Schedule ANNEX III
Outline of the objectives and performance indicators to be complied with under Articles 3, 8 and 9 of the Protocol
| Strategic priorities and objectives | Indicators |
|---|---|
| 1. Improvement of health and hygiene conditions to develop the fisheries sector | |
| Preparations to obtain export approval | Rules on minimum health and hygiene standards applicable to industrial vessels, canoes and fishing enterprises products drawn up/adopted by Parliament and implemented Competent authority in place Centro de Investigação Pesqueira Apliquada (CIPA) brought up to standards (ISO 9000) Laboratory provided to carry out microbiological and chemical analyses Shrimp monitoring and analysis plan (PNVAR 2008) adopted and incorporated into law Number of health inspectors trained Number of health workers and fisheries ministry staff trained in hygiene standards Approval for export to the European Union obtained |
| 1.1. Modernisation and upgrading health and hygiene of the industrial fleet and the small-scale fleet | Number of industrial vessels brought up to standards Number of wooden canoes replaced with canoes made of more suitable materials (in absolute terms and as a percentage) Number of canoes equipped with iceboxes Increased number of unloading points Small-scale fishing vessels and coastal fishing vessels brought into compliance with health standards (number in absolute terms and as a percentage) |
| 1.2. Developing infrastructure, in particular port infrastructure | Refurbishment of Port of Bissau and extension of fishing port Port fish market for unloading catches from small-scale and industrial fishing developed and restored to standards Port of Bissau brought up to international standards (ratification of OLAS Convention) Wrecks removed from port |
| 1.3. Promoting fisheries products (health and plant-health conditions of the products landed and processed) | Inspection system for fishery products adapted and operational Actors made aware of health and hygiene rules (number of training courses organised and number of people trained) Analytical laboratory operational Number of sites developed for non-industrial landing and processing Promoting technical and commercial partnerships with private operators overseas Eco-labelling system launched for Guinea-Bissau products |
| 2. Improving monitoring, control and surveillance of the fishing zone | |
| Improved legal framework | Agreement adopted between the ministry of fisheries and of defence on surveillance and control National monitoring, control and surveillance plan adopted and implemented |
| 2.1. Strengthening monitoring, control and surveillance | Body of sworn independent inspectors operational (number of people recruited and trained) and corresponding budgetary allocation entered in the finance act Number of days of surveillance at sea: 250 days/year at the end of the period covered by the Protocol Number of inspections in port and at sea Number of aerial inspections Number of statistical bulletins published Radar coverage rate Rate of VMS coverage of the fleet as a whole Training programme adapted to surveillance techniques implemented (number of hours of training, number of technicians trained, etc.) |
| 2.2. Monitoring boarding of vessels | Improving the transparency of the system of boarding, penalties and payments of fines Rules on payment of fines improved and ban introduced on payment of fines other than financial Improvement of system for collection of fines Publication of annual statistics on fines collected Setting up a blacklist of vessels penalised Drawing up of and annual publication of statistics on fines FISCAP annual report published |
| 3. Improving fisheries management | |
| Managing shrimp and cephalopod fishing effort | Maintaining in 2007 existing agreements with third countries and the European Union However, if the fishing opportunities granted to third countries remain unused on 1 January 2007, these opportunities shall not be mobilised in 2008 and subsequent years. No fishing opportunities shall be granted to chartering Definitive withdrawal from and formal termination of any agreement with European companies or associations/enterprises within thirty days of the entry into force of this Protocol |
| 3.1. Modernisation and stepping up of fisheries research | Strengthen CIPA research capacities |
| 3.2. Improving information on fishery resources | Annual trawling carried out Number of stocks evaluated Number of research programmes Number of recommendations issued and followed on the state of the main fisheries resources (in particular freezes on fishing and conservation measures for overfished stocks) Evaluation of annual fishing effort for species which are the subject of a development plan Instrument to manage operational fishing effort (setting up a database, statistical monitoring instruments, networking the services responsible for fleet management, publication of statistical bulletins, etc.) |
| 3.3. Controlled development of fisheries | Adoption of annual management plan for industrial fishing before the start of the year concerned Adoption and implementation of development plan for over-exploited resources Vessel register kept in EEZ, including small-scale fishing Number of development plans drawn up, implemented and evaluated |
| 3.4. Improving the effectiveness of the technical services of the Ministère des Pêches et de l’Economie Maritime (Ministry of Fisheries and the Marine Economy) and the services involved in managing the sector | Administrative capacities strengthened Training and retraining programme drawn up and applied (number of agents trained, number of hours of training, etc.) Mechanisms for coordination, consultation and cooperation with partners strengthened System of data collection and statistical monitoring of fisheries strengthened |
| 3.5. Developing the system for managing licences and monitoring vessels | Number of hours of training for technicians Number of technicians trained Networking of services and statistics |