Setting the Scene: Development Cooperation By Åsmund Bjordal

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1 Setting the Scene: The Paradox in Fisheries Development Cooperation By Åsmund Bjordal CDCF

2 Norwegian Development Cooperation Present political l goal: Norway shall strengthen and focus foreign aid in areas where we are comparatively strong internationally Internationally, Norway is in the forefront in fisheries, aquaculture and marine resources/ecosystems management

3 SCA Seafood Summit Paris, January 2010 Norway, a coast and ocean nation : Coastline: km, Ocean: 6 times land Agreed harvest control rule area Norwegian spring-spawningspawning herring Leading nation in fisheries i and aquaculture F F=0.125 F= m.t. 5.0 m.t. SSB 7/11

4 BACKGROUND Norway: world leading in maritime/marine sectors including fisheries, aquaculture, oil/fish, environment, climate. Why? 1: Rich natural resources. Why? 2: Competent industries. Why? 3: Good systems for sustainable management

5 My grandfather s fishing vessel, early 1950-ies. Fishing cod (Lofoten), herring (West coast) with gillnets, longlining for tusk and ling 60 feet,11 crewmembers; 60 Hp engine, 7 knots, compass, barometer

6 Modern speed fishing vessel, 32 feet, 25 knots, 2 crewmembers, modern instruments for fish finding, communication, navigation Fishing power: equal to or greater than the vessel with 11 crewmembers

7 Norwegian catch: Fishers and catch/fisher Fisk kere/fangs st per fiske er Kvan ntum Kvantum (tonn) Fiskere (i 1000) Fangst (tonn) per fisker

8 Norwegian spring spawning herring the largest herring stock in the world The largest fish stock in the North Atlanticti

9 Depletion of the largest fish stock in the N. Atlantic (NSS-Herring): an eye opener and point of departure for sustainable fisheries management 4,3 spawning stock (m million tonn nes) ,1 3,9 37 3,7 3,5 t o C (Toresen and Østvedt 2000)

10 Norwegian Sea Demersal Pelagic Spawning stock biomass of demersal fish (cod, haddock, saithe, Greenland halibut) and pelagic fish (Norwegian spring spawning herring, blue whiting (1981-), mackerel). Source: ICES. Gytebi Biom iomasse (thousan (10nd 00 tonnes)

11 Barents sea 14 Demersal Pelagic Biomass (mill. tonnes) Demersal fish (cod (1+), haddock (3+), redfish (S.mentella 6+), Greenland halibut (5+)) and pelagic fish (capelin (1+), herring (1 and 2), polar cod (1+) and blue whiting (2004- (1+)). Source: ICES.

12 ,5 Largest fishing nations Fisheries and aquaculture ,0 7,0 6,1 5,3 5,0 4,9 4,2 3,6 3,3 3,0 Peru India Indone nesia USA Chile Jap apan Thaila iland Viet Nam Russla sland Norge Kilde: EFF, FAO Kina K Mengde i millioner tonn

13 Largest seafood export nations ,1 5,5 5,2 42 4,2 4 3,7 3,6 3,4 2,9 2,8 Kina Norg orge Thaila land USA Danma mark Cana ada Chile Vietna tnam Span ania Nederla land Kilde: FAO Ki Milliarder USD

14 Norw production of seafood and meat: 2008: in 1000 tons Datakilde= ssb foreløpige tall

15 i mrd NOK Export value and subsidies Norwegian fisheries , , , Eksportv verdi i mrd NOK Nærin gstiltak Eksportverdi Næringstiltak Kilde: EFF

16 Nature (Feb-09): Compliance to the FAO Code of Conduct

17 Sustainable management a key to success in fisheries and aquaculture Sustainable management does not come easy By learning from serious mistakes Norway has over the last 40 years developed world leading competense in sustainable science based management in fisheries, aquaculture, oil/fish/environment

18 The Paradox in Fisheries Development Cooperation Political l goal: Norway to strengthen th and focus foreign aid in areas where we are comparatively strong Norway in the forefront in marine resources/ecosystems management Reality: Less than 1% of Norwegian foreign aid goes to fisheries and aquaculture a steady reduction over the last decades

19 WHY? (1) Poor results in fisheries i projects? 2008: Evaluation of Norwegian Development Co-operation in the Fishery Sector ( ) (not including the Nansen program) Over all conclusion: close to flattering

20 WHY? (2) The Nansen program; continous institutional building and on the job training since 1976 with the R/V Dr. Fridjof Nansen as a core By and large: Positive conclusions from several evaluations

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23 WHY? (3)??????

24 Norwegian Fisheries development cooperaton 2010 Less than 1% of foreign aid Bi-lateral and regional: small and scattered projects not sustainable Successful courses for foreign students at Norwegian universities have been terminated The EAF-Nansen program in troubled waters financially

25 So? Fisheries i Development Cooperation. Quo vadis? Will Norway strengthen and focus its development cooperation in a field where we are in the international forefront - or? Shall we (as in the past) meet the future without any strategy for development cooperation in fisheries and aquaculture?