Contract Number : AID-497-C-16-00008 Project Title : USAID Sustainable Ecosystems Advanced (SEA) Project Contract Period : March 21, 2016 to March 22, 2021 Prepared for : USAID Indonesia Submitted to : Celly Catharina, Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) [email protected] Submitted by : Tetra Tech 159 Bank Street, Suite 300, Burlington, VT 05401, USA Tel: 802-495-0282, Fax: 802 658-4247 www.tetratech.com/intdev Submitted on : July15, 2020 August 10, 2020 (Revised) Tetra Tech Contacts: Alan White, Chief of Party [email protected] Tiene Gunawan, Deputy Chief of Party [email protected] Gina Green, Project Manager [email protected] Cover photos: (Clockwise from top left) Heading out to sea, Sawai, Maluku (WWF); Fishing boats on shore, Buano, Maluku (USAID SEA); Underwater in Morotai Island, North Maluku, where three new MPAs have been designated in efforts to conserve critical coral reef habitats and associated species of conservation concern (Marine Change); Branching coral in shallow water, Sawai, Maluku (WWF). TABLE OF CONTENTS List of Tables ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 4 List of Figures ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 5 ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ............................................................................................................................................. 6 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ....................................................................................................................................................................... 9 RINGKASAN EKSEKUTIF .................................................................................................................................................................. 14 SECTION 1. USAID SEA PROJECT OVERVIEW ........................................................................................................................ 19 SECTION 2. TECHNICAL APPROACHES FOR IMPROVED FISHERIES MANAGEMENT ............................................ 24 TECHNICAL APPROACH 1: AN ECOSYSTEM APPROACH TO FISHERIES MANAGEMENT.............................. 24 TECHNICAL APPROACH 2: MARINE PROTECTED AREAS ........................................................................................... 33 TECHNICAL APPROACH 3: MARINE SPATIAL PLANNING .......................................................................................... 38 TECHNICAL APPROACH 4: LAW ENFORCEMENT ......................................................................................................... 41 SECTION 3. APPROACHES FOR ADDRESSING ENABLING CONDITIONS ................................................................ 45 STRATEGIC APPROACH 1: CREATE DEMAND THROUGH AWARENESS RAISING AND ADVOCACY ..... 45 STRATEGIC APPROACH 3: INCREASE INCENTIVES FOR MARINE STEWARDSHIP ............................................ 53 STRATEGIC APPROACH 4: ADVANCE THE DEVELOPMENT OF MARINE AND FISHERIES POLICIES AND REGULATIONS ............................................................................................................................................................................... 61 STRATEGIC APPROACH 5: INSTITUTIONALIZE TRAINING AND CAPACITY BUILDING ............................... 67 SECTION 4. MANAGEMENT COMPONENTS AND CROSS-CUTTING ACTIVITIES ................................................ 68 SECTION 5. MONITORING, EVALUATION AND LEARNING ........................................................................................... 84 SECTION 6. KEY CHALLENGES, LESSONS LEARNED, AND OPPORTUNITIES MOVING FORWARD ............... 86 ANNEX 1: USAID SEA Organizational chart. ............................................................................................................................... 89 ANNEX 2: Progress Towards Project Indicators — Q3, FY20 ............................................................................................... 91 ANNEX 3: Updated Environmental Mitigation and Monitoring Plan ...................................................................................... 95 USAID SEA Project | QUARTERLY REPORT: 01 April 2020 – 30 June 2020 | 3 List of Tables Table 1: USAID SEA Project subcontractors, updated end of FY19. ...................................................................................... 20 Table 2: Full list of USAID SEA Project sites (end of Q3, FY20). ............................................................................................. 21 Table 3: Target fishery areas with USAID SEA Project support. ............................................................................................. 26 Table 4: Draft technical consultation stages for finalizing the anchovy and flying fish management plans ..................... 28 Table 5: Program activities associated with fisheries compliance in the DKP Maluku five-year Strategic Plan ............ 32 Table 6: Key Online Meetings Held – Q3, 2020 ........................................................................................................................... 33 Table 7: Simplified step-wise process for acquiring RPZ approval ........................................................................................... 34 Table 8: Status of MPAs in the USAID SEA Project portfolio ................................................................................................... 35 Table 9: Key Steps for MSP Implementation .................................................................................................................................. 38 Table 10: Implementing MSP – Status: North Maluku ................................................................................................................. 40 Table 11: Implementing MSP – Status: Maluku .............................................................................................................................. 40 Table 12: Implementing MSP – Status: West Papua ..................................................................................................................... 40 Table 13: Exert Whatsapp Posts: April to June 2020 .................................................................................................................. 50 Table 14: Managed Access Areas being supported by SEA Project partner ILMMA in Maluku. ...................................... 58 Table 15: Laws and associated legal frameworks supported by the USAID SEA Project .................................................. 61 Table 16: List of training activities implemented / reported in Q3, FY20. ............................................................................. 67 Table 17: Consultant support for USAID SEA Project — active Q3, FY20. ......................................................................... 69 Table 18: List of key current funders complementing USAID SEA Project activities in North Maluku and Maluku. 70 Table 19: Key meetings to support the BAST handover process. ........................................................................................... 71 Table 20: Process steps for BAST by Institution .......................................................................................................................... 72 Table 21: Achievements in Q3. FY20 and cumulative over time.............................................................................................. 85 Table 22: Key activities impacted by COVID-19 and revised schedules ................................................................................ 87 USAID SEA Project | QUARTERLY REPORT: 01 October 2018 – 31 December 2018 Page | List of Figures Figure 1: Progress towards LoP targets in the third quarter of FY20 (April to June). ....................................................... 13 Figure 2: Kemajuan target tahunan dalam kuartal ketiga Tahun Fiskal 2020 (April - Juni). ................................................ 18 Figure 3: The core strategic and technical approaches implemented under the USAID SEA Project. ........................... 20 Figure 4: Map of all USAID SEA Project sites in North Maluku, Maluku, and West Papua. .............................................. 22 Figure 5: Front cover of the Sustainable Fisheries Flipchart ...................................................................................................... 30 Figure 6: Flipchart production and dissemination plan. ............................................................................................................... 30 Figure 7: End target for stock assessment work and tiered milestones on progress. ........................................................ 25 Figure 8: End target and milestones for harvest strategy development, and progress to date across key fisheries of focus. ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 29 Figure 9: End targets for fisheries monitoring support and progress towards achievement. ........................................... 31 Figure 10: Map of MPA sites in the USAID SEA Project portfolio. .......................................................................................... 34