CEMARE

Past Projects

The following list represents a selection of externally funded research projects in which CEMARE has been involved over the past decade, either as project coordinator, a partner, or sole contributor. Links to project outlines are provided where available.

 

  • Project evaluation of the economic and social value of coastal ecosystems. Sponsor: FIBA. Duration:  October 2011 to December 2011. Project staff: Mr Pierre Failler, Mr Thomas Binet

  • Strategy of research for the development of fishery and agriculture in phase with global changes in the Cameroon. Sponsor: European development fund. Duration: February 2011 to June 2011. Project staff: Mr Pierre Failler, Mr. Thomas Binet

  • EPUFM - The effect of political uncertainty in fisheries management: a case study of the Northeast Arctic cod fishery. Sponsor: The Centre for Research in Economics and Business Administration Bergen / the Research Council of Norway. Duration: January 2008 to June 2010. Project staff: Dr. Aaron Hatcher

  • Quest- Fish - Predicting the impacts and consequences for climate change on global fish production. Sponsor: Natural Environmental Research Council. Duration: October 2007 to March 2010. Project staff: Professor Trond Bjorndal, Mr. Ben Drakeford. Quest-Fish Project Website

  • UNCOVER - Understanding the mechanisms of stock recovery. Sponsor: European Commission. Duration: March 2006 to February 2010. Project staff: Dr. Mintewab Bezabih, Dr. Simon Mardle (until end of 2006).UNCOVER website [Further details] 

  • ECOST - Ecosystems, societies, consilience, precautionary principle:  development of an assessment method of the societal cost for best fishing practices and efficient public policies. Sponsor: European Commission. Duration: January 2005 to June 2010. Project staff: Mr. Pierre Failler, Dr. Andy Thorpe, Dr. Haoran Pan, Mr. Thomas Binet. Ecost website

  • Valuing the role of living aquatic resources to rural livelihoods in multiple-use seasonally inundated wetlands in China for improved governance [Research consultancy, 2008-2009] more
  • RAMPAO - Reinforcement of the institutional strength of MPA network in West Africa [2008-2009] more
  • CAFE - Capacity, fishing mortality and effort [2006-2009] more
  • COBECOS - Costs and Benefits of Control Strategies [2007-2009] more
  • PRONE - Precautionary risk methodology in fisheries [2006-2009] more
  • DEGREE - Development of fishing gears with reduced effects on the environment [2006-2009] more
  • RENTS - Potential benefits of a wealth based approach to fisheries management: an assessment of the potential resource rents in UK fisheries [2009-2010] more
  • Reducing poverty and enhancing equality in the artisanal fishery of post-war Sierra Leone [2007-2008] more
  • Operational evaluation tools for fisheries management options. [2004-2008]
  • Feasibility study of the development of deep sea red shrimp fishing in the Ionian Sea [2006-2008] more
  • Ecosystems, societies, consilience, precautionary principle: development of an assessment method of the societal cost for best fishing practices and efficient public polices (ECOST). [2005-2008]
  • Probablistic assessment, management and advice model for fishery management in the case of poor data availability [2005-2008]
  • Precautionary risk methodology in fisheries [2006-2008] more
  • Development of fishing gears with reduced effects on the environment [2006-2009]
  • A hyperintensive fish farming concept for lasting competitiveness and superior production [2006-2008]
  • Understanding the mechanisms of stock recovery [2006-2008]
  • Capacity, F and Effort [2006-2008]
  • Operational evaluation tools for fisheries management options [2004-2008]
  • Technical efficiency for fisheries in Greece. [2006-2008] more
  • Improve scientific and technical advice for fisheries management.  more..
  • Probabilistic assessment, management, and advice model for fisheries management [2005-2007] more..
  • Societal cost of fishing practices and public policies [2005 - 2008] more...
  • Marine protected areas as a tool for ecosystem conservation and fisheries management [2005 - 2008] more...
  • Economic effects of the cod recovery plan on the mixed fisheries in the North Sea [2005 - 2007]
  • Sports fisheries (study of the economic and social importance of marine recreational fishing in EC waters)[2005 - 2006]
  • Operational evaluation tools for fisheries management options [2004 - 2008]
  • Ecosystem approach for sustainable aquaculture [2004 - 2007]
  • Invest in fish south-west [2004 - 2007]
  • Creation of multi-annual management plans for commitment [2004 - 2007]
  • Development and application of a computable model of general equilibrium to analyse the contribution of fisheries and aquaculture activities to regional development (PECHDEV) [2002 - 2005] more...
  • Technical developments and tactical adaptations of important EU fleets [2002 - 2005] more...
  • Policy research for sustainable shrimp farming in Asia [2002 - 2005] more...
  • Coherence of conservation and development policies of coastal and marine protected areas [2002 - 2005] more...
  • Strategic review of the UK fishing industry - policy advice [Jun - Dec 2003] more...
  • Estimating the level of excess capacity in the Scottish fishing fleet [Oct - Nov 2002] more...
  • Application of the principle of responsibility to fisheries policy: the impact of both national and EU policies on the livelihoods of poor people in Less Developed Countries [2001- 2001] more...
  • Fishery regulation and the economic responses of fishermen: perceptions and compliance [2000 - 2003] more...
  • Multiple objectives in the management of EU fisheries [2000 - 2003] more...
  • Margins along the European seafood value chain: impact of the salmon industry on market structures [2000 - 2002] more...
  • Value of exclusion zones as a fisheries management tool in Europe: a strategic evaluation and development of an analytical framework [2000 - 2002] more...
  • Technical efficiency in EU fisheries: Implications for management through effort controls [2000 - 2002] more...
  • Effective management for biodiversity conservation in Sri Lankan coastal wetlands [2000 - 2002] more...
  • Methods for consensus building for management of common property resources [2000 - 2001] more...
  • Measuring capacity of fishing industries using the data envelopment analysis (DEA) approach [2000 - 2001] more...
  • The management of conflict in tropical fisheries [1999 - 2002] more...
  • Applicability of economic indicators to improve understanding of relationship between fishing effort and mortality [1999 - 2001] more...
  • Participation in the European Union (EU) UNIverse Project [1999 - 1999] more...
  • Sustainable development of African continental fisheries: regional study of policy options and policy formation mechanisms for the Lake Chad Basin [1998 - 2002] more...
  • Market-driven incentive structures for sustainable fisheries management [1998 - 2000] more...
  • Legal and economic analysis of foreign ownership of fish production in the Atlantic [1998 - 2000] more...
  • Trawling ban as a management tool in the Gulf of Castellammare: effects on the small scale fishery economics and on the abundance and structure of fish populations [1998 - 2000] more...
  • Analysis of market for hake and implications for the management of fisheries in the Gulf of Lion and Gulf of Gascogne [1998 - 2000] more...
  • Strategic assessment of tropical coastal fisheries management.
  • Economics and the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP): perspectives for the future economic management of Europe's fisheries. Concerted Action [1998 - 2000] more...
  • The significance of economic incentives in fisheries management under the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) [1998 -2000] more...
  • Employment and the level of dependency on fishing [1998 - 1999] more...
  • Evaluation of fisheries agreements concluded by the European Community [1998 - 1999] more...
  • Bioeconomic modelling of the fisheries of the English Channel [1997 - 1999] more...
  • The implications for fisheries management systems for interactions between farmed and wild caught species [1997 - 1999] more...
  • Compliance with fishery regulations [1997 - 1998] more...
  • Sustainable management of renewable marine resources: a comparative study of management systems in Northwest African cephalopod fisheries [1997 - 1998] more...
  • Foreign trade and seafood prices: implications for the Common Fisheries Policy [1995 - 1996] more...
  • Policy and procedural studies of investment options for fisheries research [1995 - 1996] more...
  • Bioeconomic modelling of the fisheries of the English Channel [1995 - 1996] more...
  • Biological sampling of non-quota species [1994 - 1996] more...
  • Channel fisheries database [1994 - 1995] more...
  • Traditional management of artisanal fisheries, Northern Nigeria [1993 - 1996] more...
  • The role of producers' organisations in EU fisheries management [1993 - 1995] more...
  • Economic appraisal of the UK fishery for sea bass [1992 - 1994] more...