Analyses of fishery effort in German fishing fleets
Project
Development of scientific fundamentals for establishing a balance between fleet size and available quotas.
The project aims at a better understanding of the relationship between fisheries and population dynamics of fish stocks in order to better predict and justify the necessity of fleet capacity adjustment measures.
Background and Objective
Fischeries are currently regulated via total allowable catches (TACs) and effort managment. It is hoped that effort managment can help to protect fish stocks from overfishing and illegal fishing. Another aim of this project is to evaluate whether there is a balance between sustainable fishing opportunities and the capacity of the German fishing fleets.
Target Group
Policy, Science, Public
Approach
Each year, relevant information is extracted from German logbook data to conduct analyses on the effort management in European waters. The data are provided to international working groups. Data are also used to address specific questions from the German Ministry of Food and Agriculture regarding fishing activities of the German fleets.
Our Research Questions
- How much effort is utilised by the German fleets in various areas and which gears have been mainly used?
- Does the current effort level lead to overfishing of stocks in mixed fisheries under the assumption of constant catchability?
Preliminary Results
- Advice to BMEL and EU with regard to fishing effort
- Reports of STECF sub-groups on effort management
- ICES mixed fisheries advice
Links and Downloads
<ul> <li><a href="http://www.ices.dk" target="_blank">ICES</a></li> <li><a href="http://stecf.jrc.ec.europa.eu" target="_blank">STECF</a></li> </ul>
Thünen-Contact
Involved Thünen-Partners
- Berkenhagen, Jörg Institute of Sea Fisheries
- Panten, Kay Institute of Sea Fisheries
- Stransky, Christoph Institute of Sea Fisheries
Duration
1.2008 - 12.2027
More Information
Projekt type:
Project status:
ongoing
Publikationen
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- Holmes SJ, Carlshamre S, Davie S, Demaneche S, Dolder PJ, Gil Herrera J, Kempf A, Abella JA, Andersen J, Döring R, Stransky C, et al (2014) Evaluation of fishing effort regimes in European waters - part 1 (STECF-14-12). Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union, 480 p, JRC Sci Pol Rep, doi:10.2788/12238
- Holmes SJ, Carlshamre S, Cole H, Davie S, Demaneche S, Dolder PJ, Gil Herrera J, Kempf A, Kovsars M, Ligas A, OHea B, Ozernaja O, Raid T, Ribeiro C, Silva C, van der Kamp P, Vanhee W, Vermard Y, Döring R, Stransky C, et al (2014) Evaluation of fishing effort regimes in European waters - part 2 (STECF-14-20). Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union, 844 p, JRC Sci Pol Rep, doi:10.2788/951989
- Rätz H-J, Kempf A, Döring R, Stransky C, et al (2013) Evaluation of fishing effort regimes in European waters - part 1 (STECF-13-13). Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union, 691 p, doi:10.2788/95715
- Kraak SBM, Bailey N, Cardinale M, Darby C, De Oliveira JA, Eero M, Graham N, Holmes SJ, Jakobsen T, Kempf A, Kirkegaard E, Powell J, Scott RD, Simmonds EJ, Ulrich C, Vanhee W, Vinther M (2013) Lessons for fisheries management from the EU cod recovery plan. Mar Policy 37:200-213, DOI:10.1016/j.marpol.2012.05.002
- Rätz H-J, Mitrakis N, Casey J, Abella JA, Andersen J, Bailey N, Bertignac M, Cardinale M, Curtis H, Daskalov G, Delaney A, Döring R, Garcia Rodriguez M, Gascuel D, Graham N, Gustavsson T, Jennings S, Stransky C, Kempf A, Rätz H-J (2012) Evaluation of fishing effort regimes in European waters - part 1 (STECF-12-09). Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union, 379 p, EUR Sci Techn Res Ser
- Casey J, Abella JA, Andersen JL, Bailey N, Bertignac M, Cardinale M, Curtis H, Daskalov G, Delaney A, Döring R, Garcia Rodriguez M, Gascuel D, Graham N, Gustavsson T, Jennings S, Kenny A, Kirkegaard E, Kraak SBM, Kempf A, Stransky C, et al (2011) Evaluation of fishing effort regimes in the Baltic Sea (STECF-11-11). Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union, 110 p, JRC Sci Techn Rep