Brest, 27 – 29 of February 2008- COBECOS 1

COBECOS SIXTH FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME

PRIORITY 8.1

Policy-Oriented Research Second progress meeting

Brest, 27th – 29th of February

Brest, 27 – 29 of February 2008- COBECOS 2

COBECOS progress month 13 - overall picture

# # DeliverableDeliverable Delivery monthDelivery month StatusStatus

D1 Literature review 3 Finalized – 15/5 -07

D2 Description of fisheries in project, their management, enforcement and enforcement costs

12 Data collection template available - 24/9 -07Data available for 6 fisheries – 27/2-08Report: text downloadable from the database

D4 On-line database of project data 16 Finalized – 24/9 -07

D3 Fisheries enforcement: Basic theory and how to apply it

18 Second draft available – 21/10 -07

D7 A report outlining for each fishery the compliance, the private benefit and the enforcement cost in the past

21

D5 Theoretical enforcement relationships 24 Started

D6 Software package to evaluate costs and benefit of enforcement

30 Basic system design completed. Implementation phase started ?

D8 An extensive report describing (i) the empirical enforcement model, (ii) the simulation outcomes and (iii) answers to particular questions for each fishery.

27

D9 Final report; conclusions and recommendations

30

Brest, 27 – 29 of February 2008- COBECOS 3

Focus for the next 6 months (from London)

• Finalizing of the data collection for the case studies – 3 case studies missing

• Agreeing on a standard description for data harmonization covering all fisheries – Available 24/9

• Starting to develop the on-line database containing data collected under WP-2 – Operational 18/12

• Finalizing the theoretical model – Second draft 21/10

• Implementing the FLR software - ?

Brest, 27 – 29 of February 2008- COBECOS 4

Various activities

• Access to the yearly enforcement reports that is sent to the Commission on a yearly basis.

• New COBECOS web page – information exchange tool

• Meeting with the project officers

Brest, 27 – 29 of February 2008- COBECOS 5

Focus for the next 6 months• Finalizing of the data collection for the case studies – as soon as possible

• Interim activity report – JRC before Easter

• WP 2 Data Collection finalised: - pending on submission of data– Submission of all data– Report

• WP 4 Data harmonisation finalised:- Harmonisation of data from all fisheries, pending submission – pending on submission of data- Report

• WP 5 Estimation of theoretical relationship finalised: - month 18 (July 2008) - Estimation of theoretical enforcement relationships

- Report

• WP 6 Software development – implementing the software

• Preparation of the periodic reports; activity and management (financial) – May + 45 days

• Implementing the FLR software.