Marine Protected Areas
as tools for
Fisheries
management and conservation
Meetings |
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Brief Summary of the meetings 4th Plenary meeting (7-9 February 2008) 4rd Plenary Meeting was held in Murcia. Results of EMPAFISH project were presented. Proposals of different publications were discussed 3rd Plenary Meeting (6-8 February, 2007) 3th Plenary Meeting was held in Pisa. First results of Meta-analysis were discussed. Methodological approach to select indicators to measure the efectiveness of MPAs was introduced. WP6 leader explained the steps to achieve the objectives of this WP. Proposals of different publications were discussed.
The following objectives were achieved during this meeting:
WP3, WP5, WP6 Sectorial Meeting (Brest, 31 October, 1 November 2006) The following objetives were achieved during this meeting:
WP2 Data analysis group meeting (Horta, 3-7 July 2006) Methods for standardising data to reduce the large degree of heterogeneity were discussed and accepted during the meeting. On the other hand, it was presented a schematic of the bioindicator model to be applied in WP4. Data for for the WP4 model will be derived from the WP2 database. WP5 leader presented the methods for calculating the parameters requiered forWP5. WP1 Data analysis group meeting with participation of Meta-analysis group (Barcelona, 19-21 June 2006) WP1 leader prented the situation regarding the collection of data, requesting information for several case studies by the end of June 2006. Issues about how to specify the effect size related to protection, the associated measure of uncertainty and the weight for the analises were discussed. It was shown an example of meta-analysis and several questions about how to apply meta-analysis and about the election of response variable were raised. It was established a work lan and it was agreed to achieve significant meta-analysis by February plenary meeting. WP5 Sectorial meeting (6-8 April 2006, Brest, France) 2nd Plenary Meeting (14-16 February 2006, La Laguna, Spain) WP3 Sectorial meeting (14-16 December 2005, Brest, France) Partners presented the main activities identified in each case study and the stage of the survey. The design of the different questionnaries was discussed during the meeting. the draft of all questionnaires was presented during the meeting, and the comments were integrated into a final version of the questionnaries by WP3 leader. The question on the way to deal with off shore MPA's which are far from several ports on the coast raised the question on the identification of the area relevant to the survey stage. The question about the identification of users, operators, who operate in the MPA was raised. It has been clarified that together with the questionnaires, WP3 leader will provide a template to collect answers from individual users/ operators. These templates were presented during the meeting.
The following objectives were achieved during this meeting:
WP1 Sectorial Meeting (28-30 November 2005, Barcelona, Spain) A first overview of data available was achieved by each partner and review during the meeting for putting together the database framework. The list of data to be included in the data base was established. It was agreed that additional series of data will be uploaded in the following 6 months, with achievement planned for September 2006. WP1-3 Joint Sectorial Meeting (6-8 July 2005, Barcelona, Spain) During these sectorial meetings the data available for WP1 and WP3, the design of the database framework and the structure of the booklets were discussed and detailed. The type of socioeconomic data that are needed and the type of database framework requires were discused and it was defined the economic survey to be realised. Several questions were raised with WP4, WP5 and WP6 about the data they expect from WP1, WP2, and WP3. WP5 leader presented a set of state variables that will be included in the bioeconomic model of MPA. 1st Plenary Meeting (10-12 March 2005, Murcia, Spain) This first meeting included starting and coordination activities, administrative aspects, constitution of the Steering Commitee, elaboration of database structure to be used at each WP, and representation of the different case studies and available data. The framework for effective clustering with other EC related projects was designated, and formal contacts with these projects were established. |