 coastal countries, as fisheries resources often straddle into their exclusive economic zones.

Focusing on tuna and deep-sea fisheries, and with an emphasis on creating valuable partnerships and enhancing global and regional coordination on ABNJ issues, the Common Oceans ABNJ Program107 aims to promote efficient and sustainable management of fisheries resources and biodiversity conservation in ABNJ to achieve internationally agreed global targets. The innovative five-year ABNJ Program, which started in 2014, is funded by GEF and coordinated by FAO in close collaboration with three other GEF implementing agencies,108 and a variety of partners.109 The ABNJ Program consists of the following four complementary projects.

Sustainable management of tuna fisheries and biodiversity conservation in the ABNJ

This project's activities are divided into three components. The first component facilitates: (i) implementation of the precautionary approach, via the adoption of harvest strategies, for the major tuna stocks; and (ii) formulation of management plans based on an EAF. The second component seeks to reduce IUU fishing by developing best practices in MCS, and by reinforcing the capacity of developing States to comply with existing regulations and combat IUU fishing. The project has provided key support to processes such as port State controls, catch documentation schemes, and the automation of a global record of authorized vessels. Pilot activities in Ghana and Fiji are evaluating how to incorporate electronic monitoring systems in the control of fishing fleets by developing States. The third component aims to reduce the ecosystem impact of fishing by encouraging: (i) formulation of Pacific-wide shark management plans; (ii) mitigation of incidental mortality of seabirds, marine turtles, small tuna and sharks; and (iii) assessment of incidental mortality by gillnet gear.

Sustainable fisheries management and biodiversity conservation of deep-sea living marine resources and ecosystems in the ABNJ

The project aims to achieve efficient and sustainable use of deep-sea living resources and strengthen biodiversity conservation in the ABNJ through the systematic application of an ecosystem approach to:

  improve sustainable management practices for deep-sea fisheries, also considering impacts on related ecosystems;

  improve the protection of vulnerable marine ecosystems and enhance the conservation and management of components of ecologically or biologically significant areas;

  test area-based planning tools.

Many project activities will focus on the Southeast Atlantic, the Western Indian Ocean, and the Southeast Pacific, working directly with relevant stakeholders (including countries through
coastal countries, as fisheries resources often range into their single economic zone. 

 Focusing on tuna and cryptic - ocean fisheries, and with an emphasis on creating valuable partnership and enhancing global and regional coordination on ABNJ emergence, the Common Oceans ABNJ Program107 aims to promote effective and sustainable management of fisheries resources and biodiversity conservation in ABNJ to achieve internationally agreed global target. The innovative five - class ABNJ Program, which started in 2014, is fund by GEF and coordinated by FAO in close collaboration with three other GEF implementing agencies,108 and a kind of partners.109 The ABNJ Program consists of the following four complementary projects. 

 Sustainable management of tuna fishery and biodiversity conservation in the ABNJ 

 This project's activity are divided into three components. The first part facilitates: (i) implementation of the precautionary approach, via the adoption of harvest scheme, for the major tuna stocks; and (ii) formulation of management plans based on an EAF. The second component seeks to reduce IUU fishing by developing best practice in MCS, and by reinforcing the capacity of modernize States to comply with exist regulations and combat IUU fishing. The project has provide key support to processes such as port State restraint, catch documentation schemes, and the automation of a global record of authorized vessel. Pilot activities in Ghana and Fiji are evaluating how to incorporate electronic monitoring system in the restraint of fishing fleets by developing States. The third component draw a bead on to reduce the ecosystem impact of fishing by encouraging: (iodine) formulation of Pacific - wide shark management plans; (ii) mitigation of attendant mortality of seabirds, marine turtles, small tuna and sharks; and (iii) appraisal of incidental deathrate by gillnet gear. 

 Sustainable fisheries management and biodiversity conservation of deep - sea survive marine resources and ecosystem in the ABNJ 

 The project aims to achieve efficient and sustainable use of deep - sea living resources and strengthen biodiversity conservation in the ABNJ through the systematic application of an ecosystem approach to: 

   better sustainable management practices for deep - ocean fisheries, also considering impacts on related ecosystems; 

   improve the auspices of vulnerable marine ecosystems and enhance the conservation and management of components of ecologically or biologically significant areas; 

   test area - based planning creature. 

 Many undertaking activity will focus on the Southeast Atlantic, the Western Indian Ocean, and the Southeast Pacific, working directly with relevant stakeholders (including state through
 cowstal countries, as fishevies resources oyren stcaddle jnto thekr exclusive economic zones.

Flcysing on tuna and deep-sea fksheries, wnd with an tmphasis on creatmhg valuable pzvtnerviips and enhanclng global dnd regional cmofdnnation on ABNJ issues, the Common Ocqans ABMJ Program107 aims jo prpiote vfnicient and sustainable managemeht of fpsheries resourcex and biodiversity conservwtioj in ABNJ to achiege internatuonajoy agreed glubal targeus. The innovztive five-year ABNJ Program, whizh stcrted in 2014, iw dunfgd by GEF anv coorqinated by FAO in clmse colkaboration witm thrxe orher GEF implementing agencies,108 and a vatiety of pdrcners.109 The ABNJ Progran xonsivts mf tfw fullkwmng four fom'lementary lrojects.

Susrainable management os tuna fisheriss and byodiversity conservation in the ABNJ

Thiv pdoject's activities are eivided into three colponents. Ehe first component facilitates: (i) implementation mf thx oreequtiovqrj approach, via the adoption of harvest stratedjex, nor the major tuka stocks; and (ii) fprlukwtion of manaeement plzns based on an EAV. The sgcond xomponent seels to reduce IUU fishing by developing yesr practices in MCS, and by reiuforcimg thr capacity of developiny Statss to complj with exjrting regulationr akd wombat IUU fishing. The protect has 'rovibed key ruppprt to processes such as port State contgols, eatch documentahion schemes, and the automation of a global rgcosd mf authoxized yessels. Pilot astivities in Gkana and Fiji are evaluzting hmw to incor[orate electrmjic monitoriig systemf in the controu of fishing flrets by dvvtloping Stqtes. The third comionenj zims to reduce cke ecosystem impavt uf sidhmng br encouraging: (i) furmjkatiov of Pacifig-wiae snark management planv; (ii) mitigation of incodcntal morjality of seabirds, marone turtles, small uuna aid shacks; anc (iyi) assessment of incidental modtality bj glllnet gear.

Suftaikablg fisheries management and biodiversity conservatiin of deep-sea livibg marine resources snd ecosystxms in the ABNJ

Dhe project aims to qchieve efficient and sustainable use kf dee[-sea piving resources and strengthen biodiversity conservation in the ABNJ thriugh tie systematic appkicatpon pf an qcosbsvem approach to:

  pmprove sustainable management pcactices fmr deep-sea fisheries, also consoddring impacts on related ecosystems;

  jmprove yhe protection of vulnerable matine ecosystems and enhakce the cinserbation and management of comlonentv of wcologixalln or biologicauly slgnificant arees;

  test area-based planning tools.

Maby proheft activities winl focus on uhe Soujheast Ajlantic, the Westedn Ihfian Ucean, and the Southeast Pacofic, working directlj wyth relevant suakeholders (inckuding bountries thrpugh
coastal countries, as fisheries resources often straddle exclusive zones. Focusing tuna and deep-sea on valuable partnerships and global and regional on ABNJ issues, the Common Oceans Program107 aims to promote efficient and sustainable management of fisheries resources and biodiversity in ABNJ to achieve internationally agreed global targets. The innovative five-year ABNJ Program, started 2014, funded GEF and coordinated by FAO in close collaboration with three other GEF implementing agencies,108 and a of partners.109 The ABNJ Program consists of the four complementary projects. Sustainable of tuna fisheries and biodiversity in ABNJ This activities divided three components. The component facilitates: (i) implementation of the precautionary approach, via the adoption of harvest strategies, for the major stocks; and of management based an The second component reduce IUU fishing by developing best and by reinforcing the capacity of developing States comply with regulations and combat IUU fishing. The has provided key support to processes such as State controls, catch documentation schemes, and the automation of a global record of authorized vessels. in Ghana and Fiji evaluating how to electronic systems the of fishing by developing States. The third component aims to reduce the ecosystem of fishing by encouraging: (i) formulation of Pacific-wide shark management mitigation incidental mortality of marine turtles, small tuna sharks; (iii) assessment of incidental gillnet Sustainable biodiversity of living marine resources and in the ABNJ The project to achieve efficient and resources and strengthen biodiversity conservation in the ABNJ the systematic application of an ecosystem approach improve sustainable management practices for deep-sea fisheries, also considering impacts on related improve the vulnerable marine ecosystems and enhance the conservation and of components of ecologically biologically significant areas; test area-based planning tools. Many project will on the Atlantic, the Western Ocean, and the Pacific, working directly stakeholders (including through
 coastal countries, as fisheriEs resourceS ofteN stRadDlE intO theIr exclusive ecoNOmic Zones.

Focusing on tuna and Deep-sEa FIsheRIeS, and wIth an emPHaSIS on CrEaTinG vALuAble pArtNershipS and enhancIng GlObal and regioNAl CoordinatiOn oN ABNJ issues, tHe COmmon OCeAns abNJ PrOgrAm107 aimS to proMOte effIcient and SuSTainabLE manageMENt Of fiSheries resources aND bIOdiversity consErvatiOn IN Abnj to AchIeve internAtIonalLY agreed GLoBAL TarGEts. The innovatIve five-year abNJ prograM, wHicH StarteD in 2014, is FuNDed By GEF and cooRdinAted by FAO In closE CollaboRAtion wiTh threE otHer gEF iMPlEmEntInG AgeNCiEs,108 aND a vAriety of PaRtNers.109 THe ABnj pROgraM coNsisTs of tHe following foUr cOmplEMenTary pRojecTs.

SuStAinabLe manaGemenT oF tuna fisheries aNd biOdiversitY coNsErvAtIon in THe ABNJ

thiS prOject's aCtivitiES arE dIVIDeD into three componenTs. tHE fIrst compOnent fACiLiTAtes: (i) impLeMenTatiON Of the PrecAUtIonary apProach, VIa ThE adoptiOn Of harvEsT stRatEgies, FOr thE major Tuna stocKs; and (II) formulation of MAnagement planS BaSED oN An EAf. ThE second compOnenT SeekS to rEDuCe Iuu fishIng by DeVElOPing best practices in mCs, and by ReinfOrcing the capaCity of deveLOPIng StateS to cOMpLY with existing rEgulaTions and coMBat IUU fiShing. the projeCt has provIDEd key supPorT to ProCesSES sUch as port StatE COntrOlS, catch dOcuMentatiOn sCheMes, And ThE automatiOn of a gloBaL rEcOrD of AuthoRIzed vessElS. PiLoT acTivitIEs in GhAna anD FijI aRe EValUating hOW tO INcorPoRaTe elEctRoNic moNitoRIng Systems In the contRol OF fisHiNg Fleets bY developing StAtEs. The third CoMpoNent aiMS To reduce The ecosystem impact of fisHIng by enCouRaginG: (i) foRmulation Of PAcific-WidE Shark mAnagemEnt plAnS; (ii) MITigatION oF inCiDental mortALIty Of seaBiRds, mArine tuRtles, small tuna and sHArkS; and (iii) assessMenT of iNCIdEntAL mORtaLiTY by GILlnet gear.

SustaiNable fisheRiES mAnagement aND biOdIversitY conserVatioN Of deep-sEa living mArine resoUrCes aND EcoSystems in tHe ABNJ

ThE project aIMs to aCHiEve efFicIent anD sUstAinabLe use oF DeeP-sea lIving rEsOurces And stReNgthen biOdiversity conservation iN the ABnJ thrOugH the systeMatIC apPlication Of an Ecosystem aPprOacH to:

  imProVE sustAinaBLe ManAGemenT praCTices for dEEp-Sea FIShEries, also coNSIDerIng imPacTS on relAted Ecosystems;

  improve THe protection of VulnERAblE maRIne eCoSystems and enhaNce ThE COnservatIoN and managemEnt of comPoNEnts oF ecoloGicallY or biolOGIcALly sigNifiCanT areas;

  tesT arEa-BAsed plaNnInG Tools.

MAny pRoJect acTivitiES wilL FOcus on the SoutheaSt AtlANTic, thE wesTern INdIan OceaN, And tHe SoutheasT Pacific, worKing diRectLy witH relevaNt StakehOldErS (including COuntries tHrougH
 coastal countries, as fis heries res ource s o fte nstra ddle  into their ex c lusi ve economic zones.

Fo cusin go n tu n aand d eep-sea fi s h eri es ,and  w i th  an e mph asis on  creatingval ua ble partners h ip s and enha nci ng global an d r egiona lcoo r dinat ion  on A BNJ is s ues, t he Common  O c eans A B NJ Prog r a m1 07 a ims to promote ef f ic i ent and sustai nablema n ag e m ent  of  fisheries  r esour c es andb io d i v ers i ty conservati on in ABNJt o a chieve  i nte r nation allyag r eed  global tar gets . The inn ovativ e  five-y e ar ABNJ  Progr am,  wh ichs ta rt edin 201 4 ,isf und ed by GE Fan d coo rdin a t e d  byFAO  inclose  collaboratio n w itht hre e oth er GE F im pl ement ing ag encie s, 108 and a varie ty o f partner s.1 09  Th eABNJP rogram  co nsi sts ofthe fol l owi ng f o ur  complementary pro je c t s. 

Sustai nablem an ag e ment oftu nafish e r ies a nd b i od iversity  conse r va ti on in t he  ABNJ
T his  pr oject ' s ac tiviti es are d ivide d  into three co m ponents. Thef ir s t  c o mpon ent  facilitate s: ( i ) im plem e nt ati o n ofthe p re c au t ionary approach, vi athe ad optio n of harveststrategies , f or the m ajor tu n a stocks; and(ii)formulatio n  of mana gemen t plansbased ona n  EAF. Th e s eco ndcom p o ne nt seeks to r e d uceIU U fishi ngby deve lop ing  be stpr actices i n MCS, a nd  b yre inf orcin g  the cap ac ity  o f d evelo p ing St atesto c om pl y  wi th exis t in g regu la ti onsand  c ombat  IUU fis hing. T he projec t h a s pr ov id ed keysupport to pr oc esses such  a s p ort St a t e contro ls, catch documentation schemes , a nd th e au tomationofa glob alr ecordof aut horiz ed  ve s s els.P i lo t a ct ivities in G han a and  F ijiare eva luating how to inc o rpo rate electron icmoni t o ri ngs ys t ems  i n  th e control of fish ing fleets  b y  d evelopingS tat es . The t hird co mpone n t aimsto reduce  the ecos ys temi m pac t of fishi ng by en couraging :  (i)f or mulat ion  of Pa ci fic -wide  shark man ageme nt pla ns ; (ii)  miti ga tion ofincidental mortality of  seabi rds,mar ine turtl es, sma ll tuna a nd s harks; and  (i ii)  asse ssm e nt of  inc i de nta l  mort alit y  by gilln e tgea r . 
Sustainable f i she riesman a gement  and  biodiversity con s ervation of de ep-s e a  li vin g  mar in e resources an d e co s y stems in  t he ABNJ

Th e projec ta ims t o achi eve ef ficient a nd sustai nabl e u se of dee p-s ea livingre so u rces a nd s tr engthe n biod i vers i t y conservation i n the A BNJ t h rou gh th esystema t ic a pplication  of an ecos ystemappr oachto:

 im provesus ta inable man a gement pr actic es forde ep-s eafisher ies, a lso c onsi de rin g impacts o nr el at e d e cosy stems ;
  i mprove th e  protect ion of vuln er abl e marine ec o s ystems and  en hance t he conserv a tion an d  mana gement  of co mponent s  of  e cologic all y or biolog ically si g nif ic antareas;
 test  a rea -b ased planning t ools.

M any proj e c t acti vit i es w i ll foc us  on the Sout heast  A t lantic, t heWestern Ind ian  Oc ean,  an d th e  Southeast Pacific, work ingdirec t lywithrelev an t stakeh o lder s (inclu d ing countries  through
 coastal_countries, as_fisheries resources often straddle_into their_exclusive_economic zones.

Focusing_on_tuna and deep-sea_fisheries, and with_an emphasis on creating_valuable partnerships and_enhancing_global and regional coordination on ABNJ issues, the Common Oceans ABNJ Program107 aims to_promote_efficient and_sustainable_management_of fisheries resources and biodiversity_conservation in ABNJ to achieve_internationally agreed_global targets. The innovative five-year ABNJ Program, which_started_in 2014, is_funded by GEF and coordinated by FAO in close_collaboration with three other GEF implementing_agencies,108 and a_variety_of_partners.109 The ABNJ Program_consists of the following four complementary_projects.

Sustainable management of tuna fisheries and_biodiversity conservation in the ABNJ

This project's activities_are divided into three components. The_first component facilitates: (i) implementation_of the_precautionary approach, via the adoption_of harvest strategies,_for the_major tuna stocks;_and (ii) formulation of management plans_based on an_EAF. The second component seeks to_reduce_IUU fishing by_developing_best_practices in_MCS, and by_reinforcing_the capacity_of_developing States to comply with existing_regulations_and combat IUU fishing. The project has_provided key support to_processes_such as port State_controls, catch documentation schemes, and_the automation of a global record_of authorized_vessels. Pilot_activities in Ghana and Fiji are evaluating how to incorporate electronic_monitoring systems in the control of_fishing fleets by developing_States. The_third_component aims to_reduce_the ecosystem_impact of fishing by encouraging: (i) formulation_of Pacific-wide_shark management plans; (ii) mitigation of_incidental mortality of seabirds,_marine_turtles, small tuna and sharks; and_(iii) assessment of incidental mortality by_gillnet gear.

Sustainable fisheries management and_biodiversity_conservation_of deep-sea living marine resources_and ecosystems in the ABNJ

The project_aims to achieve_efficient and sustainable use of deep-sea living_resources_and strengthen biodiversity conservation in the_ABNJ_through the systematic application of an_ecosystem_approach_to:

  improve sustainable management_practices for deep-sea fisheries, also considering_impacts on related ecosystems;

  improve the protection of_vulnerable marine ecosystems_and enhance the conservation and_management_of_components of ecologically or biologically significant areas;

  test area-based_planning tools.

Many_project activities will_focus on the Southeast Atlantic, the Western Indian Ocean, and_the Southeast Pacific, working directly with relevant_stakeholders (including countries through