TUTORIAL SERIES
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Important Shark and Ray Areas (ISRA)
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TUTORIAL SERIES
The Important Shark and Ray Area (ISRA) Training Tutorial Series has been designed to introduce the ISRA project to interested individuals and to help prepare for an upcoming ISRA Regional workshop.
During these tutorials, viewers are guided through important information regarding the ISRA project, our objectives, the ISRA identification process, and the ISRA Criteria. Videos describe how to submit preliminary Areas of Interest (pAoI) and candidate Important Shark and Ray Area (cISRA) proposals as well as how to use GIS software to create polygons, a crucial step to delineate boundaries.
The ISRA Training Tutorial Series is divided into three modules:
- An overview of the ISRA process
- Getting ready for the ISRA workshop
- Drawing polygons
These modules are available in English, free of charge, and should be viewed in the recommended order below.
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AN OVERVIEW OF THE ISRA PROCESS
Module 1 aims to give a complete overview of the ISRA project. At the end of this first section, viewers will have a good understanding of what ISRAs are and how they are identified, the ISRA Criteria, and the ISRA identification process.
1.1 What is an ISRA?
1.2 Important terminology
1.3 ISRA Criteria
1.4 ISRA Identification process
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PREPARING FOR THE ISRA WORKSHOP
Module 2 aims to assist viewers in completing preliminary Areas of Interest (pAoI) submissions for consideration at an upcoming ISRA regional workshop. During a gathering of regional experts, a pAoI will have the potential to become a candidate ISRA (cISRA) if there is sufficient evidence to support the application of the ISRA Criteria. At the end of this section, viewers will know how to identify a pAoI, the resources available, and the requirements to submit a pAoI submission form.
2.1 Introduction to available resources
2.2 How to submit a pAoI
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DRAWING POLYGONS
All areas submitted to the ISRA process must include a spatial representation of the area boundaries. Any GIS (Geographic Information System) software can be used to create polygons. Module 3 provides guidance on how to draw polygons using the freely accessible Google Earth and QGIS software.
3.1 Drawing polygons: Google Earth Demo
3.2 Drawing polygons: QGIS Demo
