1. The document discusses partnerships between public and private entities for sustainable management of transboundary tuna fisheries in the Western Pacific. 2. It outlines the objectives of understanding social and ecological interactions in tuna fisheries, designing effective governance arrangements, and developing a long-term science-governance network. 3. Examples of partnerships explored include information sharing for traceability, fishery improvement projects, and MSC certification of tuna fisheries involving governments and industry groups.

1. Benefiting from Innovations in Sustainable and Equitable Management of Trans-boundary Tuna in the Western Pacific
Dr. Simon Bush
16th National Tuna Congress, 4-5 Sept. 2014 General Santos

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Programme question
PUBLIC
PRIVATE
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NEW PARTNERSHIPS FOR GOVERNING TRANSBOUNDARY TUNA
BENEFITS
BENEFITS
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3. Programme objectives
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Understand social and ecological interactions in tuna fisheries
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Design of effective and equitable governance arrangements to achieve sustainable tuna management
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Develop an effective global long-term science-governance network for sustainable tuna fisheries in the Western Pacific
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Mobilise knowledge about tuna ecology, tuna fisheries behaviour, and tuna fisheries management and governance

4. Research areas
What partnerships in global value chains?
How do tuna interact with FADs?
What kinds of state-market partnerships?
What private-led initiatives?
What are the informational needs and strategies for sustainable tuna fisheries?

5. BESTTuna Consortium
International advisory board
Research consortium
Extended research network
Industry and policy partners
CSIRO
World Bank
Kagoshima Uni
SPC
PNA
Murdoch Uni.
ANCORS
UC Santa Barbara
IRD
ISSF
Pacifical bv
Anova Seafoods bv
Indo. Tuna Committee
Bogor University
University of the South Pacific
WWF Coral Triangle Programme
University of the Philippines.
(Visayas and Mindanao)
Wageningen University ENP, AFI, ENR, BEC

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STATE/COMMUNITY IFISH DATABASE
DATA MANAGEMENT COMMITTEES
PRIVATE ENUMERATION
Case 1: Information rich traceability
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Incentives for public-private data collection for tuna fisheries?
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Generate information flows that are of a high enough quality, timely, accessible and understandable

7. 2. UPLOAD INFO
1. CODE THE CATCH
3. HANDLE + SHIP
4. TRACE TO DISCOVER
Discover the story of your seafood

9. Timely, high quality data
iFISH
Sub-national
National
Regional
Producer
Consumer
Market
State
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10. Case 2: Fishery improvement projects
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‘Value chain approach’ for delivering incentives
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Public-private support to improved fisheries use and management
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Different models: NGO-led, company-led
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Oriented towards MSC certification
Photos Frazen Tolentino

11. Case 2: Mindoro tuna FIP
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Fisher organisation (PPPST) aiming for MSC certification
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Research shows other incentives are evident
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Double role of Casas
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FIPs are varied, local conditions key to success
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MSC provides a framework, but not the only goal
Retailers
Exporters
CASAS
PPPST
Fishers
Fishers
Fishers
Consumers
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Frazen Tolentino

12. Case 3: MSC certification of PNA tuna
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PNA members and Sustunable BV
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MSC certified free school purse seine 2011
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Globally significant – 25% of world tuna

13. Case 3: MSC certification of PNA tuna
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What is the pay-off for greater cooperation between PNA countries?
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What is the pay-off for (Filipino) companies?
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What is hindering the flow of certified tuna to the market?
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Partial overall impact ...
Agnes Yeeting, Steven Adolf

14. Looking forward
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Public-private partnerships increasing in tuna industry
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Private sector gradually taking up responsibilities and need to engage with government
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Governments remain backbone of decision making and needs to draw on the potential of private initiatives
FAILURE?
SUCCESS
OR

15. www.besttuna.org
Daghang Salamat!
A call for cooperation!

16. Thumbs Up and Down by Mister Pixel Tuna by Mallory Hawes Hands by Marco Galtarossa Income by Doug Cavendish From the The Noun Project