The first day of three at the 2nd annual MareFrame meeting concluded just a few minutes ago. The first day was fruitful and a great preparation and day for tying loose ends ahead of the next two days ahead. The MareFrame progress will be discussed in detailed for the next two days, viewing the progress
During 17-19 November 2015, the National Institute for Marine Research and Development “Grigore Antipa” Constanta is hosting the 2nd Annual Meeting of the EC-funded research and technological development project MareFrame (“Co-creating Ecosystem-based Fisheries Management Solutions“). The main objective of MareFrame is to significantly increase the use of the ecosystem-based approach to fisheries management (EAFM) when
Seville, October29th 2015. One year after the launching of the case study in the Gulf of Cadiz, MareFrame has celebrated the decision support workshop with the stakeholders. The workshop aimed to: i) present the ecosystem model; ii) to assess the interface designed for results presentation; and iii) to select the preferred management strategy for the
A stakeholders meeting in the Icelandic part of MareFrame project was held last week in Reykjavík, Iceland. The meeting was held, among other things, to discuss the progress of the Icelandic case study and was a great success. Participating parties included Ministry of Industries and Innovation, Directorate of Fisheries, Icelandic Regional Development Institute, Fisheries Iceland,
ABSTRACT An on-line drilling system, the tutor-web, has been developed and used for teaching mathematics and statistics. The system was used in a basic course in calculus including 182 students. The students were requested to answer quiz questions in the tutor-web and therefore monitored continuously during the semester. Data available include grades on a status
Abstract Certain facets of the population dynamics of a species are hard to quantify, including stock structure. In particular, geographical boundaries of stocks or populations are often hard to estimate. This document discusses the application of a recent tagging method, applicable when breeding populations overlap on feeding grounds. The tagging efficiency is augmented with information
This report is a deliverable of Work Package 4 (WP4 – Ecosystem models and assessment models) of the FP7 MareFrame research project. It proposes a common procedure for reporting the outputs from the different ecosystem models employed in the MareFrame project. European fisheries are managed according to the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) which is
Abstract Research is described on a system for web-assisted education and how it is used to deliver on-line drill questions, automatically suited to individual students. The system can store and display all of the various pieces of information used in a class-room (slides, examples, handouts, drill items) and give individualized drills to participating students. The
Abstract Baleen and sperm whales, known collectively as the great whales, include the largest animals in the history of life on Earth. With high metabolic demands and large populations, whales probably had a strong influence on marine ecosystems before the advent of industrial whaling: as consumers of fish and invertebrates; as prey to other large-bodied
Abstract Marine mammals are an important part of ecosystems, and their trophic role and potential impact have been increasingly studied. One key question is how these large animals interact with fisheries or compete for similar resources. Consequently, some models once used only for fisheries management are now including pinnipeds and cetaceans. However, fish and marine