The EAF-Nansen Project “Strengthening the Knowledge Base for and Implementing an Ecosystem Approach to Marine Fisheries in Developing Countries” (GCP/INT/003/NOR) is an initiative to support the implementation of the ecosystem approach in the management of marine fisheries. The aim is to promote sustainable utilization of marine living resources and improved protection of the marine environment.
Notionally, the project started in December 2006 but substantively from early 2008 and has a five-year time frame. The project is executed by FAO in close collaboration with the Institute of Marine Research (IMR) of Bergen, Norway and funded by the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad).
The EAF-Nansen Project is set to strengthen regional and country specific efforts to reduce poverty and create conditions to assist in the achievement of food security through development of sustainable fisheries management regimes and specifically through the application of the ecosystem approach to fisheries in a number of developing countries. The initial focus of the project is on Sub-Saharan Africa.
The project is a means to achieve the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) related to eradication of poverty and hunger while simultaneously ensuring environmental sustainability.
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THE EAF-NANSEN PROJECT IS “FAO’S SUCCESS STORY”
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| Feb 12 The EAF-Nansen Project is "FAO's Success Story"
 The year 2011 ended with the selection of the EAF-Nansen project as an “FAO Success Story”. The story of the project will be featured, among others, in the “FAO Success Stories series”, a new FAO Knowledge Management publication intended to showcase to the public and external stakeholders what FAO does and what it does well towards the achievement of the Organization’s mandate. Selection of the “Success Stories” is based on a number of criteria including measurable and positive impact at both regional and local reach, a wide participatory and consultative process, sustainable and replicable, establishing best practices/guidelines, building capacity and fostering interagency collaboration. For the EAF-Nansen project the following were also underscored:
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Mainstreaming EAF in the work of GEF-funded Large Marine Ecosystem programmes and other regional fisheries programmes in Africa;
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Providing fisheries assessment information in support of fisheries development and to prevent inappropriate investment in fisheries;
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Promoting communication for development and in support of the FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries and the ecosystem approach to fisheries.
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EAF-Nansen project Enters a New Phase
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| Jan 12 EAF-Nansen project Enters a New Phase
 As was reported in the last issue of the project’s newsletter e-APPROACH, the first phase of the EAF-Nansen project which started in December 2006 ended on December 31 2011. With continued funding from Norad, a new phase of the project started on 1 January 2012. This is a 3-year transition phase that would prepare the grounds for a possible second phase project.
The transition phase will follow the same 5 components and 6 outputs. However, some activities have been re-formulated and news one on climate change, biodiversity and communications have been added.
During the transition phase the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Norway and Norad will examine the best options concerning the research vessel Dr Fridtjof Nansen. There have been proposals to either refurbish the present vessel or to build a new vessel. The new or re-fitted vessel will have the capacity to undertake comprehensive ecosystem surveys as perceived under the second phase.
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EAF-NANSEN PROJECT NEWS
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Apr 12 New cruise report summaries available 
 The Nansen Cruise page is now updated with the 2010 and 2011 cruise summary reports.
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| Mar 12 Mentoring Programme Announcement
 The EAF-Nansen project is starting a mentoring programme that will support young and middlelevel fisheries scientists and managers to work with experienced scientists and managers to develop their skills and to work on real case studies.
The beneficiary will be able to work with a mentor for up to three months. Where necessary the beneficiary could spend the three months away from his/her home country or institution and attached to the institution of the mentor.
Download the Announcement>
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| Jan 12 Follow the Northwest Africa Ecosystem survey
 Weekly diaries from the survey are available Here.
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| Jan 12 Nigeria joins the Central Gulf of Guinea EAF project “Improving the Management of Industrial Shrimp Fisheries in Cameroon, Gabon and Nigeria”
Nigeria has just joined Cameroon and Gabon to work on a sub-regional management plan for the industrial shrimp fishery in the Central Gulf of Guinea.
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| Dec 11 EAF-Nansen Project photo gallery
 A Project photo gallery for the EAF-Nansen project is now available here.
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| Dec 11 Current position of the R/V Dr Fridtjof Nansen.
 The current position of the R/V Dr Fridtjof Nansen is available on the web Here.
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| Download area
A new download page is now available on the website. Here you can find software, publications and other downloadable material from the EAF-Nansen Project.
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