On 25 March, a lecture was given on the EcoFishMan project, which deals with a new approach to fisheries management in the EU. Dr. Sveinn Margeirsson, CEO of Matís, delivered the speech. The meeting was part of a series of meetings of the Institute of International Affairs at the University of Iceland - Europe: Conversations with scholars.
The European Union expects the EcoFishMan project to develop a new methodology that will be useful in changing and reforming its fisheries management system. Emphasis is placed on co-operation with fishermen, fishing and processing and on the utilization of information from electronic catch diaries. The aim of the project is to promote environmentally friendly, sustainable and economic management with a special emphasis on traceability and to minimize discards.
The project is interdisciplinary and uses information on ecological, social, economic and administrative aspects. The EcoFishMan project involves a total of 13 institutions, companies and universities in eight European countries, including the University of Iceland and the University of Tromsø in Norway. The project is expected to cost 3.7 million euros over three years and the EU's grant is 3.0 million euros.
Dr. Anna Kristín Daníelsdóttir, division manager at Matís, is the project manager and dr. Sveinn Margeirsson, CEO of Matís, is with her on the project's scientific committee.
March 25. 2011, from 12 pm-13pm.
Lögberg, room 101.
EcoFishMan: A new approach to fishery management in the EU
Dr. Sveinn Margeirsson, director of Matís
The aim of the EcoFishMan project is to develop and contribute to the implementation of a new integrated fisheries management system in Europe based on increased stakeholder involvement: An ecosystem-based sustainable management system under a precautionary framework that will define maximum acceptable negative impact, target elimination of discards and maintain economic and social viability.
EcoFishMan is an interdisciplinary project which uses information based on ecological, sociological, economic and management factors. Thirteen institutions, companies and universities from eight different countries participate in the project, among which are the University of Tromsø and the University of Iceland. The allocated budget is 3.7 million euros over three years of which the EU allocates 3.0 million euros.
Dr. Anna Kristín Daníelsdóttir, project manager, and dr. Sveinn Margeirsson, director of Matís, are members of the project's scientific board.