[Birdbycatch] Fishermen's competition
Liz Mitchell
emitch@efn.org
Sat, 04 Jan 2003 17:22:09 -0800
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>Date: Fri, 03 Jan 2003 18:57:51 +0100
>From: Carles Carboneras <ccarboneras@seo.org>
>Subject: Fishermen's competition extended -- public launch postponed
>
>
>Dear all,
>
>As you may have heard (or imagined), in the last several weeks I have been
>deeply involved in the seabird conservation work related to the "Prestige"
>oil spill, which has hit a large stretch of the coast of Galicia, NW
>Spain. The spill is having a phenomenal impact on the seabird populations,
>the marine environment, the economy and the public of Galicia. In these
>circumstances, together with the sponsors and the authorities, we have
>decided to postpone the public launch of the competition of ideas for
>fishermen on the development of new mitigation measures to minimise the
>impact of longline fishing on seabirds. The competition has also been
>extended and will now run until 30 June 2003.
>
>The public launching will take place during the month of January 2003 in
>several places in Spain (Galicia, Madrid and the Mediterranean). At the
>end of the month, I'll be travelling to Brazil and will launch the
>competition there too. Materials (poster, leaflet and manual for
>fishermen) are already available in Spanish and Portuguese but will not be
>ready in English for another few weeks. A specific website will make all
>those materials avaible on the Internet.
>
>Entries for the competition can be made any time until 30 June 2003. They
>are accepted in any format / support which expresses the idea in a clear
>way. They will be judged by an international Jury. Preference will be
>given to those entries where evidence is given that the system works
>effectively to reduce seabird bycatch.
>
>In the last few weeks since the International Fishers' Forum in Hawaii, I
>have received several entries for the competition and several fishermen
>have expressed their intention to take part. These come from places such
>as New Zealand, Australia and several states in the US. Fishermen from
>Spain and several Latin American countries have also shown great interest.
>Some of the ideas that have been proposed so far seem quite promising. It
>looks like this is going to be a great success. We can only hope that
>someone somewhere will come up with a really good solution. He/she can
>earn quite good money and will help a lot of birds!
>
>I was looking at one of the saddest sights of the Prestige oil spill this
>morning --over 120 dead birds were in the laboratory today-- and couldn't
>help thinking that total number of seabirds that die every year from
>longlining equals to several Prestiges!!
>
>I'll keep you posted.
>
>Regards,
>Carles
>
>PS - Please feel free to distribute this information widely. The more
>people know about the competition, the better.
>
>
> ^v^ ^w^
> ^^ ^^
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> Carles Carboneras
> Seabird Conservation Officer
> SEO/BirdLife - Spain
> <mailto:ccarboneras@seo.org>ccarboneras@seo.org
>
Elizabeth Mitchell
P.O. Box 933
Eugene, Oregon 97440
U.S.A.
Tel: 541/344-5503
E-mail: emitch@efn.org
Elizabeth Mitchell
P.O. Box 933
Eugene, Oregon 97440
U.S.A.
Tel: 541/344-5503
E-mail: emitch@efn.org
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From: Carles Carboneras <ccarboneras@seo.org><br>
Subject: Fishermen's competition extended -- public launch
postponed<br>
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<font face="arial" size=2>Dear all,</font><br>
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<font face="arial" size=2>As you may have heard (or imagined), in the
last several weeks I have been deeply involved in the seabird
conservation work related to the "Prestige" oil spill, which
has hit a large stretch of the coast of Galicia, NW Spain. The spill is
having a phenomenal impact on the seabird populations, the marine
environment, the economy and the public of Galicia. In these
circumstances, together with the sponsors and the authorities, we have
decided to postpone the public launch of the competition of ideas for
fishermen on the development of new mitigation measures to minimise the
impact of longline fishing on seabirds. The competition has also been
extended and will now run until 30 June 2003.</font><br>
<br>
<font face="arial" size=2>The public launching will take place during the
month of January 2003 in several places in Spain (Galicia, Madrid and the
Mediterranean). At the end of the month, I'll be travelling to Brazil and
will launch the competition there too. Materials (poster, leaflet and
manual for fishermen) are already available in Spanish and Portuguese but
will not be ready in English for another few weeks. A specific website
will make all those materials avaible on the Internet.</font><br>
<br>
<font face="arial" size=2>Entries for the competition can be made any
time until 30 June 2003. They are accepted in any format / support which
expresses the idea in a clear way. They will be judged by an
international Jury. Preference will be given to those entries where
evidence is given that the system works effectively to reduce seabird
bycatch.</font><br>
<br>
<font face="arial" size=2>In the last few weeks since the International
Fishers' Forum in Hawaii, I have received several entries for the
competition and several fishermen have expressed their intention to take
part. These come from places such as New Zealand, Australia and several
states in the US. Fishermen from Spain and several Latin American
countries have also shown great interest. Some of the ideas that have
been proposed so far seem quite promising. It looks like this is going to
be a great success. We can only hope that someone somewhere will come up
with a really good solution. He/she can earn quite good money and will
help a lot of birds!</font><br>
<br>
<font face="arial" size=2>I was looking at one of the saddest sights of
the Prestige oil spill this morning --over 120 dead birds were in the
laboratory today-- and couldn't help thinking that total number of
seabirds that die every year from longlining equals to several
Prestiges!!</font><br>
<br>
<font face="arial" size=2>I'll keep you posted.</font><br>
<br>
<font face="arial" size=2>Regards,</font><br>
<font face="arial" size=2>Carles</font><br>
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<font face="arial" size=2>PS - Please feel free to distribute this
information widely. The more people know about the competition, the
better.</font><br>
<br>
<br>
<font face="tahoma" size=2>
^v^ ^w^<br>
^^
^^<br>
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Carles Carboneras<br>
Seabird Conservation Officer<br>
SEO/BirdLife - Spain<br>
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</font><a href="mailto:ccarboneras@seo.org"><font face="tahoma" size=2>ccarboneras@seo.org</a><br>
</font> </blockquote>Elizabeth Mitchell<br>
P.O. Box 933<br>
Eugene, Oregon 97440<br>
U.S.A.<br>
Tel: 541/344-5503<br>
E-mail: emitch@efn.org<br>
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Elizabeth Mitchell<br>
P.O. Box 933<br>
Eugene, Oregon 97440<br>
U.S.A.<br>
Tel: 541/344-5503<br>
E-mail: emitch@efn.org<br>
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