Acronym ORPAM I
Category
Fisheries
Title Network observatory for the fisheries and marine environment of Macaronesia: phase I Programme Interreg III
Instrument (FP6)
Contact Type (FP7)
Strand (Interreg)
Strand B
Theme (FP7)
Activity Area (FP6)
Regional Area (Interreg)
Action (COST)
Canarias/Madeira/Acores
Specific Programme (FP7)
NA
Funding source European Coordinator João MJ Melo Coordinator email joao.mj.melo@azores.gov.pt
Coordinator institution
NA
Institutions involved
NA - Secretaria Regional do Ambiente e Recursos Naturais - Direção Regional de Pescas (Portugal) ,
ULPGC - University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Spain) ,
Start year 2004 End year 2006 Funding (€) € 697,460 Website http://www.kg2.eurocean.org/proj.jsp?load=25991 Summary ORPAM – Phase 1: The ORPAM project aimed, through cooperation between scientific institutions, to carry out the necessary research for the good management of marine biological resources exploited in the three archipelagos of Macaronesia. This project is divided into two main areas: the monitoring of fisheries and fishery resources, and ecological and environmental monitoring. The project had the following objectives:
1. Monitoring of demersal and pelagic fishery resources through research campaigns of these species, which allows the standardization of methodologies and indicators of abundance of commercial fishing in the Azores and Madeira (from a common research platform - the R/V
Arquipélago - and the participation of technicians from both regions in research cruises);
2. Biological/ecological studies on the growth of snapper (P. pagrus) in the Azores and Madeira;
3. Environmental monitoring applied to fishing, in which a study was carried out on the surface oceanic variability (surface water temperature and colour) of the Atlantic region through satellite images calibrated by in situ data obtained in the Azores and the Canary Islands;
4. Monitorization of the activity of the tuna fishing fleet by observers in the Azores.
To promote cooperation between research institutions of the participating regions, we highlight the following objectives: (1) Monitor the relative abundance of the main demersal and pelagic fish resources and begin mapping its distribution; (2) Identify and characterize the population structure of some demersal and pelagic (markings); (3) Characterize and map the activity of fleets and fishing effort in the Azores by observers; (4) Studying the variability ocean surface (surface temperature and ocean colour) through high resolution satellite images ( NOAA and SeaStar ) and in situ data; (5) Create conditions for a broad exchange of information between regional laboratories and a wide dissemination of results to support the research, production and decision.
Keywords
Fisheries management;
Monitoring;
Fishing effort;
Population structure;
Fish biology;
Fish;
Marine Region
2
Canarias and Madeira Islands (34.1.2)
40
Azores Grounds (27.Xa, 27.Xb)
2
Marine Region Map
