25 February 2019
As part of the 2019 work plan of the EAF-Nansen Programme, a survey was organized from 24 January to 25 February in the Convention Area of the South East Atlantic Fisheries Organization (SEAFO), to further enhance the understanding of Southeast Atlantic ecosystems as decided in 2015.
In 2015, a similar...
20 February 2019
The EAF-Nansen Programme organized a post survey meeting for the third leg of the surveys with Dr. Fridtjof Nansen in 2018, in Yangon from 19-21 February 2019. Participants from Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, IMR and FAO met to discuss the main findings, finalize the survey reports and discuss further...
28 January 2019
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An event was organized on 28 January 2018 in Colombo, Sri Lanka, to launch the main research findings of the survey carried out by the Norwegian Research Vessel Dr. Fridtjof Nansen in Sri Lanka during the past year.
The research vessel completed an ecosystem survey in the coastal waters of Sri...
22 January 2019
Since 2017, the EAF Nansen Programme has included studies of ocean acidification as part of their measuring program. In this regard, the laboratory was equipped with instruments for measurement of seawater pH and alkalinity. When two parameters are measured all the other variables in the carbonate ocean system...
21 January 2019
From 4 to 6 December 2018 a workshop was held at FAO, Rome, to explore the use and application of various bottom habitat mapping methods and techniques as well as modelling approaches in order to identify a suite of options for application in the EAF-Nansen Programme.
Main workshop objectives were to...
20 January 2019
From 5 to 7 December 2018 a meeting was held in Maputo, Mozambique, to prepare a baseline report on the physical and chemical properties (organic pollutants and heavy metals) of the sediment samples collected as part of Leg 1.3 of the survey undertaken by the RV Dr Fridtjof Nansen in...