Projects

Real-time digital catch monitoring for small-scale bivalve dredge fisheries in Portugal

University research into the development of a real-time digital catch monitoring system on board vessels, to reduce catch of unwanted species and sizes of fish.

University research into integration of new technologies for sustainable and safe local fishing

A Finnish project aims to know where marine litter comes from, identifying the sources and quantities of marine litter in the Finnish marine environment, so as to be able to explore how to reduce it at source.

Re-routing shipping lanes is one way to reduce the effects of underwater noise on the marine environment. However, large-scale diversions happen only rarely and so until now ocean scientists have not been able to study how they might affect noise levels or marine life.

A project named “Be a fisher!” came about as an innovative partnership between fishers and a public educational institution to train future seafarers and fishers and promote their profession more broadly.

Two artificial reefs have led to improved fishing potential and are allowing for thorough research on the feasibility and impact of developing such areas. This reef project is currently the only one of its kind in the Baltic Sea to have provided data over such a long time period.

EMFF funding helped a small Croatian fish trading company develop a processing and packaging facility to diversify operations and increase quality.

A Bulgarian family aquaculture business operating in a Natura 2000 area had difficulty finding a solution to their fish being eaten by birds. They established a four-year contract with Bulgarian authorities to be compensated annually for production losses, allowing the protected birds to eat