STARFISH featured on EPALE
STARFISH now appears on EPALE, the European Commission’s Electronic Platform for Adult Learning in Europe, a meeting point for trainers, educators and policymakers from across the EU.
In the article “From Safety to Sustainability: Advancing Fisheries Training through the STARFISH Project”, Tamar Poppelier of ProSea Marine Education (Netherlands), one of the STARFISH partners, explains how the project is modernising basic training for fishers. She presents the project’s key innovation: “learning bubbles”, short interactive modules built around real conditions on board. The bubbles cover essential safety topics such as emergency procedures, firefighting, enclosed spaces and breathing apparatus, using realistic scenarios and role-based decision-making.
The article also shows how STARFISH goes beyond safety. Some bubbles cover sustainability: marine ecosystems, overfishing, bycatch and reducing pollution. Others cover the human factor: communication, teamwork and decision-making under pressure. With the content now complete, Tamar explains that the project is entering its next phase: turning the bubbles into interactive digital experiences on a European training platform.
As she puts it: “At sea, better training does more than transfer knowledge. It can save lives and safeguard the future of fisheries.”