1. 5-7 December 2011, Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Jakarta, Indonesia
Challenges of Sustainable Use of Marine Resources in ASEAN
Nazir Foead
Conservation Director, WWF Indonesia
Roundtable for ASEAN Chief Justices on Environment
5-7 December 2011, Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Jakarta, Indonesia

2. The Coral Triangle Nearly 6 million km2, spanning:
Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Islands, Timor L’Este
Biodiversity: 75% of global coral reef, over 3000 species of reef fish
Economy:
Tuna from CT traded worth $1.5 billion and coral reef related fishery $2.2 billion annually, food sources for 120 million people in the region and 36% protein dietary
[mouse click]Covering 5.7 million km2, the Coral Triangle [mouse click]is home to the highest diversity of marine life on earth. This region stretches across six countries: [mouse click] Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, and East Timor.
WWF’s Coral Triangle Network Initiative covers five of these [mouse click] - Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, and the Solomon Islands - and works closely with neighbouring countries – such as Fiji, [mouse click] Australia, China, Japan - where trade and species migration routes call for broader trans-boundary action.
NOTES:
I do not have the final version of the map from Alfonso, please insert the correct map, and make sure to customise the animation when adding new data/images.
Since the writing of the recent CT brochure, I recall Sian mentioning that the scientific description of the CT region has changed. Please check that the countries mentioned are correct.
Linked by market and migratory routes:
Australia, China, Europe, Hong Kong, Japan, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Singapore, USA, …

3. Growing Live Reef Fish Trade
China
1980s
Hong Kong
Bangladesh
1990s
Myanmar
Thailand
Philippines
Marshall Is.
Palau
Sri Lanka
Malaysia
Maldives
Kiribati
Seychelles
Solomon Is.
Indonesia
Papua New Guinea
Fiji
Australia
Following Sadovy & Vincent 2002

5. Beyond National Jurisdiction: A case of leather back turtle
They lay their eggs on a couple of islands in Indonesia and as these satellite tagged turtles show, they head all the way over to Monterey Bay, just down the coast, to eat in the rich kelp beds, before heading back across to lay more eggs
As you can imagine - they are in part because they must run through a gauntlet of fishing fleets with nets and long lines on their way across - sadly ending up as bycatch in the tuna fleets that we will talk about later.
The most unique feature in fishery is that they go beyond national jurisdiction, in contrary with the illegal logging cases. So, they only reasonable way to look into the fishery problem is to commit for mutual international collaboration.

6. Challenges
IUU (estimated at $1.4 billion in Indonesia annually) in EEZ, high seas
Overexploitation
Weak MCS
Law enforcement
Ecosystem disintegration/ destruction
Increasing demand of seafood
Fishermen livelihood remains low
‘Uncoordinated’ policies (between local and national governments, among states, e.g. UN Fish Stocks Agreement)

7. “Lacey Act” Model in ASEAN
The law recognizes the illegal terms regulated by foreign law that protects the species
It applies to import, export, transport, sell, receive, acquire or purchase activities.
The law prohibited the trade and transportation of illegally captured or protected species across states and countries

8. Building common interests in the region
IUU and overexploitation endanger food security and economic development, it happens in most ASEAN countries either involving domestic or foreign vessels
Fish stocks have to be seen as “common properties” which need to be regulated and used mutually in the region
Strong coordination among ASEAN states will increase leverage to influence the international market and policies