Our Work

The overall scope of CABFISHMAN’s work has been divided into eight areas of activity, each led by representatives from our Steering Group and contributed to by our consortium partners. Find out more about our work, and how each area works towards ecosystem-led co-management for small-scale fisheries, below.

Communication

Communication

Our dedicated Communications Team facilitates interaction between stakeholders and project collaborators. Their priority is to ensure our work is disseminated in a manner that is meaningful and appropriate to all parties.

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Tool Development

Tool Development

We are designing an interactive tool which will allow users to describe and map small scale-fishing activity. By placing the Northeast Atlantic’s small-scale fishing within a wider context, this tool will facilitate fisheries management, education, public awareness, and habitat protection.

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Ecosystem-driven Management

Ecosystem-driven Management

An in-depth assessment of the economic, social, biological, and cultural benefits of a healthy ecosystem in the Northeast Atlantic will enable us to make recommendations for ecosystem-led fisheries management.

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Fisheries’ Natural and Cultural Heritage

Fisheries’ Natural and Cultural Heritage

Our analysis looks beyond fisheries as a source of food to consider their natural and cultural heritage values, allowing stakeholders to account for the real socioeconomic impact of fisheries and marine ecosystems across the region.

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Small-Scale Fisheries Innovation

Small-Scale Fisheries Innovation

To understand practices used by small-scale fisheries across the Northeast Atlantic, we are analysing and evaluating existing fisheries data to create a resource for all stakeholders in the form of a map depicting small-scale fisheries activity.

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Engagement

Engagement

Our Engagement Team transforms the results of the CABFISHMAN project into practical information that stakeholders can use. This team aims to quickly and efficiently develop methods for more sustainable fishing in the Northeast Atlantic.

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Coordination

Coordination

CABFISHMAN is led by our project coordinators, who ensure that progress is effective, relevant and on-target. This team maintains communication channels between all parties, ensuring that tangible co-management and ecosystem-based objectives can be delivered.

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Natural Capital

Natural Capital

To maintain ecosystem integrity and identify areas of high pressure on biodiversity, we are assessing the impacts of small-scale fishing activities across the Northeast Atlantic. This information will help develop measures that will secure fishing resources long into the future.

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