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Agulhas and Somali Current Large Marine Ecosystems Project

Cruzeiros da pesquisa

O projeto de ASCLME conduz cruzeiros da pesquisa em torno da região para encher aberturas em nossa compreensão dos processos do ecossistema-nível que afetam decisões de gerência sustentáveis.
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The 2009 ASCLME Project Cruise is planned in 4 Legs:

  1. East African Coastal Current
  2. Comoros Basin
  3. ATLAS Mooring Deployment and Servicing
  4. Seamounts Cruise

 

2009 Cruise Plan Map
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Note: Due to security concerns around piracy in the north-western Indian Ocean region, there is currently a "security exclusion zone" in operation. This will preclude the work planned for Leg 1 and affect some of the stations for Legs 2 and 3. This zone extends from 10 degrees South (Southern Tanzania around Lindi) northwards, and from the African coastline across the Indian Ocean to 70 degrees East. A regularly updated map of piracy activity in the world is available from here. The ASCLME Project and its partner agencies are working with National Governments on this problem, but at the moment, it is likely that this year's cruise plan will be severely curtailed by the threat of piracy.

As the cruise plans are finalised, more information, including more details about the various legs will be posted here. 

 
 

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“This is the second meeting of the Project Steering Committee and it is a valuable exercise to look back and compare this meeting with the last. In January 2008, David didn’t even have his full team, and although his plans looked good, he had yet to prove himself. Today, it is obvious that he has put together an excellent team that is performing well. And Magnus brings a new dimension to the project. He is someone with strong links to the top decision makers of the region and he is well positioned to convey to them the importance of the Project. Magnus has an excellent grasp of the policy issues and understands the importance of political buy-in.

I also believe that the “add-on” coastal sustainability study will prove to be an advantage in the long run because it will make the Project as a whole more palatable to the decision-makers.
So, yes, the project has made very good progress, and this is best reflected in the successful cruise programme that was instituted last year. The PCU is generating a lot of excitement and enthusiasm and I believe we really are on track now.”

Johann Augustyn, Chief Director of Research, Marine and Coastal Management Branch, Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism, South Africa.
GEF/UNDP Agulhas and Somali Current Large Marine Ecosystems Project
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