Acronym Piano di Gestione Locale dell’Unità Gestionale dell’Isola di Pantelleria - Local Management Plan of the Pantelleria Island Unit Management
Category
Fisheries
Title Strategies for the gradual elimination of discards in European fisheries 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 Clara Ulrich Coordinator email clu@aqua.dtu.dk
Coordinator institution
DTU - Technical University of Denmark (Denmark)
Institutions involved
NA - Alphafilm & Communication (Denmark) ,
NA - Azti (Spain) ,
NA - BARNA SA (Spain) ,
CEFAS - Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science (United Kingdom) ,
NA - FishFix (Belgium) ,
FAO - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (Italy) ,
IFREMER - French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea (France) ,
NA - Hampiðjan group (Iceland) ,
NA - Marel hf (Iceland) ,
MI - Marine Institute (Ireland) ,
MNRG - Marine Natural Resources Governance (Ireland) ,
MSS - Marine Scotland Science (United Kingdom) ,
MATIS - Matis Ltd (Iceland) ,
MUN - Memorial University of Newfoundland (Canada) ,
NA - NAYS Ltd (Greece) ,
NA - Nutrition Sciences NV (Belgium) ,
AQUIMER - Pôle AQUIMER (France) ,
SNT - Safetynet Technologies Ltd (United Kingdom) ,
SFIA - Sea Fish Industry Authority (United Kingdom) ,
NA - ShipCon Ltd (Poland) ,
SIMRAD - SIMRAD Spain LSU (Spain) ,
IEO - Spanish Institute of Oceanography (Spain) ,
UiT - The Arctic University of Norway (Norway) ,
UiB - University of Bergen (Norway) ,
KU - University of Copenhagen (Denmark) ,
NA - University of Strathclyde (United Kingdom) ,
UAC - University of the Azores (Portugal) ,
UBO - University of Western Brittany (France) ,
NA - West Agrocampus (France) ,
Start year 2015 End year 2019 Funding (€) € 5,551,125 Website http://www.discardless.eu/ Summary The European Union has committed to the gradual elimination of discarding. DiscardLess will help provide the knowledge, tools and technologies as well as the involvement of the stakeholders to achieve this. These will be integrated into Discard Mitigation Strategies (DMS) proposing cost-effective solutions at all stages of the seafood supply chain. The first focus is on preventing the unwanted catches from ever being caught. This will promote changes in gear using existing and innovative selectivity technology, and changes in fishing tactics based on fishers’ and scientists’ knowledge. The second focus is on making best use of the unavoidable unwanted catch. We will detail technical and marketing innovations from the deck, through the supply chain to the final market, including monitoring, traceability and valorization components. DiscardLess will evaluate the impacts of discarding on the marine environment, on the economy, and across the wider society. We will evaluate these impacts before, during and after the implementation of the landing obligation, allowing comparison between intentions and outcomes. Eliminating discards is as much a societal challenge as a fishery management one, so we will also evaluate stakeholders’ perception of discards. DiscardLess will describe the changes in management and the associated governance structures needed to cement the process. We will propose approaches to managing discards in a range of case study fisheries across Europe, encompassing differences in specific discarding issues. All these innovations will be combined in integrated Internet based interactive programs (DMS toolbox) that will help fishers to evaluate the present and future situation and to take a more qualified decision of how to adjust to the new regime. Also, we will disseminate the outcome of the project and maximize knowledge transfer across Europe through an educational environment – teaching the next generation – as well as more conventional routes.
Keywords
Gear technology;
Fishing technology;
Discard;
Market;
Monitoring;
Waste management;
Sustainability;
Waste valorization;
Environmental impact;
Marine Region
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Southwest of Ireland-West (27.VIIk)
36
Iceland Grounds (27.Va)
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West of Ireland (27.VIIb)
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Faroes Grounds (27.Vb)
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Bay of Biscay North (27.VIIIa)
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Northern Spain (GSA 6)
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Southwest of Ireland-East (27.VIIj)
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Bay of Biscay Southern (27.VIIIc)
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Southern North Sea (27.IVc)
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Central North Sea (27.IVb)
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Bay of Biscay Central (27.VIIIb)
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Celtic Sea South (27.VIIh)
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Rockall (27.VIb)
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Eastern English Channel (27.VIId)
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Balearic Island (GSA 5)
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Bristol Channel (27.VIIf)
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Celtic Sea North (27.VIIg)
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Aegean Sea (GSA 22)
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Bay of Biscay offshore (27.VIIId)
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West of Bay of Biscay (27.VIIIe)
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Azores Grounds (27.Xa, 27.Xb)
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Northern North Sea (27.IVa)
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Northwest Coast of Scotland and North Ireland (27.VIa)
9
Western English Channel (27.VIIe)
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Porcupine Bank (27.VIIc)
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