Monthly Archives: August 2014

Puget Sound exchange: Birdlife blog

Razorbill (c) Chrise Roebuck, National Geographic

Blogpost by senior policy officer the the BirdLife marine programme, Rory Crawford , who is taking part in one of GAP2s new exchange projects to Puget Sound this September.

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Saving seabirds in Seattle: New exchange!

GAP2 Comms Officer Katrina Borrow blogs about her upcoming trip to Seattle, as part of the GAP2 exchange programme.

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Third GAP2 Adriatic trawl survey: underway now!

The third GAP2 Adriatic trawl survey is underway in the Veneto Region of Italy, setting out from Chioggia. Learn about what the trawl survey means for local fishermen and scientists.

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ICES Training Course: Social Science Methods for Natural Scientists

GAP2 scientist Dr Marloes Kraan in the field

ICES seeks to de-mystify social science methods for natural scientists, with a new training course run by GAP2 scientist Dr. Marloes Kraan. A must-attend for any fisheries scientist working on a participatory project!

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Closing the GAP in Estonia – case study update

© Robert Aps

Interview piece on how GAP2’s collaborative work in Estonia is busy making the case for how participatory research methods and actions can support complex, multi-actor processes such as Marine Spatial Planning.

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Policy Briefing 3: Toolbox for Participatory Research

mtb-background

The third policy brief produced by the GAP2 project focuses on the value and application of the project’s ‘Methodological Toolbox’. A concise breakdown of the tool is provided for the policy audience.

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GAP2 Scallops Workshop – the Presentations/ les Présentations.

In April of 2014 GAP2 held a pioneering, collaborative workshop on the Channel Scallop fishery (including both French and UK fishermen), to discuss potential first steps in a regional management plan for the fishery. Click on the links below to …

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The 2014-2015 GAP2 Exchanges

15 bonding session on board

A round-up of the latest set of international exchanges funded by the GAP2 project – encouraging the exchange of ideas and experiences between fisheries in Europe,and world-wide.

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The lucky 13 out of 10000.

Everyone gathers for one last exchange photo

A final instalment of the Italian-Dutch exchange project, which includes the final statements of the visiting Italian delegates…

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