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Workshop on Ocean and Coastal Information in Support of Marine Resources and Biodiversity in the Macaronesia and Sao Tome and Principe Region

  • DATE
    March 14 › 15, 2019
  • Venue
    National Institute for the Development of Fisheries (INDP)
    Mindelo, Cabo Verde
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  • Program
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The AIR Centre is working to define scientific and technological initiatives to undertake in the Macaronesia and Sao Tome and Principe region. In coordination with the GEO Blue Planet Initiative, the Marine Biodiversity Network (MBON), the Cape Verde National Institute of Fisheries Development (INDP), the Cape Verde Ocean Science Center Mindelo (OSCM), the AIR Centre organized a workshop in Mindelo, Cape Verde on “Ocean and Coastal Information in Support of Marine Resources and Biodiversity in the Macaronesia and Sao Tome and Principe region.
The workshop focused on identifying Earth Observation (EO) ocean and coastal needs for fisheries, marine aquaculture, biodiversity and marine spatial planning in the region. This initiative was aligned with the Praia Declaration topic “Marine Resources and Biodiversity: Promote Sustainable Fisheries, aquaculture and ecosystem valorization”, signed by eight countries at the 3rd AIR Centre High Level Dialogue that took place in Praia, Cape Verde, May 7-8, 2018.

Workshop Objectives

• Inform local and regional stakeholders about the technology and methods for deriving ocean and coastal information for use in sustainable fisheries management, aquaculture site selection and management and biodiversity monitoring;
• Support local and regional decision makers on the use on ocean and coastal information to assess marine and coastal spatial planning options;
• Identify potential marine resources and biodiversity initiatives for the AIR Centre and relevant partners to pursue in the region;
• Map capacities needed in the region for deriving ocean and coastal information, identify gaps and promote capacity and institution building initiatives in the region.

Outcomes

This workshop produced a list of user stories related to coastal and information needs to be shared and discussed with data and service providers such as NASA, NOAA, ESA and Copernicus. The workshop was seen as a first stepping stone into a series of Atlantic regional workshops aimed at the development of innovative user-oriented Earth observation services and products as well as the identification of new initiatives for the AIR Centre to pursue, such as workshops covering other topical and regional areas (as the Southern-West and Southern East Atlantic).

Participants

The workshop was open to all local and regional stakeholders and interested data/service providers, including:

• National Statistical Offices;
• Ministries of Environment, Education and Maritime Economy
Industry;
• Local and regional Small and Medium Enterprises;
• Non-governmental organizations;
• Traditional community representatives;
• Providers of ocean and coastal data, products and information;
• Representatives from SDG custodian agencies.

Program Day 1Program Day 2Speakers, ModeratorsImage gallery
  • DATE
    March 14, 2019
  • Venue
    National Institute for the Development of Fisheries (INDP)
    Mindelo, Cabo Verde
    + Google maps
  • Program
  • 09:00-9:30 Welcome and Introduction
    Paulo Veiga | Secretary of State for Maritime Economy, Cape Verde
    Osvaldina Silva | INDP
    Emily Smail | NOAA, Geo Blue Planet
    Bruno Pacheco | AIR Centre, Azores Regional Centre
  • 9:30-11:15 Session 1: Fisheries in the Macaronesia, Sao Tome and Principe region
    In this session, speakers will address the challenges faced by fisherfolk and fisheries managers in the Macaronesia, Sao Tome and Principe region.

    Albertino Martins | INDP |The State of the Art of Fishing in Cape Verde
    Márcia Costa | INDP | Aquaculture Potential and Challenges in Cabo Verde
    Development of user stories
    Questions and answers

  • 11:15-11:30 Coffee Break
  • 11:30-13:00 Session 2: Ocean and Coastal Information in support of Sustainable Fisheries
    In this session, speakers will provide examples of ocean and coastal information derived from EO that are used in other regions to inform fisheries management

    Kwame Agyekum | University of Ghana
    Cristiano Cialone | ESA
    Ricardo Conde | EDISOFT
    Ori Zeisel | Image Satellite International (ISI)
    Questions and Answers

  • 14:00-15:45 Session 3: Marine Biodiversity in the Macaronesia, Sao Tome and Principe region
    In this session, speakers will review the importance of marine biodiversity in the region and outline existing monitoring efforts

    Carlos Monteiro | INDP | Marine Biodiversity in Cape Verde
    Development of user stories
    Questions and answers

  • 15:45-16:00 Coffee Break
  • 16:00-17:00 Session 4: Ocean and Coastal Information in support of Marine Biodiversity
    In this session, speakers will provide examples of marine biodiversity management based on ocean and coastal information derived from Earth observations

    Frank Muller-Karger | GEO MBON
    Vito Ramos | INDP | Coastal Oceanography in Cape Verde
    Questions and answers

  • 15:45-16:00 Wrap up day #1
  • DATE
    March 15, 2019
  • Venue
    National Institute for the Development of Fisheries (INDP)
    Mindelo, Cabo Verde
    + Google maps
  • Program
  • 09:00-11:00 Session 5: Potential Initiatives for Marine Resources and Biodiversity
    In this session, potential initiatives/projects that could be undertaken in the region will be discussed and identified.

    Round table and Q&A

  • 11:00-11:15 Coffee Break
  • 11:15-13:00 Session 6: Ocean and Coastal Information in support of Marine Spatial Planning
    In this session, speakers will provide examples of marine and coastal spatial planning based on ocean and coastal information derived from EO.

    Emily Smail | GEO Blue Planet
    Osvaldina Silva | INDP
    Manuel Pinheiro | FAO
    Questions and answers

  • 13:00-14:00 Lunch
  • 14:00-15:15 Session 7: Regional Capacity and Next Steps
    In this session, the existing capacity of regional stakeholders to implement the initiatives identified in previous sessions will be discussed. Capacity and institutional gaps will also be identified.

    Sophie Seeyave | POGO, GEO Blue Planet
    Ricardo Conde | EDISOFT
    Sergio Amado | SES
    Round Table (INDP, OSCM, University of Cabo Verde, Ministry of Education)

  • 15:15-15:30 Coffee Break
  • 15:30-17:00 Session 8: Summary, Next Steps and Conclusion
    Closing session
  • Paulo Veiga | Secretary of State for Maritime Economy, Cape Verde
  • Osvaldina Silva | INDP | President
  • Emily Smail | NOAA, Geo Blue Planet | Executive Director
  • Bruno Pacheco | AIR Centre, Azores Regional Government | Regional Director for Science and Technology
  • Kwame Agyekum | University of Ghana | Earth Observation Analyst, ECOWAS
  • Cristiano Cialone | ESA | Business Application Engineer
  • Ricardo Conde | EDISOFT | Coordinator
  • Ori Zeisel | Image Satellite International (ISI) | Business Development and Product Manager
  • Carlos Monteiro | INDP | Biologist
  • Frank Muller-Karger | GEO MBON | Principal Investigator
  • Vito Ramos | INDP | Director
  • Manuel Pinheiro | FAO | Representation Cabo Verde
  • Sophie Seeyave | POGO, GEO Blue Planet | Executive Director
  • Sergio Amado | SES | Project Manager

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