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BOBLME - How the Essential EAFM training course was developed

12 Apr 2014 | by boblme.org
The Ecosystem Approach to Fishery Management training course (Essential EAFM) has been supported financially by the Global Environment Facility (GEF), the Norwegian Agency for International Development (NORAD), the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA), and the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations through the Bay of Bengal Large Marine Ecosystem (BOBLME) Project; the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) through the U.S. Coral Triangle Initiative (USCTI) and the Coral Triangle Support Program (CTSP).

The main drafting team for this E EAFM Training Handbook included Rusty Brainard, (NOAA), Silvia Capezzuoli (IMA), Simon Funge-Smith (FAO-APFIC), Chris Grose (IMA), Adel Heenan (NOAA), Rudolf Hermes (BOBLME), Paulo Maurin (NOAA), Megan Moews (NOAA), Chris O’Brien (BOBLME), Robert Pomeroy (USAID-CTSP), and Derek Staples (Fisheries Management Consultant). Nygiel Armada, Robert Pomeroy, and Derek Staples drafted the original written modules for this course. Additional input was provided by Janna Shackeroff, Robert Schroeder, Jarad Makaiau, and Max Sudnovsky (all NOAA) and Magnus Torell (SEAFDEC). In addition to this Handbook, the training package includes linked powerpoint presentations, a Workbook, Toolkits and a Trainer Manual, all developed by IMA International. Final editing was undertaken by Silvia Capezzuoli and Derek Staples, and copy editing was provided by Claire Attwood. The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) agreed to the use of some figures, and Amanda Toperoff created new figures.