What does your role involve?
My role facilitates the Albatross Task Force (ATF) Project funded by the RSPB, as well as the Namibian Islands Marine Protected Area (NIMPA) project, which is funded by the Blue Marine Foundation. Under the ATF project, I am responsible for advocating the sustainability of seabird bycatch data collection in the Namibia for demersal hake longline and trawl fishery. Under the NIMPA project I am responsible for initiating and developing a collaborative Management Plan for the Namibian Islands Marine Protected Area and mobilizing resources towards its implementation by providing support to the Ministry for Fisheries and Marine Resources (MFMR).
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Albatros and petrels: roadmap to protect most threatened sea birds at sea
Albatrosses and petrels are extremely vulnerable to the threats both at sea and land. Image: Calonectris edwardsii
The Cory’s shearwater (Calonectris borealis9 reproduces in the Canary Islands.
The Scopoli’s shearwater (Calonectris diomedea).
In the study, experts followed 5,775 birds of 39 species of procellariform birds in different continents through geolocators or GPS.
Negative interactions with fisheries are particularly serious in international waters because there is less monitoring of industry practices and compliance with regulation.
In order to guarantee their survival, it is fundamental for these countries to protect them while the birds are in their jurisdictional territory. Image: Calonectris edwardsii
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MBDA has been awarded a first contract for Albatros NG, a brand new CAMM-ER based air defence system from an undisclosed international customer
Albatros NG is a new generation Naval Based Air Defence (NBAD) system, based on the CAMM-ER, which is the extended range variant of the Common Anti-air Modular Missile (CAMM) family already delivered to customers around the world for both ground based and naval air defence.
Under the terms of this recent order, Albatros NG will be in service in 2024.
Albatros NG, deriving its name from the legacy Albatros systems which have been in service with the Italian Navy and several export customers for years, is suitable for different kinds of vessels providing air defence capability for platforms ranging from patrol vessels and corvettes to destroyers. It also allows a complementary layer for larger vessels such as frigates and destroyers already equipped with a long range air defence system.
Why a Tiny Island Created the Biggest Marine Sanctuary in the South Atlantic
Tristan da Cunha was first inhabited to keep an eye on Napoleon; now residents are looking out for lobsters.
Why a Tiny Island Created the Biggest Marine Sanctuary in the South Atlantic
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The town center of Edinburgh of the Seven Seas, the island s only town. Dmitry Malov / Alamy
Like most places, the British Overseas Territory of Tristan da Cunha is a community made up of teachers, accountants, mechanics, and grocers. But here, on the most remote inhabited island on earth, the weather has a funny way of rearranging the professional landscape.
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