Mapping and Characterization of Fishers and Fish Workers Organizations in Selected PICs - TCP/SAP/3701 and TCP/SAP/3901
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In almost all Pacific Island Countries (PICs), fisheries play a much larger role in the economy than in most other countries. In the tropical Pacific, fish is also a cornerstone of food security, with average annual consumption of fish (including shellfish) by coastal rural populations ranging from 30 to 118 kg per person in Melanesia, from 62 to 115 kg in Micronesia, and from 50 to 146 kg in Polynesia. Even in urban centres, fish consumption usually greatly exceeds the global average of from 16 to 18 kg per person per year. In this context, coastal aquatic systems currently deliver most of the benefits from fisheries that directly affect islanders throughout the Pacific, such as nutrition and jobs. Pacific Island leaders have recognized the importance of coastal fisheries. The Vava'u Declaration in 2007 called for the effective management of coastal fisheries to support food security and sustainable livelihoods, while the Apia Policy, in 2008, aimed to harness the benefits of coastal fisheries. More recent documents, such as the Joint Forum Fisheries Agency/Pacific Community, formerly the South Pacific Commission (SPC) reports, Future of Fisheries: a regional roadmap for sustainable Pacific fisheries and the New Song for coastal fisheries: Pathways to change, have collectively called on PICs to implement integrated coastal resource management arrangements, drawing on the strengths and traditions of community, district, provincial and national levels of government to achieve sustainable island life.