Full
report

Training and capacity building needs assessment for the BCLME

Eng

Final
Eng

Publicising the BCLME Programme through audio visual media

NFR
(film released)

Institutional review and analysis for Benguela Current Commission (BCC)

Economic study and cost benefit analysis of cooperative research and management of the BCLME

Integration and review of training and capacity building in the BCLME Programme

Supervision and overall management of modifications to Angolan fisheries research vessel Tombua

Assessing potential for producing final ocean colour maps for Namibia’s marine environment

Annexure

Angola/Benguela Front Workshop Part A: assessment of the structuring and functioning of the Angola-Benguela Frontal System and its implications for the sustainable resource management in the BCLME. Phase 1, initial study

Southern Boundary Workshop

Development of and making operational a viable and integrative Environmental Early Warning System (EEWS) for the BCLME

Potential shared hake stocks - research planning meeting

Development of and making operational a viable and integrative State of the Ecosystem Information System (SEIS) for the BCLME

NRF website established

Ecosystem Mapping and Biodioversity Consultative Workshop

Marine biodiversity status assessment and conservation planning for the BCLME

Mapping of the shoreline, shallow water, estuarine and offshore habitats of the BCLME region

Identification of communities, biotopes and species along the BCLME shoreline and shallow sub-tidal zone, and assessment of offshore biodiversity

Baseline surveying of species and biodiversity in estuarine habitats

Analysis of threats and challenges to marine biodiversity and marine habitats in Namibia and Angola

Ballast Water Programme

Development of institutional capacity for biodiversity research in the countries of the BCLME

Data gathering and gap analysis for modelling the cumulative effects of offshore petroleum exploration and production activities on the marine environment of the BCLME

BEHP/CEA/03/02

Assessment of the cumulative effects of sediment discharge from on shore and near shore diamond mining activities on the BCLME

Assessment of the cumulative impacts of scouring of sub-tidal areas and kelp cutting by diamond divers in near-shore areas of the BCLME

By-catch of threatened seabirds, sharks and turtles in long-line fisheries in the BCLME: an integrated approach

Mitigation report

Harmonisation of national environmental policies and legislation for marine mining, dredging and offshore petroleum exploration and production activities in the BCLME

Luanda Bay Ecosystem Project

Baseline assessment of sources and management of land-based marine pollution in the BCLME

The development of a common set of water and sediment quality guidelines for the coastal zone in the BCLME

Classification of coastline for aquaculture development

Marine litter

Regional oil spill contingency planning in the BCLME

Transboundary pollution monitoring

Assessment of the need for waste reception facilities in ports across the BCLME

Compilation of inventory and acquisition of oceanographic environmental data in the Angola sector of the BCLME.

Comprehensive review and re-interpretation of oceanographic information on the Angola sector of the BCLME

Assessment of the present state of oceanographic environmental monitoring in the Angolan sector of the BCLME region

Build capacity for Angola

Upgrade communication systems for Angolan BCLME core partner institutions

Provision of basic English courses to Angolan institutions participating in the BCLME Programme

International Workshop on Forecasting and Data Assimilation in the Benguela and Comparable Systems

Harmonisation of regulations for microalgal toxins for application in countries bordering the BCLME

Development of an operational capacity for monitoring of Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) in countries bordering the northern part of the BCLME

Investigation into the diversity and distribution of cysts of Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) within the BCLME

Development of an operational capacity for real-time observation and forecasting of Harmful Algal Blooms (HAB) in the BCLME: Detection of HABs through the deployment of bio-optical moorings. Phase 1: Demonstration project in Namibia and South Africa

Development of an operational capacity for real-time observation and forecasting of Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) in BCLME: utility of models in forecasting HABs events

Development of a shellfish sanitation programme model for application in consort with the microalgal toxins component

Investigation into the diversity and distribution of cysts of harmful algal blooms within Luanda Bay (Angola) and Lüderitz Bay and Walvis Bay (Namibia)

Development of an operational capacity for monitoring of Harmful Algal Blooms in countries bordering the northern part of the BCLME: Phase 1 - Design: component pilot monitoring in the Lüderitz area

Development of an operational Capacity for a shellfish sanitation monitoring program in countries bordering the northern part of the BCLME: phase II - implementation

Sponsorship of the 11th International Conference on Harmful Algal Blooms

Ichthyoplankton distribution, monitoring and training, northern Namibia/southern Angola; Oceanographic, hydrological and benthos monitoring in Angolan waters

Cruise report leg 9

Critical review of the biophysical processes and variability that characterise the low oxygen water (LOW) variability and an improved monthly State of the Environment (SOE) reporting on low oxygen water in the BCLME

Assessment of key transboundary processes and measurement scales in respect of low oxygen water (LOW) variability: preliminary implementation and examination of the role of large scale and transboundary hydrodynamic control of LOW variability

Assessment of key transboundary processes and measurement scales in respect of low oxygen water variability: implementation of the LOW generation areas simulation that provide inputs to transboundary models in LOW project EV/LOW/02/03

Feasibility study of the south-east extension of PIRATA (Pilot Moored Array in the Tropical Atlantic)

PIRATA SE Extension - purchase, deployment and retrieval of a moored buoy off the coast of Angola

Analysis of Benguela dynamical variability and assessment of predictability of warm and cold events in the BCLME

Participation in the Climate Variability Programme (CLIVAR/OOPC) Workshop on South Atlantic Climate Observing System in Angra dos Reis, Brazil

Diagnosis of large scale South Atlantic modes that impact on the transboundary BCLME: investigating the potential for improved predictability and sustainable management

A cross-cutting simulation-modelling capability for the BCLME

Feasibility assessment for the use of a towed undulating oceanographic recorder (TUOR) in the BCLME

The Lüderitz Upwelling Cell/Orange River Cone (LUCORC) Workshop

Retrospective analysis of plankton community structure in the BCLME to provide an index of long-term change in the ecosystem

Characterising the spawning habitat (temporal, spatial and in terms of physical and biological attributes) of harvested pelagic species (Sardinops sagax, Trachurus sp., Engraulis capensis) using Continuous Underwater Fish Egg Sampler (CUFES) and net sampling

Development of satellite remote sensing products for operational application

SADCO holdings of Namibian data: Assessment of historical oceanographic data available from SADCO

Purchase and installing tide gauges in the BCLME

Review of institutional arrangements and provision of baseline information in respect of artisanal fisheries, including socio-economic surveys of coastal communities

Feasibility study into the establishment of a permanent regional fish ageing centre in one of the BCLME countries

An assessment of the State of Commercial Fisheries Catch Data in the BCLME

Feasibility study into the application of genetic techniques for determining fish stock identity of transboundary populations in the BCLME

Determination of optimal harvesting strategies for the hake trawl and longline fisheries in Namibia and South Africa

Assessment of the ecological importance of pelagic fish and pelagic gobies in the functioning of the BCLME region - a desktop review

Development and harmonization of research and management on transboundary pilchard stocks between Angola and Namibia

Retrospective Analysis of sardinella fisheries in Angola

A review of the impacts of seismic surveying and toxicity of oil products on the early history stages of pelagic fish, the benthos and the pelagic ecosystem with potential application to the sardinella fishery

Development of a management plan for bronze whaler shark resources in the BCLME

Henties Bay Community project

An assessment of means of involving coastal communities in the BCLME Programme

Port

Introducing the BCLME Programme to the wider audience within the coastal communities

Port

Development of a demonstration website for the Artisanal Fisheries Institute, Angola

Ecosystem approaches for fisheries (EAF) management in the BCLME

A regional ecosystem monitoring programme: top predators as biological indicators of ecosystem change in the BCLME

Development of a responsible aquaculture policy for the BCLME region

Implementation Plan

An economic and legal study to assess the policy prospects for formulating a balanced development of trade in fish and fish products from the BCLME

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A report on the biological, social and economic impact of rights allocations in the BCLME

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Harmonisation of socio-economic policies and legal provisions for effective implementation of the BCLME Programme

An analysis of revenue raising instruments of the important commercial fisheries in the BCLME countries

Survey of transboundary demersal fish stocks in southern Namibia with special reference to hake

Assessment of variability of transboundary pelagic fish stocks particularly sardinella from Gabon to central Angola

Transboundary study with emphasis on deep water hake in the Lüderitz-Orange River cone area

Transboundary survey between Namibia and South Africa with focus on shared stocks of hake

Transboundary survey of pelagic fish particularly horse mackerel and pilchard in southern Angola and northern Namibia

Transboundary survey of hake and hake ichthyoplankton in the transboundary area between the Orange River and Lüderitz

Supportive services for inshore water quality monitoring program in Namibia

Supportive services for inshore water quality monitoring program in Angola