introduction to mapping fisheries workshop - paul coulson & sean dugan

WelcomeMapping Fisheries

March 1st- 2nd 2016Edinburgh Training & Conference

Venue

Tea & coffee: Coffee Lounge, 2nd floor

Lunch: 12:30 in the lower ground floor restaurant

Afternoon workshop: Hollyrood Park (weather permitting)

Breakfast tomorrow: 8-10:30 in restaurant

10:40 – 11.50 Session 1: Introduction to mapping and Geographical Information Systems

11:30 Tea & Coffee

11:45 – 12.00 Session 2: Explore my contours: mapping case studies

12:30 LUNCH

13:30 – 17:00 Session 3: Field data collection workshop 15:00 Tea & Coffee

15:20– 17.00 Mobile field data collection demonstration and field Venue: Holyrood Park (weather permitting)

17:00 Close

AIMS•To promote effective fisheries management and improving standards of fisheries management.•To provide the technical and general knowledge necessary for competent fisheries management.•To advance the standing of fisheries management as a profession.

The IFM

•A non profit organisation managed by an elected council.•Our role is to support our members and promote the profession of fisheries management in all its forms•Our members are fisheries managers from research bodies, fishing and angling organisations, water companies, fish farms and educational institutions

IFM Training• One of our key services. • A range of short courses

and CPD opportunities• Dedicated training team

made up of national experts

• Two correspondence courses

• Freshwater and marine elements

• Future role in the management of CPD in Scotland.

Short Courses

Distance Learning Courses

Specialist Events

Advice•Advisory booklets•Position statements•Specialist sections•Knowledge sharing•Social media•Fishery management information & connections

Partnerships

• Today being a good example

• Important for IFM to work with other organisations

• Support the industries future

“The aim of the SFCC is to help its members and others to collect, collate, use, and provide information on salmon and freshwater fish, their habitats and fisheries, in an effective and co-operative way.“

STANDARDISE DATA COLLECTION

DEVELOPMENT OF SPECIALIST SOFTWARE

PROVIDE TRAINING FOR DATA COLLECTION, MANAGEMENT AND ANALYSIS

ENCOURAGE DISCUSSION OF FISHERIES SCIENCECOORDINATE DISSEMINATION

OF SPATIAL DATA

PROVIDE A MECHANISM FOR POOLING RESOURCES

FACILITATE CROSS SCOTLAND SCIENTIFIC PROJECTS and PROVIDE FISHERIES DATA TO INFORM NATIONAL POLICY DECISIONS

Mapping/ GIS support

One Scotland Mapping

Agreement

Developing field data collection