Results

CABFISHMAN’s project partners are working to produce core results and tools to facilitate the ecosystem sensitive co-management of small-scale fisheries. You can explore the results of our work as they are published, or find them on the Interreg Atlantic website.

Alternative methods for the effective monitoring of small-scale fisheries

Alternative methods for the effective monitoring of small-scale fisheries

CABFishMan has undertaken a review of existing methods of data collection in SSF, with the view of creating a tool to enable SSF stakeholders to select the method that is best-suited to their fishery.

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Mapping, labelling, counting: cultural heritage from small-scale fisheries in the European Atlantic.

Mapping, labelling, counting: cultural heritage from small-scale fisheries in the European Atlantic.

CABFishMan has developed a tool to define and estimate the value of fisheries heritage across the Northeast Atlantic. The work covers both tangible and intangible factors, and presents opportunities for best-practice in sharing and preserving fisheries heritage.

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Development of a new evaluation matrix to score and rank perceived SSF gear impacts

Development of a new evaluation matrix to score and rank perceived SSF gear impacts

CABFishMan has developed a new evaluation matrix collating expert, experience-based insights on the perceived impacts of SSF gears on marine habitats. The matrix draws upon evaluations that explore multiple types of SSF gears in diverse habitats, and interacting with diverse components of the marine environment.

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Assessing the economic net value of SSF fishing grounds

Assessing the economic net value of SSF fishing grounds

Mapping SSFs according to their economic assessment is key to taking account of the varied services that these fisheries provide, and enabling them to be incorporated into and supported by ecosystem-led management structures. CABFishMan analysed existing data from the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF) in order to create maps of SSF activity according to its economic value.

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Assessing the perceived impacts of SSF gears on marine habitats

Assessing the perceived impacts of SSF gears on marine habitats

SSFs play an important role in the livelihoods of coastal communities across the European Atlantic, promoting employment, supporting coastal economies, and playing a key role in social and cultural wellbeing. To understand their impact on marine environments, we developed a comprehensive overview of the perceived interactions of fishing gears on marine environments in the Northeast Atlantic.

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CABFishMan GeoTool

CABFishMan GeoTool

The CABFishMan GeoTool is an open access, online web tool designed to provide key evidence in support of management decisions for SSFs in the Northeast Atlantic, providing comprehensive, harmonised and accurate geographical data and maps related to the distribution of SSF activity; their social, cultural and economic value; and their potential impacts.

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Harmonization and Analysis of SSF fishing activity data in the Northeast Atlantic

Harmonization and Analysis of SSF fishing activity data in the Northeast Atlantic

The harmonization and standardization of methods to estimate fishing effort and other key factors is a challenge felt across European countries. This report synthesises CABFishMan's work to review, harmonise and analyse the various methods in use across the Atlantic Area in order to obtain a complete dataset on SSF fishing activity in the whole region, using a standardised methodology.

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Development of Maps of SSF Activity and its interactions in the Atlantic Area

Development of Maps of SSF Activity and its interactions in the Atlantic Area

In this report, CABFishMan's Small-Scale Fisheries Innovation team details the processes used to create high-resolution spatial maps of SSF activity in the European Atlantic, geared at providing fisheries managers with valuable tools for protecting rights to fishing grounds.

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The Influence of Stakeholder Perceptions on Policy and Management

The Influence of Stakeholder Perceptions on Policy and Management

This report reviews existing research and case studies exploring the key drivers informing, and influence of, stakeholder perceptions on SSF management and policy.

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The Cultural and Heritage Ecosystems Impact of Small-Scale Fisheries on Atlantic Coastal Economies

The Cultural and Heritage Ecosystems Impact of Small-Scale Fisheries on Atlantic Coastal Economies

This report demonstrates the importance of a comprehensive valuation of small-scale fisheries, and describes data used to estimate the direct, indirect and induced value of cultural services of SSFs in the European Atlantic.

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