For three years, a multidisciplinary group of researchers in social sciences, has analysed the Ethical, Legal and Social Aspects of fisheries management in Europe. In the framework of this ELSA Pêche programme funded under the ELSA line of the FAIR research programme of the European Commission (DG XII, Research), a...
This paper focuses on a coastal fishery in Biscay Bay where a variety of fishing vessels operate. To prevent overfishing in this very coastal and very sensitive area, a lot of regulations apply, linked to a licensing system implemented since the begininning of the 80s by fishermen's representatives. A survey...
Fisheries and aquaculture are part of a complex system with underlying
relationships between species and other activities. This calls for more
integrated assessment, leaving a management based on stock assessment
and single species. The ecosystem approach for fisheries management
(EAF) as well as the more recent ecosystem approach to aquaculture...
System approach is increasingly recommended as a logical framework for
expert advising in support of integrated coastal zone management (ICZM).
The System Approach Framework proposed by the SPICOSA project
(Science and policy integration for coastal system assessment) aims at
building integrated models, which seek to represent the ecological,
economic and...
The overall objective of SPICOSA is to develop a self-evolving, holistic research approach for integrated assessment of Coastal Systems so that the best available scientific knowledge can be mobilized to support deliberative and decision-making processes aimed at improving the sustainability of Coastal Systems by implementing Integrated Coastal Zone Management policies....
Traditional extensive coastal and semi-intensive aquaculture systems in Southern Europe are facing difficulties, especially due to increased competition for coastal areas uses and market competition, due to low-price products from intensive aquaculture. The positive effects of extensive and semi-intensive aquaculture in coastal areas - including environmental protection and restoration in...