Projects - Closed Projects
| Title | Welfare of fishes in aquaculture |
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| Start Date | 2014 - 2018 |
| Description and objectives | As welfare in animal husbandry was of increasing public concern and of increasing importance, it was required to have an independent institution to discuss, prepare and publish an independent state of the art concerning welfare of fishes in aquaculture. Formerly, a working group within the Council of Europe acted as this body, but due to internal reorganisation within Council of Europe these activities ended in 2008 and there was no indication of a restart of such activities. EIFAAC as an independent body would be the ideal body to fill this gap. Project goals: to produce a summary of the actual knowledge concerning welfare of fishes in aquaculture and based on this knowledge to prepare a clear and concise statement by 2017. Countries participating: Finland, Germany, Ireland, Switzerland. |
| Budget | EURO 3 000 |
| Resource partners | In-kind contribution (staff time) of Members |
| Manager | Helmut Segner, Bern University (Switzerland) |
| Outputs | Publications: |
| Title | Capacity development on systems and methodologies of data collection in inland fisheries |
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| Start Date | 2018 - 2021 |
| Description and objectives | Inland fisheries, both commercial and recreational, lacks data and information, which prevent many countries to develop and implement legitimate planning and monitoring. In the European Union inland fisheries is regarded under national management; no data needs to be provided to the EU by member countries. Even in countries where data is collected, procedures and requirements of data collection methodologies are rather diverse, compiled information is incomplete and incomparable. The lack of proper knowledge on the inland fisheries situation causes uncertainties and failures in planning and implementation of management programmes, policies, regulations or the evaluation of environmental, social and economic impacts. Project goals: to produce a scientific report on data methodologies used for valuation of inland fisheries in selected countries of the European Union. Countries participating: Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Germany, and Ireland. |
| Budget | USD 260 000 |
| Resource partners | FAO Technical Cooperation Programme project (TCP/RER/3706) on “Improved data collection for sustainable management of inland fishery resources in the West Balkans” In-kind contribution (staff time) of Members |
| Manager | Teppo Vehanen, LUKE (Finland) |
| Outputs | Publications: Visser, T.A.M, Valbo-Jorgensen, J. and Chomo, V. 2021. Good practices guidelines for data collection systems to support sustainable inland and recreational fisheries in the Western Balkans region. Fisheries and Aquaculture Circular No. 1218. Budapest. https://doi.org/10.4060/cb3261en |