International Pole & Line Foundation (IPNLF), January

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1 International Pole & Line Foundation (IPNLF), January

2 IPNLF Vision To see coastal tuna fisheries, and the communities and seas that they are part of, thrive.

3 What Do We Mean by One-by-One? ONE HOOK ONE LINE ONE FISH AT A TIME Various Tuna Species Diverse Countries Fresh, Frozen, and Canned Products >$5.5 Billion to Global Economy

4 The Fisheries

5 Social Good Labour-rich compared to other methods Local ownership Control income & profit share Community-cohesion Identity & cultural preservation Unique and historic way of life Supports local livelihoods / local economies

6 Environmental Good Highly selective No damage to marine habitat No endangered/threatened spp. bycatch No ghost fishing / pollution Hard to overfish tuna (don t catch entire school) Stocks generally plentiful Well respected by NGOs

7 IPNLF Focus Areas Supporting sustainable fisheries to enhance supply Advancing policy to ensure sustainable management Building evidence to inform best practice and improvement initiatives Promote environmental and social benefits of 1x1 fisheries

8 The Markets

9 IPNLF Members 54 and growing a range of organisations & businesses from throughout the one-by-one tuna supply chain

10 IPNLF MEMBERS LEADING THE CHARGE

11 Harnessing Change Fishery Policy RFMO engagement to protect interests of 1x1 fisheries and communities First ever ObO fisheries Conference in Azores Strengthen domestic and local regulations Active at the UN in support of SDG 14

12 Collaborative Projects Enhancing Supply Strengthening Sustainability Improving returns for fishing communities

13 The Maldives Pole-and-line skipjack (tin) and handline yellowfin (fresh/frozen) - 30,000 employed, 350kg/yr consumption, #1 export, marine-based tourism important, strong political backing - IPNLF working there since Our work: World-renown traceability system, vessel/quality improvements (bird radar, nano-ice machines), fisheries research, fishermen training

14 Indonesia Pole and line skipjack and handline yellowfin - Biggest 1x1 tuna fisher in the world, by volume (100,000 tonnes/year) - IPNLF working with 1x1 industry association to implement vessel code of conduct, register vessels, collect fishery data, improve traceability, and enhance quality. Leading a Fishery Improvement Project, with a strong focus on management improvement at regional and national scale.

15 IPNLF in St Helena

16 One Hook, One Line, One Fish at a time

17 Bait Selection Four primary baits used:

18 Bait Collection

19 Methods of Capture

20 Methods of Capture

21 Methods of Capture

22 Methods of Capture

23 One Hook, One Line, One Fish at a time Collaborative work with the Marine Conservation Department

24 St Helena s 1x1 tuna tradition Multi-generational Important source of employment and food Culturally significant IPNLF sought support to further cement this tradition and enhance returns to fishing community

25 A model for large scale marine conservation and rewarding local communities for responsible tuna fishing

26 The Road Ahead The world s first one-by-one only tuna fishing zone out to 200nm (policy and enforcement) St Helena as the world s gold standard for a responsibly managed tuna fishery (monitoring and science) Connecting to international markets that will recognize and reward local fishers (market exposure and local improvements)

27 Local Steerage Steering committee Fisheries manager, Fisheries Corporation, Fisherman, Scientist, IPNLF staff Project Focus Areas Management/policy IUU/monitoring Science On the water and quality improvements Communications/market connections

28 Current Focus Assess current fishery, ID areas for improvement Assess current processing facility, assist in grading ID markets/communications Progress local and Int l policy

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30 Our Fish, Our Future

31 THANK YOU Facebook: /InternationalPoleAndLineFoundation LinkedIn: /international-pole-and-line-foundation