(general layout for a two
weeks training course,
modified according to regional considerations)
Week 1
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | |
| Morning I 8:00 - 9:45 |
Opening Session General introduction of course, concepts, lecturers, participants. The project in the light of the ACP-EU Fisheries Research Initiative |
Biodiversity II Understanding biodiversity data: taxonomy, localities, collectors, quality issues. |
Country Reports Country-specific situation reports: Presentation by participants and discussion |
Regional I Fish biodiversity in the region. Zoogeography and taxonomy of the marine and freshwater fishes of the region. |
Science DayWriting of a report on a selected topic by participants, using country-specific literature, FishBase, and the library for source of data. | Communication I Introduction to Internet, e-mail, WEB pages |
| Morning II 10:15 - 12:00 |
Orientation Distribution and introduction to hardware and software. |
Biodiversity II (contd.) |
Country Reports (contd.) |
Regional I (contd.) |
Science Day (contd.) |
Science Day (contd.) Presentation of preliminary findings. |
| Afternoon I 13:15 - 15:00 |
Biodiversity I Introduction to biodiversity: definitions, importance and common threats.
|
Biodiversity III National biodiversity data: verifying, completing and using national checklists to assess the status of biodiversity. |
Country Reports (contd.) |
Science Day Introduction to the topic. |
Science Day (contd.) |
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| Afternoon II 15:15 - 17:00 |
Biodiversity I (contd.) |
Biodiversity III (contd.) |
Country Reports (contd.) |
Science Day (contd.) |
Science Day (contd.) |
Week 2
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | |
| Morning I 8:00 - 9:45 |
Fisheries Management I Status of aquatic resources - general overview |
Fisheries Management III Standard models in single species assessment. |
Ecology II Introduction to ECOPATH: history, master equation, parameters and their assessment. |
Regional II Aquatic protected areas: pros and cons and examples of their implementation. Presentation and discussion. |
Summary II Presentation of papers by participants. |
| Morning II 10:15 - 12:00 |
Fisheries Management I (contd.) |
Fisheries Management III (contd.) |
Ecology II (contd.) |
Regional II (contd.) Discussion |
Summary III Course evaluation by participants. |
| Afternoon I 13:15 - 15:00 |
Fisheries Management II Traditional concepts in fisheries management. |
Ecology I Introduction to ecosystem analysis: assumptions, system components, energy flow, modeling. |
Ecology III Working with Ecopath / Ecosim; demonstration of its various features. |
Summary I Conclusions and summary of the training course. |
Closing Ceremony Farewell Party |
| Afternoon II 15:15 - 17:00 |
Fisheries Management II (contd.) |
Ecology I (contd.) |
Ecology III (contd.) |
Summary I (contd.) |
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