minidisc, discardless… science in support of the lo clara ulrich, lars olof mortensen 11 march...

MINIDISC, DiscardLess…

Science in support of the LO

Clara Ulrich, Lars Olof Mortensen

11 March 2015 - NSAC

11/03/2015NSAC2 DTU Aqua, Technical University of Denmark

MINIDISC – Minimising Discards in Danish Fisheries• EFF Project from January 2014 to April 2015 [now July 2015]

• Launched to support and monitor the expected discard ban in Skagerrak in 2014… Then adapted to follow the political developments in 2014

• Design and conditions finally agreed with DFPO and D. AgriFish A. in autumn 2014:

– Free gear choice and removal of technical rules– Fully documentation of fisheries :

• Sorting and weighting of discards for 6 species• Data reported haul by haul• Cameras and REM (AnchorLab BlackBox system)

– A bit of additional quota for participation– A bit of money for netmakers

• Supplemented with a questionnaire process


14 vessels in the trial, 4 fisheriesVessel Nr Vessel name Area Gear Start Target

HM323 RALIMA Skagerrak D. Seine 17/9/14 Mix

S15 VERA MARIE Skagerrak D. Seine 17/9/14 Mix

HG398NITRIME

Skagerrak/Kattegat Nephrops trawl 20/11/14 Nephrops

S281FRANK MAIKEN


S430WELL-BANK


HM555 KINGFISHER North Sea Demersal trawl 16/10/14 Mix

L120 LINETTE North Sea Demersal trawl 29/11/14 Mix

L757 AALTJE POSTMA North Sea Demersal trawl 2015 Mix

RI344 MIKKEL-LOUISE North Sea Demersal trawl 21/11/14 Mix

RI427 METTE HELENE North Sea Demersal trawl 01/01/15 Mix

RI468 JULI-ANE North Sea Demersal trawl 01/01/15 Mix

R254 KATRINE KIM Baltic Sea Demersal trawl 14/12/14 Cod

R200 COMETEN Baltic Sea Demersal trawl 08/01/15 Cod

R194 ANDREA Baltic Sea Demersal trawl 18/12/14 Cod


Results-based management and Full Documentation Concept in practice

• Differences beetween gears must be large enough to be visible with current control/observers resources – over several trips and a longer period

• The primary source of information is fishers own reporting of discards (100% coverage, limited additional costs for the skipper but covered by the uplift)

• Camera for self documentation of reliability. Must be simple to check

• Standard observers coverage + some discard self-sampling

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ANCHORLAB


Results so far…• Ttrial has run for some weeks, all processes in place

• Ongoing analysis of data

• Sometimes it is only changes in mesh size

• …. But also signs of high creativity!


Results

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What we do now…• Quality check of all trips through video scanning

• E-log report produced every 2 weeks for all skippers

• Mid-term status : Follow-up and feedback meetings with skippers

• Extension of the questionnaire to non-participating vessels

• Analyses of the best gear modifications

• Selectivity manual

• Communication and dissemination of results

• Expending into … DiscardLess…


DiscardLess - Strategies for the gradual elimination of discards in European fisheries

• EU Horizon 2020 Program, 2015-2018

• 31 partners in 12 countries

• Developing new science, but also collecting and sharing knowledge developed locally/nationally

• Discards Mitigation Strategies (DMS) developed, compared and disseminated (DMS toolbox)

• Kick-off 21-23 April Bilbao


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tTRANSVERSAL THEMES:• Stakeholders Involvement• Technological Innovation• Cost Effectiveness• Control and Monitoring• Dissemination and Outreach

WP1Ecosystem scale

assessment

WP2Fishery scaleassessment

Multiscale baselines and assessments

WP3Adaptation of gear

technology

WP4Adaptation of fishing

strategies

Avoiding unwantedcatches

WP5From deck to first

sale

WP6Products to the

value chain

Optimal use of unwanted catches

Policy outreach

WP7Framing and implementing

the discard policy

WP8Bringing results to usersand spreading the word


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WP1Ecosystem scale

assessment




technology


strategies



sale

WP6Products to the

value chain


Policy outreach


the discard policy


Heath et al. 2014


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WP1Ecosystem scale

assessment




technology


strategies



sale

WP6Products to the

value chain


Policy outreach


the discard policy


Dolder et al. 2014

Dolder et al., 2014


WP9

Proj

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WP1Ecosystem scale

assessment




technology


strategies



sale

WP6Products to the

value chain


Policy outreach


the discard policy



WP9

Proj

ect m

anag

emen


WP1Ecosystem scale

assessment




technology


strategies



sale

WP6Products to the

value chain


Policy outreach


the discard policy


Data +Knowledge (scientists,

fishers…)

Datawarehouseand

Fact sheets

WWW dissemination and

end user comments

Overview of actualdiscards




WP9

Proj

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anag

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WP1Ecosystem scale

assessment




technology


strategies



sale

WP6Products to the

value chain


Policy outreach


the discard policy


TRANSVERSAL THEMES:• Stakeholders Involvement• Technological Innovation• Cost Effectiveness• Control and Monitoring• Dissemination and Outreach


NSAC Involvement…

• Contacts : – Coby Needle, Scotland : Coordinator North Sea/West of Scotland CS– Mike Fitzpatrick, Ireland : ACs and industry stakeholder contact– Me

• Anybody in Bilbao on April 22nd?

• Somebody in Stakeholders Follow-up Group

• Sharing national knowledge at regional/project level, information flow

• Annual case meetings : – Science progresses and questions / transversal themes checks– Annual monitoring of trends (biological, economic and social)– Collaborations in WP3 and WP4– ….


Thank you!!

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