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Template for Research Permit Proposals to the Belize Fisheries Department

Title of Proposed Project:

Project Primary Investigator(s): Has authority for the project implementation.

Contact Information for Project Primary Investigator(s): Please include email & telephone number.

Professional Affiliation: Please name host organization.

Project Co‐Investigators: Please name and include professional affiliation and contact information.

Other Key Personnel, Research Assistants, Volunteers: Please list number of other key personnel

expected to work on this project in Belize; please list responsibilities; and list names if personnel are

identified.

Project Period: Please list project start and end dates.

Project Locations: Please mention if your project will be in other locations besides Glover’s Reef Atoll. If

possible, please include a map of proposed study sites.

Project Summary/Introduction: Briefly summarize your project. Include a brief overview of the need for

the study, the objective(s), primary species to be addressed, and expected products/outcomes.

Project Objectives: Please state the project objective(s) of the project. The objective(s) should be

specific step(s) taken to complete the project. The objective(s) must be specific, measurable, and

realistic.

Project Activities and Methods: State the proposed project activities and describe how they relate to

the objectives. Provide a detailed description of the method(s) for each activity. For all field methods

that alter the habitat, require the handling and/or capture of animals, the exportation of specimens, or

require putting down a permanent structure, please provide a detailed justification as to why such

activity is proposed. For all field interviews with any stakeholders of Glover’s Reef, including but not

limited to traditional fishers, Reserve staff, GRRS staff, interviews must be conducted with respect and

recognition of intellectual, cultural, and institutional property rights. Stakeholders interviewed must be

acknowledged and use of and access to research results must be agreed to.

Rationale – Relevance and Implications of Research: Describe all expected project products/outputs and

what the intended impact will be in Belize and if applicable, globally. Detail how products/outputs will

be of interest to Belize, reserve managers, researchers, and other interested parties.

Dissemination: Detail how project products/outputs and results will be disseminated.

Project Evaluation: Describe how the project progress will be monitored and how the project’s effects

will be measured. Please include details on how the project will be assessed towards its objectives.

Literature Cited: Please include any citations used in the proposal.

Template For Research Permit Proposals To The Belize Fisheries Department