FishMPABlue 2 Plus

FishMPABlue 2 Plus Fishing governance in MPAs: potentialities for Blue Economy 2 PlusProject presentation “FishMPABlue2 Plus” project is the follow-up of FishMPABlue2 and previously of FishMPABlue, which identified a set of governance measures (“FishMPABlue2 SSF governance toolkit”) that can allow marine protected areas (MPAs) to achieve conservation goals while at the same time delivering socio-economic benefits to small scale fisheries. …

FishMPABlue 2

FishMPABlue 2 Fishing governance in MPAs: potentialities for Blue Economy 2Project presentation The FishMPABlue2 project is the follow-up of the FishMPABlue project (July 2014-June 2015) funded by Interreg MED Programme. FishMPABlue carried out an analysis of the management of small scale fishery (SSF) within and around a set of Mediterranean MPAs, and developed a “regional-based governance toolkit” to strengthen MPA …

ConFish

ConFish Connectivity among Mediterranean fishery stakeholders and scientists resolves connectivity of fishery populationsProject presentation In this era of fast global change, defining connectivity and adaptive potential of exploited marine stocks while estimating social impacts of change to the livelihood of those who directly exploit the resource are challenging but key requirements towards sustainability of fisheries. Yet, these three levels of …

ACT4LITTER

ACT4LITTER Joint measures to preserve natural ecosystems from marine litter in Mediterranean Marine Protected Areas (MPA)Project presentation The Mediterranean Sea is one of the most affected basins by marine litter, worldwide. Marine litter represents a pervasive and persistent problem that knows no boundaries. It has a negative impact on vital economic sectors such as fisheries, aquaculture, navigation, energy and tourism, …

AMAre Plus

AMAre Plus Action for Marine Protected Areas PlusProject presentation In the Mediterranean Sea, the intensive use of maritime space calls for integrated management to avoid cumulative impacts and user conflicts. Maritime Spatial Planning (MSP) – the harmonization of human activities in marine areas – is advocated as a powerful approach to reach these goals. However, most Mediterranean countries have not …

AMAre

AMAre Action for Marine Protected AreasProject presentation In the Mediterranean Sea, the intensive use of maritime space calls for integrated management to avoid cumulative impacts and user conflicts. Maritime Spatial Planning (MSP) – the harmonization of human activities in marine areas – is advocated as a powerful approach to reach these goals. However, most Mediterranean countries have not yet gone …

EcoSUSTAIN

EcoSUSTAIN Achieving a joint state-of the-art water quality monitoring systemProject presentation EcoSUSTAIN represents joint transnational action towards maintenance of biodiversity and natural ecosystems by means of stronger management and networking of protected areas obtained through capacity building, innovative technologies and improved management knowledge base. Management and networking of protected areas will be improved by capacity building activities and pilot implementation …