Review of how changes in Principle 3 assessment methodology might impact on the scoring and scoring justification of an example fishery previously MSC certified - part of the MSC's rolling programme of improvement to the MSC standard and assessment methodology
Advice and assistance to the Guyana seabob industry and fishery managers in strengthening sector management preparatory to entering into MSC assessment for this tropical trawl fishery
Provision of independent evaluation advice to the NZ government on the processes and content of an evaluation of ten years of NZAID assistance to fisheries development in the small island development states (SIDS) of the South Pacific
Study of sea cucumber fisheries in PNG, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Fiji and Tonga, and the international trade in dried sea cucumber - beche-de-mer - with a view to advising on how to move towards more sustainable fishing and trading management regimes and practices
Techno-economic assessment of the potential for further development of giant clam farming and export, based on available technologies, global market assessment, and comparative advantage - in collaboration with Hambrey Consulting
Advice on the Monitoring and Evaluation requirements of the second regional Oceanic Fisheries Management Project for South Pacific Island countries - a project seeking to further strengthen island countries' capacities to meet their obligations under the Conservation and Management Measures agreed through the Western Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC), and to consolidate and extend innovative approaches to strengthening management of the region's important tuna fisheries and boosting the economic benefits that these island countries derive from these fisheries - in terms of both r
Contribution to Europe wide evaluation of the EFF funded FLAG programme, focusing on the UK programme, and example local FLAGs - consortium member under the EU Fishery Evaluation Framework contract held by Capgemini Consulting, Wageningen University and Romboll
This study develops a profile of commercial fishing, seafood processing and recreational sea fishing in Dumfries and Galloway, in the south west of Scotland, bordering the Solway Firth and the southern tip of the Firth of Clyde. The study focuses on identifying the scale, composition, and contribution of this sector to the local economy.
As part of the Marine Stewardship Council's (MSC) work to strengthen its assessment methodology, participation in an exercise to interpret how changes and improvements in the assessment methodology and scoring instructions for Principle 3 might have resulted in different scoring outcomes for sample fisheries that had already achieved certification as well managed.
As part of the process of developing a formal Local Development Control Plan for the island of St Helena, assistance was given in defining and justifying a coherent network of national parks, nature reserves, international wirebird areas and historic conservation areas to manage and project the natural and historic heritage of this very special island and its peopole.
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