Descripción del proyecto
Marco innovador para una acuicultura sostenible en la Unión Europea
La Estrategia de crecimiento azul de la Unión Europea (UE) reconoce que la acuicultura es un sector prometedor para la producción sostenible de alimentos y el empleo. El proyecto TAPAS, financiado con fondos europeos, pretende ayudar a los Estados miembros a crear un marco normativo racionalizado y eficaz para fomentar la expansión sostenible de la acuicultura. Su equipo evaluará los actuales sistemas de regulación y concesión de licencias en toda la UE, teniendo en cuenta los diversos entornos de producción, los aspectos singulares y los enfoques innovadores, como las tecnologías en alta mar, la acuicultura multitrófica integrada y la integración sectorial. Sus conclusiones se incluirán en una caja de herramientas de sostenibilidad de la acuicultura, que irá acompañada de un sistema de apoyo a la toma de decisiones para facilitar el desarrollo y la aplicación de la ordenación del espacio costero y marino.
Objetivo
Aquaculture is one of five sectors in the EU's Blue Growth Strategy, aimed at harnessing untapped potential for food production and jobs whilst focusing on environmental sustainability. TAPAS addresses this challenge by supporting member states to establish a coherent and efficient regulatory framework aimed at sustainable growth. TAPAS will use a requirements analysis to evaluate existing regulatory and licensing frameworks across the EU, taking account of the range of production environments and specificities and emerging approaches such as offshore technologies, integrated multi-trophic aquaculture, and integration with other sectors. We will propose new, flexible approaches to open methods of coordination, working to unified, common standards. TAPAS will also evaluate existing tools for economic assessment of aquaculture sustainability affecting sectoral growth. TAPAS will critically evaluate the capabilities and verification level of existing ecosystem planning tools and will develop new approaches for evaluation of carrying capacities, environmental impact and future risk. TAPAS will improve existing and develop new models for far- and near-field environmental assessment providing better monitoring, observation, forecasting and early warning technologies. The innovative methodologies and components emerging from TAPAS will be integrated in an Aquaculture Sustainability Toolbox complemented by a decision support system to support the development and implementation of coastal and marine spatial planning enabling less costly, more transparent and more efficient licensing. TAPAS partners will collaborate with key industry regulators and certifiers through case studies to ensure the acceptability and utility of project approach and outcomes. Training, dissemination and outreach activities will specifically target improvement of the image of European aquaculture and uptake of outputs by regulators, while promoting an integrated sustainable strategy for development.
Ámbito científico
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Programa(s)
Convocatoria de propuestas
Consulte otros proyectos de esta convocatoriaConvocatoria de subcontratación
H2020-SFS-2015-2
Régimen de financiación
RIA - Research and Innovation actionCoordinador
FK9 4LA Stirling
Reino Unido