SMALL-SCALE FISHERIES DEVELOPMENT UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND

EVALUATION COVERS THE PERIOD 5/4/69 TO 8/31/79 AND PRECEDES AND SUMMARIZES THE SPECIAL TERMINAL EVALUATION OF 2/8/80 (PD-AAG-196-C1). THE PROJECT RESULTED IN THE PUBLICATION OF OVER 100 TECHNICAL AND SCIENTIFIC REPORTS ON ALL ASPECTS OF SMALL-SCALE MARINE FISHERIES; THE DISTRIBUTION OF MORE THAN 5,000 PUBLICATIONS, REPORTS, ETC. FROM THE FISHERIES INFORMATION SERVICE; THE TRAINING OF SOME 100 INDIVIDUALS FROM THE US AND LDC"S; AND THE PROVISION OF SERVICES FROM THE INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR MARINE RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT IN RESPONSE TO 30 REQUESTS FROM AID AND OTHERS. PROJECT TARGETS WERE THUS MET OR SURPASSED. DURING THE COURSE OF THE PROJECT, HOWEVER, THE STATE DEPARTMENT POSTURE IN REGARD TO CLAIMS OF EXTENDED JURISDICTION BY OTHER GOVERNMENTS RESULTED IN A POLICY OF DISCOURAGING US -- AND THEREFORE USAID -- INVOLVEMENT IN SMALL-SCALE FISHERY DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS IN LDC"S. BEYOND THIS POLICY LIMITATION, THE EVALUATION TEAM CONCLUDED THAT 211 (D) GRANTS ARE AN EFFECTIVE TOOL FOR DEVELOPING A POWERFUL INSTITUTIONAL CAPABILITY TO ASSIST AID IN DEVELOPING LDC RESOURCES, BUT NOT IN MAINTAINING AND SUSTAINING THAT CAPABILITY OVER AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. THEY RECOMMENDED THAT A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT BE CONCLUDED AS A FOLLOW-ON TO THE 211 (D) GRANT IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN THE URI RESPONSE CAPABILITY TO ASSIST AID IN ENHANCING LDC FISHERIES PROJECT EFFORTS. THE TEAM ALSO SUGGESTED THAT THE PROJECT MANAGER PREPARE THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTATION FOR THIS FOLLOW-ON EFFORT.