Above: Dr Paul Brickle and Kyne engage local small-scale fishers as they process fresh catch at the South Caicos harbour and right: Various stakeholders begin to arrive at the district commissioner's office on South Caicos to hear more about the project.
South Atlantic Environmental Research Institute The South Atlantic Environmental Research Institute (SAERI) is a Research Institute conducting scientific and academic research in the South Atlantic and beyond. It aims to deliver world-class environmental research from the Falkland Islands that informs the effective stewardship of our planet through partnership working and to build capacity and inform the delivery of global environmental stewardship.
FAS is currently in partnership with SAERI on a Darwin Funded project (DPLUS153) - Conserving tropical marine ecosystems in Turks and Caicos Islands through science-based fisheries management - In collaboration with local fishers, the TCI Government Department of Coastal Resources (DECR) and Department of Fisheries & Marine Resource Management (FMRM), the project will: - Build fishers’ capacity for participation in fisheries management Centralise landing sites, - Train DECR staff in landing and biological data collection and management - Provide equipment for a state-of-the-art fisheries laboratory and - Conduct fishery assessments using data collected in collaboration with the DECR and FMRM. For more information please click on the following link: www.south-atlantic-research.org/research/marine-science/dplus-153-conserving-tropical-marine-ecosystems-in-tci-through-science-based-fisheries-management/