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Tag Archives: U.S. Agency for International Development
This is the end, beautiful friend, the end
by Molly Timmers After three days of travel across space and time, we arrived in Dili, the capital of Timor-Leste. This country is located about an hour’s flight northwest from Darwin, Australia across the Timor Sea. It shares its border … Continue reading
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Tagged biodiversity, Coral Reef Ecosystem Program, coral reefs, Coral Triangle, CREP, Dili, MAF, Timor-Leste, Timor-Leste’s Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, U.S. Agency for International Development, USAID
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NOAA Leads GIS Workshop in Timor-Leste
By Max Sudnovsky and Annette DesRochers NOAA Fisheries’ team members Annette DesRochers and Max Sudnovsky of the Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) recently returned from a productive visit to Dili, Timor-Leste. Nearing the end of a four-year collaborative partnership between … Continue reading
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Tagged Agriculture and Land-Use Geographic Information System, AL-GIS, Annette DesRochers, Coral Reef Ecosystem Program, CREP, Directorate National Fisheries and Aquaculture, Directorate National for Research, Directorate National for Resource Management and Inspection, DNGRIP, DNPA, DNPs, EAFM, ecosystem approach to fisheries management, GIS, Government of Timor-Leste, International Activities and Seafood Inspection Program, MAF, Max Sudnovsky, Michael Abbey, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, NOAA Fisheries, PIFSC, satellite, U.S. Agency for International Development, U.S. Embassy, USAID, WorldView 2, WV2
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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
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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
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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
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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
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