Institute of Sea Fisheries (TI-SF)
The Institute of Sea Fisheries provides the scientific basis and evaluates the economic conditions to guide the sustainable use of natural marine resources. This institute prepares decision support for the German Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection (BMELV) with respect to the Common Fisheries Policy of the EU (CFP) and international marine conventions (i.a. NEAFC, NAFO, CCAMLR, OSPAR, IWC, ASCOBANS) of which Germany is a member. Through its scientific monitoring programs and research activities, the institute contributes to a general increase in knowledge about marine systems for the benefit of the international community. Based on its research, the institute enunciates advice to the Federal Ministry (Departments 621 and 622) and the European Commission (STECF, other EU advisory boards). The institute?s scientific outcome also forms an important part of the German contribution to the annual advice for fisheries and marine ecosystems provided in collaboration with other European fisheries research institutions (ERA-NET) under the auspices of the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES). The institute takes part in international research projects funded by EU and other agencies in order to evaluate and resolve specific questions regarding the management of marine living resources and to further improve the scientific basis of its advice.
Parent institution:
Johann Heinrich von Thünen-Institut - Federal Research Institute for Rural Areas, Forestry and Fisheries (TI) Details of TI
Address
Institute of Sea Fisheries (TI-SF)
Palmaille 9
22767 Hamburg
Hamburg
Phone: 040 / 38905-177
Fax: 040 / 38905-263
email: sf(@)ti.bund.de
Activities:
- Research
Focus of Research:
- Coordination of the EU Data Collection Regulation (DCR)
- Effects of different users inside the German EEZ on marine resources and on fisheries
- Fisheries economy
- Hydro-acoustics
- Management models, fisheries oceanography, climate change
- Research on the development of commercially valuable stocks of fishes and invertebrates and monitoring of fish assemblages in the European Seas, in the North Atlantic and in the Antarctic Ocean
Coordinated projects
- Baltc Sea and North Sea GLOBEC: trophic interactions between zooplancton and fishes allowing the effects of physical processes. Details of Baltc Sea and North Sea GLOBEC: trophic interactions between zooplancton and fishes allowing the effects of physical processes.
- Climatic change and variability - case study in East Greenland waters Details of Climatic change and variability - case study in East Greenland waters
- Cooperation in the North Sea Commission Fisheries Partnership Details of Cooperation in the North Sea Commission Fisheries Partnership
- Development of innovative and non-invasive monitoring systems for fisheries research (AutoMAt) Details of Development of innovative and non-invasive monitoring systems for fisheries research (AutoMAt)
- Ecosystem Approach to the management of fisheries and the marine environment in West African waters (AWA) Details of Ecosystem Approach to the management of fisheries and the marine environment in West African waters (AWA)
- EU project: Coral reefs in a changing world - ecosystemic services from coral reefs: public policy tools for decision making in New Caledonia and French Polynesia (BEST-CORAL) Details of EU project: Coral reefs in a changing world - ecosystemic services from coral reefs: public policy tools for decision making in New Caledonia and French Polynesia (BEST-CORAL)
- EU project: Quantification of climate change impacts on economic sectors in the Arctic Details of EU project: Quantification of climate change impacts on economic sectors in the Arctic
- EU project: Study on stomach content of fish to support the assessment of good environmental status of marine food webs and the prediction of MSY after stock restoration Details of EU project: Study on stomach content of fish to support the assessment of good environmental status of marine food webs and the prediction of MSY after stock restoration
- EU project: Vectors of Change in Oceans and Seas Marine Life, Impact on Economic Sectors (VECTORS) Details of EU project: Vectors of Change in Oceans and Seas Marine Life, Impact on Economic Sectors (VECTORS)
- Hydroacoustic surveys of fish stocks to estimate stock sizes and allowable catch Details of Hydroacoustic surveys of fish stocks to estimate stock sizes and allowable catch
- North Sea Observation and Assessment (NOAH) Details of North Sea Observation and Assessment (NOAH)
- Oceanography & climate: Analyses of hydrographic data and model output as basis for studies on climate impacts on distribution and recruitment succes of commercially important fish stocks Details of Oceanography & climate: Analyses of hydrographic data and model output as basis for studies on climate impacts on distribution and recruitment succes of commercially important fish stocks
- Oceanography & climate: Assessment of short-term climatic variations in the Labrador Sea (Correlation of Greenland cod (Gadus morhua) recruitment data and ocean/atmosphere environmental data) Details of Oceanography & climate: Assessment of short-term climatic variations in the Labrador Sea (Correlation of Greenland cod (Gadus morhua) recruitment data and ocean/atmosphere environmental data)
- Oceanography & climate: Monitoring of physical oceanographic parameters for the assessment of climatic influences on fish stocks in the North Sea Atlantic and North Atlantic Details of Oceanography & climate: Monitoring of physical oceanographic parameters for the assessment of climatic influences on fish stocks in the North Sea Atlantic and North Atlantic
- Optimised codends for an ecologically and economically sustainable brown shrimp fishery in the North Sea (CRANNET) Details of Optimised codends for an ecologically and economically sustainable brown shrimp fishery in the North Sea (CRANNET)
- Quantification of discards and economic implications from a landing obligation for all TAC-regulated fish stocks based on two selected German North Sea fisheries (Stopp Discard) Details of Quantification of discards and economic implications from a landing obligation for all TAC-regulated fish stocks based on two selected German North Sea fisheries (Stopp Discard)
- Shelf and coastal systems: Investigations on fish assemblages in small defined areas in the North Sea to assess the anthropogenic influence on marine ecosystems (e.g. offshore windfarms). Details of Shelf and coastal systems: Investigations on fish assemblages in small defined areas in the North Sea to assess the anthropogenic influence on marine ecosystems (e.g. offshore windfarms).
- Stock assessment: Monitoring and biological investigations of Antarctic krill stocks and development of conservation measures under CCAMLR Details of Stock assessment: Monitoring and biological investigations of Antarctic krill stocks and development of conservation measures under CCAMLR
- Web services for support of growth and reproduction studies (WebGR) Details of Web services for support of growth and reproduction studies (WebGR)
Involved in research projects:
- Analysis of the economic situation of the German fishing fleet ('National Programme for collection of fisheries data') Details of Analysis of the economic situation of the German fishing fleet ('National Programme for collection of fisheries data')
- Analysis of the economic situation of the German fishing fleet ('National Programme for collection of fisheries data') Details of Analysis of the economic situation of the German fishing fleet ('National Programme for collection of fisheries data')
- Fishery Survey Technology: electrical beam trawl in the brown shrimp fishery Details of Fishery Survey Technology: electrical beam trawl in the brown shrimp fishery
- Policy advice: Evaluation of ITQ-management for the Western Baltic Sea Details of Policy advice: Evaluation of ITQ-management for the Western Baltic Sea
- Policy advice: FLOS: Project on reducing discards at sea and to test an alternative fisheries management approach: Fehmarn Landing Obligation Study Details of Policy advice: FLOS: Project on reducing discards at sea and to test an alternative fisheries management approach: Fehmarn Landing Obligation Study