BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:unctad.org BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a52aa5007513 DTSTART:20220722T130000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20220722T161500Z LOCATION: Online and in Bridgetown\, Barbados SUMMARY:Workshop on the implementation of priority actions on sustainable t rade of swordfish and other longline fisheries under Barbados Oceans Econo my and Trade Strategies CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) \, in cooperation with the Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the S ea of the Office of Legal Affairs of the United Nations (DOALOS)\, is exec uting the project "\;Evidence-based and policy coherent Oceans Economy and Trade Strategies"\; (OETS project) which started in January 2018 and is expected to be completed by June 2022\; the project is within the f ramework of the eleventh tranche of the United Nations Development Account . The beneficiary countries of the project are Barbados\, Belize\, and Cos ta Rica.\n\nIn the context of the OETS implementation action plan\, the st udy "\;Swordfish Market Analysis Report for Barbados "\; has been commissioned to explore the market potential for both local and export of Swordfish (Xiphias gladius). In addition\, the project is conducting an ex perimental fishing exercise to identify best fishing techniques and costs for Swordfish harvesting. The fishing exercise will also investigate the i mpact of circle hooks on catch composition and the rates of live vs. dead capture of all species at haul-back taken by local longline gear.\n\nThe w orkshop is a continuation of the inception report “Stakeholder inception meeting on a national analysis to transform longline fisheries in Barbado s | UNCTAD” held in 4 February\, 2022. The preliminary analysis gave ins ights about the key issues and opportunities that exist along the value ch ain to promote the expansion of the local and export Swordfish market. Thi s final report’s key findings suggest that there is room for expansion w ithin Barbados’ sustainable limits. It cautions\, however\, about the ba rriers that have hindered development in the past including high operation al costs\, limited access to funding and inconsistent data collection. Ena blers also exist\, which can be promoted as interventions for changing pra ctices such as communication tools and technology\, youth engagement and f isherfolk leadership\, representation\, and advocacy. The upcoming worksho p will provide recommendations for future development of Swordfish local a nd export markets including innovative ideas for marketing Swordfish. \n\ nWorkshop objectives\n\n\nTo provide an overview of the final activities u nder the UNCTAD-DOALOS OETS project and its contribution in promoting sust ainable trade of products and services in ocean-based economic sectors wit hin the UNCLOS framework.\nTo present and discuss the findings of the Swor dfish Market analysis and discuss recommendations for marketing and sellin g Swordfish locally and abroad.\nTo present the preliminary findings from the Swordfish experimental fishing exercise and discuss the most efficient and cost-effective harvesting techniques.\nTo discuss the impact of circl e hooks on catch composition captured during the experimental fishing exer cise.\n\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\ndocument.addEventListener("\;DOMContentLo aded"\;\, function(event) { \ndocument.querySelectorAll('\;a[href* ="\;https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_GZMH03iHRgmP4jE9WX4Vbw /"\;]'\;)[0].setAttribute('\;href'\;\,'\;https://us02w eb.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_GZMH03iHRgmP4jE9WX4Vbw'\;)\;\n})\;\n\n& lt\;p>\;The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)\ , in cooperation with the Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Se a of the Office of Legal Affairs of the United Nations (DOALOS)\, is execu ting the project "\;Evidence-based and policy coherent Oceans Economy and Trade Strategies"\; (OETS project) which started in January 2018 a nd is expected to be completed by June 2022\; the project is within the fr amework of the eleventh tranche of the United Nations Development Account. The beneficiary countries of the project are Barbados\, Belize\, and Cost a Rica.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;In the context of the OETS implementatio n action plan\, the study "\;Swordfish Market Analysis Report for Barb ados "\; has been commissioned to explore the market potential for bot h local and export of Swordfish (Xiphias gladius). In addition\, the proje ct is conducting an experimental fishing exercise to identify best fishing techniques and costs for Swordfish harvesting. The fishing exercise will also investigate the impact of circle hooks on catch composition and the r ates of live vs. dead capture of all species at haul-back taken by local l ongline gear.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The workshop is a continuation of the inception report “Stakeholder inception meeting on a national analys is to transform longline fisheries in Barbados | UNCTAD” held in 4 Febru ary\, 2022. The preliminary analysis gave insights about the key issues an d opportunities that exist along the value chain to promote the expansion of the local and export Swordfish market. This final report’s key findin gs suggest that there is room for expansion within Barbados’ sustainable limits. It cautions\, however\, about the barriers that have hindered dev elopment in the past including high operational costs\, limited access to funding and inconsistent data collection. Enablers also exist\, which can be promoted as interventions for changing practices such as communication tools and technology\, youth engagement and fisherfolk leadership\, repres entation\, and advocacy. The upcoming workshop will provide recommendation s for future development of Swordfish local and export markets including i nnovative ideas for marketing Swordfish.&\;nbsp\;<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;h 4>\;Workshop objectives<\;/h4>\;\n\n<\;ul>\;\n<\;li>\;To pro vide an overview of the final activities under the UNCTAD-DOALOS OETS proj ect and its contribution in promoting sustainable trade of products and se rvices in ocean-based economic sectors within the UNCLOS framework.<\;/l i>\;\n<\;li>\;To present and discuss the findings of the Swordfish M arket analysis and discuss recommendations for marketing and selling Sword fish locally and abroad.<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;To present the prelimin ary findings from the Swordfish experimental fishing exercise and discuss the most efficient and cost-effective harvesting techniques.<\;/li>\;\ n<\;li>\;To discuss the impact of circle hooks on catch composition ca ptured during the experimental fishing exercise.<\;/li>\;\n<\;/ul> \;\n\n<\;h4>\;&\;nbsp\;<\;/h4>\;\n\n<\;p>\;&\;nbsp\;<\ ;/p>\;\n<\;img alt="\;logos"\; data-align="\;center"\; data-entity-type="\;file"\; data-entity-uuid="\;3fe60d79-63b7 -43e1-b5ee-4aaafa85d2bd"\; src="\;/sites/default/files/inline-imag es/ditc-ted-200722-barbados-logos-1.JPG"\; />\;\n<\;p>\;&\;nb sp\;<\;/p>\;\n<\;script>\;\ndocument.addEventListener("\;DOMCo ntentLoaded"\;\, function(event) { \ndocument.querySelectorAll('\; a[href*="\;https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_GZMH03iHRgmP4jE 9WX4Vbw/"\;]'\;)[0].setAttribute('\;href'\;\,'\;https: //us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_GZMH03iHRgmP4jE9WX4Vbw'\;)\;\n}) \;\n\n<\;/script>\;\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/ meeting/workshop-implementation-priority-actions-sustainable-trade-swordfi sh-and-other-longline DTSTAMP:20260711T204048Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR