The overall objective of this project is the conservation and sustainable use of coastal and oceanic fisheries resources in the P-ACP region. This objective is directly aligned with the Millennium Development Goal 7 (environmental sustainability); Article 32 of the Cotonou Agreement; and the second pillar of the Pacific Plan.
It directly responds to the Vava'u Declaration and the recent 2008 Forum meeting in Niue, which called for comprehensive fisheries conservation measures, both in EEZs and on the high seas; and the sustainable effective measurement of national coastal fisheries.
The project purpose is to provide a reliable and improved scientific basis for management and decision making in oceanic and coastal fisheries. The project will provide the P-ACP countries with the means to develop efficient management measures, the skills to monitor their effectiveness and some important tools to combat IUU fishing on the high seas. A demand driven approach to implementation will ensure that assistance is provided to those countries which are most likely to take up management advice.
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