PECC - Oceans at risk: Protection from the ocean to the coast, sharing marine resources

Tuesday, November 22

0800 - 0830

Registration

0830 - 0900

Opening Remarks

• Jimmie Rodgers, Director General, SPC
• Charles E. Morrison, Co-Chair, PECC

Welcome Remarks

• Jacques Legueré, FPTPEC (Chair for New Caledonia)
• Eric Pommier, FPTPEC (Chair for Polynesia)

0900-1230

Session 1: What are the consequences of climate change on the economic development of the Pacific Rim region? Perceived and real impacts.
Coastal areas are fragile. They are directly affected by the impacts of climate change, such as warmer oceans and rising sea levels. They are also vulnerable to extreme weather conditions as illustrated by the 2004 and 2011 tsunamis which have severely affected many PECC economies.

Chair: Abdoul-Aziz M'Baye , Head of Delegation of the European Union to the Pacific  

0900-0930

Confronting climate change in the Pacific: knowledge-action approaches and the APRU World Institute CMAS Program

• Jim Falk, Climate Mitigation and Adaptation Research Director, Association of Pacific Rim Universities World Initiative
  pdf pdf Confronting Climate Change in the Pacific (1.6 MB) (1.60 MB)

0930-1000

The EU initiative on climate change in the Pacific

• Abdoul-Aziz M'Baye, EU Ambassador to the Pacific
  pdf pdf The European Union action on the climate change in the Pacific (84.14 kB) (84 KB)

1000-1030

Coffee Break

1030-1100

Implications of climate change for contributions by fisheries and aquaculture to economies and communities in the tropical Pacific

• Johann Bell, Senior Fisheries Scientist, Secretariat of the Pacific Community
  pdf pdf Implications of Climate Change for contributions by fisheries and aquaculture (2.21 MB) (2.21 MB)

1100-1130

Regional Network in the Pacific (PACENET)

• Christophe Menkes & Fadhila Lemeur, Institute of Research for Development (IRD), Nouméa
• Olivier Auguin, SPC
  pdf pdf PACE-NET: Report on Outcomes from the Expert Workshop on Climate Change, held in Brisbane (1.34 MB) (922 KB)
  pdf pdf PACE-NET: Pacific Europe Network for Science and Technology (1.19 MB) (1.19 MB)

1130-1200

The impact of climate change on pearl farming: perspectives and adaptation (with video on pearl farming)

• Bran Quinquis, University of Polynesia, Tahiti
  pdf pdf The Tahitian Black Pearl Industry: Prospects and Adaptations (1.78 MB) (889 KB)

1200-1230

General Discussion

1230-1330

Lunch (offered by CES de Nouvelle-Calédonie)

1400-1800

Session 2: Protecting the marine environment for sustainable economic development
The oceanic environment is subject to multiple pressures from varied sources. One third of fish species and 70% of coral reefs are estimated to be at risk of disappearing in the near future, mostly due to overfishing, climate change and pollution from coastal cities and shipping. Sustainable fish farming provides an opportunity for both economic development and implementation of more efficient resource management. However, sustainable aquaculture can also be hampered by conflicts over site access, competition with recreational use, pollution, and limits on the harvests of fish. There is an urgent need to optimize the use of fish and the coastal zone for capture fisheries, aquaculture and tourism.

Chair: Jean-Yves Perrot, Executive Chairman, IFREMER (French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea )

1400-1430

Critical indicators on marine spatial planning and community renaissance around the Turtle Island, Chinese Taipei

• Ching-Ta Chuang, Professor and Director of Institute of Marina Affairs and Resource Management. National Taiwan Ocean University
  pdf pdf Critical Indicators on Marine Spatial Planning & Community Renaissance around Turtle Island, Taiwan (1.34 MB) (404 KB)

1430-1500

The role of regional and multilateral regulators to maintain fisheries resources

• Andrew Wright, Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR)
  pdf pdf The Role of Regional and Multilateral Regulators in the Management of Shared Fish Stocks (948.09 kB) (948 KB)

1500-1530

Coastal conservation practices (SATOUMI) and marine protected areas in Japan: Institutional approaches

• Nobuyuki Yagi, Associate Professor, Graduate School of Agriculture and Life Sciences, University of Tokyo
  pdf pdf Coastal Conservation practices (satoumi) and marine protected areas in Japan: Institutional approach (3.04 MB) (3.04 MB)

1530-1600

General Discussion

1600-1630

Coffee break

1630-1700

Protecting “spawning aggregation zones” and local indigenous fishing practices

• Henri Boyé, MEDDTL - French Ministry of Sustainable Development, in collaboration with Yvonne Sadovy, University of Hong Kong, and Eric Clua, SPC
  pdf pdf Management of Reef Fish Spawning Aggregations (1.63 MB) (1.63 MB)

1700-1730

Food security and vulnerable populations: Perspectives on fish and the sustainable use of marine resources

• Gillian Bowser, Office of Marine Conservation, US Dept. of State
  pdf pdf Food security and vulnerable populations (1.41 MB) (1.41 MB)

1730-1800

General discussion

Welcome address

• Harold Martin, President of the Government of New Caledonia

Remarks

• Michel Rocard, Chair of FPTPEC, former Prime Minister of France

Wednesday, November 23

Field visit to a fish farm (lunch provided) - organized by IFREMER

Evening free

Thursday, November 24

0900-1230

Session 3: Mitigating urban and industrial impacts on the quality of marine resources - How to protect the oceans from pollution generated by coastal states

Nearly 4 billion people live in coastal areas. Inadequate domestic and industrial waste treatment facilities in some large cities, and dumping of untreated effluent directly into the sea can have a major impact on the marine environment. International cooperation is needed to stop the practice of considering the ocean as an auto-recycling industrial and domestic rubbish dump. Climate change and CO_² emissions are deteriorating the oceans. How can we prevent long-term pollution of the ocean by unregulated coastal activities? Several initiatives have been taken at national and international levels to protect the oceans. However, these initiatives must be linked to economic development objectives.

Chair: Charles E. Morrison, Co-Chair PECC

0900-0930

An example of management of industrial waste for efficient coastal preservation in the PIC: Use of nickel slag

• Dominique Chu Van, Société Le Nickel (SLN), Pierre Kolb, Agency for Water and Environment of the Pacific (A2EP), Michel Allenbach, University of New Caledonia
  pdf pdf An example of an efficient management of industrial waste for coastal preservation in the PIC (1.34 MB) (1.34 MB)

0930-1000

New economic models to preserve natural resources and limit the amount of wastewater and solid waste entering the oceans

• Nicolas Renard, Advisor to the Chairman and CEO, Veolia Environment
  pdf pdf New economic models to preserve natural resources and to limit pollutants discharged into the oceans (795.76 kB) (795 KB)

1000-1030

Fisheries waste treatment project

• Manuel Ducrocq, ZONéCO, ADECAL
  pdf pdf Fish Waste Valorisation in New-Caledonia (1.68 MB) (1.68 MB)

1030-1100

 Coffee break

1100-1130

 Development of environmental services to mitigate the urban and industrial impact on the quality of marine resources

• Fabrice Polizzi, Plant Operations Manager, Calédonienne des Eaux
  pdf pdf The Oceans at Risk: What Protection from Deep Sea to Coastal Area? (1.8 MB) (116 KB)

1130-1230

General discussion

1230-1330

Lunch (offered by Calédonienne des Eaux)

1330-1700

Concluding Session: Sustainable management of biological resources; increasing the value of marine biodiversity (e.g. biofuels, medicine, cosmetics, food, goods and services)

Renewable biological resources offer interesting possibilities for economic development. Algae have been identified as having development potential in the field of biofuels, cosmetics and medicine; marine molecules are used in numerous pharmaceutical processes. Experiments on micro-organisms are conducted worldwide, including those discovered in deep sea and hydrothermal zones.

Chair: Michel Rocard, Chair, FPTPEC

1330-1400

NET-BIOME—Networking Tropical and Subtropical Biodiversity Research in Outer-Most Regions and Territories of Europe in Support of Sustainable Development

• Josiane Irissin-Mangata, Net-Biome Coordinator, Conseil Régional de la Réunion
  pdf pdf NET BIOME: A regional initiative of Overseas towards the integration of knowledge in biodiversity (711.63 kB) (711 KB)

1400-1430

Potential for microalgae R&D in New Caledonia

• Jean Paul Cadoret, IFREMER, Nantes, France
  
• Liet Chim, IFREMER, New Caledonia
  pdf pdf Potential for microalgae R&D in New Caledonia (1.63 MB) (1.18 MB)

1430-1500

Economic development calls for additional availability of clean water from desalination: The chemical impact on oceans

• Henri Boyé, MEDDTL, French Ministry of Sustainable Development
  pdf pdf Desalination chemical impact on Oceans (1.9 MB) (1.90 MB)

1500-1530

Coffee Break

1530-1600

General Discussion

1600-1700

Conclusion—Presentation of recommendations by session chairs

• Jean Luc Le Bideau and Charles E. Morrison
  
  

1900-2100

Cocktail hosted by the High Commissioner of New Caledonia

Welcome Address

• Albert Dupuy, High Commissioner, New Caledonia

Remarks

• Michel Rocard
  
  

Friday, November 25 (Morning)

0900-1200

Visit to the Nouméa liquid waste treatment plant (Calédonienne des Eaux)