02/01/2012 - 31/12/2013
GEPETO
GEstion de PEsquerias y Transnational Objectives
The project aims to draw up long-term fisheries management proposals that are more appropriate to the socioeconomic aspects of fishing, to the market, and to the necessity to preserve resources.
Draw up long-term fisheries management proposals that are more appropriate to the socioeconomic aspects of fishing, to the market, and to the necessity to preserve resources
Pool the knowledge of scientists and professionals to achieve a shared understanding of fishery management.
Allow fishing professionals to make a range proposals and to participate in a practical way to the drafting of proposals on the future of their profession. A high level of participation of the sector is key to the success of the project.
Propose a fishery management method at appropriate geographical scales, adapted to the special features of each region.
Increase RAC's expertise capacity, so that they will be better able to carry out its duties as an advisory body for the European Commission.
WP1 Coordination
WP2 Communication
WP3 Atlas.
Collection and aggregation of data. Organization of the data with the aim of preparing the Atlas. Create an atlas taking all the fishing vessels operating in the project area into account. Collection of the knowledge and skills of the fishermen concerning their practices (additional module integrated into the Atlas) in order to highlight good practices and sustainable fishing methods.
WP4 Management unit
Revision of the current concept of management units. To achieve a definition for new management units (common, clear and general criteria). Proposal for case studies
WP5 Management plans
Current state of knowledge. Define work plan for pilot management units. Propose solutions for a better promotion of products
Lead Partner: CETMAR (Centro Tecnoloxico del Mar) (ES)
List of partners:
Conseil Consultatif Régional pour les eaux occidentales australes (CCR Sud) (FR)
Institut Français de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la MER (IFREMER) (FR)
Fundación AZTI (ES)
Instituto Español de Oceanografía (IEO) (ES)
Instituto Nacional de Recursos Biológicos - IPIMAR (PT)
Marine Institute (IE)
Universidade dos Açores (PT)
Secretaria Regional do Ambiente e Recursos Naturais / Direcção Regional de Pescas (PT)
Report about feasibility of the management plan about commercial resources.
The definition proposed by the GEPETO partnership of management units taking into account the multi-species dimension
The online atlas showing fisheries activities at the Atlantic arc scale.
Funding: Interreg IV (2007 -20013)
Budget
Total:1,613,506.84
ERDF: 1,028 738,67? /National contributions : 584 768, 17?
Technical coordination: SWW RAC : Executive secretary Benoit Guerin (bguerin@ccr-s.eu)
Administrative coordination: CETMAR, Rosa Chapela (rchapela@cetmar.org)
