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Tag Archives: Rusty Brainard
Giant strides forward to improve fisheries management in Indonesia
By Megan Moews-Asher Let us begin with the “why”… At the request of the U.S. Agency for International Development, the NOAA Fisheries’ Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management (EAFM) team has been working with colleagues in Indonesia since 2011 to help … Continue reading
Posted in coral reef ecosystem
Tagged biodiversity conservation, biological diversity, Director General of Capture Fisheries, Director of Fisheries Resources, EAFM, ecosystem approach to fisheries management, fisheries management, fisheries management plans, food security, Ibu Erni Widjajanti, Indonesia, Indonesia Marine and Climate Support Project, marine species, Megan Moews-Asher, Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, MMAF, National Working Group, Pak Aryo Hanggono, Pak Gellwyn Jusuf, Pak Toni Ruchimat, RPPs, Rusty Brainard, sustainability, U.S. Agency for International Development, U.S. Fisheries Management Council, USAID, Wesley Patrick
Sulu-Sulawesi: A Seascape in the Heart of the Coral Triangle
By Supin Wongbusarakum It is an interesting challenge to contemplate future plans for a vast blue seascape, bright with corals and teeming with fish, under florescent lights in a carpeted hotel meeting room in Manado, Indonesia. The Sulu-Sulawesi Seascape is … Continue reading
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Tagged Angelina Stella, Asian Development Bank, Bob Pomeroy, Coral Reef Ecosystem Division, Coral Triangle, Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, CRED, CTI-CFF, EAFM, ecosystem approach to fisheries management, Fisheries and Food Security, Indonesia, Manado, NOAA Office of Law Enforcement, Paige Casey, Rusty Brainard, Sulu-Sulawesi Seascape, Supin Wongbusarakum, University of Connecticut Sea Grant Program, World Wildlife Fund
Science and technology innovations to promote sustainable fisheries in Southeast Asia and the Coral Triangle
By Kelvin Gorospe Back in November 2013, Drs. Rusty Brainard and Kelvin Gorospe of PIFSC’s Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED) along with colleagues from NOAA’s Coral Reef Conservation Program and Office of Law Enforcement met with officials from USAID-Regional Development … Continue reading
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Tagged and Information Service, Christopher D. Elvidge, Coral Reef Ecosystem Division, Coral Triangle, CRED, Data, DOI, fisheries, Joint Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research, Keith Chanon, Kelvin Gorospe, National Environmental Satellite, National Geophysical Data Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NESDIS, NMFS, Office of Science and Technology, Patrick Lynch, RDMA, Regional Development Mission for Asia, Rusty Brainard, S&T, science and technology, SEAFDEC, seafood supply chain, Southeast Asia, Southeast Asia Fisheries Development Center, Supin Wongbusarakum, survey, sustainable management, U.S. Department of the Interior, University of Hawai`i at Mānoa, USAID, William L. Michaels
Course on an ecosystem approach and extension methods for fisheries management concludes in Thailand
By Supin Wongbusarakum The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) offered a regional training course called “Essential Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management (EAFM) and Extension Methodologies” on Sept. 15–29, in Samut Prakarn, Thailand. Trainees from the majority of the member … Continue reading
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Tagged Akira Bamba, ASEAN, Asian Institute of Technology, Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Ban Gon Aow, Ban Krachur, Bay of Bengal Large Marine Ecosystem Project, BoBLME, Brunei, Bundit Chokesanguan, Cambodia, Coral Reef Ecosystem Division, Crab Bank, CRED, EAFM, ecosystem, ecosystem approach to fisheries management, Essential EAFM, Essential Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management, fiseries management, fishers, fishing, Hajime Kawamura, Indonesia, Isara Chanrajchakit, Japan, Jarin Sawanboonchun, Kasetsart University, Krit Phusirimongkol, Laos, Myanmar, Panitnard Taladon, participatory rural appraisal methods, Petchaburi Province, Philippines, PRA, Rayong Province, Rusty Brainard, Samut Prakarn, SEAFDEC, Shinya Yoshida, Siriporn Pangsorn, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, Supin Wongbusarakum, Surapol Chandrapatya, Thailand, Theo Ebber, training, Tsuyoshi Iwata, U.S. Agency for International Development, USAID, Vietnam
Indonesia engages in an ambitious effort to finalize ecosystem-based fisheries management plans nationwide
By Megan Moews-Asher Indonesia’s Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (MMAF) in July 2013 tasked 13 select individuals across its numerous directorates, along with NGO, university, and contracting representatives, with development of a fisheries management plan (known as an “RPP” … Continue reading
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Tagged Arafura Sea, Asia Pacific Fisheries Commission, Bandung, Banten, Bay of Bengal Large Marine Ecosystem Project, BoBLME, Bogor, Bogor Agricultural University, Central Sulawesi, Connecticut Sea Grant, Coral Reef Conservation Program, Coral Reef Ecosystem Division, Coral Triangle Support Partnership, CRED, CTSP, Directorate General of Capture Fisheries, Directorate of Fisheries Resources, EAFM, ecosystem, ecosystem approach to fisheries management, Essential EAFM, FAO, fisheries management plan, FKPPS, Forums for Coordination of Management and Utilization of Fish Resources, Gellwyn Jusuf, IMA International, IMACS, Indonesia, Indonesia Marine and Climate Support Project, Jason Philibotte, Java, Marine Protected Areas Governance Program, Megan Moews-Asher, Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, MMAF, palu, Program Integrator, Robert Pomeroy, RPP, Rudolf Hermes, Rusty Brainard, SDI, Supin Wongbusarakum, The Nature Conservancy, Toni Ruchimat, U.S. Agency for International Development, U.S. Coral Triangle Initiative, United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, USAID, USCTI, WPP, WPP-718
Indonesia moves toward an Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management
By Megan Moews In a concerted effort to reach high-level officials throughout the Coral Triangle region, NOAA has now led 2-day training workshops titled “Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management for Leaders, Executives and Decision-makers” (EAFM LEAD) in 4 of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Adel Heenan, Agency of Research and Development for Marine and Fisheries, Center of Analysis for International Cooperation and Institution, Coral Reef Conservation Program, Coral Reef Ecosystem Division, Coral Triangle, Coral Triangle Initiative, CRED, CTI-CFF, decision makers, Directorate General of Capture Fisheries, Directorate General of Forest Protection and Nature Conservation, EAFM, ecosystem approach to fisheries management, executives, Fish Resources Drectorate, Fishing Technology Development Center, IMACS, Indonesia, Indonesia Marine and Climate Support Project, Jakarta, Kiki Anggraini, LEAD, leaders, Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Megan Moews, Ministry of Forestry, Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, MMAF, Pak Hary Christijanto, Pak Muhammed Badrudin, Pak Purwanto, Peter Mous, Ports Directorate of Fisheries, Ray Chandrapurnama, Research Center for Fisheries Management and Fisheries Resources Conservation, Rusty Brainard, State Ministry of National Development Center, Tomoko Acoba, Topan Renyaan, U.S. Agency for International Development, USAID, WPP 573
