The World Bank. Key Dates. Project Development Objectives. Components. Public Disclosure Authorized. Implementation Status & Results Report

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1 Public Disclosure Authorized AFRICA Western Africa Environment & Natural Resources Global Practice IBRD/IDA Adaptable Program Loan FY 2010 Seq No: 10 ARCHIVED on 30-Sep-2015 ISR20427 Implementing Agencies: Commission Sous Regional des Pehes - CSRP, Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Ministry of Infrastructure and Maritime Economy, Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Fisheries and Maritime Affairs Public Disclosure Authorized Key Dates Key Project Dates Board Approval date:20-oct-2009 Planned Mid Term Review Date:10-Sep-2012 Original Closing Date:15-Dec-2014 Effectiveness Date:19-Apr-2010 Actual Mid-Term Review Date:03-Feb-2013 Revised Closing Date:15-Dec-2015 Project Development Objectives Public Disclosure Authorized Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The Project Development Objective is to strengthen the capacity of Cape Verde, Liberia, Senegal and Sierra Leone to govern and manage targeted fisheries, reduce illegal fishing and increase local value added to fish products. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No West Africa Regional Fisheries Program (P108941) Global Environmental Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) same as above. Public Disclosure Authorized Has the Global Environmental Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No Components Name Good Governance of the Fisheries:(Cost $18.40 M) Reduction of Illegal Fishing:(Cost $17.70 M) Increased Contribution of Fish Resources to Local Economies:(Cost $11.60 M) Page 1 of 12

2 Coordination, M&E and Program Management:(Cost $8.60 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Progress towards achievement of GEO Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Moderate Moderate Implementation Status and Key Decisions As well articulated in the program document, Phase 1 of each national project is an initiation phase that establishes the Program s framework in terms of: (i) contributing to the reduction of the illegal fishing that is threatening the immediate health of so many of the fisheries; (ii) holding onto these gains by conducting widespread consultations and implementing the basic tools necessary for long-term policy reforms to give users a greater stake in the health of the resources and the benefits they can provide (and in some cases supporting fishing capacity and effort reduction); and (iii) building (in some cases as pilots for later replication) the basic infrastructure to support increased local value added to the fish caught in the countries waters. The WARFP national components have continued to register positive results towards improved fisheries governance, fight against illegal fishing and the ability of coastal nations to add value to local economies. Emphasis on respective project components varies from one country to another based on issues the country wants to fix. Cabo Verde, Liberia, Senegal and Sierra Leone were the first four countries to enter the program. The project in Sierra Leone did not receive the extension in December In Cabo Verde, Liberia and in Senegal, the results are outlined below. Cabo Verde: With WARFP Phase 1 drawing to a close in several months, its achievements have exceeded expectations. Further to the adoption of a strategic plan for the development of fisheries in 2012 and a new fisheries policy in 2013, Cabo Verde has recorded the following results: (i) 100% registration and physical marking of artisanal fishing boats, (ii) adjustment of industrial fishing capacity to stock s availability, and (iii) a database of registered boats is available on all islands of Cabo Verde; a new cloud technology will be launched in September, 2015 allowing inspectors to access the database, including licensed fishing vessels and fines from their cellphones with internet connections. Alternate livelihood activities assist fishers to establish revenue away from capture fisheries in order to reduce the fishing pressure and rebuild the near shore resources. In addition, the project has funded the conduct of several stock evaluation activities, providing reference information for management decisions. With regards to monitoring, control and surveillance, the project has trained and posted fisheries observers to all the Islands and one inspector supports the operations of offshore monitoring using satellite based Vessel Monitoring System (VMS). Two coastal stations (Sal and Maio) have been constructed and equipped with radars, radios and VMS for monitoring, control and surveillance activities. It has installed VMS in 80% of vessels for better monitoring of their activities in waters of Cabo Verde. Finally, an action plan to combat illegal, unregulated and unreported (IUU) fishing for 2015 has been prepared and is under implementation. The construction of ice-making plant in Sal is completed while the second point for export to the European market is being constructed at fisheries port of Praia. Liberia: As in Cabo Verde, achievements in Liberia have exceeded expectations and opened the door for a deeper and more sustainable long term work in improving the country s fishery management. It has also yielded important lessons on the critical needs for (1) institutionalizing strong transparency mechanisms to monitor fishing industry licensing as a precondition for the longevity of these achievements and (2) the need for a continuous investment in governance and instructional-strengthening support well beyond WARFP Phase 1 to ensure the overall program s viability and sustainability in Liberia but also across the entire WARFP. Thus, at the time of WARFP s initiation in Liberia in 2008, the 40 active licenses issued by the country to demersal trawlers contributed only $78,600 in official revenues. At the same time, there were many more vessels observed fishing illegally without licenses. A lack of awareness of the lost fishery sector value for government revenue generation and for the national economy, contributed to the status quo and also reflected slow uptake of agreements made at inception resulting in implementation delays for civil works. At the same time, having much of the trawler fishing carried out in coastal waters resulted in many reported incidents with Liberia artisanal fishermen, high rates of fishing gear losses and collision danger, and low catch. Indeed, at the time of WARFP inception, fishing communities had made it abundantly clear that curtailing the destructive coastal trawling was a firm precondition for any further efforts to improve the Liberian fisheries management. The WARFP Phase 1 support for new fisheries regulations, to include a new 6 mile inshore exclusion zone, a more equitable licensing regime and dissuasive fines level for IUU fishing, has made a real difference to Liberia s capacity to capture a larger share of its fisheries wealth but also to improving access control as a precursor for more sustainable stock management. In parallel, the project s support for more effective surveillance and Page 2 of 12

3 enforcement, including through introduction of VMS and on-board observers, has resulted in several high profile arrests and fines that have galvanized significant public attention and critical support. In parallel, public disclosure of fishing licenses has deterred national agents and boat owners from trading fake licenses. Within weeks of publicly disclosing fishing licenses and revenues, a number of fraudulent licenses were discovered, worth more than annual revenues collected. In parallel, starting in 2011, Liberian artisanal fishing communities have experienced a change in fish availability with the sizes of all fish landed increasing and the overall volumes of fish caught more than doubled compared to 2009 levels, as recorded by the community science program and the WARFP fish stock assessment data collection. Importantly, the World Bank mission was given a clear message by the Robertsport Community Management Association (CMA) and local communities: with no recent trawler incidents and catch and revenues increasing, the CMA and its members are actively looking forward to working with the WARFP on further improving artisanal fishery management and stock sustainability. Senegal: The primary focus of the WARFP in Senegal is to establish clear principles and policies to increase the wealth from fisheries through strengthened rights and equitable allocation of these rights which balances economic efficiency and social benefits. In this regards, the project has supported the promulgation and adoption of a new Fisheries Code for a sensible and sustainable utilization of fisheries resources in Senegal; the Code was enacted into law by the National Assembly in June, The new Fisheries Code have provisions for community-led fisheries management leading, the benefits of which are evident in Ngaparou where the community enjoys larger returns per effort (eg. 133% increase in weight of lobsters). Twelve fishing communities were formally recognized. These management tools promote sustainable fisheries management; fish stocks are rebuilt and contribute to the wealth and welfare including fostering of social cohesion in fishing communities. To buttress these achievements, Senegal needs to continue its effort to reach 100 % registration and physical marking of the artisanal fleet and the adoption of a new fishing permit. Income generating activities and microcredit meant to support the local fisheries communities and fishers opting out of fisheries were largely successfully implemented. However, without effective national system in place to regulate entry in the fisheries, this activity had limited to no impact on the reduction of the fishing pressure. The repayment rate on microcredits disbursed is 97%. The efforts to reduce illegal fishing were commendable as beyond target results were achieved. A strategy needs to be put in place to ensure that participatory monitoring, control and surveillance operations of the local fishing communities are sustainable now and beyond project lifespan. The third component "Increasing the Contribution of the Marine Fish Resources to the Local Economies" has been implemented as planned and no further action is needed. Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance -- Substantial Substantial Macroeconomic -- Substantial Substantial Sector Strategies and Policies -- Substantial Substantial Technical Design of Project or Program -- Low Low Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Sustainability -- Moderate Moderate Fiduciary -- Substantial Substantial Environment and Social -- Moderate Moderate Stakeholders -- Low Low Other Overall -- Moderate Moderate Results Page 3 of 12

4 Project Development Objective Indicators PHINDPDOTBL Total number of Territorial Use Rights Fisheries (TURFs) legally established for coastal fisheries in the four countries (Number, Custom) Value Date 20-Oct Jan Aug Dec-2015 Cabo Verde: 0, Liberia: 1, Senegal: 8, Sierra Leone: 4. Cabo Verde 1. Four pilot communities have been identified in Sal and Miao Islands; 2. Co-management structures that constitute the leaders are being formed; and stakeholders in Maio and Sal are being trained on comanagement concept; 3. The co-management areas have been identified and demarcated on paper; 4. Physical marking of the zones with buoys is not yet done 4. Preparation of 4 co-management plans as well as 4 co-management agreement for the introduction of TURFs is underway (Implementation 50% completed) Liberia 1. One TURF has been established constituting a cluster of 15 coastal communities in the Cape Mount County; Implementation was derailed due to the Ebola crisis 2. CMA Work plan and budget for 2014/2015 has been approved by the National Assembly of the Robertsport CMA; 3. the Robertsport CMA now collects registration and licence fees from the fishermen onbehalf of the BNF; 4. The PIU has acquired legal fishing netting material for the net exchange program; the exchange is scheduled in some time in (Achieved) Senegal 1. TURF management has been legally established in eight (8) co-management sites by Ministrial Orders and their management areas have been demarcated (Ouakam, Ngaparu, Foundioune, Betenty, Soumbédioune, Bargny, Yenne and Fimela); (100% completed). 2. Implementation of Co-management work plans or strategy to render these communities an effective and sustainable TURFs is underway Sierra Leone The project was closed in December 2014, but four co-management associations were established around I) Scarcier River Estuaries, ii) Sierra Leone River Estuary, iii) Yawri Bay, and iv) Sherbro River Estuaries. PHINDPDOTBL Fishing vessels observed by aerial/surface patrol or by radar and satellite monitoring, that are committing a serious infraction intargeted fisheries (Percentage, Custom) Value Date 20-Oct Jan Aug Dec-2015 Cabo Verde: 35% in 2013, 60% in 2014, insufficient data in 2015 Liberia: 57% in 2013, 90% in 2014, no data yet in 2015 (increased during Ebola outbreak) Page 4 of 12

5 Senegal: 86% in 2013, 60% in 2014, 75% in 2015 Cabo Verde 1. Twelve Semi-industrials vessels committed infraction out of 403 registered. 2. Five hundred forty three canoes were found committing infraction out of 1862 canoes registered. 3. Two coastal surveillance stations have been constructed and equipped with communication gadgets in Maio and Sal Islands. Liberia 1. This increase could be attributed to the Ebola crisis that hit the country. This figure needs to be reviewed. 2. The overall decrease in illegal activities has drastically decreased in the inshore waters in recent time. 3. Limited fisheries sea borne patrols and aerial patrols were conducted; this was complemented by the VMS and AIS monitoring. 4. A sub-committee on MCs has been established as part of the mandate of CMA in Robsport to support community surveillance along the north west zone. Senegal 1. As at May, only 25% of small-scale vessels have taken license for A total of 251 patrol days have been conducted in the coastal waters as at May 31, PHINDPDOTBL Increase or stabilization in the volume of exports from targeted fisheries in the 4 countries (Percentage, Custom) Value Cabo Verde: No data in 2013, 1.5% in 2014, No data yet for 2015 Liberia: Baseline 0, 41 tons in 2013, no exports in 2014 Senegal: - 34% in 2013, -33 in 2014 Liberia: 1.Only one industrial vessel was licensed in Effective data collection system is not established yet. The University of Iceland/MRAG is setting up the data collection system. NOAA is also assisting in this matter. Senegal: In 2013, the volume of export of coastal demersal species was 45,000 tons, which far below the baseline data (69,000 tons). Overall Global Environmental Objective Indicators Page 5 of 12

6 PHINDGEOTBL PHINDIRITBL GEO and PDO Indicators are the same (Yes/No, Custom) Value N Y Y Y Overall Intermediate Results Indicators Clear principles and policies are established to increase the wealth from fisheries through strengthened rights and equitable allocation of these rights which balances economic efficiency (Yes/No, Custom) Value N N N Y Cabo Verde: Policy approved; legal framework is under revision (2015) Liberia: Fisheries and Aquaculture Policy approved by Cabinet (2015) Senegal: Fisheries Code has been approved by Cabinet and enacted by the Assembly (2015) Cabo Verde: 1. Policy has been approved; 2. Key fish stocks of small pelagic, demersal and red lobsters have been evaluated in 2012 and updated in Key fish stock have also been evaluated using bioeconomic model in Fisheries management plan ( ) has been revised, the Plan for is under preparation and it is due to complete by Sept. 2015; 4. Strategic Development Plan for the fisheries sector has been developed, approved and its implementation is underway; 4. The Legal, Management and Institutional frameworks is under review and it is scheduled to complete in Sept The Legislation will take into account co-management and right fishing. (85% completed) Liberia: 1. The Fisheries and Aquaculture Policy has been developed and approved by the Cabinet; 2. Draft Fisheries ACT has been prepared and reviewed by the Bank, BNF/WARFP and the Law reform Commission. NFDS consultancy to complete the draft Act by July MRAG is conducting stock assessment of key fish stocks in Liberia,. A second round of data collection on catch and effort, length frequency was completed in August Analysis is on going by MRAG 4. This activity was delayed by the NDFS firm. (75% Completed) Senegal: The General Assembly has approved the new Fisheries Code into a law. (100% completed Page 6 of 12

7 PHINDIRITBL PHINDIRITBL Small-scale fishing vessels in targeted fisheries that are registered (Percentage, Custom) Value Cabo Verde: 100% (2013, 2014, 2015) Liberia: 100% (2013, 2014 & 2014) Senegal: 88% in 2013, 88% in 2014 and 90% in 2015 Cabo Verde: 1. Registration and marking of all industrial/semi-industrial vessels and small-scale fishing canoes has been completed and records stored in a Web-based Database (Registry). 2. A total of 1,588 small scale canoes and 146 semi industrial vessels have been recorded in the database. It should be noted that this figures have increased by 34% since 2013 when the total registered vessels was 1,136 small canoes and 80 semi-industrial. Liberia: 1. All artisanal and semi-industrial fishing vessels have been registered and embossed (4,073) and data stored in the National Registry (Database for Vessel Registration Database). 2. Liberia Artisanal Fishermen Association (LAFA) participated in the embossement exercise of registered vessels in some communities. (Achieved ) Senegal: 1. 90% of all small-scale fishing vessels identified have been registered; and records stored in the National Database for Vessel Registration (PNI) % of registered canoes have been marked. 3. The reliability of the PNI has been questioned; hence records on the exact number of fishing canoes operating is not known at this moment. Inconsistency exists between the PNI record (21, 910 canoes) and Records from regional stations (15, 271 canoes). The DPM is currently using the regional records on registered vessels. Communities that are allocated fishing rights (Number, Custom) Value Cabo Verde: Target is 2; 0 as at 2015 Liberia: Target is 2; 1 in 2014 Senegal: target is 12; 4 in 2015 Cabo Verde 1. Four pilot communities have been identified in Sal and Miao Islands and diagnostic analysis has been conducted; 2. Co-management Associations have officially been created, and community members in Sal and Maio Islands have conducted a study tour to co-management sites in Dakar to share experience; 3. Community leaders have been identified and trained on co-mangement concept. 4. With the guidiance of the consultant, the community animators and the community leaders have embarked on massive community sensitization on co-management processes ; 5. Preparation of Co-management Agreements for the pilot communities is scheduled for Sept/Oct Page 7 of 12

8 PHINDIRITBL Liberia 1. A Co-Management Association (CMA) has been established in Robertsport that comprises a cluster of 15 fishing villages; 2. The Robertsport CMA has signed Co-Management Agreement with the Ministry of Agriculture to operate right-based fishing management; 3. The CMA has collected an amount of LD$323,250 onbehalf of BNF as registration and licensing fees for semi-industrial and artisanal fishing canoes 4. The CMAs General Assembly has approved the 2014/2015 Work Plan and Budget; 5. Legal fishing nets and accessories have been procured and delivered to Robertsport for the CMA net exchange program; 6. The construction of the Robertsport Community Fisheries Centre is more than 30% complete now. This activity was significantly delayed by the Ebola crisis, as contractors left the site for few months. (50% completed) Senegal 1. Local fishermen committee has been legally established in eight (8) Co-management sites (Ouakam, Ngaparu, Foundiougne, Bétenty, Soumbédioune, Bargny, Yenne, Fimela-Ndangane); the State has allocated fishing rights to them with defined management areas (75% completed); 2. Strategic plans to implement the TURF in order to to render the management effective and sustainable are underway 3. Four new sites have identified (Mballing, Nianing, Pointe-Sarène and Mbodiène), and the process to confer fishing right to the mis underway. Total patrol days at sea per year in targeted fisheries (Days, Custom) Value Page 8 of 12

9 PHINDIRITBL Target for WARFP-P without Sierra Leone is 650 days Cabo Verde: Target is 150 days; achieved 41 in 2013, 106 in 2014 and 21 in 205 Liberia: Target is 100 days; achieved 103 in 2013, 30 in 2014 and 16 in 2015 Senegal: Target is 400 days; achieved 616 in 2013, 452 in 2014 and 251 as at May 2015 Cabo Verde: 1. Total patrol days is still below the target values. However, this effort will be increased when the 2 vedettes become fully operational at the two coastal stations. 2. A team constituting a fishermen from the co-management association, a fisheries Inspector from the DGRM[1] have been assigned to the vedettes to be trained by the Coast Guard. 3. A total of 197 land patrol days conducted as at end of May 2015 [1] Direction General for Maritime Resources Liberia: 1. These patrols were conducted in the second quarter (Apr-Jun). No surveillance patrols were conducted in the first quarter due to the Ebola crisis; 2. No vessel was sighted committing infraction or arrested 3. Below Target but could be increased by end of 2015 Senegal 1. In 2015, a total of 251 patrol days have been conducted as at end of May (56 MCS patrols and 195 Participative patrols) ; industrial fishing vessels were inspected with one arrested; 3. 2,534 canoes were inspected and 166 canoes were arrested. A satellite-based fishing vessel monitoring system (VMS) is in place and functioning (Yes/No, Custom) Value N Y Y Y Date 20-Oct Jan Aug Dec-2015 Cabo Verde: 1. VMS system has been established and operational with 80% coverage (60 industrial vessels now have VMS transponders) ; 2. Coastal surveillance station in Maio and Sal Islands have been completed, and operational, including two speed boats that will be used for participatory surveillance in the co-management sites; 4. National partners such as the Coastguard, Institute of Maritime Ports are committed and better equipped now through WARFP support for fisheries surveillance;. Achieved Liberia: The MCS center is established, equipped with communication gadgets including VMS and AIS. Achieved Senegal: 1. The VMS and the AIS are functioning well now. Linking the two is yet to be done. Page 9 of 12

10 PHINDIRITBL PHINDIRITBL PHINDIRITBL Pilot integrated fish landing site clusters established by the Program and operating in each country (Number, Custom) Value Cabo Verde This indicator was dropped from phase one because the proposed works will not complete before end of project; Liberia 1. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) gave construction permit for the landing site; 2. Construction of the landing site has begun and general progress of work is about 30% before the contractors left due to Ebola; One contractor, Phoenicia Construction Ltd. has resumed work and they have plastered most of the structures. The other contractor, Top International Ltd has still not resumed work. 3. Feasibility study for the enterprise development for the Robertsport fish landing site clusters has completed and validation of the feasibility and management plan has been conducted. This activity was delayed due to the Ebola crisis. (Behind Target) Senegal 1. Recruitment of companies to carry out rehabilitation works on fishing quays (Kafountine and Boudody completed in 2014, no works started. 30% Completed 2. Construction of perimeter fence for four certified landing sites, Kayar, Mbour, Joal and Hann was completed in A competent sanitary authority (CA) is accredited for certification of exports to the European Union in Liberia (Yes/No, Custom) Value N N N Y This indicator will be dropped during restructuring because it is implemented through other entities, such as European Union (EU). A regional database and 'dashboard' of key environmental, economic and social fisheries statistics is established at the CSRP (Yes/No, Custom) Value N N N Y Page 10 of 12

11 PHINDIRITBL A regional fishing vessel registry is operating at the CSRP (Yes/No, Custom) Value N N N Y Overall Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed Disbursed P IDA Effective XDR % P IDA Closed XDR % P IDA Effective XDR % P IDA-H5240 Effective XDR % P IDA-H7290 Effective XDR % P TF Effective USD % P TF Effective USD % P TF Closed USD % P TF Effective USD % P TF Effective USD % Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P IDA Effective 20-Oct Nov Jun Dec Dec-2015 P IDA Closed 20-Oct Dec Aug Dec Dec-2014 P IDA Effective 20-Oct Dec Apr Dec Dec-2015 P IDA-H5240 Effective 20-Oct Jan Apr Dec Dec-2015 Page 11 of 12

12 P IDA-H7290 Effective 28-Jun Oct Jan Dec Dec-2015 P TF Effective 31-Oct Oct Jan Oct Sep-2015 P TF Effective 17-Oct Oct Jan Oct Sep-2015 P TF Closed 23-Dec Dec Aug Dec Dec-2014 P TF Effective 02-Dec Dec Apr Dec Dec-2015 P TF Effective 12-Jan Jan Apr Dec Dec-2015 Cumulative Disbursements Restructuring History Level Approved on 02-Jan-2013,Level 2 Approved on 29-Jul-2013,Level 2 Approved on 12-Dec-2014 Related Project(s) P West Africa Regional Fisheries Program,P West Africa Regional Fisheries Program APL A1 - Additional Financing,P West Africa Regional Fisheries Program APL A1 Additional Financing Page 12 of 12