FAROS - Integral Networking of Fishing Sector Actors to Organize a Responsible, Optimal and Sustainable Exploitation of Marine Resources

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D1.1-Identification of fishing unit, whose discarding level need to be reduced.
D1.2-A manual on the strategies and solutions on board to reduce the discards.
D1.3-Mapping of fishing activities and fishing impacts in a métier based approach for fish and shellfish stocks.

M1.1-Determination of the discarding level by fishing unit.
M1.2-Identification of seasonal and spatial variability on the distribution and abundance of by-catch.
M1.3-Characterisation of zones based on principal species present in the ecosystem.

D2.1-A report of the protocols for data collection and classification on board of discards.
D2.2-A report of pollutant profile in several types of fish discards.
D2.3-A report indicating the pollutant removal techniques more viable to be implemented, either on board or on shore.

M2.1-Implementation of protocols for complete data collection on board in order to characterize properly the different fractions of discards.
M2.2-Validation of the protocol for discards management and preservation on board.
M2.3-A library (data base) of pollutant concentration in fish discards, where intercomparison between pollutant type, type of tissue, season and localisation can be established.

D3.1-A report presenting the map of the fishing activity (based on the developed GIS models) for the selected fisheries/fleets.
D3.2-A manual of the implementation and use of red boxes and the on board electronic activity report as tools for further management of market transactions between fishing sector actors.
M3.1-Mapping of fishing activities (GIS models) and fishing impacts in a métier based approach for fish and shellfish stocks.
M3.2-Definition and implementation in selected vessels of the considered fisheries/fleets of the defined red boxes for data collection and transmission on real time and the on-line electronic activity report.

D4.1-A report presenting the defined discards management environment, its operation and results.
D4.2-A report evaluating the implementation of the proposed discards management environment to other UE countries.
M4.1-Creation of the virtual environment for discards management.
M4.2-In connection with Action 3, definition of a virtual integral discards management pilot network centralized on APV.

D5.1-A report regarding an integrated methodology for the assessment of environmental impacts specifically related to fish discards valorisation processes.
D5.2-A manual on a simulation and modelling platform integrating several parametric analysis tools for assessing sensitivity, variability and uncertainty.
M5.1-Application of a protocol involving an integrated methodology for on board and on shore environmental management of fish discards.
M5.2-Development of a simulation and modelling platform applied to discards valorisation processes integrating several parametric analysis tools for the evaluation of different scenarios.