ANNEX 15 JTFII/WP12 - Seafdec

ANNEX 15 JTFII/WP12‣ To contribute for the formulation of a management plan of the pelagic fish resources in the region withreference to the biological information of targeted species; ‣ To achieve fishery management of the targeted fish resources in the region to sustain the fisheries forthe continuous food supply based on the biological analysis.7.3 “Steps” toward Achieving Final Goals:Step 1: Information collection for sustainable pelagic fisheries in the South China Sea and Andaman Sea‣ To estimate some resource indicators, such as CPUE in the fishery;‣ To collect spawning information of moderately migratory pelagic fishes that is crucial for managementof these species.Step 2:‣ To clarify subpopulation structures of these moderately migratory pelagic fish that is crucial formanagement purpose through genetic study.Step 3: Formulation of recommendation for moderately migratory pelagic fish management measures inthe Southeast Asian region.‣ To estimate stock status and trend of moderately migratory pelagic fish resources;‣ To formulate management measures for sustainable use of these resources.7.4 Activities in the Project:(1) Current position of the project: Step 1(2) Total project duration: 2013-2017(3) Main activities‣ Information collection for spawning, CPUE and genetic studies of moderately migratory pelagic fishesto understand their stock status and subpopulation structures for their future management purpose in theSouth China Sea and Andaman Sea.7.5 Progress and Expected Outcome of the Project:(1) Activities conducted in the current project‣ To collect information for spawning if applicable and CPUE in the participating member countries.‣ To conduct genetic studies to understand subpopulation structure of moderately migratory pelagic fishesfor fishery management.(2) Expected achievements till the end of this year‣ One Core Expert Meeting;‣ Implementation of information collection for spawning and CPUE of moderately migratory pelagicfishes in eight Member Countries;‣ Sample collection for genetic studies;‣ Preparation for genetic study.(3) Expected outcome during the project period and expected achievement rate till theend of next yearExpected outcome Achievement rate (%)‣ Core Expert Meetings 25%‣ Understanding of spawning of moderately migratory pelagic fishes 20%‣ Understanding of historical CPUE data of the targeted pelagic fishes 25%‣ Understanding of current CPUE data of the targeted pelagic fishes 10%‣ Implementation of genetic studies for moderately migratory pelagic 10%fishes‣ Understanding of the subpopulation structure for fishery management 10%‣ Understanding of stock status of the targeted pelagic fishes for fishery 10%managementJapanese Trust Fund II: Annual Plan for 2013 “Information Collection for Moderately Migratory Pelagic Speciesin the Southeast Asian Region”8