Implementation of a multispecies model GADGET to the ecosystem of Flemish Cap and incorporation to the fisheries stock assessment of NAFO; a case study

Informazioni relative al progetto

GADCAP

ID dell’accordo di sovvenzione: 331004

Progetto chiuso

Data di avvio 13 Gennaio 2014

Data di completamento 12 Gennaio 2016

Finanziato da

• Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013)

Costo totale € 216 034,20

Contributo UE € 216 034,20

Coordinato da

HAVFORSKNINGSINSTITUTTET
Norway

Obiettivo

Most of the worldwide marine fish resources are fully exploited or overexploited. There is a general consensus to change fisheries management toward a multispecies approach that considers species interactions and don´t overestimate stock-biomass per recruit, as it occurs with the current monospecific approach. GADGET has been considered by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) the multispecies model with the greatest potential for practical advice in fisheries management. The Flemish Cap, a traditional fishing ground for European fleet in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO) area 3M, experienced since 1988 clear alternations from predators (cod Gadus morhua and adult redfish Sebastes sp.) to preys (Northern shrimp Pandalus borealis and juvenile redfish), suggesting strong interconnections in the dynamic of these commercial species. The Working Group for the Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management (WGEAFM) leads an innovative framework in the NAFO area. Flemish Cap constitutes an ideal case study to start developing this framework due to its isolation, relative simplicity (cod, redfish and shrimp: 85% of total biomass) and the long and high quality database (since 1988). GADCAP deals with the creation of a GADGET multispecies model in the Flemish Cap, including cod, redfish and shrimp, considering the most relevant biological information, predator-prey consumption, and fleet characteristics. With the resulting multispecies model, several projections of population state will be conducted for all modeled species by introducing variations in recruitment, species interactions and fishing mortality. Different scenarios will be considered in the bosom of NAFO management strategies. Based in the innovative approach conducted by the WGEAFM, GADCAP represents an extraordinary opportunity to go further on in the development of the multispecies and ecosystem management approaches not just for the NAFO area, but also for other European fishing grounds

Campo scientifico

Not validated

• agricultural sciences › agriculture, forestry, and fisheries › fisheries
• social sciences › sociology › demography › mortality
• natural sciences › computer and information sciences › databases
• natural sciences › biological sciences › ecology › ecosystems
• engineering and technology › environmental engineering › ecosystem-based management

Programma(i)

• FP7-PEOPLE - Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013)

Argomento(i)

• FP7-PEOPLE-2012-IEF - Marie-Curie Action: "Intra-European fellowships for career development"

Invito a presentare proposte

FP7-PEOPLE-2012-IEF
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Meccanismo di finanziamento

MC-IEF - Intra-European Fellowships (IEF)

Coordinatore

HAVFORSKNINGSINSTITUTTET

• Contributo UE: € 216 034,20
• Indirizzo: NORDNESGATEN 50 ; 5817 Bergen ; Norvegia
• Regione: Norge › Vestlandet › Vestland
• Tipo di attività: Research Organisations
• Contatto amministrativo: Turid Stamnesfet Loddengaard (Ms.)
• Costo totale: Nessun dato