en: Fisheries and Society

Institute of

OF Baltic Sea Fisheries

Ongoing projects • Fisheries and Society

German National Fisheries Profile (NFP)

Within the framework of the National Fisheries Profiles (NFP), a comprehensive contextualization of the EU fisheries sectors takes place, with particular emphasis on quantitative and qualitative social data.

Finished projects • Fisheries and Society

Return of the grey seal

As pleasing as the return of the gray seals is from a nature conservation perspective, it poses major challenges for artisanal coastal fisheries. A planned conflict management plan in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern is intended to achieve peaceful coexistence between gray seals and fishermen. But how does this look like?

Think Tank Coastal Fisheries 2045

What are the perspectives for German coastal fisheries in long-terms? This central question arises, when facing the crisis of German fisheries in the Baltic Sea or considering the current developments of Marine Spatial Planning and other issues in the North Sea.

What are the effects of a bottom trawl fisheries? (MGF-Ostsee-Fisch)

Bottom trawling is increasingly criticized for its impact on sea floor communities. The largest part of wild-caught fish on our plates however is fished by this method. But how does bottom trawling actually affect communities living on the seafloor of the Baltic Sea? And how long does it take before impacted communities recover after the cessation of this fishery? A large-scale national project is examining this question through an interdisciplinary lens: From sand grains and tiny unicellular organisms to larger bottom-dwelling fish, we are investigating the influence of bottom trawling in ...

Gill net fisheries: Development of alternative management approaches (STELLA)

Previous approaches to mitigate the potential conflict between passive fisheries and conservation goals were limited to the development and testing of possible measures. These measures include the discussed exclusion of fisheries from certain areas or a reduction of effort. Since currently the actual effort is not known, the success of such measures can hardly be estimated reliably. Year-round closing of larger areas would have considerable socio-economic consequences, not only for the fishing industry but also for directly (processing, maintenance, port industries) or indirectly (tourism) ...