Blue Bio Database - Database of Fisheries, Aquaculture, Seafood Processing and Marine Biotechnology Projects

The available database comprises research projects in Fisheries, Aquaculture, Seafood Processing and Marine Biotechnology active in the time period 2003-2022.
BlueBio is an ERA-NET COFUND created to directly identify new and improve existing ways of bringing bio-based products and services to the market and find new ways of creating value from in the blue bioeconomy.

More information on the BlueBio project and participating funding organizations is available on the BlueBio website: www.bluebioeconomy.eu

Last Update: 2024/06/19

Acronym
Category
	Fisheries
Title
Programme
Instrument (FP6) Contact Type (FP7) Strand (Interreg)
Theme (FP7) Activity Area (FP6) Regional Area (Interreg) Action (COST)
Specific Programme (FP7)
Funding source
Coordinator
Coordinator email
Coordinator institution
Institutions involved
	Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science
	Commercial Fisheries Research Group
	Danish Institute for Fisheries Research
	Fisheries Research Services
	French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea
	Gotland University
	Hellenic Center for Marine Research
	Institute of Marine Research
	Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries
	Leibniz Institute of Marine Sciences
	Marine Institute; Fisheries Science Services
	National Interuniversity Consortium for Marine Sciences
	Not available
	Portuguese Institute for Fisheries and Sea Research
	Spanish Institute of Oceanography
	Spanish National Research Council;Institute of Marine Research
	Thunen Institute, Federal Research Institute for Rural Areas, Forestry and Fisheries
	University of Aberdeen
	University of Bergen
	University of Crete
	University of Hamburg; Institute for Hydrobiology and Fisheries Science
	University of Liege
	University of Lisbon
	University of Tartu; Estonian Marine Institute
	Wageningen University and Research; Institute for Marine Resources and Ecosystem Studies
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End year
Funding (€)
Website
Summary	FRESH (Fish Reproduction and Fisheries) is a COST Action to establish a network of European and North-Atlantic researchers to co-operate on the improvement of: (1) Knowledge on fish reproduction in relation to fisheries; (2) Current assessment methodology in order to promote sustainable exploitation of marine fish resources. The Action will form a focal point for the disparate national, European and North-American research initiatives in this research area. Further, it aims to assist in the development of future marine policy objectives, such as the recovery of overexploited fish stocks. FRESH started in June 2007 with a duration of 4 years. 14+2 European countries are involved, but it is expected that more will join along 2009. The rationale of FRESH is based in the fact that most of the European marine fish resources are overexploited. Despite the technical measures implemented, many depleted stocks have failed to recover. There is increasing awareness that the traditional indicators of stock viability are inadequate because the capacity of the population to annually produce viable eggs and larvae is extremely important for stock viability and recovery. In addition, egg production is also influenced by ambient environmental conditions; the exact effects of which still have not been quantified. Currently there are a number of research projects specifically examining the linkages between fish reproductive success and the subsequent population dynamics. In addition to these projects there is a need for increased cooperation between researchers, standardisation and cross calibration of the different protocols being used, enhanced exchange of ideas, demonstration of the latest advances and the creation of a common research platform that can provide fisheries managers with realistic tools for fish stock recovery. The main objective is to establish a network of researchers to co-operate on the improvement of knowledge on fish reproduction in relation to fisheries and the enhancement of the current assessment methodology in order to promote sustainable exploitation of marine fish resources. (1) To establish a network of researchers, including assessment scientists and reproduction biologists, with the common interest to improve the assessment methodology for the sustainable exploitation of marine fish resources; (2) Coordinate current and future research on fish reproduction as applicable to fisheries assessment and management to develop common sampling and technical protocols, and improve methodology; (3) Coordinate national sampling programs to improve data availability for a range of different stocks; (4) Promote the implementation of stock reproductive potential into current stock assessment and advice to improve fisheries management; (5) Dissemination of progress within this field to both the network and to the wider scientific community and end-users via open public meetings and conferences, scientific missions and website.
Keywords
	Fish reproduction
	Stock assessment
	Sustainability
Marine Region
	ATLANTIC EASTERN CENTRAL (FAO Area 34); Northern Coastal; Marocco coast (34.1.1)
	ATLANTIC NORTHEAST (FAO Area 27); Barents Sea; Barents Sea (27.I)
	MEDITERRANEAN AND BLACK SEA (GFCM Area); Western Mediterranean; Northern Alboran Sea (GSA 1)

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