14 th APEC Roundtable Meeting on the Involvement of Business/Private Sector in Sustainability of the Marine Environment

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1 2014/SOM2/OFWG/008 Agenda: III A 14 th APEC Roundtable Meeting on the Involvement of Business/Private Sector in Sustainability of the Marine Environment Purpose: Information Submitted by: Chinese Taipei 3 rd Ocean and Fisheries Working Group Meeting Qingdao, China 9-12 May 2014

2 The 14 th APEC Roundtable Meeting on the Involvement of the Business/Private Sector in the Sustainability of the Marine Environment (October 14 16, 2013) Dr. Kwang Ming Liu Institute of Marine Affairs and Resource Management, NTOU Chinese Taipei Roundtable Sessions The 14 th APEC Roundtable Meeting on the involvement of the Business/Private Sector was held in Taipei on October 14 16, The participates include delegates from People s Republic of China, Indonesia, Japan, Republic of Korea, Hong Kong, Thailand, The Philippines, Vietnam and Chinese Taipei (9 economic members). Two meeting sessions were discussed: Shark Conservation and Management Clean Waters 1

3 The 14 th APEC Roundtable Meeting recommends OFWG to take action on the following recommendations to its future work Session I: Shark Conservation and management APEC economics should be encouraged to: Promote responsible and sustainable use of sharks. Create shark network among APEC economies to promote collaboration on shark research, sharing data and information in regional or sub regional level. Consider adoptions of fins naturally attached * policy. Promote whale shark and manta rays ecotourism. Consider employing DNA barcoding in species indentification and fishery management of sharks and rays. *: Sharks that land ashore should have their fins naturally attached to their bodies 2

4 Develop new and practical techniques in shark species identification such as dermal denticles analysis. Conduct capacity building such as species identification, data collection and enforcement, especially for CITES enlisted species. Work with interested parties to conduct outreach and awareness programmes for local communities on the importance of shark conservation. Partner with private sectors and business through their corporate social responsibility. Amend or adopt domestic measures in supporting implementation of CITES listings of shark and ray species. Conduct more studies on shark s migration such as using satellite tracking. Initiate dialogue among concerned parties or organizations such as CITES, RFMOs, WTO and NGOs about vulnerable shark species at hotspots so that economies would have more information for setting their conservation and management measures for shark. 3

5 Session II: Clean waters Incorporate education on marine environmental issues in schools or communities. Promote awareness among all stakeholders to reduce marine debris. Increase frequency of coastal cleanup activities by involving private sectors, industries, governments, NGOs and local communities. Promote sharing of best practices of integrated coastal area and river basin management in APEC region. Promote cooperation among member economies to control marine cross border pollution. The 14 th APEC Roundtable Meeting Scientific Tour 4

6 Bulletin on Marine Resource Conservation and Fisheries Volume XV, Issues 1 and 2 The 15 th APEC Roundtable Meeting on the Involvement of the Business/Private Sector in the Sustainability of the Marine Environment September 23 25, 2014 Chinese Taipei 5

7 I. THEMES OF THE MEETING With a focus on reinforcing our efforts to establish publicprivate partnerships, this meeting will respond to the 2002 Seoul Declaration of APEC Ocean related Ministerial Meeting and follow up on the 2005 Bali Plan of Action. Two major themes which are closely related to the business/ngo/private sectors will be discussed: Eel resource conservation and management Wetland conservation II. DATES AND VENUE With the support of the Environmental Protection Administration, several agencies, and ocean related industries of Chinese Taipei, this roundtable meeting will be organized by NTOU. The roundtable meeting is scheduled for September 23 25, 2014 including 2 day meeting and 1 day scientific tour. The meeting will be held in Tainan City, Chinese Taipei. 6

8 III. CALL FOR PAPERS The deadline for submitting topic is August 24, 2014 for the extended abstract. IV. MORE INFORMATION For more information, please contact: Dr. Kwang Ming LIU Professor Institute of Marine Affairs and Resource Management, NTOU E mail: kmliu@mail.ntou.edu.tw (New Proposal self funded project) The 16 th APEC Roundtable Meeting October 2015, Chinese Taipei Potential Themes The Impacts of Climate Change on Sustainable Development and Protection of the Marine Environment Food Security 7

9 Thank you 8