Acronym COEXIST
Category
Aquaculture
Title Interaction in coastal waters: A roadmap to sustainable integration of aquaculture and fisheries Programme FP7
Instrument (FP6)
Contact Type (FP7)
Strand (Interreg)
FP7 - Small or Medium-Scale Focused Research Project
Theme (FP7)
Activity Area (FP6)
Regional Area (Interreg)
Action (COST)
KBBE – Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, and Biotechnology
Specific Programme (FP7)
Cooperation
Funding source European Coordinator Oivind Bergh Coordinator email oivind.bergh@imr.no
Coordinator institution
IMR - Institute of Marine Research (Norway)
Institutions involved
AquaTT - AquaTT UETP Ltd (Ireland) ,
DEFRA - Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (United Kingdom) ,
SYKE - Finnish Environment Institute (Finland) ,
FGFRI - Finnish Game and Fisheries Research Institute (Finland) ,
IFREMER - French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea (France) ,
IMR - Institute of Marine Research (Norway) ,
INRB - National Institute of Biological Resources, IP (Portugal) ,
CNR - National Research Council (Italy) ,
DLO - Stichting Dienst Landbouwkundig Onderzoek (Netherlands) ,
DTU - Technical University of Denmark (Denmark) ,
Thünen Institute - Thunen Institute, Federal Research Institute for Rural Areas, Forestry and Fisheries (Germany) ,
UCC - University College Cork (Ireland) ,
Start year 2010 End year 2013 Funding (€) € 3,778,820 Website http://www.coexistproject.eu/ Summary Coastal areas are subject to an increase in competing activities and protection (Natura 2000, Marine Strategy Directive) and are a source of potential conflict for space allocation. COEXIST is a broad, multidisciplinary approach to evaluate these interactions with the ultimate goal to provide a roadmap to better integration, sustainability and synergies among different activities in the coastal zone: (1) The project will study the interactions between capture fisheries and aquaculture and evaluate mutual benefits and possible bottlenecks for concomitant development of these activities in the coastal zone within the context of the ecosystem approach to management; (2) It will propose, develop and evaluate the efficiency of spatial management tools (zoning, closed areas, etc.) to promote different forms of coastal aquaculture and fisheries at different scales (e.g. local, regional) and it will exploit mutual opportunities (e.g. artificial reefs, protected areas, wind farms, tourism etc.) within a context of competition for space by multiple users; (3) The project will address differences in acceptance of activities (fisheries, aquaculture, and other use of the coastal zone) by the society; (4) A detailed strategy for communication and involvement of stakeholders and for dissemination of results to general and targeted audiences is integrated in the project. By these actions, the project will support the new European Maritime Policy and spatial planning of coastal areas. Case studies, supported by national projects will be used to provide data for further analysis through the integrated work packages This will include detailed comparative analyses and integrated models for the regional seas, as well as a synthesis on the European scale. COEXIST will address interactions on a biological and biogeochemical level, as well as a socio-economic level, and the governance and legal aspects.
COEXIST is a broad, multidisciplinary project which will evaluate competing activities and interactions in European coastal areas. The ultimate goal of the COEXIST project is to provide a roadmap to better integration, sustainability and synergies across the diverse activities taking place in the European coastal zone. Expected impact: (1) To contribute to the maintenance and development of coastal fisheries and aquaculture; (2) To contribute to the knowledge based economy; (3) To provide a framework to assist with the resolution of the existing and future conflicts related to interactions between aquaculture, fisheries and other sectors; (4) To contribute to the formulation, implementation and assessment of the current EU policies and legislation; (5) To improve the management tools based in ecosystem approach; (6) To contribute to the sustainable development at local and regional levels and to the growth of aquaculture and fisheries sectors; (7) To improve the relationship and communication among stakeholders, scientist and civil society; (8) To support new knowledge transfer across Europe.
Keywords
Spatial planning;
Fisheries management;
Integrated management;
Aquaculture management;
Marine Region
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Southern North Sea (27.IVc)
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Celtic Sea North (27.VIIg)
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Irish Sea (27.VIIa)
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Northern North Sea (27.IVa)
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Portuguese Waters (27.IXa,27.IXb)
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Northern Adriatic (GSA 17)
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Western English Channel (27.VIIe)
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Archipelago Sea (27.IIId. 29)
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