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Tracking marine megafauna at Ascension Island: towards evidence-based ‘blue belts’

 

Key Facts

FUNDING SCHEME ICON
FUNDING SCHEME
Darwin Plus
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VALUE
£48,568
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Ascension Island

Summary

By tracking the movements of taxa potentially at risk from fisheries by-catch, the project will contribute spatial data urgently needed to inform decisions concerning the management of Ascension’s maritime zone.
 
Status Completed
Reference DPLUS046
Round 4
Start 01/04/2016
End 30/06/2017
Project Leader
Dr Nicola&Sam Weber
Lead Organisation
Gov of Ascension - AIGCD
Project Partners
SAERI - South Atlantic Environmental Research Institute, Zoological Society of London (ZSL), University of Exeter
Regions
UKOT
Biomes
COASTAL, MARINE, MARINE COASTAL
Production
FISHERIES
Threats To Biodiversity
OVER EXPLOITATION, CLIMATE CHANGE
Broad Approches
SPECIES CONSERVATION, IN SITU, SUSTAINABLE USE, INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Specific Tools
RESEARCH TRAINING, RESEARCH, TRAINING, CEPA, MONITORING, IMPACT ASSESSMENT, PROTECTED AREAS
Countries
Ascension Island
Conventions
CBD
Documents:
Download: Final Report - DPLUS046 FR - 11/01/2018

Download: Half Year Report - DPLUS046 HR1 - 16/02/2017

Download: Application Form - DPLUS046 App - 27/04/2016