DIOMFISH
Design and Implementation of Optimal Management Systems for European Fisheries
| Coordinatore | MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY
Organization address
address: DUMLUPINAR BULVARI 1 contact info |
| Nazionalità Coordinatore | Turkey [TR] |
| Totale costo | 100˙000 € |
| EC contributo | 100˙000 € |
| Programma | FP7-PEOPLE
Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013) |
| Code Call | FP7-PEOPLE-2010-RG |
| Funding Scheme | MC-IRG |
| Anno di inizio | 2010 |
| Periodo (anno-mese-giorno) | 2010-09-01 - 2014-08-31 |
Partecipanti
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MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY
Organization address
address: DUMLUPINAR BULVARI 1 contact info |
TR (ANKARA) | coordinator | 100˙000.00 |
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Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)
'The purpose of this research project is to develop an optimal management mechanism for the economic and social sustainability of European fisheries. Throughout the project, development and feasibility of a rights based management mechanism which efficiently allocates the fishing rights in Member States will be investigated. This mechanism will not have a high data demanding characteristic and will also be adaptable to other regions of fisheries in the third countries. Currently, Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) is the European Union`s instrument for the management of fisheries and aquaculture. As the third section in the Green Paper on the reform of the CFP pointed, European fisheries are eroding their own ecological and economic basis due to overfishing. Therefore, objectives to achieve sustainable fisheries have not been met overall and policy reform is needed to ensure that CFP will reach its objectives. The proposed mechanism will surely help to successfully implement the principles and objectives of the CFP by aligning the interests of the fishermen and those of the Commission. Moreover, the planned study has the potential to significantly improve the currently applied traditional fisheries management systems. Successful adaptation of the proposed management mechanism under the future of the CFP will promote sustainable fisheries in the EU.'
Descrizione progetto (Article)
A radical approach to fisheries management is needed to safeguard commercial fish stocks and secure fishermen's livelihood, while stopping overfishing and depletion of fish stocks.
Overall, the EU-funded project 'Design and implementation of optimal management systems for European fisheries' (http://www.diomfish.com/ (DIOMFISH)) aimed to develop an optimised management system to promote sustainable fisheries in the EU. The system efficiently allocates fishing rights to EU Member States as part of their national quotas, requiring minimum enforcement. Fishermen will then have enough incentives to obey their quotas.
Work began with an extensive review of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP), the EU's instrument for the management of fisheries and aquaculture. The relevance of current European management systems was analysed. Current fishery policies in EU Candidate Countries were also analysed.
An economic and environmental fisheries model was developed on how to create an optimal management system. It was based on the identified drawbacks of the CFP and the management systems. To test the model, case studies were carried out in fisheries in the Baltic, Black, Mediterranean and North Seas. The cases compared the effectiveness of the developed management systems with the current situation.
With the management system as a basis, recommendations were made on how to successfully implement the principles and objectives of the CFP. This was done by aligning the interests of fishermen and European policymakers, stakeholders and countries. In addition, a report highlighted the changes required.
DIOMFISH identified the problems currently plaguing European fisheries and offered solutions for their practical and efficient management. By getting fish stocks back to a healthy state and enabling fishermen and coastal communities to thrive, Europeans will have a wider choice of fresh fish for years to come.