POLISH MARINE FISHERY SCIENCE CENTRE EU 5th FP PROJECT

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POLISH MARINE FISHERY SCIENCE CENTREEU 5th FP
PROJECT Q5AM-2002-00413January 2003 January
2006Coordinator Dr Tomasz LinkowskiSea
Fisheries Institute in Gdynia DirectorTel. (48)
58 7356 232Fax. [phone]Linkowski_at_mir.gd
ynia.pl
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• The Centres improved the Institutes capacity in
  the field of marine sciences through
• increasing the Centres ability in providing
  scientific advice on stock management
• advising how to provide consumers with safe
  fish products of the highest possible quality
• strengthening connections and co-operation with
  the European network of marine and fishery
  research centres
• contributing to the integration of Baltic Sea
  marine fisheries into the European Research Area
• Some statistics of the project
• 1. Conferences, study visits, workshops, training
  courses
• 55 visits of the SFI personnel to other European
  Centres from 19 countries

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2.Study visits to the SFI 60 young and senior
scientists from 12 countries visited the Centre
30 of these derived from the eastern Europe
(Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania,
Russia, Ukraine) 3. Courses opened for
international participants conducted in the
Centre 24 various courses addressed to Polish
and international audience have been taught by
the SFI and foreign experts Overall number of
participants ca. 420 persons 4. Public Outreach
/ Education A 25-minute film produced for
educational purposes of the SFIs Gdynia
Aquarium THE POLISH BALTIC FISHERY AS SEEN FROM
THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE SEA FISHERIES INSTITUTE IN
GDYNIA
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5. Increased participation of the SFI in the EU
6th FP The SFI became a partner in 11 new
6th FP projects related to fisheries research