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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):

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

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