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Project No. |
OFWG 03 2021A
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Project Title |
Determining Microplastics Distribution in Coastal Aquaculture Input Systems and Developing a Mitigation Plan towards Seafood Safety
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Project Status |
Completed Project
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Publication (if any) |
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Fund Account |
APEC Support Fund
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Sub-fund |
ASF: General Fund
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Project Year |
2021
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Project Session |
Session 1
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APEC Funding |
150,000
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Co-funding Amount |
35,000
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Total Project Value |
185,000
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Sponsoring Forum |
Oceans and Fisheries Working Group (OFWG)
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Topics |
Fisheries; Marine Conservation; Oceans
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Committee |
SOM Steering Committee on Economic and Technical Cooperation (SCE)
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Other Fora Involved |
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Other Non-APEC Stakeholders Involved |
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Proposing Economy(ies) |
Indonesia
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Co-Sponsoring Economies |
Chile; Chinese Taipei
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Expected Start Date |
01/06/2022
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Expected Completion Date |
31/12/2022
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Project Proponent Name 1 |
Hatim Albasri
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Job Title 1 |
Researcher
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Organization 1 |
Center for Fisheries Research, Agency of Marine & Fisheries Research and Human Resources
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Postal Address 1 |
Not Applicable
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Telephone 1 |
(62-813) 41806545
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Fax 1 |
Not Applicable
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Email 1 |
hatim.albasri@kkp.go.id
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Project Proponent Name 2 |
Not Applicable
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Job Title 2 |
Not Applicable
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Organization 2 |
Not Applicable
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Postal Address 2 |
Not Applicable
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Telephone 2 |
Not Applicable
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Fax 2 |
Not Applicable
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Email 2 |
Not Applicable
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Declaration |
Hatim Albasri
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Project Summary |
Reducing marine debris, including microplastics, is one of the core objectives of APEC. Yet, information on sources and distributions of microplastics within coastal aquaculture systems is limited. This project will address: (1) Incoherent existing regulatory frameworks of and inconsistent standard methods to determine microplastics in aquaculture systems; (2) Relatively unknown microplastics concentration in coastal aquaculture input chain; (3) The lack of a mitigation plan to reduce macro/microplastics in coastal aquaculture systems. A White Paper will be produced in two-month by contributors from APEC economies to identify regulatory frameworks and standard methods regarding microplastics. A Research Report produced from studies (7 months) in Indonesia, Australia and Viet Nam detailing the level and distribution of microplastics in the input chains of coastal aquaculture. A three-day workshop in Indonesia will produce a Final Report attended by experts, APEC representatives, and officials containing a mitigation plan to prevent/reduce microplastics in the coastal aquaculture input chains. |
Relevance |
Relevance – Region: A publication by National Geographic in 2019 estimated that an individual could ingest 11,000 particles of Microplastics annually through seafood consumption. The estimate might be overly generalized to all regions and economies. However, this safety concern could discourage seafood consumption leading to a reduced market share of seafood products exported by most APEC economies. In particular, aquaculture seafood products of APEC economies have greater risks from Microplastics contamination due to the following reasons. First, most literature regarding microplastics in coastal environments focuses on wild fish and other wild organisms. In contrast, microplastics distribution in the coastal aquaculture input chains is relatively unknown. Second, farmed fish are kept in a controlled environment for a certain period of time. Thus, the farmed organism can be exposed to microplastics during the entire farming cycle. Third, coastal aquaculture input chains that involve use of fish meal, feed lining packaging, and farming practices that are susceptible to microplastics contamination. For example, ten APEC economies imported at least 2.1 million metric tons of fish meal used for various purposes, including for fish feed. Current literature has confirmed that fish meal contains high microplastics. Yet, microplastics contamination has only been reported in China and Malaysia. In addition, microplastics in other input chains of coastal aquaculture are still unknown. Fourth, there is no standard regulatory framework within the APEC economies directly related to microplastics in the coastal aquaculture input chain. Such missing regulatory components could put the APEC economies in a disadvantaged position if future Global Aquaculture Practice requires minimal microplastics in aquaculture products. Fifth, standard procedures for collecting and analyzing MP samples, particularly in aquaculture input chains, are varied. Thus, a standardized microplastics method and analysis among APEC economies should be developed for better microplastics management. Finally, if the project only finds limited microplastics in aquaculture products, APEC could substantially improve its position to competing economies concerning seafood aquaculture health and safety. Relevance – Eligibility and Fund Priorities: A report by the APEC Policy Support Unit in December 2019 suggested that aquaculture is listed as one of the microplastic sources. The report increased global awareness and improved the regulatory framework related to aquaculture practices. However, this project tackles the overlooked impacts of microplastics on aquaculture. The project falls within at least three funding priorities APEC ASF funding. The project supports APEC's priority to develop human capital via training, research, and policy development. The project also supports APEC's priority to develop stable, safe, and efficient capital markets through structural reform by influencing changes in the regulatory framework to prevent microplastics contamination in seafood aquaculture products. The project is in line with APEC's priority to safeguarding the quality of life through environmentally sound growth by supporting the effort of providing safe and healthy seafood aquaculture products to customers globally. Relevance – Capacity Building: The project directly facilitates capacity building in the form of knowledge and information exchange regarding the existing regulatory frameworks and possible contamination of microplastics in coastal aquaculture input chains among the APEC Member Economies through the project's events and outputs. Further capacity building of APEC Member Economies is expected from the Workshop in the form of learning and exchanging information based on the synthesis of the White Paper and Research Report as well as discussing the best practices in prevention, research and mitigation as well as producing a mitigation plan of microplastics prevention and reduction in coastal aquaculture input chains. The participating Member Economies, particularly developing economies, are expected to share the written outputs of the project (White Paper, Research Report and Final Report) as formal APEC documents with the decision-makers in their respective economies to improve the existing policies and regulatory frameworks. The participants' involvement in disseminating their knowledge will ensure the long-term sustainability of the impacts of this project. The Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries of Indonesia will also be actively sharing the information and knowledge from this project to with the other ministries of the APEC Members Economies responsible for aquaculture development through formal channels such as regional organizations or cooperation. |
Objectives |
The objectives of this project are to determine the existing policy and regulatory frameworks regarding the prevention and mitigation of microplastics contamination and distribution in coastal aquaculture input chains among APEC Member Economies, to produce research-based information regarding microplastics contamination level and distribution within coastal aquaculture input chains, and produce a recommendation in the form of a mitigation plan as a basis of further improvement of policy and regulatory framework in the prevention and mitigation of microplastics contamination and distribution in coastal aquaculture in APEC Member Economies. |
Alignment |
Alignment - APEC: This project is aligned with APEC Putrajaya Vision 2040 'Strong, Balanced, Secure, Sustainable and Inclusive Growth' and APEC New Zealand 2021 Priorities' Increasing Inclusion and Sustainability' by addressing environmental challenges that APEC has recognized: marine debris. The project can also support APEC member economies to implement APEC Roadmap on Marine Debris, especially in action areas' policy development and coordination through initiating and consolidating an improved policy development, standardized methods in microplastics analysis and recommending a mitigation plan of preventing/reducing microplastics in coastal aquaculture. Alignment – Forum: The project supports the OFWG priority areas' protection of the marine environment through reducing marine debris, including microplastics, to promote sustainable development with a specific interest in coastal aquaculture. The project is also in line with the specific objectives of OFWG on improving the management of sources of marine debris (microplastics) within coastal aquaculture, which has not yet been identified from previous reports and studies. |
TILF/ASF Justification |
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Beneficiaries and Outputs |
Outputs: The outputs of this project are outlined below: 1. A White Paper detailing the existing regulatory/policy frameworks and standard research methods on the prevention and mitigation of microplastics on aquaculture in each APEC Member Economy. The purpose of the White Paper is to take stock of existing current policy frameworks and identify gaps and needs across APEC economies regarding the prevention and mitigation of microplastics in the coastal and marine ecosystem, with a special focus on the coastal aquaculture input chains. The White Paper (maximum 30 pages) will be produced by involving 1 - 2 contributors (representing government, business and practitioner) from each APEC Member Economies to voluntarily compile the existing regulatory/policy frameworks and standard methods of microplastics from their respective economies. The project will develop a standard list of requirements or guidelines regarding the information needed to maintain the consistency of the collected information. The process of information collection by the representatives will be facilitated and supported by the project to ensure the time frame of the White Paper production can be achieved. The project will compile and summarize the information collected from the representatives in the White Paper. The project will then conduct a one-day virtual meeting with the representatives to discuss the collected information and receive inputs and comments from the representatives or other invited institutions. The final White Paper will be distributed to the representatives and invited institutions after being approved by APEC Secretariat and endorsed by the OFWG Forum. All representatives involved will be included as the contributing authors of the White Paper. The White Paper will ultimately serve as the baseline information to be addressed in the mitigation plan workshop. 2. A Research Report on the distribution and concentration of macro-and-microplastics in input chains of coastal aquaculture within three APEC member economies (Australia, Indonesia, Viet Nam). The purpose of the Research Report is to provide evidence-based whether aquaculture input chains are contaminated by microplastics, including feed, feed packaging, tools/equipment, culture media/sediment, cultured fish and associated wild fish with aquaculture platforms. To complement the research, sources of microplastic within aquaculture systems will also be determined in the research. The Research Report will be maximum 45 pages long. To produce the Research Report, the project will conduct three parallel studies to collect and preserve samples of products/materials representing each input chain (fish meal, packaged fish feed, culture media/sediment, cultured fish and associated wild fish with aquaculture platforms) in the coastal aquaculture of Indonesia, Australia and Viet Nam. The preserved samples will be sent to Indonesia for analysis to determine the level of contamination of microplastics. The Blue Carbon Lab of Deakin University has agreed to be the research counterpart to conduct the sampling collection in Australia and will provide help to identify a research institute in Viet Nam to collect similar samples. All research counterparts will provide support to the appointed vendor in Indonesia in analyzing and reporting the Research Report. The research activities starting from preparation, sample collection, preservation, transportation, analyses, data interpretations and writing will last for 7 months with the main output of the Research Report. The Research Report will only provide the levels and sources of microplastics contaminations in the coastal aquaculture input chains and minor recommendations specific to the three economies. Similar to the White Paper, the Research Report will also complement the required information and knowledge for the Workshop on developing a mitigation plan to prevent/reduce microplastics distribution in aquaculture input chains within APEC Member Economies. 3. A Workshop on Capacity Building on Developing a Mitigation Plan to Prevent/Reduce Microplastics in Coastal Aquaculture Chains. The three-day Workshop will be held in Bali, Indonesia, in the form of direct on-site meetings where experts, contributors and invited participants will attend presentations, involved directly in the discussion and development of mitigation/prevention plans for microplastics in coastal aquaculture input chains. The Workshop will facilitate the contributors in the White Paper to present their findings. Invited experts and official representatives from world-renowned institutions will also share their views and expertise so that all participants can acquire new knowledge and information and thus be able to contribute to the discussion and development of the mitigation/prevention plan. Considering the current COVID-19 pandemic situation, a hybrid workshop will be considered as the second alternative to holding the Workshop if most of the invited participants could not attend it in person due to travel restrictions. A detailed draft agenda of the Workshop is provided in section Project Effectiveness, including potential participants, experts, participants and the expected specific outputs of this Workshop. The detailed implementation plan of the Workshop is provided below. | Capacity Building on Developing a Mitigation Plan to Prevent/Reduce Microplastics in Coastal Aquaculture Input Chains (Tentative Schedule) | | Pre Day | PIC | | | Arrival of Participants | Committee | | | Covid-19 Test and Protocol | Committee | | 1st Day | | | 08:00-09:00 | Registration | | | 09:00-09:30 | Opening ceremony and welcoming address | MMAF | | - Workshop introduction | Contractor | | - Experts and facilitator introductions | Contractor | | - Participant introductions | Contractor | | - Workshop timetable administrative matters | Contractor | | - Safety Induction including COVID-19 | Hotel management | | - Group Photo | Contractor | | 09:30-12:30 | Session 1: - Global effort and policy development to prevent and reduce microplastics distribution in coastal and marine waters - Microplastics contamination and distribution in the fisheries & aquaculture: their implications to human health | Presenter : FAO Representative Presenter : Dr. Tanveer Adyel (Monash University) | | 12:30-13:30 | Lunch Break | Hotel | | 13:30-16:30 | Session 2: - Research and best practices of microplastics prevention and monitoring in marine and coastal organisms and areas - Existing Policy/Regulation in APEC Economies regarding Macro-and Microplastic (Short Presentations from representative of 21 APEC Economies) | Expert/Moderator: A/Prof. Peter Macreadie (Blue Carbon Lab, Deakin University) Expert/Moderator: A/Prof. Jesmond Sammut (UNSW Sydney – Australia) | | 16:30-17:00 | Discussion and wrapped up Day 1 | | | 2nd Day | | | 09:00-12:00 | Session 1: - Indonesia's policy direction in preventing and reducing microplastics contamination in aquaculture - Design principles, methods and data analysis of microplastics contamination and its associated pollutants | Presenter : MMAF General Director of Aquaculture Presenter : Prof. Jan Schwarzbauer, RWTH Aachen University | | 12:00-13:00 | Lunch Break | | | 13:00-15:00 | Session 2: - Research presentations on contamination level and distribution of microplastics in coastal aquaculture: 1. Australia 2. Indonesia 3. Viet Nam | Expert/Moderator: A/Prof Peter Macreadie (Blue Carbon Lab, Deakin University) 1. Presenter : Dr. Tanveer Adyel 2. Presenter : Hatim Albasri, Ph.D. 3. Presenter : TBD | | 15:00-17:00 | Discussion, formulating key points of the mitigation plan and wrapped up Day 2 | Chair/Moderator: A/Prof. Jes Sammut (UNSW Sydney – Australia) | | 3th Day | | | | 09:00-11.30 | Drafting of microplastic mitigation plan in coastal aquaculture input chains (break out groups) | Expert/Moderator: A/Prof. Jes Sammut, Indonesia (TBD), A/Prof. Peter Macreadie, Dr. Tanveer | | 11.30-12.30 | Short presentation of mitigation plan summary from break out groups | Presenters: Appointed group representatives | | 12:30-13:30 | Lunch Break | Hotel | | 13:30-14:00 | Workshop Evaluation | Committee | | 14:00-14:30 | Summary of workshop recommendation of the mitigation plan to prevent and reduce microplastics in coastal aquaculture input chains | Presenter : PO | | 14:30-15:00 | Closure of the event - Closing remarks from APEC Secretariat - Formal closure of the Workshop | Committee APEC Secretariat Contractor | | | | | 4. A Final Report consists of the execution and achievement of the Workshop, which includes the description of the project, main findings and summary from the White Paper, Research Report, and the workshop recommendation of a mitigation plan of preventing/reducing microplastics in coastal aquaculture input chains with a maximum of 45 pages. The mitigation plan referred to in this project is a generic APEC regional-wide mitigation plan. For example, managing/monitoring the distribution of suspected-containing high concentration fish meal as the basic fish feed ingredient, devising the standard packaging for fish feeds and fish products, equipment in fish farming and processing of fish, and environmental standard for farming environment related to microplastics. The Final Report will be presented at the OFWG meeting and distributed to APEC economies as part of Indonesia's recommendation for combating Marine Debris, especially in the coastal aquaculture sector. Outcomes: The outcomes for this project are: 1. Increased awareness amongst APEC member Economies concerning the extent of distribution and risks of microplastics in aquaculture input chains. The increased awareness could be measured from the number of policy changes, actions and collaborations, including the development of specific mitigation plans from APEC Member Economies. A post-event online survey will be conducted to all involved contributors and participants of this project to track the economies' adoption of mitigation plans, policy changes and actions. The survey will be conducted twice (2024 and 2025) post-project completion and will be reported to OFWG annual meeting through the representative of the Indonesian Ministry of Marine and Fisheries. 2. If the findings confirm that there is no microplastics or microplastics below the safety threshold, all APEC member economies will benefit from marketing their coastal aquaculture products to other countries or regional organizations. If issues are identified, then this outcome is even more important, not in terms of judging the health and safety level of coastal aquaculture products from a particular economy. Instead, the information could devise a general agreement within APEC in reducing/preventing microplastics contamination in certain input chains identified as the main contributors (such as particular sources of fish meal containing high microplastics). 3. Increased communication and collaboration between working level stakeholders in the region. The project will provide a generic mitigation plan for all APEC member economies. This outcome can be measured by the establishment of an online forum regarding preventing/reducing microplastics in coastal aquaculture input chains. The mitigation plan can be embedded in each member economy's local regulatory or policy framework in preventing/reducing microplastic distribution in coastal aquaculture input chains. For Indonesia, the mitigation plan will speed up Indonesia's effort in achieving the target to reduce marine debris by 30% in 2025. Beneficiaries: 1. Direct institutional beneficiaries of the projects include but are not limited to policy, technical or research agencies responsible for coastal aquaculture development and environmental protection in each respective economy (e.g., ministry/agency of marine/environment/aquaculture/trading/industry, marine/fisheries research institution and marine and environmental NGO). The project's recommendations are expected to provide a generic mitigation plan to the agencies to develop a specific policy/regulatory framework suited to their institutional roles and the condition of their respective economies. The project's recommendations are also expected to encourage collaboration between the inter-agencies within an APEC economy or beyond in preventing and reducing microplastics contamination/distribution in coastal aquaculture input chains. 2. Direct individual beneficiaries of the projects include medium to high management level policymakers, practitioners, senior researchers, and practitioners directly in the events and written outputs of the project. Policymakers, academics, researchers and practitioners from APEC member economies who work in marine pollution and aquaculture development with at least 10 years of experience in their position or work will be targeted as the direct beneficiaries of the projects. An equal gender proportion of the project's direct beneficiaries will be a priority. Long-term beneficiaries will include developing economies and other sector operators, i.e., multinational companies, by adequately identifying or regulating the potential sources of microplastics through monitoring tools to improve the health and safety levels of the end products of the coastal aquaculture system. Policymakers could be classified as long-term beneficiaries since they are the direct actors in marine debris risk management. Their policy/regulatory influence will remain in place for an extended period.
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Dissemination |
1. Final drafts of the White Paper, Research Report and Final Report will be formatted into an electronic version and submitted for approval of publication to the APEC secretariat based on the deadlines indicated in the work plan of the project. 2. Electronic copies of the White Paper, Research Report and Final Report, including the experts' presentation materials during the Workshop, will be provided to all involved participants and their agencies via formal correspondence and mainly via APEC Website pending approval of the final draft of the reports from APEC Secretariat. 3. The White Paper and Research Report will be developed into scientific papers for submission to peer-reviewed international journals. Approval for publication of the two reports in scientific journals will be sought from the APEC Secretariate. The PO and project members will engage closely with the APEC secretariat to ensure compliance with APEC Intellectual Property Policy There is no intention to sell outputs arising from this project. |
Gender |
Both men and women are impacted by microplastics and its associated chemical pollutants, e.g., degrading ecosystem and sea habitats and food poisoning. The impacts of microplastics have been documented to affect not only the health of coastal and marine ecosystems but also human well-being disregarding gender differences. As such, this project will provide equal opportunity for both men and women by ensuring gender balance with respect to the selection of experts and participants. A 50% goal is targeted for women's participation in the Workshop as participants, and a 50% goal for women speakers. PO is committed to collecting sex-disaggregated data for all speakers, participants and completion feedback from the project event. This data will be included as part of the submission of the Completion Report to the Secretariat when the project is completed and will serve as the best practice for future POs in APEC-related projects. | Targets | | Female Participants (%) | 50 | | Female Speakers/Experts (%) | 50 | Referring to the Guide on Gender Criteria for APEC Project Proposals in the Guidebook on APEC Projects, please tick the pillar or pillars that this project supports, in promoting women's economic empowerment: | | 5 Pillars (you may tick more than one) | | 1 | Access to Capital and Assets | | | | 2 | Access to Markets | | | | 3 | Skills, Capacity Building, and Health | √ | The project promotes women empowerment by encouraging participation and equal involvement in all project events | | 4 | Leadership, Voice and Agency | √ | The project ensures equal role, input and voice of women in the events | | 5 | Innovation and Technology | | | |
Work Plan |
| Time | Tasks | Deliverables | | Jun – Jul 2022 | 1. Preparing the procurement/contracting process of the White Paper, Research Report, and Workshop 2. Communicating with APEC's related economies, especially Australia and Viet Nam, to prepare the project activities. 3. Developing a set of data guidelines/requirements to collect existing policy /regulatory frameworks in 21 APEC member economies 4. Communicating with representatives from 21 APEC member economies to invite and select potential contributors to be involved in the development of the White Paper | 1. Procurement results/list of potential vendors 2. Contract with a contractor for the White Paper, research activity and Workshop: a) The ToR or Scope of Services. The contractor will be responsible for conducting the collection of information and data for the White Paper, research report, and Workshop b) CV of a recommended contractor. c) A written justification for choosing the contractor. d) Notice that the recommended contractor agrees to the standard contract terms and conditions. e) Notice of declaration from the contractor. 3. Data guideline/requirement 4. List of participants/contributors for the white paper from 21 APEC member economies | | July – Oct 2022 | White Paper 1. Commencing the data collection in 21 APEC economies 2. Virtual meeting to compile collected data on policy/regulatory frameworks and standard method on microplastics (Late July 2022) 3. Submitting the final draft of the White Paper for approval to APEC Secretariat (Mid August 2022) 4. Finalizing and circulating the approved White Paper to OFWG for endorsement (Mid October 2022) | Final draft of the White Paper | | Jul 2022 – Mar 2023 | Research 1. Finalizing contracting process with contractors/research labs for data collection (Indonesia, Australia, Viet Nam) and data analysis (Indonesia) (Late July 2023) 2. Commencing research (sample collection, preparation, shipment in the three economies and sample analysis in Indonesia (Target completion date: End November 2022) 3. Writing and submitting the draft of the Research Report for approval to APEC Secretariat (January 31st, 2023) 4. Finalizing and circulating the approved of Research Report to OFWG for endorsement (Target Completion date: End March 2023) | Signed Contract The final draft of The Research Report | | 1 Oct 2022 | Submitting the APEC Project Monitoring Report to the Secretariat | APEC Project Monitoring Report | | Nov 2022 – Jan 2023 | Workshop Preparation 1. Preparations for the Workshop including identifying event venues 2. Identifying and inviting experts, participants and equipment for the Workshop 3. Drafting terms of reference for the workshop event 4. Drafting and finalizing the agenda for each session of the Workshop 5. Providing the General Information Circular (GIC) for speakers and participants (Target Completion date: (Early December 2022) 6. Compiling presentation materials from speakers (presentations,etc. target completion date: Mid of January 2023) | 1. Final workshop ToR: a) Final of tentative workshop agenda. b) Data of eligible speakers for each session. c) Invitation of experts, speakers and participants; confirmation of participants and speakers. d) General Information Circular (GIC) e) Presentation materials | | Feb 2023 | Implementation of the Workshop: 1. Holding the workshop event at the selected venue (Mid of February, 2023) 2. Circulating the workshop summary/final reports to speakers and participants for input and review 3. Distributing questionnaires to participants to assess the quality of the event and feedback survey 4. Collecting evaluations from speakers and participants 5. Analyzing evaluation from speakers and participants 6. Disseminating the participant feedback survey | 1. Documentation (photos and notes during the training and Workshop). 2. The result of the evaluation and feedback survey from speakers and participants. | | Mar – May 2023 | 1. Drafting the Final Report, including the results of evaluation of the Workshop and submitting the draft Final Report for circulation and approval to APEC Secretariat (Target completion date: mid of March 2023) 2. Finalizing and circulating the final report to OFWG for endorsement (Target completion date: mid of May 2023) | Endorsed Final Report | | Aug 2023 | Submit the APEC Project Completion Report and supporting documents to the Secretariat | APEC Project Completion Report | | July – Dec 2023 | Participation in the Long-Term Evaluation of APEC Projects conducted by the Secretariat, as required by all APEC funded projects | |
Risks |
| Potential Risks | Mitigation Plan | | Field survey activities cancelled due to Covid-19 new outbreak | The seventh-month period for the research will be sufficient in case there are delays with sample collection/field surveys. All research schedules will adapt to the situation. | | The selection of experts/suitable speakers | The organizers will work with the co-sponsor economies to recommend potential speakers internationally recognized in the related subjects. Make a list of potential participants and speakers based on co-sponsor recommendations. Make a list of priorities for participants and speakers in terms of backup if any cancelation | | Last-minute speakers and participants' cancellation | Invited speakers/participants must inform their cancellation 14 days prior to the event. Last-minute cancellation should be confirmed along with the alternate speakers/participants' recommendation and his/her readiness. Using a list of backup participants/speakers to replace the participants’/speakers' unavailability | | Late submission of speaker's presentation | Speakers should notify their late submission 14 days prior, and materials will be provided to participants on-site in hardcopies. | | Unequal knowledge among participants | Ensure that medium to high-level officials is the participant in the event by stating the participant criteria in the General Information. Lecturing in the first session will also aim to level the participant's knowledge. | | The confirmed participants are below the target quota and the level of requirement | PO will announce vacant slots so that other economies can fill in the slots by respecting gender equality. | | Participant reluctance on reimburse payment scheme | Organizers will ask for a waiver from the APEC secretariat to advance payment to all speakers and participants. | | Feedback from participants after the Workshop | Intensively follow up with participants in the beginning and after the Workshop to complete the post-evaluation survey and keep them engaged to submit any inputs/feedback post the event/project Distributed the final project report by email/cloud drive. | | Gender quota is not fulfilled | The PO should mention from the beginning in general information that every economy should equally encourage both genders to participate. Ensure that in the nomination form, it is stipulated that economies should send one male one female. | |
Monitoring and Evaluation |
| | Evaluation Focus | Indicators | Target Goals | Evaluation Method | Reporting | | Outputs | 1. White Paper | 1. Contract executed | Late July, 2022 | Certification by PO | 1 Contract | | 2. No. of representatives engaged | 30 | White Paper data/reports | White Paper | | 3. No. of attending economies in the virtual meeting of the White Paper | 15 | Event Attendance List | White Paper | | 4. No. of experts involved | 2 | Event Attendance List | White Paper | | 5. % of participating men/women | 50/50 | Event Attendance List | White Paper | | 6. The White Paper Written approved by APEC Secretariate and endorsed by the forum | Mid of August, 2022 (APEC Secretariate Approval) Mid of October 2022 (Endorsement of the forum) | Submission to the Secretariat Circulation to OFWG | Email to the Secretariat Email to members of OFWG) | | 2. Research Report | 7. Contract executed | Late July, 2022 | Certification by PO | 1 Contracts | | 8. # of research counterparts | 6 | Certification by PO | Research Report | | 9. Samples collected, preserved, transported and analysed | Late November, 2022 | Research data/reports | Research Report | | | | 10. Submission Project monitoring report | October 1st, 2022 | Certification by PO | Monitoring report | | | 11. % of participating men/women | 50/50 | Research data/reports | Research Report | | 12. Research Report Written, Approved by APEC Secretariate and endorsed by the FORUM | January 31st, 2023 (APEC Secretariate Approval) March 30th, 2023 (Endorsement of the forum) | Submission to the Secretariat Circulation to OFWG | Email to the Secretariat Email to members of OFWG) | | 3. Workshop | 12. Contract executed | Late July, 2022 | Certification by PO | Contract | | 13. Workshop implemented | Mid of February, 2023 | | | | 13.a. No. of experts engaged | 7 | Event Attendance List | Included in the final report | | 13.b. No. of attending economies | 15 | Event Attendance List | Included in the final report | | 13.c. No. of travel-eligible economies | 11 | Event Attendance List | Included in the final report | | 13.d. % of participating men/women | 50/50 | Event Attendance List | Included in the final report | | | | | | | 4. Final Report | 1. Final Report written which compiles the white paper, research report and Workshop implementation results and submitted to APEC Secretariate for approval | Mid of March, 2023 (APEC Secretariate Approval) | Submission to the Secretariat | Email to the Secretariat | | 2. Revision and final report circulation to OFWG for endorsement | Mid of May 30th, 2023 (Endorsement of the forum) | Circulation to OFWG | Email to members of OFWG) | | Outcomes | 1. Increased awareness amongst APEC member Economies concerning the extent of distribution and risks of microplastics in aquaculture input chains. | 1. Number of policy changes of specific mitigation plans and collaboration from APEC Member Economies 2. Participants feedback survey | 2024 to 2025 | Tracking economies 2 years after the event and implementing participants' feedback survey | Report to Working Group | | 2. Increased portfolio of input chains and coastal aquaculture products | 2. Number of publications/reports on microplastics in aquaculture in APEC member economies | 2023 to 2024 | Tracking economies 1 year after the event | Report to Working Group | | 3. Increased communication and collaboration between working level stakeholders in the region. | 4. No. of collaboration 5. No. of communication or sharing of information, formal letters, emails or social media communications | 5 | Tracking economies 2 years after the event | The APEC longer-term evaluation of APEC Projects | | Others | | | | | | |
Linkages |
This project directly links to OFWG's objective of improving the understanding of the oceans, marine ecosystems and their economic and social value. A key element of this project is to collaborate with relevant APEC fora/Working Groups include: the Oceans and Fisheries Working Group (OFWG), Chemical Dialogue (CD), Virtual Working Group on Marine Debris (VWGMD), Tourism Working Group (TWG), Emergency Preparedness Working Group (EPWG), Policy Partnership on Food Security (PPFS) and Policy Partnership on Science, Technology and Innovation (PPSTI) as it is mandated in APEC Marine Debris Management Guideline, we intend to share the output results with the above fora. The project will provide essential data and information which complement past initiatives. For example, the previous focus has put aquaculture as one of the sources of microplastics. This project will complement past initiatives that coastal aquaculture is affected by microplastics like other economic activities. |
Sustainability |
APEC's economies can take advantage of the result by having the research-based information regarding microplastics contamination level and distribution within coastal aquaculture input chains as baseline information for related stakeholders to produce a recommendation in the form of a mitigation plan in their respective economies. It will serve as a basis for further improvement of policy and regulatory framework in the prevention and mitigation of microplastics contamination and distribution in coastal aquaculture. Moreover, during the Workshop and post-project activities, all material will be available for use by participants, economies, stakeholders, and beneficiaries. After the project completion, participants/other APEC representatives will be encouraged and facilitated to be involved in formal existing networks and events that have been established prior to the project to discuss and build knowledge on preventing/reducing microplastics in the coastal aquaculture input chains. The participants and other future collaborators from APEC economies can share and learn improvements in policy/regulations, methods, research results, or other information related to the mitigation and prevention of microplastics in aquaculture input chains. Specific possible post-project steps to promote the outputs and outcomes of the project are: 1. Formally disseminating the main outputs of the project (white paper, research report, and final report) to other governmental institutions in APEC economies via formal government to government networks and future workshops and seminars related to marine debris and microplastics. This step is particularly important if the research results find that there is a considerable amount of microplastics within coastal aquaculture input chains. Via this dissemination of the project outputs, the government of APEC economies could take actions to reduce or eliminate the possible sources of microplastics. For example, the APEC economies can require fish feed manufacturers to use better plastic packaging for their products or limit the import of fish meal from importers whose fish meal products contain a high amount of microplastics. 2. Building direct communication with business and other private entities involved in coastal aquaculture input chains such as feed manufacturers, fish meal importers, middlemen, and fish farmers via their own formal or informal associations to inform and encourage them to improve their business practices in relation to the prevention or reduction of microplastic distribution in the aquaculture sector. For example, a farmer association could influence its members to improve the storage of fish feed, reduce plastic use in farming activities, and manage plastics wastes produced from their farming system based on the possible mitigation plan as the output of this project. The project team will continuously and actively encourage the individual involved participants of this project to provide updates regarding the progress and achievement related to the outcomes via emails, social media as well as formal letter communication with the members' formal institutions. |
Project Overseers |
The project will be managed by Hatim Albasri, Ph.D., as the PO. He is a researcher from the Center for Fisheries specializing in policy analysis, aquaculture environmental impact, carrying capacity, spatial optimization and modeling. The PO will collaborate with colleagues from Indonesia and overseas to ensure a successful implementation of the project: 1. Dr. Rinny Rahmania from Center for Marine Research, Indonesia, as project initiator/counterpart/researcher for the White Paper, research implementation and workshop event 2. Lolita Thesiana from the Center for Fisheries Research, as project initiator/counterpart/researcher for the White Paper, research implementation and workshop event 3. Dr. Rasidi from the Center for Fisheries Research as project initiator/counterpart/researcher for the White Paper, research implementation and workshop event 4. Indra Pratama from the Center for Fisheries Research, as project counterpart/researcher for the White Paper, research implementation and workshop event 5. Dr. Dwiyitno from the Research Institute for Marine Products and Biotechnology, as a research collaborator 6. Dr. Tanveer Adyel, Deakin University as expert in research implementation/supervision, and mitigation plan development 7. A/Prof. Peter Macreadie, Deakin University as expert in research implementation/supervision, and mitigation plan development 8. A/Prof Jesmont Sammut, University of New South Wales, Sydney as expert in research implementation/supervision, and mitigation plan development |
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The Project Overseer (PO) seeks APEC funding to support 2 speakers/3 moderators for the 3-day Workshop. The moderators are experts in the related field who will ensure the development and achievement of the Workshop's goal, which is the mitigation plan for the APEC region The PO will hire 1 person for the short-term clerical position to support the PO in administrative matters. The role of the short-term clerical is very pivotal as the project involves three inter-related and time-overlap activities in which an individual with a highly organized work ethic is needed to ensure that PO can perform the tasks required by APEC in overseeing the project progress and achieving the intended outputs. A contractor will support the PO in arranging and organizing the White Paper development activity, research activity, and workshop events which are based in Indonesia. The contractor is highly preferred to be a single company and will be determined according to the APEC standard and guidelines. A single contractor to carry out the project activities and achieve the intended outputs is essential to maintain the consistency and continuity of all project activities. The contractor will execute the White Paper development, research activities in three different locations (Indonesia, Australia, and Viet Nam) and the workshop event under the supervision of the PO. The description of the tasks of the contractor is provided below. The scope and detailed description of the contractors' works are as follows: Short Term Clerical | No. | Specific Tasks | No. of Hours | Unit Rate (USD) | | Overall projects and events | | | | 1. | Task 1 (assist PO with schedules, planned tasks, specific deadline), Task 3 (filing and record-keeping), and Task 4 (provide monthly progress reports of project) and Task 5 (support PO in general office admin tasks) | 190 | 20 | | Total: | 3,800 | Contractor (White Paper) | No. | Specific Tasks | No. of Hours | Unit Rate (USD) | | 1. | Assist the PO in developing and implementing the design of white paper data collection, development, communication and virtual meeting agenda | 100 | 20 | | 2. | Assist the PO in identifying and developing a list of potential contributors to be involved in the White Paper development | 50 | 20 | | 3. | Assist the PO in contacting the selected contributors in collecting data and information in their own economies to be presented in the virtual meeting and the development of the White Paper | 100 | 20 | | 4. | Taking notes during the virtual meeting and presenting key points as an input to the virtual meeting (Rapporteurs) | 12 | 20 | | 5. | Facilitating group discussion (providing technical guidance during group discussion) | 12 | 20 | | 6. | Reviewing and making monthly activity summary progress, and writing and completing the White Paper under the supervision of the PO and APEC Secretariate. | 100 | 20 | | Total: | 374 | 7,480 |
Contractor (Research) | A single contractor will be selected to oversee dan manage the whole research activity. The contractor will be based in Indonesia for efficient control on quality control of research activity, communication, and project administration. The contractor will carry out the sampling, preservation of samples, analysis and reporting of research activities, including the Research Report. The contractor will arrange the research activities in Australia, Viet Nam and Indonesia. | | Specific Tasks | No. of Hours | Unit Rate (USD) | | Activity : Australia | | | | 1. | Preparation of sampling equipment, preservation chemicals, and sample preservation equipment | 75 | 25 | | 2. | Sample collection of up to 85 individual samples in field sites in Australia (fish meal, fish feed, culture and wild fish tissues, sediment, water) using standardized sampling techniques for each sample type. | 180 | 25 | | 3. | Sample preservation using drying method and safe packaging to avoid contaminations. | 20 | 25 | | 4. | Sample shipment to Indonesia, which include international shipping paperwork and communication with the contractor to receive the samples in Indonesia | 5 | 25 | | | Sub Total | 280 | 7,000 | | Activity : Viet Nam | | | | 1. | Preparation of sampling equipment, preservation chemicals, and sample preservation equipment | 75 | 25 | | 2. | Sample collection of up to 85 individual samples in field sites in Australia (fish meal, fish feed, culture and wild fish tissues, sediment, water) using standardized sampling techniques for each sample type. | 180 | 25 | | 3. | Sample preservation using drying method and safe packaging to avoid contaminations. | 20 | 25 | | 4. | Sample shipment to Indonesia, which include international shipping paperwork and communication with the contractor to receive the samples in Indonesia | 5 | 25 | | | Sub Total | 280 | 7,000 | | Activity : Indonesia | | | | 1. | Preparation of sampling equipment, preservation chemicals, and sample preservation equipment | 75 | 25 | | 2. | Sample collection of up to 85 individual samples in field sites in Indonesia (fish meal, fish feed, culture and wild fish tissues, sediment, water) using a standardized sampling technique for each sample type. | 150 | 25 | | 3. | Sample preservation using drying method and safe packaging to avoid contaminations. | 20 | 25 | | 4. | Sample preparation from all sites (Australia, Viet Nam and Indonesia) | 30 | 25 | | 5. | Materials and laboratory fee sample analysis of 255 samples from Australia, Viet Nam and Indonesia using specific analyzers (Ramen Spectroscopy/FT-IR Spectroscopy) and data interpretation | 500 | 40 | | 6. | Reviewing and making monthly activity summary progress, writing and completing the Research Report (maximum 45 pages) under the supervision of the PO and APEC Secretariate | 125 | 25 | | | Sub Total | 900 | 30,000 | | Total (Activity – Australia, Viet Nam and Indonesia): | 1,460 | 44,000 | Contractor (Workshop) | No. | Specific Tasks | No. of Hours | Unit Rate (USD) | | 1. | Identify and develop workshop design and agenda in collaboration with the PO team. | 50 | 25 | | 2. | Develop a list of speakers, experts, moderators and participants for the Workshop from APEC economies and in collaboration with the PO team. | 25 | 25 | | 3. | Take an advance trip to survey the hotel venue and present the results to the PO. | 25 | 25 | | 4. | Contact and invite the selected speakers, experts, moderators and participants | 80 | 25 | | 5. | Take key notes during the workshop sessions, present the key points as input to the workshop summary, carrying out the on-site workshop feedback survey. | 25 | 25 | | 6. | Facilitating group discussion (providing technical guidance during group discussions) | 25 | 25 | | 7. | Reviewing and making monthly activity summary progress under the supervision of the PO | 25 | 25 | | 8. | Writing and completing the Final Report under the supervision of the PO and APEC Secretariate | 100 | 25 | | Total: | 355 | 8,875 | |
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