Acronym NA
Category
Fisheries
Title Quantification of the physical, environmental and ecological impact of towed demersal fishing gears Programme National Programme
Instrument (FP6)
Contact Type (FP7)
Strand (Interreg)
FP6 - Specific Support Action
Theme (FP7)
Activity Area (FP6)
Regional Area (Interreg)
Action (COST)
Science and Society
Specific Programme (FP7)
NA
Funding source National Coordinator Barry O'Neill Coordinator email oneillb@marlab.ac.uk
Coordinator institution
AAU - Aalborg University (Denmark)
Institutions involved
DPPO - Danish Pelagic Producers Organisation (Denmark) ,
FishSec - Fisheries Secretariat (Sweden) ,
IFM - Institute for Fisheries Management and Coastal Community Development (Denmark) ,
ICES - International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (Denmark) ,
NA - Loughine Ltd (United Kingdom) ,
UGOT - University of Gothenburg (Sweden) ,
NA - University of Tartu; Estonian Marine Institute (Estonia) ,
Start year 2006 End year 2010 Funding (€) € NA Website NA Summary This project will produce a management tool to assess the ecological and environmental impact of towed gears on the major fishing grounds around Scotland. The tool will be used to inform the decision making process with regard to directing fishing effort, the establishment of closed areas and the development of environmentally friendly fishing techniques. The project will: (1) Quantify the ecological disturbance to benthic communities, and the dinoflagellate and nutrient re-suspension resulting from towing demersal fishing gear; (2) Estimate at a fishery level the ecological disturbance to benthic communities, and wider environmental impacts caused by fishing.
Goals:(1) To quantify the physical and ecological disturbance to benthic communities, and the sediment, dinoflagellate and nutrient re-suspension resulting from towing demersal fishing gear; (2) To estimate at a fishery level the ecological disturbance to benthic communities, and wider environmental impacts caused by fishing.
Keywords
Fisheries management;
Marine Region
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