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Book (stand-alone)Report of the EAF REGIONAL TASK GROUP MEETING AND ECOLOGICAL RISK ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY WORKSHOP (GULF OF GUINEA). Freetown, Sierra Leone, 20-22 October 2008 2009
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The first meeting of the Gulf of Guinea EAF Regional Task Group (RTG) was held in Freetown, Sierra Leone, from 20 to 22 October 2008 together with an Ecological Risk Assessment Methodology Workshop. It was attended by 20 participants from 13 Gulf of Guinea countries, the Subregional Fishery Commission for the Western Central Gulf of Guinea, and FAO. The RTG is an implementation structure under the EAF-Nansen project GCP/INT/003/NOR and serves as the forum for training in ecological ris k assessment that is the methodology used for the identification and prioritisation of issues requiring management attention. The main objectives of the meeting and workshop were to discuss and facilitate key processes and activities for the implementation of the ecosystem approach to fisheries management in the Gulf of Guinea region including the modalities for the formation and functioning of the RTG and National Task Groups (NTGs). It was explained that, to be able to achieve the ob jectives of implementing an ecosystem approach to fisheries at the national level, certain key structures have to be in place including the NTG with representatives of key stakeholders in a given fishery that would take the lead in the process. An overview of the key concepts and process of the ecological risk assessment methodology was given. Participants were also introduced to the preparation of EAF baseline reports to be used as initial input for the work on ecosystem approach to fisheries. It was explained that the preparation of the report is to be led by national and regional experts and overseen by the NTG. For the exercises, the participants worked in three subgroups formed according to the geographical location of their countries as was done in the preceding workshop held in Accra in 2007. The fishery selected by the North and South groups was the shrimp trawl fishery whereas the Central group selected the beach seine fishery. The participants expresse d satisfaction with the development of a communication strategy for the project and especially with the participatory approach used. -
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MeetingEcological Risk Assessment for the Effects of Fishing (ERAEF) for Australian Government Managed Fisheries 2005
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