Acronym FRESH
Category
Fisheries
Title Fish reproduction and fisheries Programme COST
Instrument (FP6)
Contact Type (FP7)
Strand (Interreg)
NA
Theme (FP7)
Activity Area (FP6)
Regional Area (Interreg)
Action (COST)
FA0601
Specific Programme (FP7)
NA
Funding source European Coordinator Fran Saborido-Rey Coordinator email fran@iim.csic.es
Coordinator institution
CSIC-IIM - Spanish National Research Council;Institute of Marine Research (Spain)
Institutions involved
CEFAS - Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science (United Kingdom) ,
CFRG - Commercial Fisheries Research Group (Ireland) ,
DIFRES - Danish Institute for Fisheries Research (Denmark) ,
FRS - Fisheries Research Services (United Kingdom) ,
IFREMER - French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea (France) ,
NA - Gotland University (Sweden) ,
HCMR - Hellenic Center for Marine Research (Greece) ,
IMR - Institute of Marine Research (Norway) ,
IOF - Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries (Croatia) ,
IFM-GEOMAR - Leibniz Institute of Marine Sciences (Germany) ,
MI-FSS - Marine Institute; Fisheries Science Services (Ireland) ,
CoNISMa - National Interuniversity Consortium for Marine Sciences (Italy) ,
NA - Not available (Switzerland) ,
IPIMAR - Portuguese Institute for Fisheries and Sea Research (Portugal) ,
IEO - Spanish Institute of Oceanography (Spain) ,
CSIC-IIM - Spanish National Research Council;Institute of Marine Research (Spain) ,
Thünen Institute - Thunen Institute, Federal Research Institute for Rural Areas, Forestry and Fisheries (Germany) ,
UOA - University of Aberdeen (United Kingdom) ,
UiB - University of Bergen (Norway) ,
UoC - University of Crete (Greece) ,
UHH-IHF - University of Hamburg; Institute for Hydrobiology and Fisheries Science (Germany) ,
Ulg - University of Liege (Belgium) ,
ULisboa - University of Lisbon (Portugal) ,
NA - University of Tartu; Estonian Marine Institute (Estonia) ,
WUR-IMARES - Wageningen University and Research; Institute for Marine Resources and Ecosystem Studies (Netherlands) ,
Start year 2007 End year 2011 Funding (€) € 30,000,000 Website https://www.cost.eu/actions/FA0601/#tabs|Name:overview Summary FRESH (Fish Reproduction and Fisheries) is a COST Action to establish a network of European and North-Atlantic researchers to co-operate on the improvement of: (1) Knowledge on fish reproduction in relation to fisheries; (2) Current assessment methodology in order to promote sustainable exploitation of marine fish resources. The Action will form a focal point for the disparate national, European and North-American research initiatives in this research area. Further, it aims to assist in the development of future marine policy objectives, such as the recovery of overexploited fish stocks. FRESH started in June 2007 with a duration of 4 years. 14+2 European countries are involved, but it is expected that more will join along 2009. The rationale of FRESH is based in the fact that most of the European marine fish resources are overexploited. Despite the technical measures implemented, many depleted stocks have failed to recover. There is increasing awareness that the traditional indicators of stock viability are inadequate because the capacity of the population to annually produce viable eggs and larvae is extremely important for stock viability and recovery. In addition, egg production is also influenced by ambient environmental conditions; the exact effects of which still have not been quantified. Currently there are a number of research projects specifically examining the linkages between fish reproductive success and the subsequent population dynamics. In addition to these projects there is a need for increased cooperation between researchers, standardisation and cross calibration of the different protocols being used, enhanced exchange of ideas, demonstration of the latest advances and the creation of a common research platform that can provide fisheries managers with realistic tools for fish stock recovery. The main objective is to establish a network of researchers to co-operate on the improvement of knowledge on fish reproduction in relation to fisheries and the enhancement of the current assessment methodology in order to promote sustainable exploitation of marine fish resources.
(1) To establish a network of researchers, including assessment scientists and reproduction biologists, with the common interest to improve the assessment methodology for the sustainable exploitation of marine fish resources; (2) Coordinate current and future research on fish reproduction as applicable to fisheries assessment and management to develop common sampling and technical protocols, and improve methodology; (3) Coordinate national sampling programs to improve data availability for a range of different stocks; (4) Promote the implementation of stock reproductive potential into current stock assessment and advice to improve fisheries management; (5) Dissemination of progress within this field to both the network and to the wider scientific community and end-users via open public meetings and conferences, scientific missions and website.
Keywords
Stock assessment;
Fish reproduction;
Sustainability;
Marine Region
52
Northern Alboran Sea (GSA 1)
3
Marocco coast (34.1.1)
42
Barents Sea (27.I)
3
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