Feasibility study of the development of deep sea red shrimps fishing in the Ionian Sea and depths below 500m using innovative methods of bio-economics and cost/benefit analysis

CEMARE staff: Dr Christos Floros (Christos.Floros@port.ac.uk)

Duration: 24 months, 2006 - 2008

Sponsor: Hellenic Ministry of Rural Development and Food (www.minagric.gr),

D-G Fisheries, Directorate for Marine Fisheries, Greece .

Scope

This research project aims to utilise the knowledge on the deep shrimp stocks of Aristeus antennatus and Aristeomorpha foliacea of the Ionian Sea (North Mediterranean) in order to provide scientific advice to the Greek government regarding stocks of the above species through bio-economic modelling and cost/benefit analysis.

Partners:

HCMR , Greece (www.hcmr.gr) – Project Co-ordinator: Dr Alexis Conides

Abalone, Greece (www.abalone.gr)

Project website

Website (in Greek only): http://deepshrimp.abalone.gr/index.html  

Contact

For further information, please contact:

Dr Christos Floros

E-mail: Christos.Floros@port.ac.uk