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NAMMCO Fund 2005/2 Project Overview and Update 1 NAMMCO Fund 2005/2 Project Overview and update Applicant Date Requested Granted Status Project description (NOK) (NOK) F3.01 NAMMCO Secretariat - 101,561 Finalised A special one-day seminar "Informed Opinion - on the hunting of marine mammals" on information problems, needs and strategies, held in Tromsø 26 February 1994. F3.02 Milton. M. R. Freeman Nov. 35,000 35,000 Finalised A collection of IWC documents produced by Greenland with an Canada 1993 ethnological perspective. Published in 1997 as The Anthropology of Community-based whaling in Greenland. Edited by Marc G. Stevenson, Andrew Madsen and Elaine Maloney. Publisher: Canadian Circumpolar Institute, U. of Alberta F3.04 Dorete Bloch Jan. 25,000 25,000 Finalised Textbook published in 1997 in connection with three posters of whales, Faroe Islands 1994 seals and terrestrial mammals in the North Atlantic in Faroese, Greenlandic, Icelandic and English. F3.05 Arne Kalland Feb. 10,000 10,000 Finalised Travel support to the IWC 46 in connection with an international research Norway 1994 project on marine mammal utilisation in the circumpolar north. F3.07 Klaus Barthelmess April 20,868 20,868 Finalised Follow-up of the NAMMCO Informed Opinion Seminar. Production of the Germany 1994 pamphlet - "Whaling Con & Pro” distributed at IWC 46. F3.08 High North Alliance April 150,000 30,000 Finalised Reprint of the brochure "11 Essays on Whales and Man" and printing of the Norway 1994 brochure "Additional Essays on Whales and Man" F3.09 Jóhann Ívarsson May 50,000 30,000 Finalised Production of the book "Science, Sanctions & Cetaceans, Iceland and the 1 NAMMCO Fund 2005/2 Project Overview and update Iceland 1994 Whaling Issue". Includes a chapter on the establishment of NAMMCO. Publisher: Centre for International Studies, U. of Iceland 1994 F3.10 European Bureau for Aug. 37,000 20,000 Finalised Production of proceedings from the EBCD organised Conference Conservation and Development 1994 "Responsible wildlife, resource Management: Balancing biological, (EBCD) Economical, Cultural and Moral Considerations", held in Brussels, 29-30 Project leader: Despina Symons November 1993 F3.11 High North Alliance Dec. 185,000 130,000 Finalised Brochure "Marine Hunters - Whaling and Sealing in the North Atlantic" . Project leader: Georg Blickfeldt 1994 Printed in English, German and Swedish. F3.12 Inuit Circumpolar Dec. 55,000 55,000 Finalised Production of the book " Inuit, Whaling and Sustainability". A book on Conference (ICC) 1994 whaling in a contemporary and historical perspective. Edited by Milton Project leader: Milton Freeman Freeman et al. F3.13 Tore Dillingsøen Jan 35,000 35,000 Finalised Production of the poster "Whales in Norwegian waters". Printed in Norway 1995 Norwegian and English F3.15 “SOSIALURIN” Sep. 71,000 56,000 Finalised "The Daily Grind" A collection of Óli Petersen cartoons from the daily Newspaper Faroe Islands 1995 Faroese newspaper "Sosialurin” shows pilot whale hunting under attack from abroad. Text in English, Danish, German, French and Icelandic. F3.21 K. Knut Skoglund May 130,000 100,000 Finalised Documentary film on Norwegian Whaling. “Større enn kval”. In Norway 1997 Norwegian and some with English subtitles. Knut Skoglund and Svein Andersen. Knut Skoglund Film 1998. 2 NAMMCO Fund 2005/2 Project Overview and update F5.01 High North Alliance June 100,000 100,000 Not www.kids An educational website targeting children and youth with focus Project leader: Rune Frøvik 2000 Finalised on sustainable use of marine mammals set in the larger context of Norway environmental issues. F5.02 Sjávarborgin - Seacity ehf. June 120,000 110,000 Not Faxi the Whale - A website about whales in the North Atlantic providing Projectleder: Ævar Hardarson 2000 Finalised information on whaling and life in rural communities that traditionally rely Iceland on harvesting whales. Folk tales will be utilised in presenting the material. In Icelandic. F6.02 Grindamannafelagið: June 20,000 Finalised Film on Pilot Whaling giving the broader aspects of the Faroese pilot whale Faroe Islands 2001 drive and on the preparation and storage of the whale meat in the Faroe Islands. Information tool national and international - subtitles in English and German. Support for subtitles. F6.04 Nordic Houses in Faroes June DKK 75,000 Finalised The travelling exhibit "Hunters of the North". The exhibition explores how Project leader: Birger Kruse 2001 115,000 hunting and fishing activities have had an impact on the formation of the Faroe Islands West Nordic countries and how and why these activities continue to play and active role in the various cultures. F6.07 Seal craft AS June 83,500 30,000 Finalised A book prospectus with focus on the utilisation of seals in Greenland, Project leader: Gry Fors 2001 Iceland and Norway, exploring the importance of seals through history, Norway culturally and as a source of nutrition. To ensure that the existing knowledge on how to use and prepare seal products are not lost and to provide inspiration on how to further utilise and develop seal products. F6.09 Skólavefurinn ehf. June 60,000 50,000 Finalised The Atlantic Ocean - lifeline of the north Teaching material for children Project leader: Skúli Thorarensen 2001 10-13 years of age about marine mammals in the North Atlantic, for use in Iceland elementary schools and for individuals in Iceland. The project will enhance the understanding of the rational utilisation of marine mammals and of the 3 NAMMCO Fund 2005/2 Project Overview and update ecosystem. The product will be accessible on the web and in textbook form. It will be interactive, easily adaptable to incorporate new knowledge and written in the local languages. F7.01 June Not Production and publication of the book "Selfangst og selfangerliv; Britt Johansen 2002 10,000 10,000 Finalised Nordlands bidrag fra tidligere tider og frem til i dag”. The aim is to Norway document the history of sealing in Nordland county in Norway. In Norwegian. F7.02 June Interactive computer program to spread knowledge on marine mammals. Mr Sigurður Friðleifsson and Mr 2002 62,000 62,000 Finalised Aimed at primary- and secondary school, museums, whale watching sites Brynjólfur Bjarnason and tourist information centres. Will be translated into English, Norwegian, Iceland Greenlandic, Icelandic and Faroes. F7.03 Publication of book manuscript: Marine Mammals in Northern Cultures. Arne Kalland June 30,000 30,000 Not Addresses the roles sealing and whaling plays for people along the North Norway 2002 Finalised Atlantic inc. East-Canada. How marine mammals are hunted and utilised, conflicting perceptions of nature and the international campaigns against hunting as well as responses these ha triggered. F8.04 June Jan Arve Gjøvik 2003 92,600 Finalised The writing of a report for the general audience on ethical argumentation in Norway support of marine mammal hunting. The report is in Norwegian only. 4 NAMMCO Fund 2005/2 Project Overview and update PROJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN FUNDED BUT WITHDRAWN Applicant Date Requested Granted Status Project description (NOK) (NOK) F5.03 June 61,000 45,000 Withdrawn Financial support withdrawn in December 2001 due to no project progress. POLARIA: Exhibition on Marine 2000 Mammals Norway F6.10 June 25,000 25,000 Withdrawn Marine Mammals of the Northwest Atlantic - information package Kit Kovacs: Marine Mammals of 2001 An information package, to be prepared at the Norwegian Polar Institute, the Northwest Atlantic – aimed at boat-based tourists primarily visiting Svalbard, but also other information package. destinations in the NAMMCO member countries. The book-let would provide general information such as a biological profile, identification Norway features, diet, range and status about the marine mammals and their harvest and use in the North Atlantic. "Use of Marine Mammals in Greenland - Information for Tourists and F7.04 June 110,200 85,000 Withdrawn Travellers". Scanagri Denmark AS 2002 The material (leaflets, background sheets and web-based information) Project leader: Thor Hjarsen will be available in Danish, English and German Greenland/Denmark 5 .
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