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WCC 2020 Res 018 - Activity Report

Submitted by Ian.Harrison on Sat, 05/27/2023 - 00:01
General Information
Valuing and protecting inland fisheries
IUCN Constituent: 
IUCN WCPA Freshwater : Network 2021-2025
IUCN Constituent type: 
IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas 2021-2025
Period covered: 
2023
In implementing this Resolution your organization has worked/consulted with...
IUCN Members: 
European Bureau for Conservation and Development ( EBCD ) / Belgium
World Wildlife Fund - US ( WWF - US ) / United States of America
Conservation International ( CI ) / United States of America
The Nature Conservancy ( TNC ) / United States of America
Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future - Cornell University ( ACSF ) / United States of America
IUCN Commissions: 
IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management 2021-2025 (CEM)
IUCN Species Survival Commission 2021-2025 (SSC)
IUCN Secretariat: 
No
Other non-IUCN related organisations: 
University of Nevada-Reno
Implementation
Indicate and briefly describe any actions that have been carried out to implement this Resolution: 
ActionDescriptionStatus
Education/Communication/Raising awarenessWCPA Freshwater Specialist Group members have assisted in the preparation of inland fisheries related sessions for the 2024 World Conservation Congress. These include sessions on: 'Assessing the Status of Inland Fisheries for Policy'; 'Climate Change Impacts on Inland Fish and Fisheries'; and 'Indigenous People and Local Community-led Fisheries Management'On-going
Policy influencing/advocacyThe following is in reference to operative statement 1a (to support more explicit inclusion of inland fisheries in the post-2020 biodiversity framework, especially through the post-2020 zero draft target 5 and through reference to inland fisheries in SDG Targets 14.4, and 14.6, or in 15.1 (sustainable use of freshwater ecosystems). Members of the WCPA Freshwater Specialist group contributed to a document submitted to the CBD COP 15, calling for an inland fisheries threat indicator (developed by USGS and FAO) to be included as a component or complementary for Global Biodiversity Framework Target 5. The document was submitted through collaboration with the European Bureau for Conservation and Development, IUCN-CEM's Fisheries Expert Group, InFish, and the Inland Fisheries Alliance. A copy of the document is available on the Inland Fisheries Alliance webpage for 'Resources' (https://www.inlandfisheriesalliance.org/resources). On-going
Scientific/technical activitiesThe following is relevant to operative statement 1c (enhance the collection of data to document the status and trends of inland fisheries). The 2022 report for the WCPA Freshwater Specialist Group noted that the work of the WCPA Freshwater Specialist Group on promoting freshwater protections in the CBD Global Biodiversity Framework was linked to collaboration on an analysis of the ‘Success of Reserves for Freshwater Fisheries and Fish’ (with TNC, WWF and University of Nevada-Reno). The initial results of this work were presented at the 2022 Joint Aquatic Sciences meeting in the US, and the work has now been submitted as a manuscript for publication: Koning, A.A., Abell, R., Harrison, I., Winstanley, J., Chandra, S., Loury, E., McIntyre, P.B., Moberg, T. Sutter, R., Thieme, M. & Hogan, Z. On-going
Scientific/technical activitiesThe following is relevant to operative statement 1c (enhance the collection of data to document the status and trends of inland fisheries). WCPA Freshwater Specialist Group members have been contributing feedback to FAO as part of their study of the role of OECMS in inland fishery management. The FAO work is currently focused on regional reviews of the relationships between area-based management and inland fisheries. A workshop is planned for later in the year and it is hoped that a WCPA Freshwater Specialist Group member can be involved. On-going
What challenges have you encountered in implementing this Resolution and what measures have you taken to overcome them?: 
As noted in the 2022 report, it is very difficult to get sufficient policy attention paid to inland fisheries, and to gather reliable data on these fisheries. However, we have the support of a very strong group of partners in the InFish network and the Inland Fisheries Alliance.
Identify and briefly describe what future actions are planned for the implementation of this Resolution: 
Future ActionDescription
Policy influencing/advocacyMembers of the WCPA Freshwater Specialist Group will continue to support the recommendation that the inland fisheries threat indicator (developed by USGS and FAO) be applied towards the implementation of Global Biodiversity Framework Target 5 (for example through NBSAPs). This is relevant to operative statements 1a and 1b.
Scientific/technical activitiesAbigail Lynch (USGS) and Gretchen Stokes (University of Florida) are leading a paper further developing the inland fisheries threat indicator, designed by USGS and FAO and proposed as an indicator for GBF Target 5. This study will include input from WCPA Freshwater Specialist Group members. This is relevant to operative statement 1c.
Scientific/technical activitiesWCPA Freshwater Specialist Group members co-advised on a graduate student study of 'Climate and Community Vulnerability of U.S. Inland Subsistence Fisheries.' This work will be published as a manuscript and is relevant to operative statement 1c.
Additional Information
External link(s): 
InFish
Inland Fisheries Alliance