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

Editor-in-Chief: Peter Klimley (USA)

Animal Biotelemetry is devoted specifically to serve as an outlet for publishing the results of studies utilizing telemetric techniques to understand physiological, behavioral, and ecological mechanisms in both terrestrial and marine species.Areas of interest include:

Research utilizing electronic tags to elucidate the behaviour, ecology and physiology of species’ Innovations in design of biotelemetric devices Analytical methods, software and techniques used in animal biotelemetry

For more information visitwww.animalbiotelemetry.c

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