Summary of the first FishPhytO Project Science Team Meeting The first meeting of the Project Science Team (PST) for the project on “Creating a phytoplankton-fishery

Microsoft Word - First PST meeting summary_draft_AB Summary of the first FishPhytO Project Science Team Meeting The first meeting of the Project Science Team (PST) for the project on “Creating a phytoplankton-fishery observing program for sustaining local communities in Indonesian coastal waters” (a.k.a FishPhytO), funded by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) of Japan, thro. [...] The main objectives of the meeting were: (1) to review the outcomes of the July 2023 training workshop, and (2) to discuss a workplan for Year 1 of the project in order to set up a logistically feasible sampling program for benthic phytoplankton and fisheries in the Lombok/Gili Matra region so that data collection can begin early in the project. [...] The plankton sampling portion of the project will be based in the Gili Islands. [...] The intent will be to co-develop the monitoring program using individuals from the two groups and summer undergraduate students on the Gili Islands. [...] A new direction identified for the next workshop period is to develop and implement social surveys, in collaboration with the director and faculty of Marine Studies at the University of Mataram, and any NGOs interested in the project goals.