data buoy operators, fishery managers, navigation managers, and other relevant stakeholders. Objective: Explore opportunities for increasing the ability for rapid response to data buoy incidences Establish relationships between DBCP and key stakeholders to facilitate information exchange and increase awareness and allow for rapid response to data buoy incidences. This could include hosting a series of webinars on data buoy vandalism or participating in capacity-building efforts in target areas to share and promote the resources available. This could also include conducting a pilot study on an alert network for reporting data buoy incidences (observed intentional or unintentional) to allow for rapid response. Goal III: Identify key stakeholder groups and enhance education and outreach efforts to those stakeholders Outcome: Increase awareness of data buoy vandalism issues key stakeholders through strategic and effective partnerships. Objective: Identify stakeholder groups that have an interest in data buoy vandalism issues There are multiple stakeholders that have already engaged in activities to address data buoy vandalism. However, there are opportunities for re-engaging with those partners and/or identifying new partners with a particular focus on regions with the highest incidences of vandalism. This will inform the development of education and outreach materials that are most relevant to the communities in that region. Objective: Promote cooperation between and among data buoy operators, fishery managers, navigation managers, and other relevant stakeholders Promote educational and outreach cooperation regionally and internationally which could include developing specific initiatives with governmental or intergovernmental partners (i.e., RFMOs, ICGs, TOWS, International Hydrographic Organization (IHO), International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities (IALA)) to help educate stakeholders on the benefits of data buoys and the impact of data buoy vandalism on coastal communities. This could also include increasing the outreach efforts related to existing governmental or intergovernmental initiatives. Objective: Explore opportunities for engaging with new partners to address data buoy vandalism There has been a lot of work on raising awareness of data buoy vandalism among data buoy operators and among fishery managers. There could also be opportunities for working with non-governmental partners and/or local
data buoy operators, fishery managers, navigation managers, and other relevant stakeholders. Objective: Explore opportunities for increasing the ability for rapid response to data buoy incidences Establish relationships between DBCP and key stakeholders to facilitate information exchange and increase awareness and allow for rapid response to data buoy incidences. This could include hosting a series of webinars on data buoy vandalism or participating in capacity-building efforts in target areas to share and promote the resources available. This could also include conducting a pilot study on an alert network for reporting data buoy incidences (observed intentional or unintentional) to allow for rapid response. Goal III: Identify key stakeholder groups and enhance education and outreach efforts to those stakeholders Outcome: Increase awareness of data buoy vandalism issues key stakeholders through strategic and effective partnerships. Objective: Identify stakeholder groups that have an interest in data buoy vandalism issues There are multiple stakeholders that have already engaged in activities to address data buoy vandalism. However, there are opportunities for re-engaging with those partners and/or identifying new partners with a particular focus on regions with the highest incidences of vandalism. This will inform the development of education and outreach materials that are most relevant to the communities in that region. Objective: Promote cooperation between and among data buoy operators, fishery managers, navigation managers, and other relevant stakeholders Promote educational and outreach cooperation regionally and internationally which could include developing specific initiatives with governmental or intergovernmental partners (i.e., RFMOs, ICGs, TOWS, International Hydrographic Organization (IHO), International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities (IALA)) to help educate stakeholders on the benefits of data buoys and the impact of data buoy vandalism on coastal communities. This could also include increasing the outreach efforts related to existing governmental or intergovernmental initiatives. Objective: Explore opportunities for engaging with new partners to address data buoy vandalism There has been a lot of work on raising awareness of data buoy vandalism among data buoy operators and among fishery managers. There could also be opportunities for working with non-governmental partners and/or local
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