KINGDOM OF MOROCCO Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Rural development, Water and Forests Department OF Maritime Fisheries –Maroc-
Moroccan MCS Stratery: Impacts on IUU fishing?
Bangkok- february 2019
Table of contents 1
Fisheries sector potentialities
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Maritime fisheries development strategy
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Undertaken actions to tackle IUU fishing
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Institutional, jurisdictional and procedures renforcement
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SCS measures impacts on IUU fishing
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Constraints
The fisheries sector potentialities and the socio-economic benefits for the country
Data on the fishing sector in Morocco
ZEE
1,1 Million km²
Coastline
3500 km
Production
1 368 000 tonnes, 1st producer in Africa
Valeur
1 113 965 811, 35 EURO
Exportations
8,5 % in total exportations and 44% a in Agri-food exports
Contribution to the national 2,5% GDP
Employment
660,000 direct and indirect jobs, approximately 3 million people live
Destination of products
▪The European Union remains the leading destination with a market share of 64%, followed by Africa (15%) and Asia (11%).
Fisheries fleet
▪ 554 offshore fishing vessel Coastal Fleet: 2509 Artisanal fleet: 17 103
Fisheries developpement startegy « Halieutis »
L’atteinte des orientations d’Halieutis passe parthe la strategic mise en œuvre Projects declined from axes of de plusieurs projets "Haleutis" ▪
Promotion of scientific research
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Fisheries management plans
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Ibhar Elimination of the drifnet fishing
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Fight agaist IUU fishing
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VMS and RFID Promotion aquaculture
Fisheries competitiveness ▪ clusters
Labeling and promotion ▪ of fish products Reorganization of the ▪ fish trade activity Facilitating access of ▪ professionals to the raw material
Performance
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▪ Creation of FV / Equipped LP ▪ Wholesale fish markets ▪ Fisheries harbors management ▪ New generation fish markets ▪ Standardized containers
The taken actions to combat IUU fishing
▪Strengthening the legal framework
Impact des mesures de suivi, ▪Strengthening the institutional framework contrôle et surveillance mis en ▪Establishment of procedures, means and technical tools place par le Maroc
Strengthening the national legal arsenal in the fight against IUU fishing Compliance with the provisions of international instruments Law No. 15-12 to prevent and fight IUU fishing , modifying and completing the Dahir No. 1-73-255 of 27 chaoual 1393 (23 November 1973) forming a regulation on sea fishing
Promulgation of Law 14-08 concerning the fish trade
Accreditation and sanitary authorization A requirement of Law 28-07
Promulgation of Law n ° 15-12 to prevent and fight against IUU fishing in 2014
Law No. 15-12 to prevent and fight IUU fishing , modifying and completing the Dahir No. 1-73-255 of 27 chaoual 1393 (23 November 1973) forming a regulation on sea fishing
❑ Determines the rules to be respected by foreign fishing vessels to land and / or transship fishery products in Moroccan ports ❑ Sets measures to ensure that fish products marketed in Morocco are not from IUU fishing.
❑ Integrates several provisions of the 2009 (PSM) Agreement
Promulgation of Law n ° 15-12 to prevent and fight against IUU fishing in 2014 Law No. 15-12 to prevent and fight IUU fishing , modifying and completing the Dahir No. 1-73-255 of 27 chaoual 1393 (23 November 1973) forming a regulation on sea fishing
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Prohibits the marketing of undeclared catches
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Rules to be respected by foreigner fishing vessels to land and / or transship fishing products in Moroccan ports;
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Foreign Vessel Inspection System;
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Regulates fishing outside the EEZ by vessels flying the national flag;
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Catch certificate attesting the legality of the catches on import and export of fish products;
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Fishery conservation and management measures (fishing log, etc.);
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Register of vessels engaged in IUU fishing.
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Typology of offenses
Promulgation of Law n ° 15-12 to prevent and fight against IUU fishing in 2014 Law No. 15-12 to prevent and fight IUU fishing , modifying and completing the Dahir No. 1-73-255 of 27 chaoual 1393 (23 November 1973) forming a regulation on sea fishing
▪Individuals authorized to record offenses under Part I of Law 1512; ▪Modalities of training of the inspectors are fixed by regulation; ▪Rules and inspection procedures are set by regulation;
▪Inspection report is established according to the forms and methods fixed by regulation; ▪Inspection and control procedure for domestic and foreign vessels;
▪Inspection report template is set by regulation
Law 28-07 on the safety of food products
Accreditation and sanitary authorization A requirement of Law 28-07
❑The application for authorization and the approval on the sanitary level; ❑Health visits;
❑Issuance, suspension, withdrawal and updating of authorizations and approvals; ❑Program of institutional health visits, including fishing vessels
Law 14-08 on the fish trade
Regulation and Organization of the fish trade activity through: ▪The definition of the status of the wholesaler; ▪The determination of the rights and obligations incumbent on this profession
❑Sets the conditions under which the trading activity is organized; ❑Determine the criteria that the merchant must meet to perform the activity.
Strengthening the institutional framework
Strengthening the institutional framework
❖ Establishment of control structures for Maritime Fishing Activities ❖ Strengthening the role of the General Inspectorate of the Department of Maritime Fisheries
Maritime Fishery Control Directorate
Monitoring of Control and Inspection Operations
Inspection of Fishing Vessel
Inspection and control of the fish industries
Infringement investigation and treatment
Coordination and Monitoring of the fight against IUU fishing Coordinating Service for Combating IUU Fishing Monitoring and control service through the information system
National Center for Fishing Vessel Monitoring Exploitation, processing and analysis of satellite data
Equipment operation control
Décret n°2-15890 du 24 mars 2016
Arrêté n°15.3788 du 25 mars 2016
National Fishing Vessel Monitoring Center
Fishing vessels surveillance Objectives
Legal basis
Means
Compliance with the regulations in force
Strengthening the role of the General Inspection of the Department of Maritime Fisheries
❑ Control and inspection of the fisheries activities ❑ Auditing and evaluation of the “Halieutis” strategy projects
Procedures, Means and technical tools
❖National control plan ❖Catch certification procedure ❖ VMS for inshore and offshore fishing ❖ RFID for artisanal fishing
National plan for the control of fishing activities ▪To ensure a planned and effective execution of control through a powerful, perfectible and auditable system. ▪Entered into force in 2017; ▪Declined in 18 regional plans ▪
Pooling, coordination and optimization of the resources allocated to the control fishing activities actions ;
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Prioritization and definition of the objectives to be achieved in inspection and control
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Harmonization of inspection and control procedures and methodologies
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Definition of the execution means
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Definition of the means of monitoring (indicators, reporting) for assessments, consequent evaluations and improvement
At a regional level
❑ Implementation at the regional level of the control policy instituted by the Department ensured by 18 DPM ❑Assure the diligent control at the level: - Landing points for catches and auctions at the first sale.
- Processing establishments and premises on land
Other stakeholders in control at sea and on land: Royal Navy. Royal Gendarmerie ONSSA CUSTOMS EACCE
Establishment of a procedural device relating to the traceability and catch certification ▪In the context of: Implementing of the EU Regulation Aimed to prevent, deter and eliminate IUU fishing: Entered into force on 10 January 2010; - 4486 CC verification requests out of 1,136,704 CC from (2010 to 2013) ▪US Government Regulations for the Establishment of the Seafood Import Monitoring Program (January 9, 2017). ▪The implementation of the management measures of RFMOs (ICCAT) Use of the electronic bluefin tuna catch documentation system (ICCAT Rec. 15-10); 1109 eBCD for all segments fishing season 2017 bluefin tuna,.
Implementation of RFMO management measures: ICCAT ▪Management Plan for the Bluefin Tuna Fishery; ▪Ministerial Decision TR 01/17 of 24 January 2017 on the exploitation conditions for bluefin tuna; ▪Operating procedure 2017 setting the rights, obligations of each party (administration & operators) / the conditions for fishing and marketing this product.
▪Control scheme of the traps, attached to the operating mode. ▪Fully agrees with the provisions of the ICCAT Recommendation [14-04 on limitation of fishing capacity.
Bluefin Tuna
▪Time closures of blue fin tuna fishing; ▪Use of the electronic bluefin tuna catch documentation system (ICCAT Rec. 15-10); 1109 eBCD in 2017 bluefin tuna fishing season segments,.
Implementation of RFMO management measures: ICCAT ▪Use of the electronic bluefin tuna catch documentation system (ICCAT Rec. 15-10); 1109 eBCD for all 2017 bluefin tuna fishing season segments;
▪Registration of authorized vessels on ICCAT specific registers; ▪Boarding of ICCAT observers assigned by the Commission by the shipowner on board two vessels operating outside the EEZ outside the EEZ;
▪Installation of the VMS system aboard all Moroccan-flagged vessels directly and actively targeting bluefin tuna since the 2008 fishing season. This system complies with the standards set by ICCAT and whose messages are transmitted to the secretariat of the ICCAT. ICCAT.
Bluefin Tuna
SURVEILLANCE PAR VMS :
Context
Achievements
Impacts
▪ Monitor the fishing activity in real time and preserve the Moroccan fishery resources; ▪Scientific research requires reliable data on fisheries; ▪Ensuring better safety of fishermen
▪Equipment of 2200 vessels with VMS tags ▪Operationalization of the National Fishing Vessel Monitoring Center
▪Better protection of the fisheries resources ▪A source of very useful information for scientific research and control plan ▪ Easy rescue thanks to a distress call device
Project for the identification of national small-scale fishing boats by radio frequency (RFID)
Impact des mesures de suivi, Impact of monitoring, control and contrôle measures et surveillance en surveillance put inmis place place par Maroc byleMorocco
Contribution of the measures introduced
VMS and RFID• Developed fishing areas are more respected (no-go areas, biological rest). • Availability of data on activity zones for INRH
Catches certification
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• Strong pressure on the informal sector by the obligation to report landed catches and the requirement to certify the catches to be exported. • Access to demanding international markets for traceability and certification of fishery products • Compliance with Morocco's commitments to implement management measures for sustainable fisheries
National control Plan • Its implementation in regional plans starting from 2017 will allow a better management of the control exercise with better coverage (quantified objectives fixed for each DPM, prior and oriented planning, evaluation).
Reduction of the informal catches
Restitution of the octopus stocks
50,000
Octopus production evolution from 2000 à 2013 In high seas
Octopus production evolution CF/SSF from 2000 à 2014
60,000
40,000
50,000
30,000
40,000
20,000
PC-PA
30,000
10,000 20,000
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
0
10,000 0
-CF: Coastal fisheries -SSF: Small scale fisheries
PH (**)
Evolution of the national fisheries production
❑1,465,000 tonnes landed in 2016, up 7% compared to 2015. Fishery production represents 88% of the target set by “Halieutis strategy” for 2020 (1,660,000 tonnes)
VMS Role to respect the management measures on the prohibited areas / disuasion of the IUU actors Refinement of the illegal boats
Infrengement number 580 332
249 2009
2010
641 542 404
284
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
A significant improvement in the volume of findings from 2012 and a deterrent effect due to VMS surveillance felt from 2014
250 234
200 170
150 100
The fight against illegal boats is intensifying
108 87
50 36
46
13
2009
2010
2011
0
infractions
2012
2013
2014
2015
Personnes poursuivies en justice
Fines in DH 12,999,724 11,874,391
The measures introduced have significantly increased the amount of fines collected
5,082,980
4,350,380 2,802,306 1,451,850 2009
836,697 2010
2011
1,526,797 2012
2013
2014
2015
JAN-JUN 2016
Type of offense (fleet and authorized establishments) -Year 2017-
Offenses by type of fishing (fleet and authorized establishments) -Year 2017-
Impact des mesures de suivi, Constraints and challenges to the contrôle et surveillance organization of the SCSmis en place par le Maroc
Constraints that hinder performance from the SCS
Legal and institutional aspect
Human ressources
Capacity Building
• Publication of the implementing texts of Law 15-112 • Organizational aspect at the regional level
• Human and material resources (new missions with the implementation of the "Halieutis" strategy): measures to combat IUU fishing: catch certification, National Control Plan; implementation of management plans; • Human capacity building through training on inspection methods and reporting of offenses
Lessons learned from the Moroccan experience
Legal and procedural strengthening Adopt the INN law the port state measures before the ratification of the port state measures agreement,
Anticipate with membership of the operators
Innovate and improve for safeguarding the resource while avoiding trade constraints
Computerization of the process of the catch certification for an effective verification and a fluidity of the process, Acquisition of a new software VMS-ERS with possibility of opening to several satellites of communication
State support for the installation of DPLs (VMS) aboard fishing vessels and RFID
Assist operators for full membership Establishment of a national control plan (methodologies, means, values, targets, indicators, reporting ...)
Put in place a global strategy The Halieutis strategy provided the control with an advanced mastery environment (construction of VDPs and PDAs, new fish markets, wholesale markets, standardized containers, organization of the fish trade, management of fishing ports, Investment in electronic and computer resources
Impact des mesures de suivi, Thanks for your attention contrôle et surveillance mis en place par le Maroc
