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MARIFISH Fast track pilot project meetingWP 7: “Ecosystem Approach of fisheries in the channel”
Extracted mainly from info by Valentin Trujillo (C.O. Vigo), Francisco Sanchez (C.O. Santander) and Enric Massuti (C.O. Baleares)
BRUSSELS, June 27-28, 2007
ECOSYSTEM APPROACH ON FISHERIES
MARIFISH
MEC/IEO partner 16 of Marifish Co-leaders (Iceland) in WP6 (July 07)
Identify current problems in fishery Management (and its connected research)
Select and recommend research topics for pilot projects (Added benefits from coordination)
Focus on the Mediterranean Area
Co-leaders with FR, GR and IRL in WP7 Agree basic principles, common management
procedures - protocols Identify possible pilot project for joint management Develop one (Mediterranean?)
FAST TRACK PILOT PROJECT MEETING
Aim:
Development of management procedures
Pilot Project 1: Ecosystem Approach
IEO: INTEGRATED (ECOSYSTEM) APPROACHLevels
Specific Projects (Ecological Status)
ECOMARG: Cantabrian Sea ECOPREST: Galician Cost IDEA: Mediterranean
Surveys (within Projects)
Studies (ph.D) and Training Courses
PROYECT LEVEL
ECOMARG ECOMARG http://http://www.ecomarg.net/index_en.htmlwww.ecomarg.net/index_en.html
Study of the continental margin ecosystem and the impact of Study of the continental margin ecosystem and the impact of its fisheriesits fisheriesGlobal Objective
Integrated study of the benthic-demersal ecosystem in the Galician and Cantabrian Sea continental margins
Investigate the structure, the components and the dynamic of the Deep-Sea ecosystem (100-1000 m), Identify, study and describe vulnerable marine habitats
Results / Achievements Data base for future integral management models (Ecosyst. Status) Philosophy of the study: ECOPREST Rock-hopper (tren de bolos) banning: Ministerial Order
Methodology Multidisciplinary approach with different research groups Inter-relation and coordination (using trophodynamic metamodels)
PROYECT LEVEL
Project TeamCenter Name Speciality
IEO Santander
Dr. Francisco Sanchez (coordinator)
Fish communities, fisheries impact, ecosystem modeling
Alberto Serrano Communities structure, benthic ecology, fisheries impact
Dr. Ignacio Olaso Trophic habits, trophic ecology, trophodynamic models
Dr Francisco Velasco Demersal fisheries, trophic ecology, bottom trawl surveys
Antonio Punzón Fisheries
Dra. Izaskun Preciado Trophic ecology, communities structure
Marian Blanco Sampling technics, data base
Roberto Gancedo Equipment, sampling technics Phi
IEO Coruña Santiago Parras Benthos, macroendofauna, communities
Dra. Inmacul. Frutos Suprabenthic communities
IEO Gijón César González Oceanography, circulation, hydrographics models
IEO Madrid Dr. Juan Acosta Geological cartography, submarine morphology, seismic reflexion
María Gómez Multibeam bathymetry, seismic reflexion
SGPM Dra. Araceli Muñoz Multibeam cartography, sediments characterization, geomorphology
CESIC Dr. Joan Cartes Trophic ecology, suprabenthos, biodiversity
Centre National de la Reserche Cientific
Dr. Jean Claude Sorbe
Suprabenthos, benthic communities
ECOMARG ECOMARG http://www.ecomarg.net/index_en.htmlhttp://www.ecomarg.net/index_en.html
Effects of fisheries on the Cantabrian Sea shelf ecosystem (F. Sánchez, I. Olaso)
PROYECT LEVEL
ECOPREST ECOPREST Monitoring the Prestige oil spill impacts on northern Iberian Monitoring the Prestige oil spill impacts on northern Iberian ecosystemecosystem (Sánchez, F., A.Serrano, F. Velasco, S. Parra, I. Frutos and M. Blanco)
Global ObjectiveAssess the possible effects of the Prestige oil spill (POS) to high trophic levels through different shelf communities and their trophic cascade of effects.
Methodology Multidisciplinary approach based Two year Monitoring of benthic and demersal communities Inter-relation and coordination of large team (using trophodynamic metamodels)
ECOPREST ECOPREST Monitoring the Prestige oil spill impacts on northern Iberian Monitoring the Prestige oil spill impacts on northern Iberian ecosystemecosystem (Sánchez, F., A.Serrano, F. Velasco, S. Parra, I. Frutos and M. Blanco)
PROJECT LEVEL
IDEAIDEA http://www.ba.ieo.es/idea/home/home_i.htm
Influence of oceanographic structure and its dynamics on DEmersal populations in waters of the BAlearic Islands
First attempt of a multidisciplinary approach towards
understanding the dynamics of the exploited demersal
ecosystems off Balearic Islands
Objectives: Analyze the spatio-temporal variability in the demersal communities and their
trophic resources Characterize the hydrographic structure and its seasonal and inter-annual variability
PROJECT LEVEL
Objectives:
Study seasonal and annual changes in physiological and biological parameters of demersal species Analyze relationships btw environmental parameters and the seasonal and inter-annual population
dynamics of the demersal resources
PROJECT LEVEL (6)
Results Data Philo Order
SURVEYS HATTON BANK (ECOVUL-ARPA project)
Bottom trawl studies to identify vulnerable bottom ecosystems (fisheries biology, geomorphology, benthonic ecology and sediment studies). NAFO
PLATUXA: Estimation of fish population and biomass distribution of target species (basically American plaice) on the NAFO area. Demographic Structure and oceanographic conditions.
MALVINAS Identification of vulnerable bottom ecosystems and bottom trawl fishing effects on benthonic communities through an integrated approach (Ecosystem approach?)
Data collection on fish captures + improve “Ecological Status” knowledge Benthonic communities description Geological and Acoustic data collection Vulnerable habitats data collection Bird, Mammals and Turtles observation Physical sampling: salinity, temp. and density.
STUDIES and TRAINING
ECOSUMMER (EU Marie Curie Action): Consortium of 8 institutions: 700.000 ETraining on EA for marine resources management to young researchers
Compilation of information on Chapter 24 of The Sea Vol. 14: The Bay of Biscay: the encountering of the Ocean and the ShelfIEO: Alicia Lavín, Luis Valdes, Francisco Sanchez and Pablo AbaunzaIFREMER: André Forest, Jean Boucher, Pascal Lazure, Anne-Marie Jegou
Geography (topography, geology), Meteorology, Hydrology, Water masses circulation, biology of pelagic ecosystem, biology of fishes, Ecosystem trophodynamics, trends and risks of the Bay.
Effects of Ecosystem approach on the analysis of fishing activity: Samplings, statistics and procedures by Hernández, C, et al. 2007
Future DCR
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