Mainstreaming Sustainable Marine Fisheries Value Chains into the Blue Economy of the Canary Current and the Pacific Central American Coastal Large Marine Ecosystems To mainstream ecological and social aspects of sustainability to foster sustainable fisheries production and improved wellbeing of coastal communities in support of emerging Blue Economies in the Canary Current and the Pacific Central American Coastal Large Marine Ecosystems. Note: Disbursement data provided is cumulative and covers disbursement made by the project Agency. 448. The main benefits from the project will be:(a) To engage international and domestic buyers into preferring and purchasing sustainable and responsible seafood from the target supply chains.(b) To engage fishers and processors into: (i) supplying sustainable and responsible seafood, (ii) improving the condition of the fishery resources, the management of the fisheries, the articulation among supply chain links, and (iii) collaborative and coordinated public – private action.(c) To support strengthening participatory fisheries governance and policy coherence through a whole-of-government response approach and multilevel dialogue among key stakeholders, particularly on sensitive issues.(d) To contribute to strengthen the capacities of vulnerable groups to be able to actively engage into participatory fisheries governance and improving the functioning of the seafood supply chains.(e) To foster regional public and private collaboration to address issues with shared resources.(f) To promote an enabling environment that facilitate women and youth engagement into fisheries governance. Gender equality and intergenerational equity will be mainstreamed into project actions.(g) To develop practical experience and learning that will be useful worldwide.449. The number of direct and indirect beneficiaries of the pilot intervention is presented in Annex 18 of the PRODOC. The following table summarises the social and economic benefits of the project:     Output   Direct beneficiaries   Indirect beneficiaries        Outcome 1.1. Increased market demand for sustainable marine commodities in relevant international and domestic markets.   International buyers will better understand the dimensions of sustainable seafood, the long-term benefits of sustainable production, and the business opportunities based on market differentiation. The fishers, processors, and buyers that participate in the buyer engagement initiatives will have direct experience with and training on the promotion of sustainable seafood consumption and buyer engagement. Improved understanding of the dimensions of sustainable and responsible seafood and the market tools (e.g., labels, certifications, value chain audits, FIPs) to develop and promote sustainable and responsible seafood products. Increased interaction and dialogue among the members of the supply chains. New opportunities to channel produce to domestic markets.   Fishers will have practical experience with shorter supply chains and direct interaction with domestic retailers (improved negotiation). Stable income based on purchasing agreements.       Outcome 1.2. Increased market demand for socially responsible seafood commodities.   International and domestic buyers will better understand the dimensions of socially responsible seafood and the opportunities for market-differentiation based on ethical purchasing. Direct experience with and training on the integration of social responsibility in their operations. Access to markets that demand socially responsible seafood commodities.   No indirect beneficiaries       Outcome 1.3. Increased market demand for seafood commodities from fisheries with reduced bycatch and environmental impact.   International and domestic buyers better understand the long-term implications on the sustainability of the resources caused by environmental impacts and the opportunities for market-differentiation based on the application of reduced bycatch and environmental impact. Direct experience with and training on the integration of tools to reduce bycatch and environmental impact in their operations. Access to markets that demand responsible seafood commodities.   No indirect beneficiaries       Outcome 2.1. Increased supply of seafood products that demonstrate improved fisheries governance and stock health.   The participants of the co-management platforms will have practical experience and training on participatory fisheries management (processes and tools), better interaction with other stakeholder of the fishery and supply chain, improved dialogue and negotiation skills, and a better understanding of the multiple dimensions of fisheries management. Artisanal fishers, women processors and youth will have a better representation in the dialogue processes. Th participants of the FIPs (fishers, processors, buyers) will secure market access to their products, will improve collaborative business schemes, will explore ways to capture and retain more value on their value chain links, and will have technical assistance and training on FIP implementation.  The participants of the small pelagic fish supply chain improvement project in the Joal CLPA (fishers, middlemen, women processors) will explore new collaborative business schemes in a shorter supply chain, develop new business opportunities based on market-differentiation and increase income by reducing losses and capturing value. The participants of the development of governance and fisheries co-management skills will improve their capacities to engage into fisheries governance processes and FIPs.    The fishers, workers of the processing plants and their families will benefit from a more stable flow of fishery resources. Fishers will have a voice in fisheries governance processes.        Outcome 2.2. Increased supply of seafood products that demonstrate improved social responsibility.   The persons that receive support for integrating social responsibility in fisheries governance and supply chains will better understand the social dimensions of the fisheries and supply chains (e.g., decent work, integration of women and youth, human rights) and will have practical experience in the integration of these matters into their operations. The government officers trained in Regulatory Impact Assessment in fisheries will be able to apply a tool to improve decision making and to develop a whole-of-government response approach. Fisheries authorities will benefit from improved internal collaboration (breaking silos) and intersectoral collaboration with different public entities. The fisheries officers and fisheries stakeholders that participate in learning exchange actions will benefit from opening participants views, accessing new experiences and to identify practical solutions to existing challenges and problems.  The stakeholders that participate in the processes to develop or update fisheries management plans and fisheries conservation and management measures will have practical experience and training on participatory fisheries management (processes and tools), better interaction with other stakeholder of the fishery and supply chain, improved dialogue and negotiation skills, and a better understanding of the multiple dimensions of fisheries management. Artisanal fishers, women processors and youth will have a better representation in the dialogue processes.   The fishers, workers of the processing plants and their families will benefit from a more stable flow of fishery resources.       Outcome 2.3. Increased supply of seafood products that demonstrate reduced bycatch and environmental impact.   The persons that participate in the process to prepare and adopt measures to reduce bycatch in longline fisheries will benefit from a better understanding of the implications and impacts of bycatch (in particular with ETP species) and the associated market risks, and practical experience on the application of regulations and tools to reduce bycatch. Producers will also benefit from market differentiation and access to markets that demand sustainable seafood.   The fishers, workers of the processing plants and their families will benefit from a better utilization of bycatch resources.        Outcome 3.1. Reliable and verifiable information of sustainability performance of target marine commodities is available to supply chain partners and the public to drive their purchasing decisions.   All supply chain stakeholders will benefit from access to reliable information to support decision making.   No indirect beneficiaries.       Outcome 3.2. Lessons about mainstreaming ecological and social sustainability into seafood supply chains are available worldwide.   The persons that will access the lessons will benefit from insights about the factors that contributed to successes and failures to be considered into their own interventions and to apply improvements.   No indirect beneficiaries.       Outcome 4.1 Project-level monitoring and evaluation, in compliance with UNDP and mandatory GEF-specific monitoring and evaluation requirements   The project partners, UNDP and GEF will benefit from streamlined project execution.