Fourth Virtual Meeting of the Project Science Team September 15/16, 2021

Fourth Virtual Meeting of the Project Science Team September 15/16, 2021 The fourth virtual meeting of the Project Science Team (PST) for the project on “Building local warning networks for the detection and human dimension of Ciguatera fish poisoning in Indonesian communities” (hereinafter referred to as Ciguatera) funded by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) of Japan, thr. [...] WELCOME AND ADOPTION OF AGENDA The meeting was opened with welcoming remarks to participants and brief comments on the purpose of the meeting (to collectively review the Project Design Matrix (PDM) by Dr. [...] “Input” section Given the impact COVID-19 has had on our ability to conduct the “on the ground” aspects of the project, it was suggested that we may have to shift much of our focus to “Detection and Monitoring”, fisheries information, and to the social surveys that give insight to the current status and state of understanding of CFP and other benthic HABs (bHABs). [...] Can we arrange to provide economic incentive a subset of local fishermen (20?) to: a) Deploy and retrieve the CFP sampling screens (from a buoy), and transfer the samples to a local LIPI representative? b) Use the FishGIS application to get water quality data? c) Use the FishGIS data to record their catch? The expectation would be for a minimum of 4 samples a month for the last year of the project. [...] Costs solving to counterparts of target organizations - Costs for the general workshop* - Operation and maintenance of research vessel and local communities in the Project.