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Caribbean Fisheries Teacher’s Resource Book

Outreach and Education Advisory Panel (OEAP) Report to the Council 148 th CFMC Regular Meeting St. Thomas, USVI. Newsletter Three issues produced available on www.caribbeanfmc.com Please send notes and photos of activities 2014 Calendar 1,000 sent via airmail.

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Caribbean Fisheries Teacher’s Resource Book

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  1. Outreach and Education Advisory Panel (OEAP)Report to the Council148th CFMC Regular MeetingSt. Thomas, USVI

  2. NewsletterThree issues produced available on www.caribbeanfmc.comPlease send notes and photos of activities2014 Calendar1,000 sent via airmail

  3. Caribbean Fisheries Teacher’s Resource Book • Working group: EllietteHernández, Cristina Olán, VilmarieRomán, Alida Ortiz • Each chapter will consist of background information on the specific topic, teaching activities, maps, references, relevant web addresses and audiovisual resources. • First version will be in Spanish

  4. Table of Contents • The Ocean Literacy Principles • How do these Principles apply to fisheries?  • The physical description of the Caribbean Sea • Oceanography • Weather conditions • Maps, • Images • Teaching/learning activities to understand the distribution of lands, ecosystems, etc.

  5. Table of Contents • The different human cultures in the Caribbean • Maps • Images • History • Teaching/learning activities to understand the history, and culture of coastal communities • Fisheries resources • Important species for fisheries • Maps • Images • Teaching/learning activities to understand the different fishing practices in the region

  6. Table of Contents • Essential fish habitats • Mangroves • Seagrass beds • Coral reefs • Hard bottoms  • Teaching/learning activities to understand connections and EBM

  7. Table of Contents • Fisheries management practices in the Caribbean • Species under management • Functions of local governments • Different agencies responsible for the management including the CFMC • Legislation • Teaching/learning activities to understand fisheries management practices in the region • Conservation of Caribbean fisheries resources • Community involvement • Consumer support and responsibilities • Fishers responsibilities

  8. Development of visual aids to identify changes in the EFH of some species in FMPs’ Management Units • Concentrated in East Puerto Rico (Fajardo, Ceiba and Naguabo) • 2 exploratory trips have documented juvenile groupers, snappers, parrotfish, grunts and lobsters • Marcos Hanke will present detailed report in March CFMC Meeting • Will be included in Teacher’s Resource Book

  9. PR Commercial Fisheries Project (PEPCO) • 2 Pilot Workshops completed; addedother agencies besides CFMC and DNER. • Dialogsbetween DNER andfishers in western andeasternregionwerecompletedtodiscussinterventionprotocols. Importanttoincludealllawenforcement agencies (Federal and Local). • Fundingisneededtoexpandthe Project tootherareas. • Can Liasionfundsfrom CFMC to DNER be used?

  10. Marine ResourcesEducationProgram (MREP) • Follow-up to Mr. Carlos Velázquez presentation at the 147th CFMC Meeting in Ponce, PR • Increase a fisher’s awareness and understanding of the fishery management process – at the federal and state level. • Increase the number of fishers participation in the management process • Facilitate collaborations between fishers, managers and scientists to gather best scientific data available.

  11. Marine ResourcesEducationProgram (MREP) • How can a MREP be established in the CFMC jurisdiction? • Identify potential partners. • Create a steering committee: agencies , commercial fishers, recreational fishers, fisheries scientists and social scientists specialized in fisheries.

  12. Marine ResourcesEducationProgram (MREP) • Develop a program curriculum built on a series of capacity building trainings and workshops for fishers and others involved in the fishing sector. • Identify potential funding sources. • Develop a marketing and outreach campaign for the program. • Recommendation: Council consider support for MREP Caribbean

  13. Projectsto be completedby theendof 2013 • FishingAppforsmartphones • CFMC brochure

  14. USVI Outreach & Education • Don’t Stop Talking Fish June Festival • DSTF steeringcommitteeisvery active involvingmany agencies andNGOs in USVI. Verycomplexlogisticswith a diversityofactivities. • Lia Ortiz willpresent status at thenextCouncil Meeting.

  15. USVI Outreach & Education • SustainableSeafoodCampaignisdevelopingoutreachmaterialsto do wkshpsonJanuary. • Recomendation: CFMC participation, in Fisher’sRegistrationOrientation Workshops toexplain EEZ regulations. • FueteyVerguilla St. Croix • 32 pags. • 20+ interviews and articles • Will be published February 2014

  16. Collaboration with NOAA Fisheries/SERO • Product: Summaryof Commercial andRecreationalFishingRegulationsforthe U.S. Caribbean Exclusive EconomicZone. Spanish/English. • Thanksto Miguel Lugo.

  17. Other issues for O & E • Improvecommunicationwithstakeholders: • AM Radio capsules as publicserviceannouncements • Textmessagesthroughcellphones • Pre-recorded audio messagesoncellphones • Callonpartnerssuch as Sea Grant todeliver meeting notices • Uploadnoticestothewebpagewell in advance • Recomendation: Applyallstrategies

  18. Thank you for your support Alida Ortiz Sotomayor

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