Education and Outreach
Background and Objectives
The work of the Education and Outreach (E&O) APO Focus Area is centered about initiating and managing projects intended to: support the dissemination of educational information related to the Fisheries Observer profession; increase and improve the utility of Fisheries Observer, fisheries management, and fisheries science resources available to the public; and to reach out among a wide range of stakeholders internationally, to foster a broadened vantage among all of the APO's work. Since the foundation of the APO in 1995, publication of the quarterly APO newsletter, the Mail Buoy, has been a priority mission for the APO and will continue to be so, now organized as a project of the E&O focus area. Increasing the educational value and usefulness of the APO website is also an important objective for this focus area. Another important project of this committee is Eyes on the Seas. This project involves the creation of a compilation of Observer short stories, factual and fictional anecdotes, poetry, illustrations, and photos-arranged in such a manor as to create a both educational and entertaining publication. It is our intention with Eyes on the Seas to raise financial support for the creation of an Observer Professional Development Scholarship Fund.Projects
- Current Projects: For details and resources specific to each of the current ongoing projects of the Education and Outreach APO Focus Area, please navigate to each project page found at the following links:
- Mail Buoy, quarterly observer newsletter
- Eyes on the Seas, a collection of observer short stories
- APO Feedback Survey, survey results will soon be available here
- International Outreach, includes a list of APO objectives for reaching out internationally (presently under construction)
- Past Project Actions and Outputs: This page is also currently under construction. Soon you will be able to link here to find a chronologically ordered list (with associated resource links for some) of past completed APO project actions and outputs, now categorized under the Education and Outreach (E & O) APO Focus Area heading.
Membership and Contact Information
Please do not hesitate to contact us with your questions or feedback, and if you have any interest in participating in the developments of this APO Focus Area.
Focus Area Board Member Representatives: Listed here are members of the APO Board who are the current primary contacts for activities conducted by the Education and Outreach APO Focus Area:
Ebol Rojas; ebolred@yahoo.com.ar
Dave Wagenheim; davewagenheim@hotmail.com
Focus Area Volunteers: Listed here are long-term volunteers of projects currently being conducted by the Education and Outreach APO Focus Area, listed with the project(s) they are helping with:
Keith Davis; Mail Buoy and Eyes on the Seas
Glenn Quelch; Eyes on the Seas
Anik Clemens; Eyes on the Seas