Course Summary
The course develops participants’ skills and knowledge in the following ways:
· National & regional coordination including international treaties and agreements
· Ocean governance principles · Introduction to international maritime law and Law of the Sea · The role of regional entities including NEPAD, SADC, AU, the Nairobi Convention, UNEP’s Regional Seas program. · Trans-boundary fisheries policy development · International inter-government and commercial negotiations · Maritime regulation & enforcement · Improving monitoring, control and surveillance and the law enforcement chain to reduce Illegal, unregulated and unreported (IUU) fishing. · Developing the blue economy · Marine fisheries management · Maritime conservation and managing conflicts between competing development priorities. · Technical understanding of marine fish stock, fleet assessments and catch limit modelling including case studies · Managing conflicts and competition between conservation needs, artisanal, small- and large-scale commercial, and international/ industrial marine fishers; including marine reef and ocean pelagic fisheries · Marine fisheries governance including planning and monitoring, data collection and management. · Marine aquaculture management in the African context, including large and small scale fisheries. · Fishery products value chains. · Managing fisheries and ocean spaces for resilience to climate change and other emerging threats. · Broader leadership and organisational management competencies to include project management, implementing change and public speaking. · Addressing cross cutting development issues (gender equity, inclusive development, ethics, transparency)
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Inputs from industry to highlight/demonstrate contemporary industry environments/ processes and share knowledge are a valuable element of this short course.
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