8 include ongoing training of all marine police and development of competency assessments tools
that define minimal core competences needed and which can serve as a basis for curriculum within the academy. Initial ideas to mainstream some fisheries curriculum into the larger police
academy will not be pursued even though regular police are sometimes engaged in fisheries enforcement actions and cases. The emphasis of SFMP work will be on the marine police and
FEU personnel.
Partners advanced work in Year1 toward reducing Child Labor and Trafficking CLaT in Fisheries. A scoping survey was carried out along with initial CLaT capacity assessments as well
as training on assessment tools and good practices in gathering stories of interest to build awareness. Initial identification and training of CLaT champions in targeted communities was
undertaken. Year 2 will start a concerted communications campaign focused on CLaT prevention strategies.
1.1 National Workshops on Key Issues in the Marine Fisheries Sector
1.1.1 National Workshop on Early Actions for the small pelagic fisheries
Activity Lead: Kofi Agbogah
Activity Team: Mensah, Lazar, FoN, MFRD, MOFADFC
The SFMP delayed implementation of any major national dialogues in Year1. Early in Year 2, a national workshop will be held on gaining support for high payoff short-term actions contained
in the National Fishery Management Plan to quickly turn around the collapse of the small pelagics fishery, due mainly to fleet overcapacity and overfishing. A general consensus building
process on managing Sardinella and other key small pelagic stocks was undertaken among stakeholders in the Year 1 and as part of an educational process for stakeholders on a range of
short and long term measures that can be used to manage the fishery. The national marine fisheries management plan has recommendations on a closed season for small pelagics and
implementation actions now need to be worked out. SFMP will support the Ministry on development of an implementation plan including outreach and communications to stakeholders
on how and when management measures will go into effect. Tackling the near collapse of the small pelagics is a high project priority and why this topic will be front and center in the national
work in Year 2.
In Year 2, working closely with MOFAD and the FC, there will be engagements with stakeholders to discuss how the management measures already incorporated into the national
marine fisheries management plan will be rolled out, and additional actions in the near, medium and long term that could also be implemented to rebuild the fishery. This extensive
communications campaign back to stakeholders on the implementation of plan actions will help generate the public support and informed constituency for implementation and ensure high
voluntary compliance.
In Year2, SFMP and the National Activities Manager will coordinate additional national workshops on issues of concern in the fishery. The workshop topics and agendas will be planned
with MOFADFC. Potential topics include follow-up to WARFP consultant report on co- management, ways and means to develop insurance programs for fishermen and vessel owners,
development of community-based surveillance group, and capacity reduction strategies. FoN will be responsible for stakeholder preparatory meetings and subsequent outreach back to
stakeholders after these events.
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1.1.2 F isheries Co-management
