Canary's project
01/01/2003 - 31/12/2006
Canary's project
Monitoring of fisheries in the MPAs of the Canary Archipelago.
There are two objectives:
* Assessment of the impact on the species of fisheries and/or ecological interest of the measures applied in the MPAs ;
* Communicate to stakeholders -namely fishermen- the benefits of the monitoring activities.
List of Partners
- Secretaría General del Mar, MARM ;
- Instituto Español del Oceanografía (IEO).
Work packages
- Fisheries research campaigns ;
- Data analysis ;
- Presentation of results.
Tasks
- Estimations of abundance and several biological parameters (size, weight, etc.), of the species of fisheries and/or ecological interes in the MPAS. Fisheries stations at different depth inside and outside the areas of the reserve allow for spatial comparisons ;
- Incorporation of the data collected to a database with historical data from previous campaigns, allowing for temporal comparison.
Useful outputs for MAIA
- Methodology ;
- Output of the 2006 Campaign.
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