Paul Dolder1
1 MARES Doctoral Programme on Marine Ecosystem Health and Conservation
October 04, 2016 9:00 (PST): FSH 203
Progressing scientific advice and management of mixed demersal fisheries in
Europe
In Europe, scientific advice for managing multi-gear, multi-country mixed
fisheries is rapidly developing. Reforms to the EU’s Common Fisheries Policy
have given priority to the development and implementation of fishery-based
management plans and emphasize the importance of understanding how technical
interactions impede effective management of all stocks caught in mixed
fisheries. Modelling approaches which i) characterize these interactions and,
ii) can simulate a range of management options to contrast their bio-economic
impact, are gaining prominence. In this talk I’ll give an overview of the
developments happening within the EU and the ICES frameworks and highlight how
my PhD research aims to improve our ability to understand fleet behavioural
dynamics in mixed fisheries so that managers can better evaluate different
management options.
