Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07BRASILIA288
2007-02-16 18:12:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Brasilia
Cable title:
TEDS VISIT BY REO SUCCESSFUL
VZCZCXYZ0019 RR RUEHWEB DE RUEHBR #0288 0471812 ZNR UUUUU ZZH R 161812Z FEB 07 FM AMEMBASSY BRASILIA TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 8137 INFO RUEHQT/AMEMBASSY QUITO 2132 RUEHBO/AMEMBASSY BOGOTA 4107 RUEHGE/AMEMBASSY GEORGETOWN 1221 RUEHPO/AMEMBASSY PARAMARIBO 1244 RUEHCV/AMEMBASSY CARACAS 3603 RUEHSJ/AMEMBASSY SAN JOSE 0569
UNCLAS BRASILIA 000288
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR OES/OMC:CSTANGER
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: SENV ETRD XR BR
SUBJECT: TEDS VISIT BY REO SUCCESSFUL
UNCLAS BRASILIA 000288
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR OES/OMC:CSTANGER
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: SENV ETRD XR BR
SUBJECT: TEDS VISIT BY REO SUCCESSFUL
1. On February 14-15 the Regional Environmental Officer (Hub) for
South America traveled to Belem at the start of the shrimping season
to work with the GOB inspectors as they conducted their annual
pre-season TEDs verification check. During the last Turtle Excluder
Device (TEDs) verification visit by the Department of State and
National Marine Fisheries Service in November and December, 2006,
the US team had several concerns about the efficacy of the Brasilian
TEDs program, in particular the level of training of the inspectors.
Efforts by DOS, NMFS, and the Regional Environmental Officer (Hub)
for South America in providing training materials to these local
inspectors resulted in an increased understanding of GOB TEDs
regulations by the GOB inspectors and a program that is comparable
in effectiveness to the U.S. program.
2. Vigilance and training are the cornerstones of effective TEDs
programs in the United States as well as other countries. Info
addresses who wish to have copies of the training materials so that
they can make them available to host government fisheries inspection
and enforcement units should contact the regional environmental Hub
in Brasilia.
SOBEL
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR OES/OMC:CSTANGER
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: SENV ETRD XR BR
SUBJECT: TEDS VISIT BY REO SUCCESSFUL
1. On February 14-15 the Regional Environmental Officer (Hub) for
South America traveled to Belem at the start of the shrimping season
to work with the GOB inspectors as they conducted their annual
pre-season TEDs verification check. During the last Turtle Excluder
Device (TEDs) verification visit by the Department of State and
National Marine Fisheries Service in November and December, 2006,
the US team had several concerns about the efficacy of the Brasilian
TEDs program, in particular the level of training of the inspectors.
Efforts by DOS, NMFS, and the Regional Environmental Officer (Hub)
for South America in providing training materials to these local
inspectors resulted in an increased understanding of GOB TEDs
regulations by the GOB inspectors and a program that is comparable
in effectiveness to the U.S. program.
2. Vigilance and training are the cornerstones of effective TEDs
programs in the United States as well as other countries. Info
addresses who wish to have copies of the training materials so that
they can make them available to host government fisheries inspection
and enforcement units should contact the regional environmental Hub
in Brasilia.
SOBEL