Acronym ClimeFish
Category
Aquaculture
Title Co-creating a decision support framework to ensure sustainable fish production in Europe under climate change Programme H2020
Instrument (FP6)
Contact Type (FP7)
Strand (Interreg)
NA
Theme (FP7)
Activity Area (FP6)
Regional Area (Interreg)
Action (COST)
NA
Specific Programme (FP7)
NA
Funding source European Coordinator Michaela Aschan Coordinator email climefish@uit.no
Coordinator institution
UiT - The Arctic University of Norway (Norway)
Institutions involved
AVS Chile - AVS Chile Sociedad Anonima (Chile) ,
BCAS - Biology Centre of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic (Czech Republic) ,
BTU - Brandenburg University of Technology (Germany) ,
UNIVE - Ca' Foscari University of Venice (Italy) ,
CETMAR - Centro Tecnológico del Mar - Fundación CETMAR (Spain) ,
FEAP - Federation of European Aquaculture Producers (Belgium) ,
FAO - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (Italy) ,
IMR - Institute of Marine Research (Norway) ,
ICES - International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (Denmark) ,
MATIS - Matis Ltd (Iceland) ,
MUN - Memorial University of Newfoundland (Canada) ,
NARIC - National Agricultural Research and Innovation Center (Hungary) ,
NA - National Research Council - Institute of Marine Engineering (Italy) ,
NTU - Nha Trang University (Vietnam) ,
NOFIMA - Norwegian Institute of Food, Fisheries and Aquaculture Research (Norway) ,
CSIC - Spanish National Research Council (Spain) ,
NA - Stockholm University (Sweden) ,
NA - Syntesa sp/f (Faroe Islands) ,
UOA - University of Aberdeen (United Kingdom) ,
UoS - University of Stirling (United Kingdom) ,
Start year 2016 End year 2020 Funding (€) € 5,195,216 Website http://climefish.eu/ Summary The overall goal of ClimeFish is to help ensure that the increase in seafood production comes in areas and for species where there is a potential for sustainable growth, given the expected developments in climate, thus contributing to robust employment and sustainable development of rural and coastal communities. The underlying biological models are based on single species distribution and production, as well as multispecies interactions. Forecasting models will provide production scenarios that will serve as input to socio-economic analysis where risks and opportunities are identified, and early warning methodologies are developed. Strategies to mitigate risk and utilize opportunities will be identified in co-creation with stakeholders, and will serve to strengthen the scientific advice, to improve long term production planning and the policy making process. ClimeFish will address 3 production sectors through 16 case studies involving 25 species, and study the predicted effects of 3 pre-defined climate scenarios. For 7 of these cases ClimeFish will develop specific management plans (MPs) coherent with the ecosystem approach and based on a results-based scheme that will allow regulators, fishers and aquaculture operators to anticipate, prepare and adapt to climate change while minimizing economic losses and social consequences. A guideline for how to make climate-enabled MPs will be produced, and published as a low-level, voluntary European standard after a consensus-based open consultation process. As a container for the models, scenarios and MPs ClimeFish will develop the ClimeFish Decision Support Framework (DSF) which also contains the ClimeFish Decision Support System (DSS); a software application with capabilities for what-if analysis and visualization of scenarios. The presence of key international stakeholders in the project will ensure quality and relevance of the project outputs thus ensuring uptake and significant impact also after project and other technologies.
Keywords
Aquaculture industry;
Sardine;
Open sea aquaculture;
Mussel;
Herring;
Haddock;
Shellfish;
Meagre;
Longline systems;
Cod;
Fishing industry;
Sprat;
Anchovy;
Salmon;
Mackerel;
Guidelines;
Fish;
Cage aquaculture;
Economy;
Oyster;
Seabass;
Blue whiting;
Hake;
Mollusc;
Grooved carpet shell;
Impacts;
Climate change;
Bivalve;
Marine Region
61
Eastern Ionian Sea (GSA 20)
33
Bay of Biscay Southern (27.VIIIc)
23
Baltic West of Bornholm (27.IIId.24)
74
Northern Adriatic (GSA 17)
26
Northwest Coast of Scotland and North Ireland (27.VIa)
21
Southern Central Baltic-East (27.IIId.26)
42
Barents Sea (27.I)
62
Aegean Sea (GSA 22)
22
Southern Central Baltic-West (27.IIId.25)
9
Marine Region Map
