News and events

Knowledge management in fisheries science and policy

MariFish commissioned a study on Knowledge Management (KM) to help ensure that we gain the greatest possible value from the substantial knowledge held within the MariFish network. The report draws on a literature review carried out earlier in the study and which sets out the context for KM in the fisheries area. The report also gives the findings of a case study and concludes with a section on nine golden rules of KM. It suggests a number of practical actions that the MariFish partners can take in order to adopt some of the good practice referred to in the Golden Rules.

• Knowledge management in fisheries science and policy, Final Report (PDF, 846 KB)

MariFish selects three projects for funding through its “virtual common pot” programme

Following an earlier call for proposals, MariFish can now announce the projects that will be supported through its “virtual common pot” funding programme. A total of €3.7m is being committed by partners to support three projects which together will help develop the concept of operational indicators for fisheries management.

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Joint call for research to be announced soon

MariFish partners are embarking on a joint call to develop fisheries management indicators that will help to develop long term management plans for sustainable fisheries. More information on this can be found at http://www.marifish.net/publications under Work Package 8.

Collaborative Programme Meeting

A meeting will be held in Lyon, France, to develop a collaborative programme bringing together the existing research of 14 European partners. The leading scientists (specialising in gear technology and discard mitigation) of 16 research organisations will meet to discuss practical actions for bringing the individual projects closer together. For example, scientists may agreed to share data, exchange staff and coordinate the outputs of the research to improve communication and involvement of stakeholders. More information on this can be found at http://www.marifish.net/publications under Work Package 7.

Links to Event Updates

• MoU on collaborative project between partners now available (PDF, 253 KB)
• Marifish Newsletter No.1 now available (PDF, 440 KB)
• Symposium on Future Demands for Fisheries Research held in Roskilde, Denmark
• FP7 Seminar on Marine Sciences: MariFish involved
• Meeting to discuss Economics and Social Science in Fisheries
• 2^nd Steering Committee Meeting of MariFish held at the ICES Conference in Maastricht
• ‘Start-up’ Meeting a success!