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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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.

10. 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

11. Thank you – any questions?