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FP6 - NECESSITY project

Programme: FP 6

Project Title:  NEphrops and CEtacean Species Selection Information and TechnologY

Acronym: Necessity

Duration: 2004-2007

Total Budget : € 7.725.286

Web site: www.rivo.dlo.nl/sites/necessity

Summary: The main objectives of the project are:

To develop effective and acceptable gear modifications and alternative fishing tactics in co-operation with the fishing industry to reduce the by-catch and mortality of non-target fish species in European Nephrops fisheries, and determine the biological effects and socio-economic repercussions of using these.

To develop effective and acceptable gear modifications, acoustical deterrents and alternative fishing tactics in co-operation with the fishing industry to reduce the by-catch and mortality of cetaceans in European pelagic fisheries.

To determine the biological effects and socio-economic repercussions of using these.

Contact person in ISMAR: a.sala@ismar.cnr.it  

Partnership:

  1. Cen­tre for En­­vi­­ronment, Fis­he­ries and Aqua­­­culture Science - UK
  2. Fisheries Research Services  - UK
  3. University of St Andrews - UK
  4. Sea Fish Industry Authority, UK
  5. Institut Français de Recher­che pour l’Ex­ploi­tation de la Mer - France
  6. Centre de Recherche sur les Mammifères Marins - France
  7. Finnish Game and Fisheries Research Institute - Finland
  8. Danish Institute for Fisheries Research - Denmark
  9. ConStat -Denmark
  10. Danish Re­search Institute of Food Economics - Denmark
  11. Institute of Marine Research - Norway
  12. Institute of Marine Re­search, Natio­nal Board of Fisheries - Sweden
  13. An Bord Iascaigh Mhara - Ireland
  14. University College Cork - Ireland
  15. Agricultural Research Centre  Sea Fisheries Department - Belgium
  16. Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agária e das pescas - Portugal
  17. Instituto de Ciencias del Mar - Spain
  18. Instituto Tecnologico Pesquero y Alimentario - Spain
  19. Istituto di Scienze Marine - Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche- Italy
  20. National Centre for Marine Research - Greece
  21. Institute of Marine Bio­logy of Crete - Greece
  22. Ege University, Fishery Faculty - Turkey
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