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Training Course Nairobi, Kenya;
23 Aug. to 3 Sept. 1999

Week 1

 

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Morning 1 Course Opening

Introduction of participants and trainers

Fisheries 1

Fisheries: Global status of aquatic resources

Ecology 2

Introduction to eco-system modelling with Ecopath: assumptions, definitions, master equation

Ecopath

Balancing an eco-system model in Ecopath

Simulation 2

Introduction to FishMan, a simulation software for decision making in fisheries management

 

 


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Morning 2 Introduction

Project concept and course objectives.

Technicalities

Fisheries 2

Traditional concepts in fisheries management

Ecology 2

Data requirements: type of date and sources of information

Ecosim

Dynamic modelling of the effects of fisheries strategies on an ecosystem

Simulation 2

Simulation exercise with FishMan

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Afternoon 1 Handing over of - and introduction to – hardware and software Fisheries 2

(contd.)

Ecopath

Building an eco-system model in Ecopath

Ecospace

Spatial modelling of different fisheries strategies

Simulation 2

Simulation exercise with FishMan (contd.)

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Afternoon 2 Introduction to the FishBase software

Why should scientists write?

Ecology 1

Introduction to ecosystem-based fisheries management

Ecopath

(contd.)

Simulation 1

Game Theory: Basic Concepts and Applications to Fisheries Management

Simulation 2

Evaluation of the simulation exercise

 


Week 2

 

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Morning 1 Biodiversity 1

Introduction to biodiversity

Presentations 1

National reports

Communication 1

Introduction to electronic communication

Regional 1

Marine Protected Areas: concepts and applications

Presentations 2

Scientific reports

Departure of participants
Morning 2 Biodiversity 2

Understanding biodiversity data

Presentations 1

National reports

Communication 2

FishBase on the Internet.

Regional 1

(contd.)

Presentations 2

Scientific reports

 
Afternoon 1 Biodiversity 3

National biodiversity data

Presentations 1

National reports

Tools 1

Length frequencies and sustainability indicators.

Regional 2

Fish fauna of East Africa

Evaluation  
Afternoon 2 Biodiversity 3

(contd.)

Presentations 1

National reports             

Tools 2

Abee

Regional 2

(contd.)

Closing Ceremony

Farewell Party

 

 

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