FMSP Stock Assessment Tools Training Workshop Course introduction

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FMSP Stock Assessment ToolsTraining
WorkshopCourse introduction

• Bangladesh
• 19th - 25th September 2005

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Course Introduction

• Training Team Members
• Course Participants
• Source of Funding
• Purpose of the Course
• Daily Schedule and course outline etc
• Protocol for Questions and Comments
• Housekeeping

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Training Team

• Dr Dan Hoggarth - Management/SA framework
• Dr Paul Medley - ParFish design
• Also in the UK
• Dr Geoff Kirkwood - Technical Manager
• Dr John Beddington - FMSP Programme Manager
• Dr Chris Mees - FMSP Programme Manager
• Others (see FAO Fish. Tech. Pap. 487)

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Course Participants

• Round Table Introductions
• Name
• Country and Organisation Name
• Areas of Responsibility

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Funding Source

• The course has been funded by the
• Fisheries Management Science Programme (FMSP)
• of the
• UK Department for International Development
  (DFID)
• DFID FMSP also funded the original development
  and upgrades of the FMSP software and other
  tools,
• and previous training courses in Africa
  (Kenya), SE Asia (Vietnam) and India (Mangalore)
• See FMSP website http//www.fmsp.org.uk/

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Purpose of the Course

• Why are we doing this?
• To encourage use of FMSP software packages and
  other outputs, developed to aid fisheries stock
  assessment.
• To provide materials for trainers to take back
  and repeat similar courses at your own
  organisations (training of trainers).
• Thereby to improve fisheries management in DFID
  target areas and to improve livelihoods of poor
  people (may monitor uptake!)

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Some advantages of FMSP software

• Clear focus on uncertainty - confidence intervals
  assist adoption of precautionary approach and FAO
  Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries
• Non-equilibrium fitting methods in CEDA, and good
  diagnostic tools
• Inclusion of stock-recruit relationships in Yield
  improves realism of YPR approach
• Bayesian ParFish and empirical approaches
  designed for co-management arrangements

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Daily schedule OK?

• 0900 First Morning Session (theory)
• 1030 Morning Break
• 1050 Second Morning Session (practical)
• 1230 Lunch
• 1315 First Afternoon Session (practical)
• 1430 Afternoon Break
• 1450 Second Afternoon Session (practical /
  review)
• 1600 Close
• (computer lab open until 8pm?)

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Course Outline
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Questions

• Theory Sessions
• We hope that everybody will understand the
  concepts.
• If you have a question, please ASK!
• Practical Sessions
• Working at computers, we will be moving around
  each of you to answer any questions. If were
  busy, please ask your neighbours if they can help.

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Housekeeping - hotel and subsistence

• Per diems cover your evening meals, laundry,
  telephone calls, minibar and other expenses at
  the hotel.
• Your room, breakfast, lunch, coffee breaks and
  Fridays course dinner will be paid for directly
  by the project.
• Questions?