| Who:
All Public Aquariums in the UK, the Marine
Conservation Society, Parliament and the British
& Irish Zoos and Aquariums Association. |
| What:
Traveling Exhibit to educate the public about
the importance of the native waters to the
UK as part of a campaign to develop a law
to establish a network of preserves which
will be alongside a petition to establish
these MPAs as part of a new Marine Bill. |
| When:
Immediately in 2007 (initial work has already
begun in November, 2006) |
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Who: Swedish Aquaculture
Institute, Man and Water and GroFish, LLC |
| What:
Pilot project to develop plans for implementation
of an organic method to increase the farm
productivity of the fisheries for Atlantic
Salmon and Arctic Char by increasing feed
efficiency, decreasing labor costs, and increasing
the biosecurity of aquaculture production
systems. With global salmonid production being
over 2 million metric tons and being named
as a major source of marine pollution this
development could decrease pollution, increase
farmer revenue, and increase health of salmonids
worldwide. |
| When:
March 2007 |
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Prawn Farm Case Study Report (PDF) |
| Download
Salmon Study Report (PDF) |
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| Who:
Scientific and governmental representatives,
non-governmental organizations, educational
leaders, community and cultural leaders primarily
form the 5 country region. |
| What:
Development of educational materials for fishermen,
development of sustainable aquaculture for
sturgeon and other regionally extirpated species,
community understanding as well as general
global consumer awareness for sturgeon / caviar
and what it means economically and environmentally
to this community which is likely amongst
the most devastated species story of the planet.
Also a survey of meeting participants of May,
2003: Leadership Seminar on Sustainable Development
and Regional Security of Caspian Sea and its
Deltas Region including regional representatives
and others from UK, USA, Malta, France, Finland,
Denmark, Turkey to determine the progress
and determine an agenda for the future. With
oil wealth coming, the region may be poised
for having the ability to lead recovery of
the aquatic, environmental and cultural assets
almost lost, now to pollution, overfishing,
and poverty. |
| When:
Initial research can begin immediately in
2007 with a regional conference planned for
August 2007. |
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Report (PDF) |
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| Who: The
Mar Del Plata Aquarium is located in one of
the main fishing ports of the Atlantic side
of South America in a city of 600,000. |
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| What:
Through a collaborative effort between the
Municipal Museum, the Aquarium, Friends associations,
a regional NGO called CeDePesca, schools and
the regional fishing community the organization
will create instructional materials for the
visitors and students, research state of the
sustainability of the fisheries, develop and
communicate standards based upon capacity,
create exhibits, internet information, seafood
cards/rulers, CDs, stickers and poster as
well as hold a local celebration for World
Ocean Day 2007. |
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| When:
This funding will allow for a continuation
of efforts begun in 2002 by CeDePesca for
the next 9 months of operation. |
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| Who:
800,000 annual Aquarium visitors, restaurants,
retail operators, culinary school students. |
| What:
Design and installation of 6-8 graphic educational
panels that will raise public awareness about
the importance of sustainable seafood and
communicate the Vancouver Aquarium's Ocean
Wise program and other food-related environmental
initiatives. This messaging will help to make
sustainable eating and purchasing profitable
and popular, and will ultimately contribute
to the sustainable use of ocean and land resources
for food production. |
| When:
Design and install panels early 2007, unveiling
for World Ocean Day 2007. |
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Report (PDF) |
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| Who:
Children from Kochi Konther Asar/USA; New
York City artists (including a costume designer,
choreographer, poet, video producer, andwebsite
designer), bloggers, educators, and marine
scientists will createa collaborative production
under the auspices of Art & Science Collaborations,
Inc. |
| What:
A performative social action will be created
with fifty, 9 and 10 year olds, putting a
“face” on the human consequences
of our ocean crisis. This performance will
be performed live in New York City as part
of the World Environment and World Ocean Day
celebrations, and will be broadcast through
the websites of collaborative organizations
around the world to give a voice to the fishes
and a call to action by children who will
share their personal stories and concerns
after their participation in an intensive
educational program to give them tools for
understanding and expression. A documentary
video will be produced to inspire children
throughout the world to create their own productions
and encourage them to share their experiences
through an interactive website. This project
will become a model art-science educational,
public awareness project. |
| When:
June 5-8, 2007 |
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| Who:
Climate Crisis Coalition, Pittsfield, Massachusetts
and local cosponsors. |
| What:
The prototype of a series of community level
meetings regarding global warming, a wakeup
call to the global and local manifestations
of the climate crisis. A seed planted to inspire
local actions. |
| When:
April or May 2007 |
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| Who:
Climate Crisis Coalition and local cosponsor
- Huguenot Memorial Church in Pelham Park,
New York and other local religious organizations
to be announced. |
| What:
Earth Circles, which is being offered as a
pilot project in the the Pelham Park community
are intended to be community-based groups
that meet regularly to become educated, empowered,
nourished and active on the issue of global
warming. They may represent neighborhoods,
affinity groups, congregations, campus-based
constituencies or others. Programmatically,
Earth Circles includes a curriculum guide,
an experiential practice guide, an action
agenda, internet resources and a facilitator’s
training component. |
| When:
Beginning in April or May 2007 and lasting
throughout the year. |
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| Who:
Pilot projects in Samiyarpettai and Vellingaraanpettaiv
in the Cuddalore (which were hard hit by the
December 26, 2004 tsunami) district which
is a model for the whole of 800,000 fisher
folk in 561 villages covering 1,076 Km coastline
also serving Bangladesh and Sri Lanka stakeholders
managed by the Bay of Bengal Programme Inter-
Governmental Organization, Department of Fisheries
of the Government of Tamil-Nadu which the
local elected bodies, fisher cooperatives,
and others. |
| What:
This project will bridge the gap of formal
and informal practices of fisheries resource
management by creating awareness and understanding
amongst fishers about sustainable practices
with co-management as a natural evolution
of traditional resource management systems
including self-restraint, closed seasons and
protected areas. Additionally a database of
techniques, safety practices, fishing management
information, self help groups, and other multistakeholder
interactions. |
| When:
Starting April 2007 this co-management program
will begin by distributing displays and being
available for several meetings, The fishers
will be involved in community meeting is May
with the following months for monitoring progress. |
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| Who:
Atlas South Sea Pearls, Bali Hai Diving, the
Global Coral Reef Alliance, University of
Tasmania, and the University of Bali at the
Lombok and Makassar campuses in Indonesia. |
| What:
Through the use of Biorock technology a way
to increase the production capacity of aquaculture
increases the sustainability of the region
as well as increases the revenues from tourism
while decreasing the need for wild caught
specimens. This aquaculture technique utilizes
all nutrients for the grow out of multiple
species in a polyculture pilot project. With
implantation of this process other species
such as Giant Clam and Trochus Shell can be
implemented in the future. The funds will
be used to construct a 5mx20m raceway on an
existing pearl farm with appropriate life
support and the implementation of a Biorock
technology. |
| When:
Upon receipt of funding the construction of
this experimental sustainable aquaculture
technology will begin with initial results
to be shared during World Ocean Day 2007. |
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| Who:
The Division of Marine Surveillance
of Kosrae in conjunction with each municipality
(Lelu, Tafunsak, Utwe, Walung and Malem) in
conjunction with the departments of Conservation
and Safety , Resource Management, and Education
will conduct surveys, educational and public
awareness programming to evaluate fish stocks
and current fishing practices to establish
a marine protected area. |
| What:
As a result of proposed fishers’ surveys
and previous data acquired 15 years ago the
first MPA will be established specifically
monitoring groupers (Serranidae) and rabbitfish
(Siganus species) of the region. Community
awareness and school programs in each of the
seven primary schools will help to ensure
local understanding and develop support. Ninth
graders will help monitor the reef flats for
species diversity and environmental/human
damage. Community meetings will occur to monitor
the success of this awareness and protection
program. It is expected that this will become
a model for each of the local governments
all of the Federated Sates of Micronesia and
Palau to enact. |
| When:
Efforts will begin upon funding in January
2007 with report on World Ocean Day 2007. |
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| Who:
The Clean Beach Association is organized
since 2001 to sensitize the decision makers,
general public and the general management
of ocean resources for a country with over
2,900,000 residents. |
| What:
Clean Beach will convene a sustainability
workshop including representation from multistakeholders,
outcomes from this meeting will be the creation
of public displays, community celebrations
such as WORLD OCEAN DAY 2007, concerts, poetry
and art contests, radio and television campaigns
to engage the general public, dissemination
of beach trash collection buckets, and the
organization of nationwide beach clean-up
campaigns. |
| When:
This proposal is for one-year plan of activities
beginning with announcements January, 2007. |
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| Who:
Marine Science Station, Aqaba of the University
of Jordan and Yarmouk University |
| What:
Establish a regional consortium on sustainable
aquaculture / mariculture and raise community
awareness on food security and environmental
sensitivity, enhance giant clam aquaculture
and develop an aquarium display at the Red
Sea Museum. |
| When:
Willing to begin immediately. |
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| Who:
Federal representatives, teachers, fisher
folk, and fishing organization representatives
from 20 countries including Cook Islands,
Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Niue,
Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tuvalu, Vanuatu,
Marianas Islands, New Zealand, Australia,
Korea, China, Japan, Philippines, Tonga, and
USA will participate in this conference. |
| What:
These representatives will discuss
concepts associated with an area which covers
more than one third of the planet’s
surface, larger than the total land area of
the world containing more than 25,000 islands
and providing 60 % of the world’s fish
catch. The major objectives of the conference
are to develop a network amongst marine educator
in the Pacific, to provide an opportunity
to share projects and concerns – especially
sustainable fisheries, identify essential
marine topics, and to strengthen social ties
amongst the participants. It is expected that
consistent information can be developed with
modifications to local customs supporting
sustainable ocean solution in the region. |
| When:
January 15-18, 2007 with reporting in the
National Marine Educators Association Journal,
Current and Capitol Hill’s Ocean Week
in Washington, DC and for World Ocean Day
2007. |
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| Who:
University of the South Pacific Marine Collection,
School of Marine Studies, PACINET, Fiji Youth
& Community Environmental Education Program
and 2 student volunteers will collaborate
with Dr. Gilianne Brodie to develop materials
to sever 20 Island Countries. |
| What:
This committee will acknowledge traditional
indigenous customs and other forms of sustainable
environmental practices to develop a local
fact sheet which will be translated into local
languages and regionally distributed. Local
students will be identified through presentation
of a portable museum displays, poster competitions,
towards a celebration of World Ocean Day 2007.
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| When:
Competition will begin at the start
of the academic year in March 2007 with judging,
announcement and displays ready for WORLD
OCEAN DAY 2007. August 2007 Winners will be
translated into local languages and a display
set-up at the School of Marine Science with
information being posted on the PACINET, BioNet-International,
SPC, SPREP, and USP websites. October 2007
information collected particularly linking
mainstream science with traditional knowledge
and customs will be merged with available
published information into fact sheets that
will be laminated and made available system
wide. |
