The available database comprises research projects in Fisheries, Aquaculture, Seafood Processing and Marine Biotechnology active in the time period 2003-2022.
BlueBio is an ERA-NET COFUND created to directly identify new and improve existing ways of bringing bio-based products and services to the market and find new ways of creating value from in the blue bioeconomy.

More information on the BlueBio project and participating funding organizations is available on the BlueBio website: www.bluebioeconomy.eu

Last Update: 2024/06/19

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Fisheries
Mapping and testing methods to reduce interactions between fisheries and whales
National Programme
National
Maria Tenningen
maria.tenningen@hi.no
IMR - Institute of Marine Research (Norway)
NA - Bremnes Seashore AS (Norway),  USTAN - University of St Andrews (United Kingdom), 
2021
2023
€ 881,514
https://www.fhf.no/prosjekter/prosjektbasen/901681/
Since the 2012/13 season, a large part of purse seine fishing for Norwegian spring-spawning (NVG) herring has taken place in coastal waters in Troms, and partly in narrow fjords. During this period, there have been frequent interactions between ringed seine and humpback whales and killer whales that follow the herring into the fjords to graze on it. This has already led to injury and death for the whales and lost catch and damage to equipment for the fishermen. To prevent such interactions, several types of acoustic alarms (also known as ""whale scarers"") have been developed to keep marine mammals away from fish farms and breeding facilities. The project will map the effect of such installations in trials carried out in other countries. Main objective: To survey and test equipment and methods that can help reduce interactions between fisheries and whales, particularly related to herring fishing along and off the coast of Norway. Sub-goals: • To compile and evaluate previous knowledge. • To carry out detailed testing of equipment and methods on whales. • To carry out testing and adaptation in active fishing.
Purse seine; Bycatch; Whale; Fishing technology; Environmental impact; Cetaceans; Gear technology;
Spitzbergen and Bear Island (27.IIb)
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