|
HOME 
ABOUT NFA
PRAWN BIOECONOMIC
RESEARCH PROJECT
Project Title: Economic Performance and Management of the Gulf
of Papua Prawn Fishery (GoPPF).
Project Description
This bioeconomic research project involves a careful analytical
assessment of the economics of the GoPPF along with alternative
management options and the impact of a small boat (inshore) fishery
in the GoPPF. The goal of this research project is to determine
the effort and catch level that both maximizes the social rate of
return to the fishery and guarantees that the prawn fishery industry
survives and is profitably maintained at sustainable levels. Recommendations
on the suitable management approach, including a cost recovery of
the management system will be provided for the GoPPF and hence forming
the basis of proper management of all of Papua New Guinea’s
fisheries resources.
The main objectives of the project are to :
- To understand the financial, biological and economic characteristics
of the Gulf of Papua prawn fishery.
- To conduct a bioeconomic analysis to assess the economic performance
of the fishery and to determine the optimal level of effort and
catch to maximize sustainable fishery returns and promote efficiency,
thus improving the well being of the people of PNG through proper
management of its natural fisheries resources.
- To quantify and assess various management regimes for the control
of the fishery, including devices for an efficient cost recovery
management program.
- To assess the impact of a possible small boat (inshore) fishery
on the fishery as a whole.
- To build research capacity for continued economic research and
management of fisheries resources in PNG.
Project Outline of the Economic Component.
Proponent’s name: |
Dr Tom Kompas |
Phone: |
02 6125 6566 |
Fax: |
02 6125 5570 |
Email: |
tom.kompas@anu.edu.au |
Proponent’s organisation: |
Asia Pacific School of Economics and ManagementNational
Centre for Development StudiesAustralian National University |
| |
|
| Administrative Contact: Australian Commissioned
Organisation / Commissioned IARC |
| Title and Name |
Ms Jennie Colman |
| Position |
Executive Assistant |
| Organisation |
National Centre for Development Studies |
| Phone |
02 6125 0131 |
| Fax |
02 6125 5448 |
| Email |
jennie.colman@anu.edu.au |
| Postal Address |
National Centre for Development StudiesAustralian National
UniversityCrawford BuildingCanberra, ACT 0200 |
| |
|
| Project Leader: Partner Country |
| Title and Name |
Ronald Kuk |
| Position |
Fisheries Economist |
| Organisation |
National Fisheries Authority |
| Phone |
(675) 309 0444 |
| Fax |
(675) 320 2061 |
| Email |
rkuk@fisheries.gov.pg |
| Postal Address |
PNG National Fisheries AuthorityP.O. Box 2016Port Moresby,
Papua New Guinea |
| Street Address |
11th Floor, Deloitte TowerPort Moresby,National Capital DistrictPapua
New Guinea |
| Administrative Contact: Australian Commissioned
Organisation / Commissioned IARC |
| Title and Name |
Ms Jennie Colman |
| Position |
Executive Assistant |
| Organisation |
National Centre for Development Studies |
| Phone |
02 6125 0131 |
| Fax |
02 6125 5448 |
| Email |
jennie.colman@anu.edu.au |
| Postal Address |
National Centre for Development StudiesAustralian National
UniversityCrawford BuildingCanberra, ACT 0200 |
| |
|
| Project Funding Organisation: |
Australian Center for International Agricultural Research
(ACIAR) |
| Project Duration: |
3 years |
| Proposed Start Date: |
July 2003 |
| Total Funding |
$246,727 |
| Proposed Finish Date: |
June 2006 |
Implementation Status to date.
- Preparation of data gathering and collation questionnaire.
A standard format questionnaire has been compiled to gather the
economic data from the industry (vessels) that would be used on
all consultations' during the survey. The questionnaire has been
completed and was scheduled till end of July 2004.
- Liaison with the prawn industry and government institutions.
Notice to the prawn vessel owners, registrar of companies (IPA)
and the IRC revenue management division (exports) formally informing
them of this project's requirements and seek their cooperation
have been sent out. A workshop was also held at Loloata from 2nd
to 3rd December 2003 regarding the project and all those involved
in the project, including ACIAR, CSIRO, ANU, NFA and the industry
(vessels) representatives participated and are fully aware of
the project. The project’s Assistant Economic Research Officer
is currently liaising with the prawn industry (operators) to collect
and collate required data that are useful in simulating the bioeconomic
model. Data collection and collation is nearing completion the
Assistant Economic Research Officer is currently entering some
data that have been gathered from relevant government institutions
and the industry. The timeframe allocated for data collection
and collation is by end of July 2004 and that has been taken into
account by the Assistant Economic Research Officer, but due to
the slow response of the industry (operators), the timeframe looks
very limited.
- Recruitment of a Research Assistant. A Research
Assistant - Economics has been recruited to support the economics
component on full time basis on the collection and collation of
bioeconomic data for the economic modeling. He will be on a short-term
consultancy basis with ACIAR, NFA, ANU, CSIRO and the industry.
He is currently assisting the PNG Project Leader and the NFA Projects
Co-ordinator in liaising with the prawn industry. Liaison with
IPA, IRCC, NFA and 42% of the prawn industry have been completed
and relevant data are in the process of being entered by the Assistant
Economic Research Officer. The timeframe given for the completion
of this requirement was beginning of August 2004 and this is on
target.
- Assessment of the profitability of the GoPP Fishery.
The estimation of key parameters to calibrate the bioeconomic
model and assess the profitability of the fishery is currently
at its preparatory stage and has been scheduled till end of April
2004.
- Bioeconomic Model Simulation. The project is
yet to simulate the bioeconomic model, industry structure, profitability,
and fishery rate of return and is also yet to incorporate updated
biological information into the NFA database. This has yet to
commence and has been scheduled till end of June 2005.
- Development of management and policy options.
Evaluation of optional management tools and estimation of the
impact on fishery rate of return and industry structure is also
a focus of this project. To date this has not yet commenced and
has been scheduled till end of October 2005.
- Assessment of impact of a small boat (inshore) fishery.
This project will also standardize the bioeconomic and industry
model to account for an inshore fishery the GPPF that will be
used to analyse the impact of a small boat (inshore) fishery and
explore appropriate management options. This component of the
project has been scheduled till end of December 2005 and has not
yet commenced
|
