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Description:

The BCLME Programme is an integrated manangement and sustainable development programme involving the coastal and off-shore areas of South AFrica, Namibia and Angola

Relevant Activities: 

Training, Research and education, Policy development, Technical assistance

Target Area:

Angola, Republic of Namibia, Republic of South Africa

Contact Details:

P.O.Box 13355 Uhland Street
Windhoek, , Republic of Namibia

Tel: ++264612053014
Fax: ++26461246802
Email: bclme@mweb.com.na

Web: http://www.bclme.org 

Kiosk Manager

Claire Attwood
Email: cattwood@mweb.co.za

Documents:

 Download BEHP/EEF/03/01/02: By Catch of Threatened Seabirds Sharks and Turtles in Longline Fisheries in the BCLME Ecosystem: An Integrated Approach
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 Download Summary BEHP IA-03-03
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Summary report - BEHP/IA/03/03: Harmonisation of national environmental policies and legislation for marine mining, dredging and offshore petroleum exploration and production activities in the BCLME

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Summary report:LMR/COM/03/01 - An assessment of means of involving coastal communities in the BCLME Programme

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Summary report - LMR/MC/03/01: Development of a responsible aquaculture policy for the BCLME

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Summary Report - PCU/BCC/04/02: Economic study and cost benefit analysis of co-operative research and management for the BCLME

 Download Summary PCU-TCB-03-01
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Summary report - PCU/TCB/03/01: Training and capacity building needs assessment for the BCLME Contracted to: Anchor Environmental Consultants

 Download Summary PCU-BCC-04-01
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Summary report - PCU/BCC/04/01: Institutional review and analysis for the Benguela Current Commission (BCC)

 Download Summary EV-HAB-02-03
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Summary report - EV/HAB/02/03: Investigation into the diversity and distribution of cysts of Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) within the Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem Region

 Download Summary EV-LS-02-02
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Summary report - EV/LS/02/02: Feasibility study of the south-east extension of PIRATA (Pilot Moored Array in the Tropical Atlantic)

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Summary report - EV/SADCO/03/01: SADCO holdings of Namibian data: Assessment of historical oceanographic data available from SADCO

 Download Summary BEHP-BAC-Workshop-04-01
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Summary report - BEHP/BAC/WORKSHOP/04/01: Ecosystem Mapping and Biodiversity Consultative Workshop (26 to 27 April 2004)

 Download Summary LMR-CF-03-01
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Summary report - LMR/CF/03/01: Feasibility study into the establishment of a permanent regional fish ageing centre in one of the BCLME countries

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Summary report - LMR/CF/03/04: Feasibility study into the application of genetic techniques for determining fish stock identity of transboundary populations in the BCLME region

 Download Summary EV-Angola-03-01
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Summary report - EV/Angola/03/01: Compilation of inventory and acquisition of oceanographic environmental data in the Angola sector of the BCLME.

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Summary report - EV/Angola/03/03 : Assessment of the present state of oceanographic environmental monitoring in the Angolan sector of the BCLME

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Summary report - EV/HAB/02/01: Harmonisation of regulations for microalgal toxins and related sanitary issues for application in countries bordering the BCLME

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Summary report - EV/HAB/02/02a: Development of an operational capacity for monitoring of Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) in countries bordering the northern part of the BCLME

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Summary report - EV/Provare/02/01: Feasibility assessment for the use of a towed undulating oceanographic recorder (TUOR) in the BCLME

 Download Summary LMR-COM-03-02
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Summary report - LMR/COM/03/02: Introducing the BCLME Programme to the wider audience within the coastal communities

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 Download Summary Report LMR/CF/03/02
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Summary Report - LMR/CF/03/02Final Report: An Assessment of the State of Commercial Fisheries Catch Data in the BCLME regionContracted to: BENEFIT ...

 Download Summary EV/HAB/02/05
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Summary Report – EV/HAB/02/05:Development of an operational capacity for real-time observation and forecasting of Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs)...

 Download Summary Report EV/Angola/03/06
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Summary Report –EV/ANGOLA/03/06:Upgrade Communications Systems for Angolan BCLME Core Partner Institutions Contracted to: The Instituto de I...

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Summary Report – LMR/CF/03/07Determination of optimal Harvesting Strategies for the Hake Trawl and Longline Fisheries in Namibia and South Af...

 Download BCLME Mid Term Evaluation Report
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The purpose of a GEF Independent Mid-Term Evaluation is effectively two-fold. Firstly, it serves as a stocktaking exercise by which the progress an...

 Download Workshop Report March 2004
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This report presents the Consultative meeting on capacity building and training for effective management of the Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosy...

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This report presents the BCLME strategic planning workshop on training and capacity building held on 8-9th July 2004.

 Download DLIST -Benguela CPUT Course Mailer
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Brochure for the DLIST-Benguela Course at Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT).

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 Download BCLME Project BEHP/ML/03/01: "Marine Litter Programme"
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This report presents the assessment of the current legal framework and ongoing programmes to reduce marine litter in the BCLME countries. This asse...

 Download BCLME/LMR/CF/03/06 - Potential Shared Hake Stocks, Research Planning Meeting (Namibia and South Africa)
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This document and other related information is also available on the BCLME Programme website at www.bclme.org.

 Download Benguela_Fisheries_Pelagic Birds.pdf
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 Download New drive for quad-bike ban
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West Coast environmentalists are determined to get conservation officials to enforce the ban onoff-road vehicles - including quad-bikes - on beache...

 Download Integrated management of the Benguela Current Region: A Framwork for Future Development
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A publication from bthe BCLME programme by O' Toole, Shannon, Neto and Malan.

 Download PCU/BCC/04/02: Final Report: Economic Study and Cost Benefit Analysis of Cooperative Research and Management for the BCLME
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The main purpose of this study was to analyse the economics of fishery management and other marine industries in the BCLME and review the case for ...

 Download BEHP/EEF/03/01/02: Optimal Line sink Rates: Mitigating Seabird Mortality in the South African Longline Fisheries
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Also refer to the BCLME programme website at http://www.bclme.org.

 Download LMR/SE/03/03: Report on the Biological Social and Economic Impacts of Right Allocations in the BCLME Region
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Also refer to the BCLME Programme website at http://www.bclme.org.

 Download LMR/SE/03/02: Market Analysis of Major Fish Product Markets in the BCLME
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Also refer to the BCLME Programme website at http://www.bclme.org.

 Download Regional Zooplankton Taxonomy and Indentification Training Workshop: Guide to some common copepods in the BCLME
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Also refer to the BCLME Programme website at http://www.bclme.org.

 Download Regional Zooplankton Taxonomy and IdentificationTraining Workshop: Swakopmund January 2007: Workshop Report
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Also refer to the BCLME Programme website at http://www.bclme.org.

 Download LMR/EAF/03/01 - Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management in the BCLME, Report of the 3rd Workshop, Cape Town 2006
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 Download A review of Aquaculture Policy and Institutional Capacity in the BCLME Region, with Recommended Regional Policy Options
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Aquaculture has boomed around the world, and is set to continue to grow at a faster rate than other food producing sectors for at least the next tw...

 Download Implementation Plan for BCLME Regional Aquaculture Policy Options
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In this report, an “implementation plan for regional aquaculture policy options” is presented. This follows an assessment of the aquacu...

 Download Benguela Current Commission Economic Study
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Report PCU-BCC-04-02. The main purpose of the study was to analyze the economics of fishery management and other marine industries in the BCLME and...

 Download Baseline Assessment of Sources & Management of Land Based Marine Pollution in BCLME
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Report BEHP-LBMP-03-01. The primary purpose of this project, commissioned by UNOPS to the CSIR, was to standardize the approach and methodology by ...

 Download Integration and Review of Training and Capacity Building in the BCLME Programm
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Report PCU-TCB-06-01 prepared by Anchor Environmental Consultants.

 Download The Changing State of the BCLME: Expert Workshop on Climate Change and Variability
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BCLME climate workshop held in May 2007.

 Download Legal and Institutional Framework for the Artisanal Fishries Sector in the BCLME region
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Report LMR-AFSE-03-01. This report provides an overview of current policies, laws,institutional structures governing artisanal fisheries in 3 count...

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Report BEHP-CEA-03-03, prepared by the CSIR.

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BCLME Programme Report LMR-CF-03-08.

 Download Report on Harmful Algal Blooms Workshop and Distance Learning Course
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Report EV-HAB-0701. A regional distant learning course for harmful algae was introduced on the BCLME region.  

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A set of recommended water & sediment quality guidelines for a range of biogeochemical & microbiological quality variables, in order to sus...

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BCLME Programme Report LMR-NANSEN-04-01

 Download Report on the BCLME Southern Boundary Workshop
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The focus of the BCLME Southern Boundary Workshop was to examine the influence of processes at the BCLME’s southern boundary on the utilizati...

 Download A review of the impacts of seismic surveying and toxicity of oil products
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Project LMR/CF/03/12 A review of the impacts of seismic surveying and toxicity of oil products on the early life history stages of pelagic fish, th...

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BCLME Programme Report LMR-NANSEN-04-04.

 Download Assessing the potential for producing final ocean colour maps for Namibia's marine environment
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Report PCU-POLYTECH-05-01. This projects main aim was to test the production of a set of ocean colour maps based on MODIS Aqua data and to perform ...

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Report LMR-NANSEN-05-02. Transboundary survey of pelagic fish, particularly horse mackerel and pilchard in southern Angola and Northern Namibia.

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Call for Project Proposal:  EAF

 Download BCLME: Data and Information
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