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Book (stand-alone)Is there a future for artisanal fisheries in the western Mediterranean? 2007
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No results found.Artisanal fisheries are found all along the coasts of the COPEMED region, strongly obliging them to act in an uncoordinated manner, without effective associations to represent them and to make known their real problems as an important coastal community. This book has been conceived to expose to a wide public the problems of the artisanal fisheries, the obstacles to their development, and some possible avenues for such development. -
ProjectCOPEMED - Artisanal fishery communities in the Mediterranean: two case studies
Pêche artisanale dans la lagune de Nador, Maroc: exploitation et aspects socio-économiquesEvolution of the artisanal fishery in cilento, Italy
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No results found.Artisanal fishery in the Mediterranean region is a very attractive and interesting tradition. Because of its unpredictable operational pattern and its constant adaptation to internal and external phenomena it is difficult to really assess its status over time. The need to improve our knowledge of artisanal fishery and how it is conducted in the Mediterranean has been highlighted on many occasions and, in a way, still remains an ongoing issue. The FAO-COPEMED Project took up the opportu nity to initiate a sub-regional project activity to assess the situation of artisanal fisheries in the eight countries involved in the project (Algeria, France, Italy, Libya, Malta, Morocco, Spain and Tunisia) in order to contribute regionally to an issue which, to our knowledge, is usually treated in a very superficial way and only at national level. The present work illustrates two case studies dealing with small scale fisheries systems in two different and significant areas of the M editerranean sea: the area of Cilento in Italy and Nador Lagoon in Morocco. Even though the offshore industrial or semi-industrial fisheries are the most productive, smallscale coastal fisheries have a much greater social and cultural significance. Mediterranean artisanal fishing is a very variable activity. It encompasses many types of fishing gears and methods. Its resources, shared among various parties, move from one region to another, and the size of the fish catch varies from c ountry to country, as does its economical value. Catches are highly multi-specific and fishing intensities and strategies show very rapid fluctuations in space and over time. The variation of active fishermen and boats by area, sometimes over very short periods of time, is also a significant characteristic of the artisanal fishery sector. -
ProjectStrengthening Institutional Capacities for Sustainable Fisheries Management in the Western-Central Mediterranean - GCP/INT/028/SPA 2023Phase II of the CopeMedproject was designed to build upon the results achieved during Phase I, which took place between 1996 and 2005. The main objective of the project, which was co-funded by the Government of Spain and the European Union, was to strengthen regional cooperation in support of the sustainable management of fisheries, in a region where marine fishing resources are shared among countries with different socio-economic, cultural and development levels. The strengthening of research and institutional capacities in participating countries contributed to the provision of better scientific advice. In cooperation with other FAO regional projects, and in collaboration with the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM), the ultimate aim was to contribute to the sustainability of marine fisheries and of the ecosystem in the Western and Central Mediterranean Sea, taking into consideration environmental, biological, economic, social and institutional issues in scientific advice to fisheries management. The participating countries were Algeria, France, Italy, Libya, Malta, Morocco, Spain and Tunisia.
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