1. Tuvalu Coastal Fisheries 2018
Overview
I will be presenting on behalf of the coastal Fisheries Tuvalu an overview picture depicting the activities that were carried out during Pictures tell a thousand words and you could clearly tell by the pictures that we had a pretty busy year this year.

2. Tuvalu Coastal Fisheries 2018
National Priorities
The Guiding vision of the Department:
Bountiful inshore fisheries supporting livelihoods and providing local food
Sustainable oceanic fisheries providing strong revenue and satisfying jobs
The Department’s Mission:
To maximize social and economic returns to the people of Tuvalu through the sustainable management and wise use of Tuvalu’s living marine resources.
As per requested, Tuvalu consists of two main priorities in its mandated program. However as shown here in this slide it clearly shows that the coastal fisheries will be only focusing in achieving the highlighted vision which states ‘Bountiful inshore fisheries supporting livelihoods and providing local food.

3. Tuvalu Coastal Fisheries 2018
Coastal Division
Outer island Management- 3 staff
Funafuti Coastal Management- 2 staff
Resource Assessment and Monitoring- 4 Staff
The coastal division consists of a total of 10 staff, we have the most staff within the different sectors in the fisheries department however there is a great need to add to our arsenal more staff to cover all the areas of coastal fisheries issues currently faced in Tuvalu.

4. Tuvalu Coastal Fisheries 2018
Current Activities
Outer Island Management: Work in close collaboration with outer island communities in coastal fisheries related issues:
Coordinate Outer island Metronome Trips
Outer Island Data collection Program with CREEL SURVEY
Formulate Fisheries management plans for each Islands
Public awareness programs through Schools and Fishermen Associations
Assist in any Fisheries related activities on each Outer Island Metronome trips
Activities 2018
Type
Executed
3 Metronome Trips
Management Plans, collate info for island profiles, CFP monitoring and boat and canoe survey, creel, LMMA & FADS
All islands
Outer Island DC
Data entering and data analysis
5 Outer Island visits
Quarterly monitoring
As mentioned that the coastal division consists of three different sub-sections, hence the three key issues as per requested will be focused on the three key activities that different coastal sub-sections are concentrated on. The first of the three sub-sections within the coastal fisheries is the Outer Island coastal management. This particular sub-section concentrates on resolving coastal fisheries issues on all outer islands.

5. Tuvalu Coastal Fisheries 2018
Current activities
Funafuti Coastal Management: Work in close collaboration with the community of Funafuti in terms of Fisheries related issues:
Coordinate Creel Survey on Funafuti with Funafuti DC
Monitor FRFSP, Develop FRFSP action plan
regular consultations with stakeholders- Kaupule, R2R, PROP, Environment
Provide Support to the FCA
Public awareness
Work closely with in-line projects- R2R, PROP, NAPA 2
Activities 2018
Type
Executed
Formulate Action plan
FRFSP
Funafuti
Demarcated new boundary for FCA
FCA support
Waste management program
FCA Support
Tree planting
School Field Trip to FCA
Procured boundary indicators
Coral planting
Beche der mere and giant clam survey
The second of the three sub-section is the Funafuti coastal management, why Funafuti island was separated from the rest of the other islands? Funafuti is the capital of Tuvalu and 68% of Tuvalu’s total population. Hence the capital is prone to many Fisheries related issue.

6. Tuvalu Coastal Fisheries 2018
Current activities
Resource Assessment and Monitoring: Work in close collaboration with all communities:
Coordinate Outer ciguatera poisoning survey
Monitor Gambierdiscus toxin distribution
Conduct Stock Assessment
Assist both Outer Island coastal management and Funafuti coastal management
Assist Metronome trips
Activities 2018
Type
Executed
Monitor Ciguatera poisoning
CFP
All islands
Monitor Gambierdiscus toxin distribution
GTOX
Funafuti
Monitor Fish export
Fish Export
Beche de Mere
Stock assessment
The third and last sub-section is the Resource assessment and monitoring section. The Resource assessment sub-section

7. Tuvalu Coastal Fisheries 2018
Challenges faced
Under staff
Shipping schedules
Intervention of Government major functions
Capacity of outer island communities
Staff turnover
Unreliable internet connection
Database system breakdown (paper trail piling up)
Communication breakdown
Issues relating with transhipment within Funafuti lagoon

8. Tuvalu Coastal Fisheries 2018
Overview
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