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of the FA and/or Government might negatively affect the assignment’s implementation. To preventsuch a risk the participatory planning approach adopted in the development of this intervention willcontinue throughout the implementation of the assignment, to ensure the full ownership by localstakeholders and the development of activities and methodology that are consistent with the FAsapproaches.4. SCOPE OF THE WORK4.1. General4.1.1. Project descriptionThe demersal hake fishery has distinguished itself for a number of years as the leadingcommercially viable fishery in Namibia. Hake is amongst the most important fisheries resources inNamibia since it represents very relevant sources of income and foreign currency, due to highquantity of exports, mainly to the EU. In 2009 the fishery accounted for 46% of the fisheries’s totalfinal value and 48% of the landed value. Furthermore the fishery, with some 8,000 workersinvolved, is estimated to contribute about 60% of all onshore and offshore employment in thefisheries industry. Namibian hake stocks were depleted to very low levels prior to 1990, sincemany countries were involved in the industry and no control measures were in place. Afterindependence, in 1990, the Namibian government introduced control measures, such as theestablishment of the 200 miles EEZ and the implementation of the Total Allowable Catches (TAC)policy, in order to allow the stocks to recover from the pressure of excessive fishing. TAC levelsare currently kept low enough to promote stock recovery (150,000 tonnes per annum), howeversome concerns remain due to the recent trend in the hake trawl fishery: large catches of small hakeand reported dumping of small fish. The need for the development of a specific management planfor marine resources is provided by both the Marine Resources Policy Paper (MFMR, 2004) andthe Strategic Plan on Fisheries for 2008-2014. Nevertheless, the country has not developed amanagement plan for this fishery, due to the lack of high level specific expertise (i.e fisherieseconomists and fisheries scientists) and to the limited budget of the DPPE.The purpose of this assignment will be therefore to support the DPPE in the process of devising theMPHF. The assignment will involve the delivery of technical assistance to the FA in order todevise the document. The contract implementation will also include the organization andfacilitation of the consultation and validation process to ensure ownership of the project andoutputs by both the administration and the stakeholders.4.1.2. Geographical area to be coveredCountry covered by current contract is Namibia. The consultancy will involve marine fisheriesfocusing on hake related resources.4.1.3. Target groupsTarget groups of the present consultancy will include Namibia’s FA and other relevant governmentagencies that will be supported in their planning and management activities within their mandate.Furthermore, the intervention will directly target the fishing industry as a whole (producers,processors, and traders), that will benefit from the improved management framework to be put inplace. These groups will be involved through the consultations and workshops included in theassignment as well as with required meetings and interviews to ensure meaningful input by keystakeholders.2008 Page 5 of 1108 - BII - Terms of Reference.doc
4.2. Specific activitiesThe Consultants will complete the following tasks:1. Meet, work closely with and refer to the head of MFMR;2. In consultation with FA, establish a project technical team, composed by the experts andthe staff of the FA, which will be involved in the follow up activities and in theelaboration of a work plan for the assignment;3. Collect all relevant background and scientific documents available;4. Identify, collate and evaluate current policy instruments and laws and regulations relevantto the fishery and analyse the existing fisheries institutional framework;5. Make an assessment of the current status of the fishery, analyzing the existing informationand trends, indentifying main potentialities and constraints relevant to the development ofthe hake fishery; active projects by other donors in the country will be assessed as well;6. Support the MFMR in identifying the main technical duties on hake fisheries management– in terms of consolidated data collection and management and the requirements to ensureits continuity – and the specific needs to devising and enforcing the management plan;7. Organize at least one consultative meeting (1 day, 30 participants) in each of the two mainfishing area (Luderitz and Swakopund) in order to ensure meaningful input by keystakeholders (i.e representatives of FA, research institutes, fishing industry, civil societyorganizations)8. Prepare in close collaboration with the technical team the first draft of the MPHF andpresent it in a national workshop for discussion (2 days, 40 participants).9. Carry out further consultative meetings and interviews with stakeholders, if necessary10. Review the MPHF, in consultation with the technical team, so as to include newfindings/recommendations of the workshop, meetings and interviews;11. Present the final version of the MPHF in a national validation workshop (1 day, 40participants);In addition to the reporting requirements mentioned in section 7.1 of these terms of reference, theConsultant is required to prepare the following technical reports in English:i. An Interim Technical Report (ITR). This report will present the findings and conclusionsof the assessment phase, along with the methodology and the work plan to be used tosupport the elaboration of the MPHF. It will be a short document, not exceeding 12 pagesin length, to be submitted to the RFU/CU and FA within 10 days of arriving of experts inthe country;ii.The Final Technical Report (FTR), taking into account changes and comments from theRFU, CU and the FA to be submitted within one month of the Consultant leaving thecountry. A draft FTR will be submitted before the Consultant leaves the country onconclusion of his mission. Comments on the draft FTR may be made by the RFU, CU andthe FA within 14 days. If required, a second draft FTR will be submitted.4.3. Project management4.3.1. Responsible bodyThe Co-ordination Unit of the ACP Fish II Programme, on behalf of the ACP Secretariat isresponsible for managing the implementation of this contract.The ACP Fish II Programme is implemented through the Co-ordination Unit (CU) in Brussels and6 Regional Facilitation Units (RFUs) across the ACP States. The RFU in Maputo, Mozambique,covering ACP Member states in Southern Africa, will closely support implementation of thisintervention and will monitor the execution of this contract pursuant to these terms of reference. All2008 Page 6 of 1108 - BII - Terms of Reference.doc
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