Projects

Coastal fishers have teamed up with three fisheries Local Action Groups (LAGs) to sustainably manage the local fisheries and ensure the fishers’ livelihood in the future. At the same time, they have developed an app, ProPesca, to facilitate the lives of the coastal fishers.

The Vistikhetmaar project has created an independent web-based knowledge platform of relevant scientific information. The platform is continuously updated to present the most up-to-date information from science and industry on various aspects of sustainable fisheries.

This fisheries LAG project has allowed a small company to scale up its production of algae and develop supply chains across the country.

Collaboration among fishers, scientists, manufacturers and public authorities on the construction and piloting of an 8-metre electric boat. The use of such electric fishing and leisure boats will cut CO2 emissions, while improving water quality and working conditions on the boats.

The HIPPOSAVE project allowed the researchers to learn more about the environmental and habitat requirements of this species in the Ria Formosa lagoon (Portugal), where the numbers have fallen by more than 90% in a decade.

The ‘SeaFilm’ food packaging project aims to create a substitute for single-use plastic film in conserving frozen fish with a new algae-based edible solution, whilst increasing product shelf life through the incorporation of bioactive seaweed extracts.

Four research organisations have developed a revolutionary monitoring tool that quantifies the freshness of seafood using artificial intelligence.

A small-scale fisher in France used EU funds to convert from trawling gear to seine to practice more artisanal fishing that respects the environment and the seabed.

Through scientific trials assessing growth and survival, researchers at Danmarks Tekniske Universitet (DTU Aqua) used EMFF funds to help release eels into the wild and assess the contribution of eel releases to the Danish management plan.