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COFASP - New methodologies for an ecosystem approach to spatial and temporal management of fisheries and aquaculture in coastal areas

Alternativ tittel: ECOAST

Tildelt: kr 6,2 mill.

I løp af de 42 månedene som ECOAST prosjektet har pågått har flere viktige resultater blitt oppnådd. ECOAST Prosjektet sitt hovedmål var å studere samspillet mellom sjømatproduksjon og andre aktiviteter i kystsonen. Prosjektet har hatt i sikte på å bedre forstå og regulere bruken av kystområder i forhold til behov for alle aktører. For å oppnå målet ble fiskeri aktivitet kartlagt i kystsonen og plasseringen av oppdrettslokaliteter. Viktig aspekt har vært å evaluere det økologiske fotavtrykket av havbruk og de vanligste problemene som oppdrettsnæringen står overfor i Europa. For å gjøre dette ble Norge, Adriaterhavet, Tyrrenhavet og Svartehavet brukt som et modellområde og miljømessige konsekvenser av fiskeoppdrett vil bli undersøkt inkludert trussel av sykdommer og parasitter. Dessuten ble fjordsystem på Island brukt som ekstrem nord-område i forbindelse med utvikling av metodikk. Det ble gjorde laboratoriestudier, feltstudier og desk-top studier for å utvikle ny metodologi for økosystembasert forvaltning av kystsone aktiviteter. Forvaltningen og aktører vil gis fokusert informasjon samt anbefalinger for tiltak for å forvalte kystsonen på en bærekraftig og sosialt akseptabel måte.

The main output produced in different case studies was related to producing maps that visualize the spatial extent of each anthropic activity, mainly represented by fishing activities, aquaculture activities and other activities, such as related to energy industries (oil and gas), commercial shipping routes etc. The same tool produced for each case study was a matrix of interactions, which allowed the users to identify the conflicts and synergies among all activities. In addition, maps of conflicts and cumulative conflict scores were produced in order to better understand and analyze the distribution and intensity of interactions between anthropic activities, especially related to fishing, aquaculture and other human activities in different marine areas.

ECOAST aims to identify, develop and test new methodologies for spatial and temporal management of fisheries and aquaculture in coastal areas. The overall approach will assess the impact of fisheries and aquaculture on coastal ecosystems, including essential fish habitats and conservation priority habitats, as well as synergies and conflicts between human activities. Building on previous methodologies and experiences the project will evaluate marine spatial planning in seven coastal case study areas having different ecological and socio-economic characteristics: 1) Adriatic Sea (ADR), 2) Ionian Sea (ION), 3) Black Sea (BLK), 4) Tyrrhenian Sea (TYR), 5) Baltic Sea (BAL), 6) Norwegian Fjords (NOR) and 7) NE Atlantic Coasts (ATL). The project outcomes will produce case specific evaluation of the ecological footprints of aquaculture and fisheries in coastal areas, maps of optimal areas for fisheries and aquaculture, evaluation of compatibility between fisheries, aquaculture and other human activities in coastal areas, as well as implementation of holistic methods and an operational modelling framework to evaluate and predict stakeholder responses to coastal spatial management options covering marine cross sector occupation of space. Several methodologies already exist to assess the impacts on the ecosystem and the socio-economic effects of some spatial management measures, as well as to spatially manage some cross sector marine activities, but none of them integrate all relevant management aspects for coastal areas. Therefore, the holistic methodology will cover in a single system different approaches and management aspects, identifying realistic spatial and temporal potentials and limitations for the integration of fisheries and aquaculture in coastal areas, in order to allow policy makers and stakeholders to evaluate management measures from different points of view and share decisions in a transparent manner on case specific basis.

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