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3.1 International Travel

This international travel schedule does not include travel between The Gambia and Senegal, which for planning and management purposes is considered local travel. The following list captures all international travel other than within and between The Gambia and Senegal. First Quarter Actual • Kathy Castro, Najih Lazar and Barbara Somers traveled to The Gambia from October 29 to November 7, 2011. In addition to participation in the final stakeholder meeting on the sole co-management plan, they provided technical assistance to the Department of Fisheries for the institutionalization of its role in stock assessment and database management, including assessment of organizational structure, staffing, staff training and planning for an adequate Department of Fisheries budget to support these functions sustainably. Second Quarter Actual • Mike Rice: Shellfish Sanitation - January, 2012 • Karen Kent: Management Plans launch event - January 2012. • Chris Anderson: January 2012 – Sole Oyster Economic Fisheries Indicators application of World Bank tool in the developing country context. • Dr. Bamba Banja: to Ghana for the USAID Environmental Compliance Training March 2012. • Brian Crawford: March 30 – April 1, 2012, monitoring visit add-on from Senegal trip. Third Quarter Actual • Karen Kent + Hilary Stevens: April 2012 Bi-lateral Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment Stakeholder workshop in The Gambia. Karen for WASH Needs Assessment Stakeholder workshop. • Chris Parkins: Gillnet study April 2012. • Kim Kaine: Administrative oversight of new URI BaNafaa office and staff. TraiNet support – April 2012. • Joe DeAlteris: May 2012, stock assessment training and technical assistance for compiling data for MSC application by The Gambia. • Kathy Castro: Bi-lateral Workshop, May 2012 • Dr Bamba Banja, USAIDBaNafaa WASH Coordinator and Faburama Darboe, TARUD WASH Project Manager: June 2012 to URI for PHE Summer Institute. Fourth Quarter Anticipated • Karen Kent to The Gambia for evaluation and workplanning. • Kathy Castro to The Gambia for evaluation and workplanning.

3.2 Environmental Monitoring and Compliance