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The overall goal of ClimeFish is to help ensure that the increase in seafood production comes in areas and for species where there is a potential for sustainable growth, given the expected developments in climate, thus contributing to robust employment and sustainable development of rural and coastal communities. The underlying biological models are based on single species distribution and product ...
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The overall aim of PrimeFish is to improve the economic sustainability of European fisheries and aquaculture sectors. PrimeFish will gather data from individual production companies, industry and sales organisations, consumers and public sources. The data will be related to the competitiveness and economic performance of companies in the sector; this includes data on price development, supply chai ...
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Social Science Aspects of Fisheries for the 21st Century (SAF21)

Start date: Jan 1, 2015, End date: Dec 31, 2018,

SAF21 is an interdisciplinary and intersectoral network that embeds the social scientists of the future into EU fisheries management systems. It trains experts in analysis of human social behaviour for the better management of socio-ecological complex systems such as fisheries. Behaviour of fishers is complex as trust building and norms acceptance influence compliance with fishing regulations in u ...
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Background In order to mitigate against the negative impacts of climate change, the European Commission adopted a Green Paper (COM(2006) 105 final) establishing a European Strategy for Sustainable, Competitive and Secure Energy. Additionally, Directive 2009/28/CE (Renewables Directive) established that 20% of energy consumption in the European Union must ...
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Background Discards refer to the practice of dumping overboard dead unwanted fish that are accidentally caught as by-catch during commercial fishing practices. Most conventional fishing operations produce discards (ranging from between 2 and 10% for long-line methods and increasing by as much as 90% for trawling systems). New measures within the Common Fi ...
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We are standing at the dawn of a century that will be largely affected by how we as a society are able to manage our oceans and their resources. Marine and Maritime Research has a critical role to play in developing our understanding of the seas and advance technology so that we can develop their economic potential in a sustainable manner. The COLUMBUS project intends to capitalise on the EC’s sig ...
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Co-creating Ecosystem-based Fisheries Management Solutions (MareFrame)

Start date: Jan 1, 2014, End date: Dec 31, 2017,

"MareFrame seeks to remove barriers preventing a more widespread use of an Ecosystem-based Approach to Fisheries Management (EAFM). It will develop assessment methods and a Decision Support Framework (DSF) for management of marine resources and thereby enhance the capacity to provide integrated assessment, advice and decision support for an EAFM. Enabling comparisons between relevant ""what-if"" s ...
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Despite many efforts to ensure that only high-quality and safe products are put on the market, fish-borne parasites continue to pose risks to human health, with zoonotic infections and allergic reactions mainly following consumption of raw, lightly cooked, or marinated seafood.The PARASITE proposal is presented by a multidisciplinary consortium of 12 European and 3 Asian research institutions and ...
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ARCOPOLplatform aims to further improve maritime safety in the Atlantic area and reinforce the protection of the coastal regions from maritime pollution through the capitalization and upgrading of ARCOPOL and ARCOPOLplus outcomes. Specifically, ARCOPOLplatform will organise pilot actions addressing local authorities to support the implementation of Local Contingency Plans. Moreover, these plans wi ...
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Tecnologia Marítima e de Informação (0688_RAIA_TEC_1_P)

Start date: Aug 31, 2013, End date: Jun 29, 2015,

Aumentar a disponibilidade e fiabilidade do equipamento destinado a monitorizar o clima marítimo e das suas estruturas de suporte. Facilitar o acesso do público aos dados e aumentar a densidade espacial e temporal dos mesmos. Facilitar e incrementar a capacidade de intervenção remota. ...
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The Marine Strategy Framework Directive is designed to deliver “Good Environmental Status” (GES) in EU marine waters by 2020. This Directive requires that Member States (MS) with marine territories put in place measures to achieve and maintain GES within a defined timeframe and according to eleven key descriptors of environmental status. However, there is a significant knowledge deficit which may ...
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GEPETO

Start date: May 31, 2012, End date: May 30, 2014,

...s had been selected, we worked with a common methodology, so that this work could subsequently serve to develop the management of the other fisheries.During the project, the partners who took part (CETMAR, SWW RAC, IFREMER, AZTI-Tecnalia, IPMA, IEO, Marine Institute and CC-ANOC) produced a large number of reports. All the information obtained is available on the project website www.gepetoproject.e ...
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Ecosystem-based Responsive Fisheries Management in Europe (EcoFishMan)

Start date: Mar 1, 2011, End date: Feb 28, 2014,

EcoFishMan seeks to develop a responsive fisheries management system (RFMS) based on results-based management (RBM) principles. The intended context of application of the RFMS is complex, mixed-fisheries and multi-stakeholder fishery sectors like those found in the EU/Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) area. It will be an ecosystem-based sustainable management system under a precautionary framework tha ...
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Built on the knowledge and outcomes developed by ARCOPOL project (2009-2011), ARCOPOLplus aims to further reinforce maritime safety in the Atlantic area by improving the regional preparedness and response to oil and HNS. ARCOPOLplus’ activities have been conceived focussing on technology transfer, training and innovation. On the one hand, ARCOPOL outputs will be upgraded and implemented through p ...
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MARMED

Start date: Feb 29, 2012, End date: Dec 30, 2013,

Promotion and enhancement of marine residues and sub-products of several companies from the marine sector, with demonstrations of real cases (collaboration with industries as proof-of-concept) of added value and high potential of applicability of those materials (marine origin biopolymers and ceramics) in biomedical applications. also with close industrial collaboration. ...
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The European flat oyster, has been part of the human diet for many centuries. High mortality episodes and overfishing decimated the populations of O.edulis in Europe through the first half of the XXth century. Then, two diseases (due to Marteilia refringens and Bonamia ostreae) spread in the early 1970s and 1980s, drastically reducing the production. Despite new management practices, and intensive ...
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Background Fish discards and by-catch cause environmental and economic impacts and are a priority issue under EC fisheries and environmental policies. Reduction of discards and by-catch are serious challenges in European fisheries and the new Common Fisheries Policy calls for the progressive elimination of all discards, obliging the fishing industry to br ...
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MARITIME LEARNING NETWORK (MARLEANET)

Start date: Dec 31, 2009, End date: Mar 30, 2013,

The project intends to facilitate the formation to the seafarers private sectors or public organisations and to develop and consolidate a transnational network of maritime economy.  The project results will be composed of a long-term network with exchanges of good practices, know-how and staff, common and new training sessions development and the current policies improvements. ...
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OBJETIVOS: Transferencia de herramientas para la implantación de la Directiva Marco del Agua en aguas de transición y costeras del NO de la Península Ibérica, con objeto de armonizar los planes hidrológicos de España y Portugal para las aguas internacionales del río Miño. ACCIONES: Clasificación del estado ecológico en los estuarios del Miño, Oitavén y Lima; intercalibración y validación de las co ...
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OBJETIVOS: Consolidar la oceanografía operacional en el margen ibérico y litoral de la Euroregión Norte de Portugal Galicia ACCIONES: Ampliación y mantenimiento de los servicios ofrecidos por el Observatorio Marino RAIA. Elaboración de productos específicos para usuarios finales que sean representativos de los sectores socio-económicos del litoral de la Euroregión Norte de Portugal Galicia. ...
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ión activa del patrimonio del mar (0536_PROAMARE_1_E)

Start date: Apr 30, 2011, End date: Oct 30, 2012,

OBJETIVOS: Crear y difundir una estrategia conjunta basada en la valorización del patrimonio marítimo transfronterizo; aplicar modelos de valorización del mismo extrayendo herramientas; diversificar la economía, con un uso sostenible del patrimonio marítimo. ACCIONES: Consolidar la red de organizaciones relacionadas con el patrimonio marítimo; Estudiar la viabilidad de rutas; Elaborar un inventari ...
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Atlantic Network for Coastal Risk Management (ANCORIM)

Start date: Apr 30, 2009, End date: Apr 29, 2012,

The 33 European regions located along the Atlantic coast are home to approximately 70 million inhabitants. The 10-km wide coastal strip covers a total surface area of 194,197 km2 with a length of 25 000 km. These coastal regions are characterised by a strong identity, an authentic international outlook and significant economic potential.These coastal areas must cope with several threats which are ...
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...ns were developed between July 2009 and September 2011 and covered every phase of the process, from collection at ports to the final processing and management by recycling and management companies. CETMAR conducted an extensive information and awareness raising campaign, which helped gain a general acceptance of the project’s objectives by most of the relevant stakeholders. Considerable quantit ...
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The Biotecmar project supports the development of a chain for the production of valuable ingredients using underexploited marine products derived from fishing, aquaculture, seaweed and food industry. Biotecmar will - analyse the current blocking points for by-products use and studying the possible exploitation by value chains (by species, and by-product). - establish an Atlantic network with conne ...
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ATLANTIC REGIONS' COASTAL POLLUTION, RESPONSE AND PREPAREDNESS (ARCOPOL)

Start date: Dec 31, 2008, End date: Dec 30, 2011,

ARCOPOL aims to improve prevention, response and mitigation capabilities against oil, HNS (Convention on the Carriage of Noxious and Hazardous Substances by Sea) and inert spills and to establish the basis for a sustainable Atlantic network of experts. The main objectives are: 1) To incorporate outputs from EROCIPS (Interreg IIIB) into strategic national, regional and local response levels. ...
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Objectivo:criação de um Centro Multipolar que visa encontrar alternativas de valorização de recursos marinhos e resíduos da indústria pesqueira, aquacultura e alimentar (processamento de peixe e algas).Acções: Identificação dos recursos marinhos com maior potencial de valorização e dos principais resíduos das indústrias do sector; estudo de alternativas de valorização, como extracção de compostos; ...
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Observatorio oceánico del margen ibérico  (0313_RAIA_1_E)

Start date: Dec 31, 2008, End date: Dec 30, 2011,

Objetivo: Implementar una red de observación oceánica transfronteriza que permita consolidar la oceanografía operacional en el margen ibérico, que cree nuevas oportunidades científicas y tecnológicas que estimulen la economía del mar.Acciones: 1. Construir, completar y consolidar una infraestructura de observación oceánica transfronteriza. 2. Adaptar y validar modelos de oceanografía operacional q ...
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The strong presence of artisanal fisheries along the Atlantic coast, assumes increasing importance due to a variety of factors, namely, the great diversity of fishing gears and target species; the high commercial value of the products; the large number of fishermen and stakeholders involved; the socio-economic and cultural importance at local, regional and national level and the decreasing importa ...
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Background The FAO estimates that around of 27 million tonnes of undesired by-catch from fishing fleets are thrown back into the sea annually. This means that more than a third of the fish volume caught every year is wasted and such large amounts of organic waste thrown into the sea have severe adverse effects on the ecological equilibrium of marine commu ...
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The EROCIPS project aims to provide an opportune answer to accidents of oil, chemical and inert pollution of coastal areas. Its aim is to formulate a transferable methodology to supply relevant information to the stakeholders and the decision-makers committed to fighting coastal pollution after an accident. To achieve this objective, it is organising eight workshops whose actions can be summed up ...
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Background The farming of cultured mussels is a vital activity in the western Spanish coastal areas. Galicia (the project location) produces around 290,000 tons of mussels per year (94% of Spanish production and 50% of world production) mainly using rafts – a farming method whereby the mussels are grown on ropes, attached to the rafts. Mussels have a ...
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Scientific Observatory of Artisan Fishing (OCP)

Start date: Dec 31, 2003, End date: Dec 30, 2006,

Certain towns of the Atlantic Area are highly dependent on traditional fishing, which is currently in crisis, so they are suffering from depopulation and a lack of services. In order to improve the local economy, protect the natural resources, and preserve the social and cultural heritage and motor of initiative that traditional fishing represents, it is important to react to this crisis. With thi ...
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Biotechnological utilisation of marines resources (VALBIOMAR)

Start date: Aug 31, 2003, End date: Dec 30, 2006,

... Creation and organisation of training sessions and information seminars Surveys conducted in SMEs to find out their needs ✔ Development of an e-learning tool (http://aula.cetmar.org) which can be used as a support for organising online lessons by downloading the documents and materials, including lessons and the documents used in each VALBIOMAR seminar or conference ✔ Partnerships initiated be ...
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The project is intended to strengthen and promote the aquaculture sector through use of new information/communication technologies and e-business. There are three steps to the project: ·Establish a research centre on IT use in the aquaculture sector. ·Establish a training and information scheme for small and medium enterprises in the sector. ·Perform feasibility studies on implementing an e-commer ...
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