Phase 2 - Oct 18 to Sept 23:

Presentations and information dissemination

• Grant Fact Sheet
• Presentation on project goals and activities
• Socioeconomic monitoring 2019 – activity report (in Portuguese)
• Characterising São Tomé and Príncipe’s artisanal fisheries 2019
• Baseline for marine fish biodiversity in São Tomé and Príncipe using Baited Remote Underwater Videos 2020
• Value Chain Assessment of dried fish in São Tomé and Príncipe 2020 ​
• Characterisation of artisanal fisheries in São Tomé and Príncipe through participatory, smartphone-based landing surveys 2021
• Socioeconomic monitoring 2021 - activity report (in Portuguese)

• Project grievance protocols in place for São Tomé and Príncipe
• Documentary about the Marine Protected Areas in São Tomé and Príncipe

You can learn more about the activities developed as part of this project by visiting our YouTube channel. 

Phase 1 - Jul 16 to March 19:

​Presentations and information dissemination

• Project summary
• Abstract and conference programme, II International Conference on Island Evolution, Ecology, and Conservation
• Portuguese version of abstracts related to São Tomé and Príncipe, II International Conference on Island Evolution, Ecology, and Conservation
• Project inception workshop programme (7 Oct 2016)
  • Project presentation (Ana Nuno)
  • Lessons from previous projects (Jaconias Pereira, Principe Trust Foundation)
  • Marine Conservation in Príncipe (An Bollen, Principe Trust Foundation)
  • Sustainability of Artisanal fisheries (Olávio Anibal, National Fisheries Department)
• Project newsletter (Oct 2016)
• Project progress update (March 2017, Ana Nuno)
• "Fisheries in Principe in the context of the Biosphere Reserve", National Fisheries Week, São Tomé (6 Jul 2017)
• Presentation, IV Lusophone Congress of Environmental Education, Príncipe (17-20 July 2017)
• Presentation on "Engaging communities in marine conservation", 3rd Marine Conservation Network meeting, University of Exeter, UK (26 July 2017)
• Project progress update (produced end of 2017)
• Presentation on "Engaging communities in marine conservation", ZSL/CIIMAR workshop to share best practice in working with communities for marine conservation, Matosinhos – Portugal (22 January 2018)
• Presentation on "Participatory approaches for Marine Conservation", First Congress of Marine Biology of Portuguese Language Countries, Faro – Portugal (24-26 January 2018)
• Presentation on "Participatory approaches for Marine Conservation (Príncipe Island, São Tomé and Príncipe)", First Meeting of the Abidjan Aquatic Wildlife Partnership, Abidjan, Ivory Coast (23-25 July 2018)
• Presentation on project activities and findings - end of project event [in Portuguese], Santo António - Príncipe (1 April 2019)
• Presentation on "Perceived influence over marine conservation: determinants and implications of empowerment", MARE People & Sea X Conference, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (25-28 June 2019) 
• Presentation on "Perceived influence over marine conservation: determinants and implications of empowerment", 15th European Ecological Federation (EEF) congress, Lisbon, Portugal (29 July - 2 August 2019) 

Reports

• Scoping visit (March 2015)
• Proposal submitted for Darwin Initiative funding
• 6-months project report (1 July - 30 September 2016)
• First annual report (1 July 2016 - 31 March 2017)
• Summary of project activities and preliminary findings - March 2019
• Second annual report (1 April 2017 - 31 March 2018)

Tools and project output summaries

• Characteristics of artisanal fisheries in Príncipe (SWOT analysis)
• Summary of environmental and fisheries regulations (São Tomé and Príncipe)
• Guidelines for focus group discussions with fishing communities (Oct-Nov 2016)
  • Summary of discussions with fishing communities
• Guidelines and forms for fisheries landing surveys
  • Landing surveys: summary (P.Burra)
  • Report "Landing surveys in Príncipe: summary and recommendations" (Gisela Costa) [In Portuguese with English Executive summary]
• Working document about fisheries associativism and co-management in Principe 
• Guidelines  and template questionnaire [English version] on resource use
• Guidelines for GPS trackers and instructions manual
• Summary on "Assessing options to mitigate the impacts of illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing on Principe" by James Tremlett
• Community ideas - description and proposal and evaluation sheets
  • Report evaluating community ideas and providing recommendations for their expansion
• Schematic used for building BRUVS (by Dr Phil Doherty)
• Marine Habitats of Príncipe, Eastern Tropical Atlantic – Description and Map – Report by Dr Benjamin Cowburn
• Summary of project activities and preliminary results – March 2019 
• Reproductive biology of the Golden African Snapper Lutjanus fulgens in Principe Island (São Tomé and Príncipe) - Research report by Guillermo Porriños
• Mapping Principe’s fish biodiversity using Baited Remote Underwater Video - Research report by Guillermo Porriños
• Submitted paper on "Perceived influence over marine conservation: determinants and implications of empowerment"​

Useful websites

Association Programa Tatô (NGO)
MARAPA - Artisanal Fisheries NGO
Oikos - Development NGO
Kike Da Mungu - fisheries co-management project in Sao Tome
 
National Statistics Institute (São Tomé e Príncipe)

Partners and financial support (phase 2 - Oct 18 to Sept 23):

Partners and financial support (phase 1 - Jul 16 to March 19):