Projects

Title Region End Date
MRAG Project An Overview Of Pelagic Fisheries For Shared Highly Migratory Species In The Waters Of Ascension, St Helena And Tristan Da Cunha And Opportunities For The Development Of Harmonised Fisheries Management Activities. Proposal To Provide Advice On Options

The purpose of this study was to provide information and advice to support decision-…

Atlantic Ocean
MRAG Project Assessing the impact of Fisheries Management Science Programme (FMSP) research

As the Department for International Development (DFID) bilateral research programmes…

Global
Assistance to DEFRA and DfID with planning future work and implementation of the recommendations of the High Seas Task Force on IUU fishing.

The OECD-based secretariat ceased to exist from 31 March 2006. To ensure that there…

Europe
MRAG Project BIOT Inshore fisheries

The inshore fishery in the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT, Chagos Archipelago)…

Indian Ocean
Climate Resilience, Livelihoods and sustainable Natural Resources Management in the Elephant Marshes

This project was conducted under the umbrella of the World Bank/Global Environment…

Africa
Consultancy Services for Preparation Of Three Management Plans For Reef, Octopus And Small Pelagic Fisheries in Zanzibar

This 9-month project developed three fisheries management plans (FMP) for (i) octopus…

Africa
Developing an exploratory fishing plan for St Helena

St Helena Government was keen to develop a better understanding of its marine…

Atlantic Ocean
Developing and facilitating a range of possible future FIS projects in innovation in selectivity through on-net or alternative technologies

The issue of discards continues to be a hot topic in the fishing industry. The…

Europe
Development of a fishing fleet management and licensing system

Seychelles, under the Third South West Indian Ocean Fisheries Governance and Shared…

Indian Ocean
Development of St Helena Futures Assessment

The aim of this project was to undertake research into the emerging activities that…

Atlantic Ocean
MRAG Project Feasibility Study for an Indian Ocean Tuna Tagging Programme (RTTP) (including further services)

The objectives of this project were to undertake a comprehensive feasibility study for…

Indian Ocean
Feasibility study on applying a spatial footprint approach to quantifying fishing pressure.

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) revised policy…

Europe
Fisheries management advice to Tristan da Cunha

Review of current fisheries management at Tristan da Cunha and the surrounding islands…

Atlantic Ocean
MRAG Project Fisheries Management Assistance - MMR Eritrea

MRAG was employed through the Department for International Development (DFID) to…

Africa
Floodplain Action Plan (FAP) 17: Bangladesh ; Review Mission

The Flood Action Plan of the Government of Bangladesh [GOB] was developed following…

Asia
GEF Pollution control and other measures to protect biodiversity in Lake Tanganyika.

Lake Tanganyika is an international water body that is an important resource for the…

Africa
Management information systems on the Fisheries Sector of Bangladesh

The project aimed to identify actions required to improve upon the existing collection…

Asia
NEOM Marine Conservation Red Sea

The objective of the NEOM Marine Conservation Strategy was to develop a strategy for…

Middle East
Overview of the state of data collection and scientific advice in the European Outermost Regions with case study on a roadmap towards regular stock assessment in French Guiana

The European Commission has recognised a need to assess the state of fisheries data…

Europe
Wordmap Provision of literature review of fishing practices which have been adapted in commercial fisheries around the world in order to help mitigate the sector’s contribution to climate change

In response to mounting concern around climate change, the Scottish Government has set…

Global
MRAG Project Provision of Scientific Advice to Government of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

Advice was provided to the FCO and GSGSSI on scientific and fisheries issues related…

Atlantic Ocean
Quantify the carbon emission abatement potential to different decarbonization solutions for the UK fishing sector

This report helps to build an understanding of how the fisheries sector impacts the…

Europe
MRAG Project Quota and licence allocation mechanisms and their implications for resource rent.

A report was produced that focussed on the mechanisms for the allocation of access…

Asia
MRAG Project Scientific research, fish stock assessment and training of IMBO and MFMR staff and students (WARFP)

The Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources had received a loan from the IDA and a…

Africa
Second Review of the ICCAT Atlantic-Wide Research Programme on bluefin tuna (ICCAT GBYP PHASE 6-2016)

The Atlantic-wide research programme for bluefin tuna was officially adopted by the…

Atlantic Ocean