| Directed to the Secretariat |
| 14.98 |
The Secretariat shall bring to the
attention of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
(FAO), and prior to the FAO Workshop on Sustainable Use and Management of
Sea Cucumber Fisheries, the discussion paper on Biological and trade
status of sea cucumbers in the families Holothuriidae and Stichopodidae
in Annex 1 to document CoP14 Doc. 62, and the following recommendations
by the Animals Committee to range States of these taxa and Parties that
are engaged in trade in them: |
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a) |
develop and implement national adaptive management
plans for species of high conservation concern, such as those identified
as of ‘high concern’ and ‘concern in certain countries of its range’ in
Annex 3 of the discussion paper on Biological and trade status of
sea cucumbers in the families Holothuriidae and Stichopodidae, including
minimum harvest size and total allowable catch, and apply where appropriate
a precautionary approach, such as restrictive fisheries measures; |
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b) |
develop regional management strategies to manage
the resource; |
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c) |
develop a standardized approach for the collection
and reporting of fisheries and trade data, including species collected,
locations, habitat, weight, size and number of individuals; |
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d) |
encourage greater communications and cooperation
between fisheries and CITES authorities at the national level for the management
of and trade in specimens of these species; |
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e) |
increase significantly basic biological and
ecological research and stock assessments, particularly for species of high
conservation concern, such as those identified as of ‘high concern’ and
‘concern in certain countries of its range’ in the discussion paper referred
to in paragraph a) above; |
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f) |
conduct socio-economic evaluations of the sea
cucumber fisheries, especially in developing countries, to identify clearly
their importance and role in the livelihoods of coastal fishing communities; |
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g) |
enhance the enforcement capacity to reduce illegal
fishing, transhipment and landings, as well as the capacity to implement
the current Appendix-III listing; |
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h) |
explore the potential of mariculture in promoting
the sustainable use of the resource, with experience from China, and identify
best practices; |
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i) |
consider the merits of inclusion of their species
of conservation concern in Appendix III, where appropriate; |
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j) |
support the development of harmonized codes
for reporting international trade in sea cucumber products; and |
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k) |
develop and distribute identification guides
that clearly distinguish sea cucumbers subject to international trade. |
| 14.99 |
In the context of the Memorandum
of Understanding between CITES and FAO, the Secretariat shall promote cooperation
with FAO concerning the conservation of and trade in sea cucumbers in the
families Holothuriidae and Stichopodidae, inter alia by bringing
the outcomes of the FAO Workshop on Sustainable Use and Management of Sea
Cucumber Fisheries to the attention of the Parties and supporting relevant
capacity-building activities. |
| Directed to the Animals Committee |
| 14.100 |
The Animals Committee shall evaluate
the outcomes of the FAO Workshop on Sustainable Use and Management of Sea
Cucumber Fisheries, to be conducted in 2007, and recommend appropriate follow-up
actions at the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to support
this initiative. |
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