Planning and policy instruments for ecosystem-based management (EBM) of the HCLME are agreed and in place at regional and national levels

% increased awareness in identified target groups, of the benefits of applying EBM
Agreement on and understanding of the ecosystem-level issues of the HCLME as they relate to management of living marine resources (LMR) and biodiversity conservation.
Increase in the % of fisheries management decisions that are based on integrated information on multi-specific criteria and multi-disciplinary parameters, including natural and ENSO-related variability
Increase in the number of certifiable fisheries
Increased area of priority coastal, coastal-marine and marine habitats in Peru & Chile that are under some form of legal protection that contributes to biodiversity conservation.
% of the priority actions identified in plans that have secure financing:
(a) regional level in SAP
(b)national level in the NAP
A Strategic Action Plan (SAP) developed based on up- dated ecosystem information and with an EBM approach is approved by both countries at the highest levels
Existence of short, medium and long-term targets for marine & coastal habitat conservation
National Action Plans (NAPs) developed within the SAP framework and approved in each country
Number of sectors represented and level of officials that participate in the national inter-sectoral committees
% of staff profiles and procedures that are aligned with EBM in key institutions (i.e., CONAMA, MINAM, SUBPESCA, Vice-Minist. de Pesquerí­a)
1. % of effective information exchanges in protocols defined within the framework of the Ecosystem Information System (EIS)
Improved understanding of the benefits of ecosystem goods and services of artisanal fisher representatives that participate in fisheries fora (as a proxy indicator of potential compliance with regulatory frameworks)
Key institutions (MINAM CONAMA, SUBPESCA), have the capacities and internal processes to prioritize the creation of new MPAs and to manage them effectively.
Procedures defined and adopted to promote good fisheries practices and improve market competitiveness within the framework of the HCLME
Adoption of coordinated management measures for the shared stock, such as closures, quotas and exclusion areas
Advances in adopting EBM for the shared anchovy stock as measured by the increase in agreed on and coordinated program of activities
Identification of equivalency in conservation management options (PAs) for coastal and marine environments in both countries
Increase in hectares of the coastal-marine interface under improved management - measured by RNSIIPG Master Plan and the tools for monitoring and management effectiveness measurement
Number of best management practices developed in the project pilot sites that are up-scaled to other protected areas
1. Increase in management effectiveness of the pilot MPAs measured
a) in Peru with
a) Management Plans
b) b) with the Declaration of the area in Chile
c)Management effectiveness tracking tool (METT)
METT Poor= < 25%; Fair=26–50%:, Good= 51–76%:; Excellent= 77–100%
2. Reduction in the incidence of illegal extractive activities in restricted areas established in the management plans of RNSIIPG pilot sites
3. % management costs of the pilot areas protected that have secure financing
(a) a) RNSIIPG pilots
(b) b) Seamounts
4. Ecosystem-based management strategy for sea canyons agreed on by the relevant stakeholders
5. Populations of flagship species at pilots
Species will be selected in yr 1

Institutional capacities strengthened for SAP implementation and for up-scaling pilot interventions to the system level

Implementation of priority MPA & fisheries management tools provides knowledge of options for enhanced protection of HCLME and SAP implementation

Implementation of pilot MPAs that underpin ecosystem conservation and resilience