mapping habitats and fishing grounds in coastal ecosystems of galicia
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Presentation in a meeting between GAP2 project members and Canadian Fisheries Research Network (CFRN) members in St. John (Canada)TRANSCRIPT
Canada, 14-19th, May 2013
Mapping habitats and fishing grounds in coastal ecosystems of Galicia
Pablo Pitahttp://www.verdeprofundo.net/
Xoán Lópezwww.confrariasgalicia.org/gal/php/inicio.php
25 faculties/schools
25000 graduate, 1500 postgraduate students, some 1200 academic and/or research staff, and 800 administrative staff
MARINE RESOURCES AND FISHERIES
Multidisciplinary group formed by biologists, oceanographers and social scientists
Extensive experience in applied research:
• Assessment and management of living marine resources• Integrated management of the coastal zone• Socioeconomics of coastal communities
Research projects (1990-2007):
•16 autonomic projects• 6 EU projects•13 national projects• Contracts with private companies
Funding: 1,750,000 euros (last 5 years)
Aprox. 150 publications in international journals
Two spin-off companies
MARINE RESOURCES AND FISHERIES
Spin-offs
Public institutionsCompaniesNGOs
Partners
Regional governmentSpanish governmentEuropean UnionFoundations
Research funding– R+D contracts
Connecting Science, Stakeholders and Policy
GAP 2 Project
Partners
• EU• Scientific (Universities and other research
centres)• Stakeholders (professional and recreational
fishers, NGOs)• Politicians (regional, national and international
fishing ministries and RACs)
• Mutual learning between scientists, fishermen and managers
• User participation in the management of fisheries and the marine environment
• Collaborative research that integrates the scientific and users knowledge in the management policies
Objectives
1. UK. Sustainability of brown crab stocks with studies on behavior and migrations
2. Spain. Mapping habitats and fishing grounds in coastal ecosystems of Galicia
3. Germany. Climate change effect on the inshore and Wadden Sea brown shrimp fishery
4. DenmarkManagement plans for herring in ICES IIIa and adjacent areas; perceptions of stocks and fisheries
5. Norway. Developing a fisheries-based resource monitoring system for Norwegian coastal cod
6. Sweden. Development of selective fisheries on whitefish in Lake Vattern - joint research involving regional stakeholders inked to “Fisheries Co-management Initiatives”
7. Spain-France. Conservation and management issues of tuna fisheries around FADs
8. Italy. Spatio-temporal distribution of fishing effort and biological resources in the Northern Adriatic Sea: towards the identification of fish habitats and management proposal in the framework of a participatory approach
9. Malta. Management of the trawl industry in the Maltese 25nm Fisheries Management Zone (FMZ)
10. Spain. Ecological impact and alternative management strategies for the NW Mediterranean red shrimp (Aristeus antennatus) fishery
11. Estonia. Mapping Baltic Fisheries in support of Marine Spatial Planning
12. Holland. Collaborative discard sampling in the Dutch flatfish fisheries
13. UK. Long term management plans and the ecosystem approach in the North Sea
Cases of study
• Partnership with the Galician Organization of Fishermen Associations (FGCP)
• Useful information to improve (self) management
• Information for multiple objectives (management plans, technical reports, proposals, conflict resolutions, etc.)
Mapping habitats and fishing grounds in coastal ecosystems of Galicia
Collecting TEK
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Habitat cartography
Species cartography
Fisheries monitoring
Fisheries monitoring
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• Engage with management decision levels
• Show our results
• Contribute to expand the current TURF system
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