Acronym INCOFISH
Category
Fisheries
Title Integrating multiple demands on Coastal Zones with emphasis on aquatic ecosystems and fisheries
Programme FP6
Instrument (FP6)
Contact Type (FP7)
Strand (Interreg)
FP6 - Specific Targeted Research Project
Theme (FP7)
Activity Area (FP6)
Regional Area (Interreg)
Action (COST)
Specific International Co-operation Activities
Specific Programme (FP7)
NA
Funding source European
Coordinator Rainer Froese
Coordinator email rfroese@ifm-geomar.de
Coordinator institution
IFM-GEOMAR - Leibniz Institute of Marine Sciences (Germany)
Institutions involved
APRENDER - Actions For The Preservation Of Natural Resources And Rational Economic Development (Brazil) ,
CABAL - CABAL Empresa de Consultoría e Inversiones, SA (Nicaragua) ,
CEFAS - Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science (United Kingdom) ,
CRODT - Centre for Oceanographic Research of Dakar (Senegal) ,
CDF - Charles Darwin Foundation (Belgium) ,
CDC - Coastal Development Centre (Thailand) ,
ECNU - East China Normal University (China) ,
CRIA - Environmental Information Reference Center (Brazil) ,
FIN - FishBase Information and Research Group, Inc (Philippines) ,
APTA-SAA-SP - Fisheries Institute (Brazil) ,
IMARPE - Institute of the Sea of Peru (Peru) ,
CICIMAR-IPN - Interdisciplinary Center for Marine Sciences (Mexico) ,
IGS - International Governance Solutions Ltd (United Kingdom) ,
KESCOM - Kenya Sea Turtle Conservation Committee (Kenya) ,
NA - Malpelo Foundation and other Marine Ecossystems (Colombia) ,
NA - Marine and Coastal Management Branch of Environmental Affairs and Tourism (South Africa) ,
NIES - Nanjing Institute of Environmental Sciences (China) ,
DINARA - National Directorate of Aquatic Resources (Uruguay) ,
UNAL - National University of Colombia (Colombia) ,
NCL - Newcastle University (United Kingdom) ,
PRIMEX-FAME - PRIMEX Foundation for Alternative Management of the Environment (Philippines) ,
PSU - Prince of Songkla University (Thailand) ,
RUC - Roskilde University (Denmark) ,
NA - Swedish Museum of Natural History (Sweden) ,
UiT - The Arctic University of Norway (Norway) ,
USFQ - Universidad San Francisco de Quito (Ecuador) ,
UOA - University of Aberdeen (United Kingdom) ,
Uni-HB - University of Bremen (Germany) ,
UdeC - University of Concepción (Chile) ,
UHULL - University of Hull (United Kingdom) ,
UNAM - University of Namibia (Namibia) ,
UNIPD - University of Padua (Italy) ,
SDU - University of Southern Denmark (Denmark) ,
IO-USP - University of São Paulo; Oceanographic Institute (Brazil) ,
NA - University of Tartu; Estonian Marine Institute (Estonia) ,
UWC - University of the Western Cape (South Africa) ,
Start year 2005
End year 2008
Funding (€) € 5,387,180
Website https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/3739
Summary INCOFISH has conducted specifically targeted strategic research towards reconciling multiple demands on coastal zones with special emphasis on developing countries. Results are suitable to contribute to restoring healthy fish stocks and ecosystems by 2015, one of the goals set by the World Summit for Sustainable Development in Johannesburg 2002.
Keywords
Fisheries management;
Sustainability;
Integrated management;
Marine Region
6
Central North Sea (27.IVb)
13
Northern North Sea (27.IVa)
5
Southern North Sea (27.IVc)
3
Marine Region Map