Acronym RESERVEBENEFIT
Category
Fisheries
Title Evaluating and managing connectivity in a network of Marine Protected Areas to maintain genetic diversity and deliver fish beyond protected limits Programme International Cooperation
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 National-European Coordinator Stéphanie Manel Coordinator email Stephanie.manel@cefe.cnrs.fr
Coordinator institution
UPVD - University of Perpignan (France)
Institutions involved
GEOMAR - Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research (Germany) ,
MedPAN - Network of Marine Protected Areas managers in the Mediterranean (France) ,
IEO - Spanish Institute of Oceanography (Spain) ,
NA - Stockholm University (Sweden) ,
UA - University of Alicante (Spain) ,
UM - University of Murcia (Spain) ,
Start year 2017 End year 2019 Funding (€) € 1,164,659 Website https://www.biodiversa.org/1006/download Summary Using a regional cluster of 9 MPAs along the Mediterranean French-Spanish coast as a model system, the project RESERVEBENEFIT aims to assess the capacity of MPAs to deliver marine resources for artisanal fisheries at a regional scale (from >1km to >1000km) for four species targeted by artisanal fisheries encompassing a variety of life histories and ecologies (the striped red mullet, the white seabream, the comber and the spiny lobster). Specifically, the objectives of the project are to: evaluate dispersal and connectivity in the cluster of MPAs for the 4 species; evaluate the potential benefits in terms of genetic diversity from the cluster of MPAs; evaluate the potential benefits in terms of biomass exportation outside MPAs, and the socioeconomic outcomes, from the cluster of MPAs; define new locations and configurations of future MPAs using a multi-criteria approach (connectivity, distance of fishing location, fishing pressures) to optimize these benefits. The main activities are: Sampling the 4 exploited species (About 3000 individuals); Genotyping the individuals using next generation sequencing and deriving a draft genome of each species; evaluating the connectivity in the network of MPAs, and the genetic diversity within the MPAs; defining the locations of new MPAs using a multi-criteria marine spatial planning approach. A specific activity is planned to involve stakeholders and policy-makers in the project and disseminate the project outputs, i.e. (i) inform fishermen of the potential benefits of MPAs in fisheries areas; (ii) inform MPA managers and decision makers of the identification of new MPAs in the Mediterranean to optimize genetic diversity and sustain artisanal fisheries. This specific dissemination activity is based on the project website, social media, MEDPAN newsletters, project meetings and vulgarisation papers.
Keywords
Seabream;
Crustacean;
Small scale fisheries;
Stock enhancement;
Red mullet;
Genetic;
MPA;
Economy;
Fish;
Lobster;
Spatial planning;
Fisheries management;
Shellfish;
Biodiversity;
Marine Region
76
Not associated to marine areas
0
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