Acronym DeFishGear
Category
Fisheries
Title Derelict fishing Gear Management System in the Adriatic Region Programme Interreg IV
Instrument (FP6)
Contact Type (FP7)
Strand (Interreg)
Strand B
Theme (FP7)
Activity Area (FP6)
Regional Area (Interreg)
Action (COST)
NA
Specific Programme (FP7)
NA
Funding source European Coordinator Andrej Kržan Coordinator email andrej.krzan@ki.si
Coordinator institution
KI - National Institute of Chemistry (Slovenia)
Institutions involved
UBT - Agricultural University of Tirana (Albania) ,
UNIVE - Ca' Foscari University of Venice (Italy) ,
CMCC - Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change (Italy) ,
IzVRS - Institute for Water of the Republic of Slovenia (Slovenia) ,
IOF - Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries (Croatia) ,
ISPRA - Italian National Institute for Environmental Protection and Research (Italy) ,
NA - Mediterranean Consortium (Italy) ,
MIO–ECSDE - Mediterranean Information Office for Environment, Culture and Sustainable Development (Greece) ,
NA - National Research Council - Institute of Marine Engineering (Italy) ,
ARPAE - Regional Agency for Prevention, Environment and Energy of Emilia-Romagna (Italy) ,
NA - Regional Council of Lezha (Albania) ,
RERA SD - Regional Development Agency of Split-Dalmatia (Croatia) ,
HEIS - Sarajevo University; Hydro-Engineering Institute (Bosnia and Herzegovina) ,
NA - University of Montenegro (Montenegro) ,
NA - University of Nova Garcia (Slovenia) ,
Start year 2013 End year 2016 Funding (€) € 5,353,765 Website https://www.cmcc.it/it/projects/defishgear-derelict-fishing-gear-management-system-in-the-adriatic-region Summary DeFishGear Project originated as a response to the need for effective dealing with the issue of marine litter in the Adriatic MacroRegion, towards litter free coasts and sea. It aims to facilitate the efforts of policy makers and stakeholders in effective dealing with the issue of marine litter in the Adriatic.
The strategy behind DeFishGear's combat against negative impacts of marine litter is organized around sharing scientific knowledge and obtaining accurate, coherent and comparable scientific data that will ultimately allow the implementation of coordinated and multi-sectoral actions aimed at effective tackling of marine litter in the Adriatic region.
DeFishGear objectives are defined through the accomplished of specific results and goals:
Defining a joint monitoring and assessment approach to marine litter through a participatory process by:
- Establishing a network of experts on marine litter;
- Building capacities to monitor marine litter in a harmonized way through reinforced exchange of experiences, techniques and know-how methodologies; - Improving knowledge on the occurrence, amounts, sources and impacts (including socio-economic impacts) of marine litter in the Adriatic by - Setting up a common database to make marine litter data accessible to all stakeholders; - Analysing the implications of marine litter on people, their property and livelihoods; Establishing an effective science-policy interface to support the integration of science into policy and decision making through:
- Development of recommendations and policy options based on the project findings and accumulating knowledge to meet regional and national objectives regarding marine litter;
- Development of joint, coordinated and complementary schemes to manage human activities generating litter in the Adriatic Sea and strengthen the implementation of relevant policy frameworks (MSFD, ICZM, ECAP, MSP, etc.).
Keywords
Marine litter;
Microplastics;
Wastes;
Environmental impact;
Impacts;
Marine Region
74
Northern Adriatic (GSA 17)
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