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Study on approaches to management for data-poor stocks in mixed fisheries
Project
Project code: TI-SF-08-PID1738, MARE/2014/44
Contract period: 01.12.2015
- 31.12.2017
Purpose of research: Inventory & Assessment
Data for a full analytical assessment are not available for all stocks. We try to answer the question how a sustainable exploitation can be guaranteed in these cases as well. In European waters, more than 200 stocks are harvested. It would cost a lot of money to sample enough information from every single stock for a full analytical assessment. However, in most cases, valuable information is available from scientific surveys and fisheries statistics for so-called data-poor stocks. This project aims at utilising all available data and developing sustainable management strategies to be able to extend the European fisheries policy based on the maximum sustainable yield and the landing obligation also for data-poor stocks. It is especially challenging in mixed fisheries - where many stocks are caught together - to ensure a sustainable exploitation without jeopardizing the economic future of these fisheries. All available data will be compiled for data-poor stocks. Based on these data, reference points will be defined that should not be overshot (fishing mortalities) or undershot (biomass reference points) to ensure a sustainable exploitation. In models simulating mixed fisheries, different management strategies will be tested and implications for ecological and economic indicators will be analysed.
Section overview
Subjects
- Marine fisheries
- Agricultural Policy
