lPacific SIDs
should be assisted where possible in developing their capacities in oceanic fisheries science.
lImmediate: Should be commenced in second term at
minimal cost (eg: through work attachments for Fisheries institution
research staff at SPC;
llinkages between SPC
with USPﾕs School of Marine Studies; encouragement for students from Pacific SIDS to
undertake postgraduate research
in oceanic fisheries).
lNOTES: Discussion on 17 Oct SPC session.
Some of these is already being picked up by SPC (Dr Donald Bromhead presentation). But much of this training mainly ad hoc.
Requires …
l Long-term: More
strategic, long-term assistance in
building national capacities in
ocean science should be included in the proposed capacity-building project (below).