European Goose Management Platform () Jesper Madsen Chair, WI Waterbird Harvest Specialist Group, Aarhus University, Denmark Sergey Dereliev AEWA Technical Officer Not the first time that geese are on the agenda.. Photo: Fotogruppe 50 ASA, Hamburg 1
GOOSE 13 October, MANAGEMENT: 2016, Husum, Germany CHALLENGES 2015 Gram Slot, Denmark, 27-29 October 2015 Need & justification Goose-human conflicts and ecosystem impacts continue and are becoming more acute and complex Geese hold societal value (birdwatching, hunting, ecosystem services) Svalbard PfG plan in place and three more in the pipeline a resource-demanding endeavor For populations, such as Taiga Bean Goose, adaptive harvest management is required by their listings on AEWA Lack of coordinated approach to data collation and processing (population size, harvest, derogation shooting) 2
Need & justification (2) Some huntable populations have unfavorable conservation status Local or national approach would bring no tangible solutions Requires structured flyway-scale decision-making process A goose management platform can serve as a model for sustainable practicing of waterbird management in general Mandate (AEWA MOP6, Nov. 2015) Resolution 6.4: Requests the Secretariat to facilitate, funding permitting, the establishment of an European multispecies goose management platform and process to address sustainable use of goose populations and to provide for the resolution of humangoose conflicts, targeting as a matter of priority Barnacle and Greylag Geese populations for which management plans are yet to be developed as well as the Svalbard population of the Pinkfooted Goose and the Taiga Bean Goose for which plans are already in place, and invites interested Parties, Range States and other stakeholders to take pro-active role in this initiative, including to ensure necessary resources for the maintenance and the functioning of the platform. 3
Populations to be included for a start Pink-footed goose (ISMP implemented 2012) Taiga bean goose (ISSAP endorsed at AEWA MOP, Nov. 2015) Barnacle goose, 3 populations NW-European greylag goose Barnacle Geese Population size 4
900,000 1,200,000 ind Greylag Goose populations (population size data from AEWA CSR6, 2015) Management issues to be tackled and balanced 5
Post-AEWA MOP6 activities Developed a concept for a Submitted funding requests to donor countries; grant provided by Norway Launched recruitment of dedicated personnel at the AEWA Secretariat Convened the Paris negotiation meeting (May 2016) Pledges for range state contributions First meeting in Sweden (December 2016) Photo: Sergey Dereliev AEWA International Working Group (Range state reps, EU, stakeholders) Management framework, Prioritisation, Recommendation, Knowledge exchange p1 p2 p3 p4 a p4 b p4 c Specific concerted actions p5 p6 Data centre and assesment A B C D E F G data assessment recommendation 6
Coordination and data management (extra capacity required) Coordination Unit (AEWA Secretariat) > General coordinator > Assistant Data Centre (Aarhus University) > Coordinator for goose monitoring - pops & harvest > Population modeling expert (50%) > Lead author of annual review (15%) Goose pops and timelines 2016-2018 2016 2017 2018 Pink footed Goose (1) Implementation Taiga Bean Goose (1) AHMP Implementation Barnacle Goose (3) SMP AMP Greylag Goose (1) SMP AHMP 7
Potential range states (17/20) (Belarus) 1 pop Latvia 2 Belgium 3 Lithuania 2 (Greenland) 1 Netherlands 3 Denmark 4 Norway 4 Estonia 2 Poland 1 Finland 2 Russia 2 France 1 Spain 1 Germany 3 Sweden 4 Iceland 1 UK 2 Ireland 1 (Ukraine) 1 Potential range states (17/20) (Belarus) 1 pop Latvia 2 Belgium 3 Lithuania 2 (Greenland) 1 Netherlands 3 Denmark 4 Norway 4 Estonia 2 Poland 1 Finland 2 Russia 2 France 1 Spain 1 Germany 3 Sweden 4 Iceland 1 UK 2 Ireland 1 (Ukraine) 1 8
Costs for international coordination (annual) Total: 430,000 > 3.65 positions (2 at the Coordination Unit plus 1.65 at the Data Unit) > Modest operational budget 25,000 per country (equal sharing) 12,000 48,000 per country (sharing per population) Kick-off costs (Taiga Bean, Barnacle, Greylag) Taiga Bean AHMP development 10,000 Barnacle SMP development 35,000 Barnacle pop model development 100,000 Barnacle AHMP development 50,000 Total 185,000 Greylag SMP development 35,000 Greylag pop model development 100,000 Greylag AHMP development 50,000 Total 185,000 Grand total 380,000 9
To be or not to be? 10