(TCP PROJECT EXAMPLE)

I. PROJECT SUMMARY

The industrial and artisanal prawn fishery has for some years been facing critical management problems, and the national Division of Fisheries (DoF) of Country XXX, including its research arm, the Fisheries Research Institute, requires urgent assistance to put it on a sound bio-economic and organizational footing. Fleet over-capacity in the industrial trawl sector, conflicts between industrial and artisanal operators, and poor earnings performance within the artisanal sector are amongst the array of issues that need to be addressed. A twenty-month project is proposed with the goal of establishing a first annual, fully operational, Prawn Fisheries Management Plan. The project will produce a trained core of DoF officers responsible for yearly updates of the plan using dynamic seasonal planning and bio-economic modelling as decision tools. These officers will establish a process through which updates will be accomplished with the full participation and support of all fishery stakeholders. A very high degree of commitment will therefore be involved on the part of the XXX Government in terms of DoF staff resources and other in-kind contributions.

II. BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION

Marine fishing along the coast provides the country with a significant source of food, employment, and foreign exchange earnings. Most activity is concentrated in shallower waters of the shelf area and around major river estuaries, focusing primarily on finfish (sardines and a variety of reef fish), prawn, lobsters, octopus, and sea cucumbers. Various estimates place the number of full-time coastal marine fishers in the ---------- range, operating with some ----- to ------- (amount estimated) smallcraft. According to FAO FISHSTAT estimates for 199-, production from marine waters is around ------------ t.

The prawn industry is the most important of the marine fisheries in terms of income and export value. Estimated catches over the past decade have ranged up to ------ mt, with FOB values ranging form US$ -----/t (depending on prawn sizes). Roughly two-thirds of these annual catches comes from the industrial trawling sector, and about one-third (adjusted depending on the country) from the artisanal sector. Both the industrial and artisanal components of the fishery have undergone substantial growth over this period. There has been particularly heavy pressure on the Division of Fisheries (DoF) to allow more entrants into the trawl fishery. At the same time, the DoF has observed a falling off in industrial catch returns since the early 1990s. For 1999, the last year for which complete returns are available, the nominal prawn catch was some ----- t, representing a value of around US$ ----- million. This is down from levels of over ------- t recorded during the previous few years.

Trawling for prawns expanded rapidly from the late 1980s as moves towards structural adjustment and economic liberalization were adopted. The commercial trawl fleet currently exceeds ---- vessels, which are allowed under fisheries regulations to range in size up to ---- BHP in engine power, ---- GRT in tonnage, and ----m LOA. The catch is processed on board (head-on freezer packets of 2kg) and the entire production of the fleet is exported to markets to the international market. Although subject to various licensing and operating conditions, such as the requirement to submit regular catch returns, allowing DoF observers on-board, fishing according to assigned rotational zones, fishing only during daylight hours, and observation of a three-month closed season from the ---------- (month of the year) to the beginning of ------- (month of the year), a situation of over-capacity has developed in the commercial trawling fleet. It now exceeds that required to produce maximum benefits.

Artisanal prawn fishers operate with small-meshed nets set from canoes and two-person seine nets dragged off beaches during low tide. Traps and mosquito netting are also employed on a minor scale in some localities. Fishing vessels, outrigger canoes and (less commonly) mono-hulled planked canoes are primarily powered by sail and paddle. The artisanal fishery is difficult to monitor because it is dispersed amongst numerous and often remote landing sites along the coastline, especially in the delta areas. Reliable statistics on catch, number of fishers, craft, and gear have not been available for some years owing to the impossibility, under present circumstances of staff and facility shortages and decentralization of government services, of maintaining adequate coordination of statistical collection activities across the 12 coastal districts from DoF Headquarters. It is obvious, however, that the fishery is an important source of income for local operators. Catches are sold to small-scale traders and their agents, who bulk consignments on ice in insulated containers before shipping them by road to one or another of the four small-scale processing plants.

Quality control throughout all stages of the artisanal post-harvest/marketing chain is highly deficient. The catch is subject to excessive handling and possible contamination from the point of harvest to the point of delivery at processing plants. Although buying agents put their prawn consignments on ice in insulated boxes, the product is allowed to stay at ambient temperature for up to several hours before storage, the storage boxes are generally substandard, and insufficient amounts of ice are used to keep product temperature down to appropriate levels. Only one of the small-scale processing plants is known to maintain quality assurance standards to EU specifications. The overall result is that there are high levels of product deterioration. The loss of potential value for local producers is enormous, since the artisanal end product cannot be sold to premium markets, either internationally or regionally.

The DoF, in conjunction with an FAO Fisheries Department mission, carried out an in-depth review of the prawn fishery in 199-. The review concluded that there is an urgent need to improve its management and economic performance with respect both to the role of Government and, crucially, involvement of the commercial sector. A number of serious difficulties need to be addressed:

• Uncertainty regarding the state of the resource and resource productivity.
• Absence of procedures for determining optimal management controls (dynamic seasonal openings/closures, fleet capacity, etc.).
• Political/industry pressure to increase the number of licenses for the trawl fleet.
• Bycatch and biodiversity problems.
• Uncertainty as to appropriate payment of rents/royalties.
• Need to resolve issues regarding the funding of management.
• Conflicts between trawlers and artisanal gill-netters.
• Lack of quality control in the artisanal post-harvest sector, and consequent failure to realize substantial potential earnings.
• Lack of a government/industry/artisanal cooperative management mechanism.

The DoF is prepared to mobilize available institutional, human, and material resources to the fullest possible extent in support of actions to resolve these difficulties, but critical resource gaps remain to be bridged if durable results are to be achieved. The Division is in need of specific TCP inputs in terms of technical expertise and capacity building measures.

III. OBJECTIVES OF THE ASSISTANCE

The long-term objective of the project is to develop management capacity and commitment within the DoF (or equivalent institution), the industrial fishing companies, and the artisanal harvest and processing sector, for operating an effective, annually updated, coastal prawn fishery management system.

The immediate project objective is the preparation and implementation of a first annual Prawn Fisheries Management Plan covering the industrial fishery and two selected pilot areas for the artisanal fishery.

IV. PROJECT OUTPUTS

Specific project outputs include the following:

a) Output 1. Enhanced institutional capacity within government fisheries administrative and research agencies and the private sector to effect integrated management of the prawn fishery.
b) Output 2. Methodology of co-management (Government-industry-artisanal sectors) of the prawn fishery.
c) Output 3. Design of annual management plan for both the industrial and artisanal prawn fishery.
d) Output 4. Implementation of first annual prawn fishery management plan.
e) Output 5. Up to …. DoF (or equivalent institution) and staff trained in operation of marine observer programmes, dynamic bio-economic modelling, and management planning and its application to the national prawn fishery.

V. WORK PLAN

Project output activities will be phased as indicated in Annex. Activities will include the following:

a) Output 1.

Activity 1.1
Assessment of planning capacity and techniques and identification of institutional development requirements within the Division of Fisheries and at the District levels. (DoF/Int. Consultant/FAO staff)

Activity 1.2
Formation of a National Prawn Fisheries Management Working Group, with the initial purpose of facilitating implementation of the project. The group shall be comprised of senior staff in charge of the DoF's four technical sections (Fisheries Development; Research, Training, and Statistics; Surveillance; and Quality Control and Standards). (DoF/Int. Consultant/FAO staff)

b) Output 2.

Activity 2.1
Assessment of small-scale prawn fishery with particular attention to post-harvest practices, and identification of actual and potential socio-economic significance and relation to the industrial sector. (DoF/Int. Consultant/FAO staff)

Activity 2.2
On the basis of Activity 2.1, draft a programme for two pilot local fishing areas (one fishing village in each of two districts where artisanal prawn fisheries are concentrated), in order to develop modalities of community participation in management (community management plans and councils), and to improve quality assurance and earnings performance within the small-scale sector. (DoF/Int. Consultant/Nat. Consultant/FAO staff)

Activity 2.3
Elaboration of work programme by National Prawn Fisheries Management Working Group, including conduct of government-industry workshops in order to develop the partnership mechanisms and procedures required for joint management of the prawn fishery. (DoF/Int. Consultant/FAO staff)

c) Output 3.

Activity 3.1
Facilitate community meetings with local prawn fishers and traders in two selected pilot areas, in order to identify problems and their causes (e.g. conflicts with the industrial trawl fishery, catch handling and marketing issues), and on this basis agree on how they should be resolved. Through group consensus form a community prawn fishery management council (3 -5 members) in each pilot area. (DoF/Int. Consultant/Nat. Consultant/FAO staff)

Activity 3.2
Working directly with each community management council, facilitate the drafting of a community prawn fishery management plan for the respective pilot areas. (DoF/Int. Consultant/Nat. Consultant/FAO staff)

Activity 3.3
Preparation of Prawn Fishery Bio-economic Resource Management Model, with particular emphasis on identification and control of fleet capacity. (DoF/Int. Consultant/FAO staff)

Activity 3.4
Final drafting and official inauguration of first annual National Prawn Fisheries Management Plan. (DoF/Industry Representatives/Int. Consultant/FAO staff)

d) Output 4.

Activity 4.1
Implement an upgraded onboard marine observer programme and new data collection procedures within the industrial fishery, and feasibility analysis for introduction of a Vessel Monitoring System (VMS). (TAFIRI/Int. Consultant/FAO staff)

Activity 4.2
Follow up visits carried out by DoF facilitators to monitor progress in two artisanal fishery pilot areas, including meetings with respective local management councils to review community plan implementation, and to ensure continuity and effectiveness. (DoF/Int. Consultant/Nat. Consultant/FAO staff)

Activity 4.3
Production of statistical reports on a regular basis describing the status of the resource and commercial harvesting activity for ongoing planning requirements. (DoF/Int. Consultant/Nat. Consultant/FAO staff)

Activity 4.4
Quarterly meetings of the National Prawn Fisheries Management Working Group in order to review work programme, assess developments, and determine the need for future activities, with follow-up government-industry briefing and review workshops. (DoF/Industry Representatives/FAO staff)

e) Output 5.

Activity 5.1
Staff training based on capacity requirement analysis (Annex 3). (Int. Consultant/FAO staff/Contract LOA)

Activity 5.2
Study tour for two industry representatives and two senior DoF officials to visit YYY and ZZZ countries - global leaders in terms of the development of effective prawn fishery co-management practices. (DoF/Industry Representatives/FAO staff)

Activity 5.3
Reporting of study tour outcomes and recommendations, and follow-up actions. (DoF/Industry Representatives/FAO staff)

VI. CAPACITY BUILDING

The project will produce a trained core of DoF officers responsible for yearly updating of the National Prawn Fisheries Management Plan (PFMP), using dynamic seasonal planning and bio-economic modelling decision-making tools. A process will be established through which these updates will be accomplished with the full participation and support of all fishery participants.

A high degree of institutional commitment will be provided by the XXX Government in terms of DoF staff resources and other in-kind contributions. Fisheries personnel will be trained in applied operational management of industrial prawn fisheries and community-based management of artisanal prawn fisheries. Necessary equipment will be procured to facilitate staff training and institutional development associated with preparation of the management programme.

With the technical advice of the FAO Fisheries Department and under the guidance of the Project Team Leader, the national counterparts, one for each of the international consultants/International Expertise under Partnership consultants, will have direct responsibility for implementing the activities leading to the achievement of project objectives. The Government will assure full-time availability of the national counterpart staff throughout the project's duration.

VII. INPUTS TO BE PROVIDED BY FAO

a) Personnel services

• International Consultants/Expertise under Partnership Programme.

  One senior consultant in prawn fishery bio-economics and management modelling. The consultant will be expected to have extensive international field experience and be fully conversant with recent global developments in prawn management practices and technological innovations, including the use of Vessel Monitoring Systems, as well as with training techniques to assist national fisheries managers and industry stakeholders in acquiring appropriate knowledge and skills (---- months, Terms of Reference in Annex).

  One senior consultant in participatory fisheries management theory and practice. The consultant will be expected to have extensive international field experience and be fully conversant with recent global developments in artisanal-industrial conflict resolution and fisheries co-management arrangements, as well as with training techniques to assist national fisheries managers and industry stakeholders in acquiring appropriate knowledge and skills (….. months, Terms of Reference in Annex).

  One Partnership Programme expert in small-scale- prawn fisheries and marketing. The consultant will be expected to have extensive field international experience and be fully conversant with small-scale fish marketing and distribution systems and technological options for their improvement, as well as with training techniques to assist national fisheries managers and industry stakeholders in acquiring appropriate knowledge and skills. (--- months, Terms of Reference in Annex).

• FAO Advisory Technical Services (ATS)

  The FAO Fisheries Department will directly provide technical services assistance in support of the work of the consultant team (--- months, Terms of Reference in Annex for FIPP and Annex for FIRM).

• FAO Technical Services (STS)

  FAO Technical Staff will provide supervisory technical support and guidance. FAO will provide terms of reference for consultants recruited to assist in execution of the programme. FAO will also monitor and evaluate their performance.

• National experts and consultants

  One national consultant facilitator in community-based fisheries management (--- months, Terms of Reference in Annex).
  One national consultant facilitator in Community Fish Technology/Marketing Facilitator (--- months, Terms of Reference in Annex).

b) Official travel

Official travel of the consultants and the FAO Technical Backstopping Officers within the country.

c) Contracts, Letters of Agreements or Contractual Service Agreements

Training will be required to strengthen the capabilities of up to ---- DoF and TAFIRI staff in the areas detailed in Annex. Computer skills training will be handled through contractual arrangements with commercial companies. Through such training staff will become fully functional in Word, Excel, and Access.

d) General Operating Expenses

To cover miscellaneous expenses related to community-based co-management activities, both for consultants and for national staff.

e) Materials, supplies, and equipment

• Materials and supplies
  

  Major materials and supply requirements include vessel log books. Additional items include stationery and other standard office supplies.

  Vessel log books are large-format forms that will require special layout and printing. Data must be entered for a range of variables on a trawl-by-trawl (not just a day-by-day) basis. The log books must be available in sufficient quantities to supply the entire trawl fleet for at least two annual fishing seasons.

  Stationery, field notebooks, photocopier cartridges and miscellaneous office supplies will be required over the duration of the project.

• Equipment
  

  Major equipment expenses will be for sampling kits, a VMS base station, computers, peripherals, and related furniture, a photocopier, and transport.

  Catch sampling equipment will be needed by DoF/TAFIRI staff working under the revised on-board marine observer programme.

  Two desktop computers and peripherals will be purchased through the project for installation at DoF headquarters.

  A base station will be installed at DoF headquarters as part of a Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) programme for the national prawn trawler fleet, contingent upon agreement from trawler owners directly to meet their own expenses for installing remote VMS transmitters on their respective vessels.

  A photocopier will be needed for the production of workshop and field training and educational materials, and for general project office use.

  A 4WD vehicle will be required to ensure regular access to local landing sites in the Delta area.

  Miscellaneous costs will be involved in equipping national marine observers for at-sea duties. Necessities will include safety gear, protective clothing, collection containers, calculators, etc.

f) Direct operating cost

The DOC will cover miscellaneous expenses at FAO HQ related to the implementation of the project. DOC is calculated on the basis of rates established by FAO.

g) Training

Project consultants and FAO technical staff will assume responsibility for training related to specialized bio-economics software and/or techniques for analysis of prawn fishery data using conventional computer applications.

• Study tours

  A study tour to YYY and/or ZZZ countries for a group of three (two industry representatives and one senior DoF staff member) is planned. These countries are acknowledged global leaders in the use of prawn fishery co-management arrangements and it is deemed extremely important for local industry leaders to witness how, on a firsthand basis, the type of approach that the TCP seeks to facilitate can be successfully and profitably applied. No similar prawn management systems exist anywhere within the SSS or TTT ocean region. The two industry participants in the study tour will be nominated by members of the Industrial Fishing and Processors Association, the official industry group. The DoF representative will be a senior fisheries management official who will, on the basis of observations and experiences gathered during the study tour, be able to brief top-level government policy-makers on advanced co-management practices. All tour participants will be expected to prepare a detailed report on outcomes and recommendations upon their return.

• In-country workshops

  Expenses will be involved for the organization of a series of seminars for Government officials and industry stakeholders on contemporary developments in fisheries management, with particular emphasis on practices in leading shrimp management regimes around the world. Expenses will also be involved for the organization of workshops in the field, involving local artisanal fishers and the formation of local management councils and management plans.

VIII. REPORTING

Each consultant and any FAO officer providing Advisory Technical Services will prepare a Mission Report containing the main results, conclusions, and recommendations of his/her missions. A synthesis report will be prepared by the Team Leader, and shall include as an annex the text of the first annual National Prawn Fishery Management Plan to be prepared as one of the major outputs of the project.

IX. GOVERNMENT CONTRIBUTION AND SUPPORTING ARRANGEMENTS

The Government, at its own cost, will provide facilities necessary for the successful implementation of the project. In particular, it will:

• Designate a National Project Coordinator at senior level to work full-time with the project, in order to ensure smooth implementation and coordination of project activities and to collaborate in tasks outlined in the consultants' respective terms of reference. The National Project Coordinator will be designated from the Research, Training, and Statistics Section of the DoF.
  
• Designate national counterpart officers to work as required with each of the international consultants, in order to ensure smooth implementation and coordination of project activities and to collaborate in tasks outlined in the consultants' respective terms of reference.
  
• Provide services of other technical personnel needed to ensure successful completion of the consultant and FAO staff missions, and timely release of trainees.
  
• Provide office space and facilities, and vehicle and vessel transport, as required for use by consultants and FAO staff during the conduct of training courses and other project activities.
  
• Assist with the organization of project-related workshops and industry-government technical consultations, through official sponsorship and arrangement of meeting venues.
  
• Exempt from taxes/duties all equipment and supplies provided by this project.

PROJECT BUDGET COVERING FAO INPUTS
(U.S. Dollars)

PROVISIONAL WORK PLAN*

* To be finalized on the inception mission of the Team Leader.

ANNEX

PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT OF TRAINING NEEDS, DOF/TAFIRI STAFF

Director:
Exposure to, and training in:
i. contemporary cooperative government-industry management methods
ii. Supervision of preparation of operational management methods

Chief, Policy and planning:
Exposure to, and training in:
i. Economic analysis of fisheries and fishing operations
ii. Preparation of annual fishing management plans and the design and implementation of dynamic management techniques
iii. Upgrading of quantitative skills and computer techniques for resource analysis
iv. Development of expertise in facilitating government-industry planning meetings
v. Training in policy development related of prawn fisheries
vi. Training in general computer literacy - Word, Excel and Access

Chief, Statistics Service
i. Direct training in design and preparation of regular fishery status reports
ii. Training in formation and maintenance of fishery data bases
iii. Training in participation in stock assessment working groups
iv. Training in the design and execution of prawn fishery data collection programmes

Chief Resource Management and related staff
i. Training in the design of marine observer programmes
ii. Training in the collection, analysis and reporting of data collected by marine observer programmes

Chief, Monitoring, Control, Surveillance (MCS)
i. Training in the design, execution and analysis of marine observers programmes
ii. Training in the modalities of Vessel Monitoring Systems

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TERMS OF REFERENCE

International Consultant

Prawn Fisheries Bio-economics/Team Leader

Under the technical guidance of the Chief, Marine Resources Service, HQ, and in close coordination with other project consultants and national consultants, the Prawn Fisheries Bio-Economist will undertake the primary responsibility for training national staff in the preparation of:

i. monthly fishery reports
ii. annual stock status reports,
iii. evaluation of different fleet structure scenarios and
iv. preparation of advisory of fleet structure, fleet capacity and management resource target and reference points.

He/she will take primary responsibility for preparation of a national computer simulation model of the prawn fishery (subject to the availability of appropriate data) and for training of national staff in using the model.

He/she will take primary responsibility for a Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) feasibility analysis.

He/she will provide assistance in leading development of a joint government-industry management committee and facilitating its development as an effective advisory body in the management of the industry.

He/she will oversee formulation and implementation of the first annual Prawn Fisheries Management Plan in conjunction with FAO technical staff and provide assessment reports on the progress and level of attainment in relation to items i. - iv. above and the national prawn management model.

Duration: 1.5 months split into two missions, WAE. The goals for each mission will be discussed and determined in conjunction with the FAO technical staff, national counterpart staff and the Prawn Fishery Management Advisory Committee.

Qualifications: The consultant with have at least 10 years experience in the management of tropical penaeid fisheries; preparation of management models for penaeid fisheries and at least 5 years experience in a management advisory capacity. He/she should be able to prepare computer models for bio-economic analysis of penaeid fisheries. The consultant will be fully conversant with recent global developments in prawn management practices and technological innovations, including the use of Vessel Monitoring Systems, as well as with training techniques to assist national fisheries managers and industry stakeholders in acquiring appropriate knowledge and skills

Duty Station: The capital, though preparatory work may be undertaken at place of residence.

ANNEX

TERMS OF REFERENCE

International Consultant

Participatory Fishery Management Theory and Practice

Under the supervision and technical guidance of the Chief, Fishery Policy and Planning, and in close collaboration with the project Team Leader, other project consultants and national counterparts, the Socio-Economist/Community Fisheries consultant will facilitate the development of participatory management within the artisanal prawn fisheries through two missions to perform the following tasks:

Mission (…. weeks)

a) Review and assess options for establishing community-based/participatory fisheries management operations, with special attention to any recent initiatives within the region, and to their utility within the context of the artisanal prawn fishery and, as relevant, existing formal/informal local fisher/village/community organizations.

• Prepare guidelines for facilitating trial participatory management arrangements within two pilot fishing communities (one each in two districts where artisanal prawn fisheries are concentrated), based on a process of full involvement of local prawn fishers and traders in:
  
• analyzing conditions and major problems in the prawn fishery harvest and post-harvest sector and agreeing on remedial actions;
  
• selection of a community prawn fishery management council/committee; and
  
• drafting of a community prawn fisheries management plan.

b) Oversee implementation of the above process and conduct necessary training/familiarization activities for the National Community Fisheries Facilitator and DoF staff, to ensure proper follow-up of the process throughout the course of the project.

c) Guide the work of the National Consultant Community Fisheries Facilitator.

Mission (…. weeks)

a) Review and analyze results of the trial community management operations in the two pilot areas, and, as appropriate, recommend a programme for possible extension of the participatory management arrangements to other major artisanal prawn fishing areas along the rest of the coastline.

b) Prepare a report on the trial community management operations and the recommended programme for extension.

Duration: ……. p/m, split into …. missions, WAE.

Qualifications: The consultant should be a recognized senior expert in fisheries socio-economics with extensive (7-10 years) previous field experience in the design and implementation of participatory management arrangements within the BBB region or regions with similar small-scale fisheries characteristics. The consultant should be fully conversant with recent global developments in artisanal-industrial conflict resolution and fisheries co-management arrangements, as well as with training techniques to assist national fisheries managers and industry stakeholders in acquiring appropriate knowledge and skills.

Duty Station: The Capital

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TERMS OF REFERENCE

Partnership Programme Consultant
(Retired Expert)
Small-scale Prawn Fisheries and Marketing

Under the supervision and technical guidance of the Chief, Fishery Policy and Planning, and in close collaboration with the project Team Leader, other project consultants and national counterparts, the Small-scale Prawn Fisheries and Marketing Consultant will facilitate improved sector performance within the artisanal prawn fishery through two missions to perform the following tasks:

Mission (….. weeks)

a) Review and analyze costs, revenues, and market structure of the artisanal prawn fishery and its relation to the industrial sector.

b) Provide input for facilitating trial participatory management arrangements and development of community prawn fishery management plans within two pilot fishing sites (one each in two districts where artisanal prawn fisheries are concentrated).

c) Develop a trial programme, for implementation at the two pilot sites, for improving quality assurance and earnings performance of the small-scale sector, including provision for data collection needs.

d) Oversee implementation of the above programme and conduct necessary training/familiarization activities for the National Community Fish Technologist/ Marketing Facilitator and DoF staff, to ensure proper follow-up throughout the course of the project.

e) Guide the work of the National Community Fish Technologist/Marketing Facilitator.

Mission (…. weeks)

a) Review and analyze results of the trial programme in the two pilot areas, and undertake refinements/modifications to remedy technical and/or organizational shortcomings.
b) As appropriate, recommend a programme for possible extension of lessons in quality assurance and earnings performance improvement to other major artisanal prawn fishing areas along the rest of the coastline.

c) Prepare a report on the trial programme and recommendations for its extension.

Duration: …. p/m, split into ….. missions, WAE.

Qualifications: The consultant should be a senior expert in small scale fisheries post-harvest practices, with extensive field experience in the design and implementation of improved product handling and market earning performance. Experience should also include involvement with artisanal prawn fisheries and participatory development and management initiatives within the region or regions with similar small-scale fisheries characteristics. The consultant should be fully conversant with training techniques to assist national fisheries managers and industry stakeholders in acquiring appropriate knowledge and skills

Duty Station: The Capital

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FAO TECHNICAL SUPPORT - FIPP

Under the general supervision of the Service Chief of FIPP and in collaboration with the national Director of Fisheries, FI (HQ) Technical Support Officers will undertake periodic missions, either jointly or independently, in support of the project as described in the work plan. The Technical Support Officers will provide advice and general supervisory assistance in relation to the following programme activities:

i) Overall project design, implementation and assessment

ii) Socio-economic analysis of the artisanal prawn fishery, including interactions and linkages with the industrial fishery.

iii) Development of management strategies for the artisanal fishery, including preparation of guidelines for facilitating trial participatory management arrangements.

iv) Implementation of trial participatory management arrangements at two pilot sites.

v) Training/familiarization activities for DoF staff, to ensure proper follow-up of the implementation process throughout the course of the project.

vi) Field work pilot site support activities of the National Consultant Community Fisheries Facilitator and the National Community Fish Technologist/Marketing Facilitator.

vii) Analysis of results of the trial community management operations in the pilot areas.

viii) Recommendations for possible extension of participatory management arrangements to other major artisanal prawn fishing areas along the rest of the coastline.

ix) Preparation of the annual operational management plan, including provision for artisanal fishery interests.

x) Technical editing of project reports and analyses.

Duration: …. weeks including provision for …. duty travel missions.

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FAO TECHNICAL SUPPORT - FIRM

Under the general supervision of the Service Chief of FIRM and in collaboration with the national Director of Fisheries, FI (HQ) Technical Support Officers will undertake periodic missions, either jointly or independently, in support of the project as described in the work plan. The Technical Support Officers will provide advice and general supervisory assistance in relation to the following programme activities:

i) Design of catch-sampling and specimen measuring programme at sea and ashore in the case of the artisanal fishery.

ii) Design of log books for the commercial trawl fleet.

iii) Design of data base systems for all data collected in conjunction with the prawn fishery monitoring programme.

iv) Feasibility of VMS.

v) Prawn fishery computer model structure. modelling and analysis requirements.

vi) Preparation of regular fishery status reports, stock status reports and fishery summary analysis.

vii) Preparation of the annual operational management plan.

viii) Economic analysis of the industrial fleet's operations, including preparation of cost and earning surveys.

ix) Analysis of optimal fleet size and structure.

x) Technical editing of project reports and analyses.

Duration: …. weeks total including provision for three duty travel missions.

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TERMS OF REFERENCE

National Consultant

Community Fisheries Management Facilitator

Under the general supervision and technical guidance of the Chief, Fishery Policy and Planning, the project Team Leader, and the Socio-Economist/Community Fisheries consultant, and in close collaboration with other project consultants and national counterparts, the National Community Fisheries Management consultant will facilitate the development of participatory management within the artisanal prawn fisheries by undertaking the following tasks:

a) Assist the Socio-Economist/Community Fisheries consultant in reviewing and assessing options for establishing community-based/participatory fisheries management operations.

b) Further assist in the preparation of trial participatory management arrangements within two pilot fishing communities (one each in two districts where artisanal prawn fisheries are concentrated), based on a process of full involvement of local prawn fishers and traders in:

• analyzing conditions and major problems in the prawn fishery harvest and post-harvest sector and agreeing on remedial actions;
  
• selection of a community prawn fishery management council/committee; and
  
• drafting of a community prawn fisheries management plan.

c) Assume field responsibility for implementation of the above process under the supervision of the Socio-Economist/Community Fisheries consultant and in close collaboration with DoF staff.

d) With other members of the project team, contribute to the review and analyze results of the trial community management operations in the two pilot areas, and, as appropriate, to the elaboration of a programme for possible extension of the participatory management arrangements to other major artisanal prawn fishing areas along the rest of the coastline.

e) Prepare a report detailing the outcome of the above activities.

Duration: …. months, WAE.

Qualifications: The consultant should have a university degree in socio-cultural anthropology or a closely related field, and extensive experience working in rural communities and development projects within the region. Previous field experience in fisheries socio-economics and community-based fisheries management/co-management is also required, along with fluency in English.

Duty Station: The capital with frequent travel to fishing communities in two pilot areas.

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TERMS OF REFERENCE

National Consultant

Community Fish Technologist/Marketing Facilitator

Under the general supervision and technical guidance of the Chief, Fishery Policy and Planning, the project Team Leader, and the Small-scale Prawn Fisheries and Marketing consultant, and in close collaboration with other project consultants and national counterparts, the Community Fish Technologist/Marketing Facilitator will contribute to improved sector performance within the artisanal prawn fishery through the following tasks:

a) Assist in the review and analysis of costs, revenues, and market structure of the artisanal prawn fishery and its relation to the industrial sector.

b) Assist in facilitating trial participatory management arrangements and development of community prawn fishery management plans within two pilot fishing sites (one each in two districts where artisanal prawn fisheries are concentrated).

c) Assist in the development of a trial programme, for implementation at the two pilot sites, for improving quality assurance and earnings performance of the small scale sector, including provision for data collection needs.

d) Assume field responsibility for implementation of the above programme and conduct necessary training/familiarization activities for local prawn fishers and traders, under the supervision of the Small-scale Prawn Fisheries and Marketing consultant and in close collaboration with DoF staff.

e) With other members of the project team, contribute to the review and analyze results of the trial community management operations in the two pilot areas, and, as appropriate, to the elaboration of a programme for possible extension of improved quality assurance and earnings performance strategies and techniques to other major artisanal prawn fishing areas along the rest of the coastline.

f) Prepare a report detailing the outcome of the above activities.

Duration: …..months, WAE.

Qualifications: The consultant should have a university degree in food technology or a closely related field, and extensive experience working in rural communities and development projects within the region. Previous field experience in fisheries product and marketing is also required, along with fluency in English.

Duty Station: The Capital with frequent travel to fishing communities in two pilot areas.