Republic of Maldives Project for the Formulation of Master Plan for Sustainable Fisheries (Masplan)
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Republic of Maldives Ministry of Fisheries and Agriculture REPUBLIC OF MALDIVES PROJECT FOR THE FORMULATION OF MASTER PLAN FOR SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES (MASPLAN) Final Report Separate Volume January 2018 Japan International Cooperation Agency INTEM Consulting, Inc. Fisheries & Aquaculture International Co., Ltd. Table of Contents 1. Sustainable Fisheries Development Plan of the Important Sub-sectors in the Maldives 2. Technical Reports as Outputs of the Pilot projects PP-1. Technical development and verification of live bait catch and holding for improving their survival rate 1) Field technical report of the Pilot Project 1 2) Monitoring survey report of Pilot Project 1 by MNU PP-2. Technical development of tuna hand line on-board handling for fish quality improvement 1) Field technical report of the Pilot Project 2 2) Monitoring survey report of Pilot Project 2 by MNU PP-3. Preliminary resource survey on availability of deep-sea resources 1) Final report of Pilot Project 3: Preliminary resource survey on availability of deep-sea resources PP-4. Monitoring of fish supply to resorts and setting up of an ecolabel certification 1) Report on Survey on Reef Fish Landings to Tourist Resorts 2) Guidelines on Best Fishing and Fish Handling Practices 3) Overview of reef fish sampling in K. Dhiffushi – Nov-Dec 2016 PP-5. Feasibility study on mariculture of selected species in Maldives 1) Applicable method of Groupers and Sandfish culture in Maldives 2) Pilot Study on Grow-out Culture of Sandfish (Holothuria scabra) in Bottom-set Sea Cages in Lagoon 3) Grouper Grow-out Operations in the Maldives 4) Small-scale Sandfish Grow-out Operations in the Maldives PP-6. Quality improvement of traditional processed fish 1) Manual for Heat Sterilization 2) Manual for Analysis on Quality of Valhoamas 3) Report of Hygiene status of Valhoamas 1. Sustainable Fisheries Development Plan of the Important Sub-sectors in the Maldives Final Draft: 7 August 2017 Sustainable Fisheries Development Plan of the Important Sub-sectors in the Maldives 2016 – 2025 – Goals, Objectives and Projects – Ministry of Fisheries and Agriculture Republic of the Maldives TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF ACRONYMS ........................................................................................................................... I FOREWORD ......................................................................................................................................... II EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .................................................................................................................. III INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................. 1 CHAPTER 1 – OVERVIEW OF THE FISHERIES SECTOR IN THE MALDIVES .................... 4 1.1 GENERAL OUTLINE OF THE SECTOR ...................................................................................................... 4 1.1.1 Harvesting .............................................................................................................................................. 5 1.1.2 Processing and Export ...................................................................................................................... 7 1.1.3 Institutional Framework ................................................................................................................. 9 1.1.4 International cooperation .............................................................................................................. 9 1.2 SUB-SECTOR ANALYSIS ......................................................................................................................... 10 1.2.1 Oceanic Fisheries ............................................................................................................................... 10 1.2.2 Reef Fisheries ...................................................................................................................................... 12 1.2.3 Aquaculture ......................................................................................................................................... 14 1.2.4 Post-harvest and Value Addition ............................................................................................... 16 1.3 SUMMARY OF ISSUES TO BE ADDRESSED BY THE PLAN .................................................................... 20 1.3.1 Oceanic fisheries ................................................................................................................................ 20 1.3.2 Reef fisheries ........................................................................................................................................ 20 1.3.3 Aquaculture ......................................................................................................................................... 21 1.3.4 Post-harvest and Value addition ................................................................................................ 21 CHAPTER 2 - SETUP OF THE PLAN ............................................................................................22 2.1 POLICY FRAMEWORK OF THE FISHERIES SECTOR ............................................................................ 22 2.1.1 Government’s Vision for the Sector ........................................................................................... 22 2.1.2 Strategic Action Plan and Fisheries Policy 2017 ................................................................ 22 2.1.3 Fisheries Act ......................................................................................................................................... 23 2.2 STRATEGIC VISION, GOALS AND GUIDING PRINCIPLES OF THE SFDPIS ...................................... 23 2.2.1 Strategic Vision .................................................................................................................................. 23 2.2.2 Goals ........................................................................................................................................................ 24 2.2.3 Guiding Principles ............................................................................................................................. 25 CHAPTER 3 - CONTENT OF THE PLAN FOR EACH SUB-SECTOR......................................27 3.1 APPROACHES .......................................................................................................................................... 27 3.1.1 Oceanic Fisheries ............................................................................................................................... 27 3.1.2 Reef Fisheries ...................................................................................................................................... 29 3.1.3 Aquaculture ......................................................................................................................................... 30 3.1.4 Post-harvest and Value Addition ............................................................................................... 31 3.2 PRIORITY PROJECTS ............................................................................................................................... 32 3.2.1 Oceanic Fisheries ............................................................................................................................... 32 3.2.2 Reef Fisheries ...................................................................................................................................... 34 3.2.3 Aquaculture ......................................................................................................................................... 36 3.2.4 Post-harvest and Value Addition ............................................................................................... 39 3.3 GENERAL OVERVIEW ............................................................................................................................ 40 3.4 ROADMAPS .............................................................................................................................................. 42 3.4.1 Oceanic Fisheries ............................................................................................................................... 42 3.4.2 Reef Fisheries ...................................................................................................................................... 42 3.4.3 Aquaculture ......................................................................................................................................... 42 3.4.4 Post-harvest and Value Addition ............................................................................................... 43 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1 - Contribution of the fisheries sector to the GDG (%) ...................................... 4 Figure 2 – Evolution of the fish catches in the Maldives – 1995-2015 ....................... 6 Figure 3 - Evolution of the number of active fishers engaged in pole-and-line and handline tuna fishery - 1995-2015 ........................................................................................... 7 Figure 4 - Comparison of world market prices and local purchasing prices of skipjack tuna - 2005-2015 ........................................................................................................... 8 Figure 5 - Flow chart towards the achievement of the development visions, with outline of approaches and