The main objective of the Economic Impact Analysis was to assess the business case value proposition associated with fishery interventions that reduce billfish mortality in Grenada and in the Dominican Republic (DR). The initial intervention candidates proposed by the CBMC included (1) examining compensation and/or value transfer pathways between the commercial and recreational sectors (2) outlining how such value transfers could be effectively used to finance innovations that improve the sustainability and management of billfish capturing fisheries, and (3) investigate the potential for transitioning low-value commercial artisanal billfish fishers in the pilot countries towards a higher-value recreational fishery.

The objective of the following report is to present a business case focusing on the identification andassessment of opportunities for investment in tuna fishing and processing in south India, which mightbe attractive to either (or both) private or public investors. The work was undertaken in early 2018 aspart of the World Bank/GEF-funded Oceans Partnership Programme in the Bay of Bengal (OPPBOB),hosted by the Bay of Bengal Inter-Governmental Organisation (BOBP-IGO) in Chennai.

The document summarizes results obtained during the noted Round 8 workshop.

The Workshop’s main objective was to exchange information among the tuna RFMO Secretariats and with other experts on data management and reporting for compliance, and explore the scope for cooperation and rationalizing work processes in this area. In addition, the Workshop provided space for discussion of other topics of relevance to officers responsible for compliance, such as developments in compliance assessment procedures, transshipment, and initiatives to identify best practices in fisheries monitoring, control and surveillance (MCS).

The workshop is part of the effort to introduce the BMIS to potential users and demonstrate its utility in supporting science-based fisheries management. It was designed to work through various bycatch issues using the BMIS, SPC resources, and participants’ national fisheries knowledge and experience.