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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).