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MINIDISC, DiscardLess … Science in support of the LO

MINIDISC, DiscardLess … Science in support of the LO. Clara Ulrich, Lars Olof Mortensen 11 March 2015 - NSAC. MINIDISC – Minimising Discards in Danish Fisheries. EFF Project from January 2014 to April 2015 [ now July 2015]

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MINIDISC, DiscardLess … Science in support of the LO

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  1. MINIDISC, DiscardLess…Science in support of the LO Clara Ulrich, Lars Olof Mortensen 11 March 2015 - NSAC

  2. MINIDISC – Minimising Discards in Danish Fisheries • EFF Project from January 2014 to April 2015 [nowJuly 2015] • Launched to support and monitor the expected discard ban in Skagerrak in 2014… Thenadapted to follow the politicaldevelopments in 2014 • Design and conditionsfinallyagreed with DFPO and D. AgriFish A. in autumn 2014: • Free gear choice and removal of technicalrules • Fullydocumentation of fisheries : • Sorting and weighting of discards for 6 species • Data reportedhaul by haul • Cameras and REM (AnchorLabBlackBox system) • A bit of additionalquota for participation • A bit of money for netmakers • Supplemented with a questionnaireprocess

  3. 14 vessels in the trial, 4 fisheries

  4. Results-based management and Full DocumentationConcept in practice • Differences beetween gears must be large enough to bevisible with currentcontrol/observersresources – over several trips and a longer period • The primary source of information is fishersownreporting of discards (100% coverage, limitedadditionalcosts for the skipper but covered by the uplift) • Camera for selfdocumentation of reliability. Must be simple to check • Standard observerscoverage + some discard self-sampling AnchorLab 5

  5. Results so far… • Ttrial has run for someweeks, all processes in place • Ongoinganalysis of data • Sometimes it is onlychanges in meshsize • …. But alsosigns of highcreativity!

  6. Results

  7. Whatwe do now… • Quality check of all trips through video scanning • E-log reportproducedevery 2 weeks for all skippers • Mid-term status : Follow-up and feedback meetings with skippers • Extension of the questionnaire to non-participatingvessels • Analyses of the best gear modifications • Selectivity manual • Communication and dissemination of results • Expendinginto … DiscardLess…

  8. 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 alsocollecting and sharingknowledgedevelopedlocally/nationally • Discards Mitigation Strategies (DMS) developed, compared and disseminated (DMS toolbox) • Kick-off 21-23 April Bilbao

  9. Heath et al. 2014

  10. Dolder et al. 2014 Dolder et al., 2014

  11. NSAC Involvement… • Contacts : • Coby Needle, Scotland : Coordinator North Sea/West of Scotland CS • Mike Fitzpatrick, Ireland : ACs and industrystakeholdercontact • Me • Anybody in Bilbao on April 22nd? • Somebody in StakeholdersFollow-up Group • Sharing national knowledge at regional/projectlevel, information flow • Annual case meetings : • Science progresses and questions/ transversal themes checks • Annualmonitoring of trends (biological, economic and social) • Collaborations in WP3 and WP4 • ….

  12. Thankyou!!

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