Output

1) Pre-Workshop Survey

The Pre-Workshop Survey will seek to systematize information from economies on the status of fisheries and aquaculture in relation to the changing ocean environment, in order to determine: (i) whether APEC economies have established measures to build resilience in the management of fisheries and aquaculture activities, on the key issues prioritized for the Project; (ii) to understand the experiences and lessons learned from APEC economies in building resilience on the key issues prioritized for the Project; (iii) to understand the gaps faced by APEC economies in implementing measures to build resilience on the key issues prioritized for the Project; (iv) to understand the existing cooperation among APEC economies on building resilience on the key issues prioritized for the Project; (v) to understand the potential cooperation they have identified and wish to establish with APEC economies for resilience on the key issues prioritized for the Project.

This survey will be design by a contractor and completed online by the OFWG Forum economies participating in the Project, prior to the in-person APEC Experience Sharing Workshop. To ensure that economies disseminate the Pre – Workshop Survey to relevant stakeholders and ensure the highest quality and quantity of responses, one of the tasks assigned to the APEC Contact Points for this project will be to generate a list of stakeholders for each economy whose government activities and/or functions are related to the project.

A summary of at least 10 pages, excluding annexes, will be prepared with the information obtained will be used for the development of the APEC Experience Sharing Workshop and the formulation of the APEC Cooperation Plan. The information will also be stored in a virtual space within Microsoft OneDrive or another virtual storage medium, according to the preferences of the APEC economies.

As supporting activities, a consultation process will be conducted with the APEC economies and the OFWG Forum to validate the content of the questions; and a template will be created in MonkeySurvey or another platform commonly used by all APEC economies, for dissemination by email and the initiation of information systematization.

At least nine responses are expected from the APEC economies co- sponsoring the Project. These responses will be analyzed using statistics such as percentages, averages, and totals to obtain an overview. Charts will also be created to make the data easier to read.

If it is difficult to obtain a larger number of responses to the Pre-Workshop survey, the Contractor will identify project information available on the economies’ websites or in project repositories from international cooperation sources.

2) Workshop

Dialogue will be sought among the APEC economies participating in the Project regarding their identified gaps, successful experiences, and best practices or lessons learned to promote resilient fisheries and aquaculture sectors to the changing ocean environment.

The workshop will be the Project's main tool to strengthen the capacities of APEC economies to improve the management of fisheries and aquaculture activities in relation to the changing ocean environment. To this end, the workshop will feature presentations by APEC economies on evidence of progress in implementing experiences related to the Project's themes. In this regard, the workshop also hopes to increase the number of APEC economies that are familiar with management experiences in the changing ocean environment and to strengthen interaction during the development phase of the APEC Cooperation Plan, which will take place during the workshop, through discussion rounds.

The workshop will be held in the city of Lima district in Lima Region. It will last two days and will run from approximately 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

The first day of the APEC Experience Sharing Workshop is expected to allow for the exchange of information on regulatory frameworks for management in the changing ocean environment; identified gaps, successful experiences, good practices, and lessons learned regarding maritime safety for the management of fisheries and aquaculture activities in the face of the changing ocean environment; and disaster risk management for the management of fisheries and aquaculture activities in the changing ocean environment. It should be noted that during the design of the APEC Experience Sharing Workshop program, coordination will be conducted with the designated APEC focal points to disseminate invitations to participate as speakers during the workshop.

On the second day of the APEC Experience Sharing Workshop, the first phase will continue the exchange of information on identified gaps, successful experiences, good practices, and lessons learned by APEC economies on: 1) the development of models for projecting stock responses to environmental changes for fisheries management; 2) the management of fisheries and aquaculture activities in a changing ocean environment ; and 3) the application of l innovative technologies for the management of fisheries and aquaculture activities in a changing ocean environment.

For this phase, the information gathered from the APEC Experience Sharing Workshop and The Pre-Workshop Surveyy will be used to organize potential interactions between economies.

The second phase of the APEC Experience Sharing Workshop will consist of the practical part of the workshop, for the presentation and feedback on the proposed APEC Cooperation Plan.

During the aforementioned practical part, discussion rounds are planned where APEC economies, based on a mutually beneficial strategy, will meet with economies in need of assistance and those that might require it. All APEC economies are expected to interact with each other.

As supporting activities, an auditorium rental service, including coffee breaks, will be arranged; APEC economies will be coordinated to confirm participation in presentations on key topics prioritized by the Project; and a Short-Term Clerk will be hired to provide administrative support to the PO.

3) APEC Cooperation Plan

he proposed APEC Cooperation Plan outlines a set of activities to strengthen cooperation among interested APEC economies, with the aim of enhancing capacity through knowledge development for the management of fisheries and aquaculture activities in a changing ocean environment.

Regarding APEC Cooperation Plan, it should be noted that this proposed set of guidelines is not binding on APEC member economies. In other words, no agreements or activities will be generated that APEC economies are obligated to undertake following the implementation of this project.

However, it is expected that, during the workshop, APEC economies will identify appropriate communication channels to continue coordinating efforts and promote the continuous improvement of the proposed APEC Project Plan and its implementation, within the framework of sustainable project execution. These communication channels will be identified during the formation of working groups during the practical component of the APEC experience-sharing workshop.

The plan is proposed to consist of activities organized around the following pillars of cooperation: (i) financing; (ii) technical assistance for the development of relevant projects, programs, and portfolios; (iii) professional internships; and (iv) exchange of technological knowledge.

The Final Project Report, which will be published on the OFWG platform and disseminated through the OFWG Working Group, will include the 20- to 30-page APEC Cooperation Plan document, excluding annexes.

This document will have a preliminary structure of four sections: (i) Introduction, which will present information about the project, its objectives, and how this information will contribute to achieving the project's goals and outcomes; (ii) Information on the APEC Workshop Outcomes, which will present information on how the proposed practical component of the workshop was carried out, thus enabling the presentation of the results; (iii) A proposed cooperation plan, outlining the main partnerships that could be developed to enhance cooperation capacity among APEC economies interested in managing fisheries and aquaculture activities in a changing environment, categorized by areas of cooperation; (iv) A summary table of potential cooperation opportunities.

As supporting activities, the project team will develop a proposal during the workshop, gathering feedback and fostering consensus during the practical portion of the APEC Experience Sharing Workshop.

Finally, please note that the APEC Cooperation Plan is a document that does not entail the creation of any website or online resources.

4) Final Project Report

A 12-page summary report will be prepared for policymakers and the general public, presenting relevant information from participating economies on their efforts to manage various aspects of fisheries and aquaculture activities in the face of the changing ocean environment.

The report will include: 1) information from OFWG Forum economies on how they undertake, share through best practices on the sound management of fisheries and aquaculture activities in the face of the changing ocean environment, information on gaps, success stories, and lessons learned from OFWG Forum economies; 2) the organization and conduct of the workshop [obtained from the Pre-Workshop Survey]; and

3) an APEC cooperation plan with information on potential collaborations emerging from the project to strengthen the management of fisheries and aquaculture activities by OFWG Forum economies.The draft will contain: 1) information from OFWG Forum economies regarding their best practices to appropriate management of fisheries and aquaculture activities in the face of the changing ocean environment information on gaps, successful experiences, and lessons learned from OFWG Forum economies; and 3) information on potential collaborations emerging from the project to strengthen the management of fisheries and aquaculture activities by OFWG Forum economies. The final report will include the APEC Cooperation Plan document as described in the previous output.

Outcome

1) Knowledge of lessons learned and best practices for the management of fisheries and aquaculture activities in the changing ocean environment was increased in at least 30% of the APEC economies participating in the project.

2) Increased number of repositories of systematized information on resources and best practices on experiences for managing fisheries and aquaculture activities in the changing ocean environment, available to APEC economies.

Beneficiaries

The main direct beneficiaries of the Project will be representatives of government institutions responsible for the management of fisheries and aquaculture activities in the face of the changing ocean environment in the economies of Chile; China; Indonesia; Mexico; New Zealand; Papua New Guinea; Chinese Taipei; Thailand; and Vietnam.

Representatives from the aforementioned APEC economies are expected to work in government departments on the key topics prioritized for the Project (navigation safety; disaster risk management; development of projections using scenarios that incorporate environmental and ecosystem shifts at fisheries management scales; fisheries and aquaculture health; extreme event monitoring and decision-making; and the circular economy) to promote the adaptation of Fisheries and Aquaculture to the risks of the changing ocean environment; or who have knowledge of the fundings gaps they represent in APEC economy for the management of Fisheries and Aquaculture activities in the face of the changing ocean environment.

The indirect beneficiaries of the OFWG Forum in APEC economies will be: 1) civil society involved in the management of fisheries and aquaculture activities in the face of the changing ocean environment; 2) NGOs and the academic sector supporting the resilience of fishers and aquaculture farmers vulnerable to the changing ocean environment; 3) collegiate bodies of engineering and biology majors to contribute to the management of fisheries and aquaculture activities in the face of to the changing ocean environment; 4) families engaged in fishing and aquaculture vulnerable to the changing ocean environment; 5) and other relevant stakeholders promoting the management of fisheries and aquaculture activities in the face of the changing ocean environment.