Main achievements and events
JANUARY – MAY 2016:
– socio-economic analysis about the impact of Natura 2000 sites on local communities produced (C.4)
– leaflet about marine biodiversity and Natura 2000 sites for the Mediterranean Shag produced (D.1)
– technical manual for the users of marine environment and other stakeholders produced (D.2)
– Layman’s report produced (D.7)
– new info boards about the marine Natura 2000 sites for the Mediterranean Shag produced (D.8)
– after-LIFE conservation plan produced (E.3)
JULY – DECEMBER 2015:
– SPA management guidelines produced (C.3)
– official SPA proposal submitted to the Ministry of the Environment and spatial planning (C.3)
– guidelines for the “oil-spills” protocol elaborated (C.6)
JANUARY – JUNE 2015:
– technical report about the telemetry of the Mediterranean Shags produced (A.2)
– marine IBAs confirmed by BirdLife International (C.2)
– materials for the elaboration of the official SPA proposal prepared (C.3)
– educational activities concluded (D.3)
– the 3rd workshop for the stakeholders organized (D.10)
– the results of the project presented at two international expert-scientific workshops at FAMNIT in Koper (E.3)
JULY – DECEMBER 2014:
– field work in action “Telemetry of Shags” concluded (A.2)
– the second workshop for the stakeholders organized (D.10)
– Marine Task Force annual meeting attended (BirdLife Brussels) (E.3)
– ESAS and Telemetry data analysed and marine IBA candidates identified (C.1)
– IBA proposal submitted to BirdLife International (C.1)
JANUARY – JUNE 2014:
– electronic database of seabirds at sea established (C.1)
– scientific article about roost-site characteristocs published (C.1)
– three meetings of working group for the “oil-spills” protocol organized (C.6)
– draft of “oil-spills” protocol elaborated (C.6)
– public presentation of children’s illustrated book and short documentary about the Mediterranean Shag (D.1, D.6)
– one presentation for University students given (D.3)
– short documentary about the Mediterranean Shag presented at the film festival “Isola Cinema” in Izola, Slovenia (D.6)
– exhibition about the Mediterranean Shag and conservation of Slovenian sea open (Nat. Hist. Museum, Ljubljana)
– EC desk-officers and monitoring team welcomed (E.2)
– active involvement in official preparation of the national OP for EMFF (E.5)
– workshop about financing Natura 2000 attended (WWF, Ljubljana) (E.5)
JULY – DECEMBER 2013:
– monitoring of seabirds at sea concluded (A.1)
– another 15 shags equipped with GPS devices (A.2)
– monitoring of shags at roost-sites concluded (A.3)
– analysis of shags’ diet concluded, report elaborated (A.4)
– two meetings of working group for the “oil-spills” protocol organized (C.6)
– national volunteer training for mitigation of oil-spills consequences organized – project POSOW (E.3, C.6)
– children’s illustrated book published (D.1)
– short documentary about the Mediterranean Shag produced (D.6)
– workshop for shell farmers organized (D.10)
– Progress report submitted (E.1)
– monitoring team welcomed (E.2)
– two workshops for preparation of the OP for EMFF attended (MKO, Izola, Ljubljana) (E.5)
JANUARY – JUNE 2013:
– working group for elaboration of the “oil-spills” protocol established (C.6)
– workshop for volunteer training for mitigation of oil-spills consequences attended – project POSOW (Cedre, France) (C.6)
– 13 presentations and 16 excursions for primary and secondary schools carried out (D.3)
– the first presentation for University students given (D.3)
– telemetry workshop attended (ECOTONE Poland) (E.3)
– EMFF workshop attended (BirdLife Brussels) (E.5)
JULY – DECEMBER 2012:
– method for catching shags at sea developed (A.2)
– the first two shags equipped with GPS devices (A.2)
– samples of shags’ pellets collected for diet analysis (A.4)
– database of telemetry data established and managed (C.1)
– preliminary telemetry data analyses made (C.1)
– poster about marine Natura 2000 sites published (D.1)
– provisory leaflet about marine Natura 2000 sites made (D.1)
– the first excursion for primary schools caried out (D.3)
– the first stakeholders’ workshop organized (D.10)
– monitoring team welcomed (E.2)
JANUARY – JUNE 2012:
– protocol for monitoring seabirds at sea elaborated (A.1)
– beginning of monitoring of seabirds at sea (A.1)
– youth ornithological camp organized (D.3)
– the first press conference organized (D.4)
– info boards put up on project sites (D.8)
– Inception report submitted (E.1)
– project presented at national celebration of 20th LIFE anniversary (E.3)
SEPTEMBER – DECEMBER 2011:
– protocol for monitoring shags on roost-sites elaborated (A.3)
– beginning of monitoring shags on roost-sites (A.3)
– project web page published (D.5)
– workshop about methodology for identification of marine IBAs attended (BirdLife Portugal) (E.3)