The main objectives pursued by FAROS can be summarized as follows: 1. An integral management network for the extractive fishing sector and related process industries (transforming, valorising, etc.) which will induce a modification on capture methods, areas, depth, etc, to reduce unwanted by-catch and eliminate discards in each fishery or to get the specific target species. This network environment will both allow:     - To the fishing fleets: to know the market demand for all the species captured during a campaign, allowing them to optimal program their activity in order to get a responsible and sustainable exploitation of marine resources.     - To the industries: to know in real time if all the required amount of raw material (discards) for a given valorising industry from a port near them will be available based on the data obtained from the fleets. On the contrary, this integral network will supply the needed information to obtain the desired raw material from other geographic areas, allowing also to prepare the transport logistic in advance (before the vessels arrive to land). 2. A spatial and temporal map based on a developed GIS model for the activity of the selected fleets (considering species distribution) will be developed, giving the opportunity to fishermen to both avoid areas or period with abundance of unwanted by-catch as well as to contribute obtaining the most rentable, ecological and less fuel consumption catch, fulfilling the EU Commission Policies regarding environmental protection. 3. In connection with Result 1, development and implementation of new on-board technologies to both on real time data capturing based on vision (BEOS System) as well as data transmitting equipments from fleets to land in vice versa (red boxes).

Name of the Deliverable Action Deadline D1.1. Identification of fishing unit, whose discarding level need to be reduced. A.1 M6 (14/07/2010) D1.2. A manual on the strategies and solutions on board to reduce the discards A.1 M12 (14/01/2011) D1.3. Mapping of fishing activities and fishing impacts in a métier based approach for fish and shellfish stocks A.1 M18 (14/07/2011) D2.1. A report of the protocols for data collection and classification on board of discards. A.2 M12 (14/01/2011) D2.2. A report of pollutant profile in several types of fish discards. A.2 M18 (14/07/2011) D2.3. A report indicating the pollutant removal techniques more viable to be implemented, either on board or on shore. A.2 M18 (14/07/2011) D3.1. A report presenting the map of the fishing activity (based on the developed GIS models) for the selected fisheries/fleets. A.3 M36 (14/01/2013) 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. A.3 M30 (14/07/2012) D4.1. A report presenting the defined discards management environment, its operation and results. A.4 M36 (14/01/2013) D4.2. A report evaluating the implementation of the proposed discards management environment to other UE countries. A.4 M36 (14/01/2013) D5.1. A report regarding an integrated methodology for the assessment of environmental impacts specifically related to fish discards valorisation processes. A.5 M36 (14/01/2013) D5.2. A manual on a simulation and modelling platform integrating several parametric analysis tools for assessing sensitivity, variability and uncertainty. A.5 M36 (14/01/2013) D6.1. Annual dissemination plan A.6 M12 (14/01/2011) D6.2. Annual dissemination plan A.6 M24 (14/01/2012) D6.3. Annual dissemination plan A.6 M36 (14/01/2013) D8.1. Monitoring protocol A.8 M6 (14/07/2010) D9.1. After-LIFE dissemination plan A.9 M36 (14/01/2013) D10.1. Mid-term audit report A.10 M18 (14/07/2011) D10.2. Final audit report A.10 M36 (14/01/2013) Name of the Milestone Action Deadline M1.1. Determination of the discarding level by fishing unit. A.1 M6 (14/07/2010) M1.2. Identification of seasonal and spatial variability on the distribution and abundance of by-catch. A.1 M12 (14/01/2011) M1.3. Characterisation of zones based on principal species presents in the ecosystem A.1 M18 (14/07/2011) M2.1. Implementation of protocols for complete data collection on board in order to characterize properly the different fractions of discards. A.2 M9 (14/10/2010) M2.2. Validation of the protocol for discards management and preservation on board. A.2 M15 (14/04/2011) 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. A.2 M18 (14/07/2011) M3.1. Mapping of fishing activities (GIS models) and fishing impacts in a métier based approach for fish and shellfish stocks. A.3 M30 (14/07/2012) 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. A.3 M30 (14/07/2012) M4.1. Creation of the virtual environment for discards management. A.4 M3 (14/07/2012) M4.2. In connection with Action 3, definition of a virtual integral discards management pilot network centralized on APV. A.4 M36 (14/01/2013) M5.1. Application of a protocol involving an integrated methodology for on board and on shore environmental management of fish discards. A.5 M30 (14/07/2012) 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. A.5 M36 (14/01/2013) M6.1. FAROS Web Page A.6 M6 (14/07/2010) M6.2. Final Conference A.6 M36 (14/01/2013)