Report on the FAO Workshop on Sea Cucumber Fisheries: An Ecosystem Approach to Management in the Indian Ocean (SCEAM Indian Ocean), Mazizini, Zanzibar, Tanzania, 12-16 November 2012.

FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Report. No. 1038

Report on the FAO Workshop on Sea Cucumber Fisheries: An Ecosystem Approach to Management in the Indian Ocean (SCEAM Indian Ocean)

Mazizini, Zanzibar, the United Republic of Tanzania, 12–16 November 2012

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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ABSTRACT

FAO. 2013.
Report on the FAO Workshop on Sea Cucumber Fisheries: An Ecosystem Approach to Management in the Indian Ocean (SCEAM Indian Ocean), Mazizini, Zanzibar, the United Republic of Tanzania, 12–16 November 2012.
FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Report. No. 1038. Rome, FAO. 92 pp.

The livelihood opportunity that sea cucumber fisheries provide to many coastal fishers in the Indian Ocean is threatened by widespread overfishing. The five-day SCEAM Indian Ocean workshop was held in November 2012 and brought together fishery managers from 14 countries to provide a forum for sharing knowledge and improving management plans in Indian Ocean sea cucumber fisheries. It followed the format of a similar workshop that was held in the Pacific in 2011. Workshop facilitators first presented background seminars on up-to-date research on fisheries management. The workshop then focused on interactive sessions with workgroup exercises and plenary discussions that helped participants diagnose their fisheries before deciding on appropriate objectives, regulatory measures and management actions. A field day was also included in the agenda to provide hands-on experience in species identification and product processing. The workshop outputs given in this report detail current management practices and constraints in Indian Ocean sea cucumber fisheries and the proposed strategies and research priorities of the participating fishery managers.

Table of Contents


Preparation of the document
Abstract/Résumé
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations and acronyms
Executive summary/Résumé exécutif
BACKGROUND
OBJECTIVES OF THE WORKSHOP
ORGANIZATION OF THE WORKSHOP
	Preparation
	Scope
	Strategies
PROGRAMME, VENUE AND PARTICIPANTS
	Programme and venue
	Participants
	Facilitators
PRE-WORKSHOP FISHERY FORMS
	Purpose
	Results
		Section A - Fishery operation
		Section B - Human resource capacity and monitoring
		Section C - Management approach and governance
		Section D - Current fishery regulations
		Section E - Enforcement and inspection
		Section F - Stakeholder involvement
		Section G - Aquaculture
WORKSHOP SESSIONS
	Theory sessions
		Session 1 - Global and regional overviews
		Session 2 - Managing, assessing and monitoring sea cucumber fisheries
		Session 3 - Indian Ocean sea cucumber fisheries presentations
	Practical sessions
		Session 4 - Assessment of sea cucumber fisheries using the ACIAR toolbox
		Field day
		Session 5 - Decision-making in sea cucumber fisheries management
		Session 6 - Governance of sea cucumber fisheries, enforcement and inspections
		Session 7 - Fisheries case studies and management plans
		Session 8 - Contextualizing the workshop for implementation in the Indian Ocean
CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
WORKSHOP SATISFACTION SURVEY
REFERENCES

ANNEX 1 – Invitation and prospectus
ANNEX 2 – Workshop agenda
ANNEX 3 – List of participants
ANNEX 4 – Pre-workshop fishery form
ANNEX 5 – Country reports from Indian Ocean sea cucumber fisheries
ANNEX 6 – Species identification cards for Indian Ocean sea cucumbers
ANNEX 7 – Workshop satisfaction form
ANNEX 8 – Workshop photo

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