income Maximize the contribution of the fishery to the national economy, especially coastal provinces Maximize the contribution of the fishery to the national economy, especially coastal provinces

Cost-Benefit of By-catch limits in Angola Trawl Fishery Objective Comments / rationale on the Effects of the Proposed Management Response Short term Long term CostBenefitCostBenefit Restore biomass of commercially important demersal species to optimal levels of productivity; Will contribute via reduction of mortality 0103 Maintain demersal community structure in terms of size structure and species composition; Will contribute via reduction of mortality 0103 Minimize impacts of bottom trawl fishery on threatened, protected or vulnerable species (sea turtles, sharks, marine mammals, other); No effect 0000 Minimize impacts of bottom trawling on bottom substrate; Reduction of by-catch will reduce impact 0102 To contribute to poverty alleviation through the increase of opportunities of employment in the fisheries extractive sector and in the fish processing industry in the coastal provinces; Indirect effect, via recovered stocks 0002 To promote the development of the industrial productive fisheries sector; Indirect effect, via recovered stocks 0002 To promote reliable supply of fish products to the population, at accessible prices; Indirect effect, via recovered stocks 0002 To promote equity in the distribution of employment and income among the regions of the country and in the coastal provinces; No effect 0000 Maximize long-term economic benefits from the fishery; Indirect effect, via recovered stocks 1213 Total Cost - Benefit 15117

Some Potential Management Actions for the Angolan Artisanal Fishery Bycatch and Gear Management and MCS Social and Economic Issues

Benefit Cost Estimators for EAF Management Actions – Angolan Artisanal Fishery