Preparation of the Horse Mackerel (T. Trecae) Management Plan for Angola
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"Strengthening Fisheries Management in ACP Countries" Preparation of the Horse Mackerel (T. trecae) Management Plan for Angola Support for the devising of the management plan for the Horse Mackerel fishery Angola and Namibia Project ref. N° SA-1.2-B5 REL Region: Southern Africa Country: Namibia, Angola 27 October 2013 Assignment by: COFREPECHE Project Funded by the This publication has been produced with the assistance of the European Union. The European Union contents of this publication are the sole responsibility of COFREPECHE and can in no way be taken to reflect the views of the European Union.” “The content of this document does not necessarily reflect the views of the concerned governments.” Support for the devising of the management plan for the Horse Mackerel fishery Angola and Namibia Final Technical Report - Preparation of the Horse Mackerel (T. trecae) Management Plan for Angola (AFA159R03CEN) TABLE OF CONTENT 1 Executive summary ...................................................................................................................................................... 1 2 Background and context ............................................................................................................................................... 2 2.1 Introduction .......................................................................................................................................................... 2 2.2 Objective of the report ......................................................................................................................................... 2 3 Policy and objectives for the horse mackerel fishery .................................................................................................... 3 3.1 National policy context ......................................................................................................................................... 3 3.2 Sector policies and plans ..................................................................................................................................... 3 3.3 Fisheries planning and management process in Angola ..................................................................................... 4 3.4 Horse mackerel fishery policy and plans ............................................................................................................. 4 3.5 International policy dimensions ............................................................................................................................ 5 4 State of the horse mackerel fishery in Angola .............................................................................................................. 6 4.1 State of the horse mackerel resources ................................................................................................................ 6 4.2 Fishing operations ............................................................................................................................................... 7 4.2.1 Fishing capacity and effort .............................................................................................................................. 9 4.3 Catches of horse mackerel and related small pelagics ...................................................................................... 10 4.4 The fishery economy and the horse mackerel import regime ............................................................................ 12 5 Management measures, rationale and outcomes....................................................................................................... 14 5.1 Defining the fishery and management unit ........................................................................................................ 14 5.2 Management framework and outcome of current management measures ........................................................ 14 5.3 Resource conservation and rebuilding measures .............................................................................................. 15 5.3.1 Setting the TAC ............................................................................................................................................. 15 5.3.2 Catch and catch reporting ............................................................................................................................. 16 5.4 Capacity and effort control measures ................................................................................................................ 19 5.5 Harvest control measures .................................................................................................................................. 20 5.6 Compliance ........................................................................................................................................................ 22 5.7 Post-harvest and market activities ..................................................................................................................... 23 5.8 Costs of management ........................................................................................................................................ 25 5.9 Dealing with uncertainty ..................................................................................................................................... 25 6 Fisheries Management Plan ....................................................................................................................................... 26 6.1 Existing policies and plans ................................................................................................................................. 27 6.2 Existing institutional arrangements and their improvement ............................................................................... 27 6.3 Existing management measures ....................................................................................................................... 28 7 Conclusions and recommendations ........................................................................................................................... 32 Project Funded by the European Union pg. i A project implemented by COFREPECHE Support for the devising of the management plan for the Horse Mackerel fishery Angola and Namibia Final Technical Report - Preparation of the Horse Mackerel (T. trecae) Management Plan for Angola (AFA159R03CEN) 7.1 Conclusions ....................................................................................................................................................... 32 7.1.1 Policy, planning, legal and institutional framework ........................................................................................ 32 7.1.2 Effective use of policies plans and laws ........................................................................................................ 33 7.1.3 Knowledge development and management .................................................................................................. 34 7.1.4 Institutional cooperation and communication ................................................................................................ 35 7.1.5 Information systems ...................................................................................................................................... 37 7.1.6 Role of industry ............................................................................................................................................. 38 7.1.7 Monitoring and evaluation of outcomes ......................................................................................................... 38 7.1.8 Transboundary cooperation........................................................................................................................... 39 7.2 Recommendations ............................................................................................................................................. 39 8 Annexes ..................................................................................................................................................................... 41 8.1 Annex I. Future directions FMP project proposal ............................................................................................... 41 8.1.1 Background and need for the project ............................................................................................................ 41 8.1.2 Project purpose and objectives ..................................................................................................................... 41 8.1.3 Outcomes ...................................................................................................................................................... 42 8.1.4 Project components ....................................................................................................................................... 42 8.1.5 Costs, sources of finance and project timescale ........................................................................................... 44 8.2 Annex II. Study context and process ................................................................................................................. 47 8.2.1 ACP Fish II project and contributions of partners .......................................................................................... 47 8.2.2 Schedule of field visits ..................................................................................................................................