This assignment assesses shrimp fisheries in the Aru Islands, Maluku, and barramundi fisheries in Merauke, Papua, using the Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management (EAFM). It also includes pre-assessment towards Marine Stewardship Council certification.
Deliverables include fishery profiles, EAFM assessments and certification pre-assessments. The analysis covers habitat, fish resources, fishing techniques, economic conditions, social conditions and institutions, using or adapting the indicators specified in the source methodology.
Description of Assignment:
The purpose of activities EAFM assessment and Pre-assessment in Shrimp in Aru Archipelago District, Maluku Province and Barramundi in Merauke District, Papua Province towards MSC certification, is to assess shrimp and barramundi commodities to help the welfare of the people in the Aru Islands and Merauke Regency with the MSC scheme, and also to help the Indonesian Government to improve fisheries management.
The objective of activities EAFM assessment and Pre-assessment in Shrimp in Aru Archipelago District, Maluku Province and Barramundi in Merauke District, Papua Province towards MSC certification, is to produce EAFM Assessment, Pre-Assessment, and Fishery Profile for shrimp and barramundi.
The EAFM Assessment for shrimp in the Aru Islands and Barramundi in Merauke Regency will use/adapt indicators developed by the Directorate of Fish Resources, Directorate General of Capture Fisheries, Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, WWF-Indonesia, and the Center for Coastal and Marine Resources Learning, IPB, sponsored by USAID (2011). The EAFM assessment indicators are divided into several aspects: (1) Habitat; (2) Fish Resources; (3) Fishing Techniques; (4) Economy; (5) Social; (6) Institutional.
