Fisheries & aquaculture (FAIR

Directorate-General For Research And Innovation

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1994-98): Selected projects from the research programme for agriculture and fisheries including agro-industry, food technology, forestry, aquaculture & rural development (FAIR)
Medical and biological research
Fisheries policy

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• Oceanography
• Médecine

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• Publié par: DIRECTORATE-GENERAL-FOR-RESEARCH-AND-INNOVATION
• Nombre de lectures: 20
• EAN13: 928283039
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 7 Mo

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PROJECT SYNOPSES
Volume VI: Fisheries
& Aquaculture
(FAIR : 1994-98)
Selected projects from the
research programme for
Agriculture and Fisheries
including agro-industry, food
technology, forestry,
aquaculture & rural
development (FAIR)
THIRD
EUROPEAN
MARINE SCIENCE
AND TECHNOLOGY
CONFERENCE
Lisbon, 23-27 May 1998 European Commission
PROJECT SYNOPSES
Volume VI:
Fisheries & Aquaculture
(FAIR: 1994-98)
Selected projects from the
research programme for
Agriculture and Fisheries
including agro-industry,
food technology, forestry,
aquaculture &
rural development (FAIR)
THIRD EUROPEAN MARINE SCIENCE
AND TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE
Lisbon, 23-27 May 1998
EUR 18220 EN Published by the EUROPEAN COMMISSION
Directorate-General XII - Science, Research and Development
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Printed in Italy PREFACE
In 1993 and 1995, MAST, the Marine Science and Technology Programme of the European
Union, managed by Directorate General XJJ (Science, Research and Development) of the
European Commission, and EUROMAR, a marine technology "umbrella" within the
framework of the EUREKA initiative, organised the first 2 sessions of the so-called "MAST
Days and EUROMAR Market". It would have been unthinkable not to plan a third edition in
Lisbon on the occasion of the International Year of the Oceans. By and large, public
awareness of the oceans as a major controlling factor of mankind's future seems to be
growing, but there remains much to be done for promoting marine research and international
co-ordination on this matter. The time has come to present a more complete view of research
efforts carried out and co-ordinated on a European scale. Therefore, other actors have joined
MAST and EUROMAR in organising the Lisbon conference: Directorate General XIV
(Fisheries) of the European Commission, the Environment and Climate Programme in DG
ΧΠ, and the secretariat of the European Marine and Polar Science (EMaPS) Boards. Hence
the change of denomination to: Third "European Marine Science and Technology
Conference" .
MAST dates back to 1989. The present programme, MAST-ΠΙ, will terminate at the end of
this year; its budget was 244 million ECU, a five-fold increase compared to MAST-I. The
ultimate objective of research is to understand the functioning of marine systems around
Europe, both in shelf and deep seas, and thus to help establishing the scientific and technical
basis for their exploitation, management and protection.
Fisheries and aquaculture research was initiated at European Community level in 1988 and
has taken since then several denominations: FAR 1988-92, AIR 1990-94, and now FAIR
1994-98. The programmes concentrated on the promotion of research in support of the
Common Fisheries Policy, dealing with fisheries management, aquaculture, product
development and, more recently, the interactions between fisheries, aquaculture and the
marine environment.
The Environment research programmes of the 1970's and 80's already addressed issues of
marine pollution and ecotoxicology. These topics have remained on the agenda of successor
programmes: STEP (1989-92), Environment (1990-94) and the current Environment and
Climate Programme (1994-98). Due to an obvious risk of overlap with MAST in the coastal
zone, both programmes are co-operating on the management of projects on coastal
ecosystems, in conformity with the so-called ELOISE science plan. Finally, the Environment
and Climate Programme also supports some marine research, especially in sub-arctic seas,
through climate-oriented projects.
By contrast with the EU programmes outlined above, EUROMAR is industry-led. Launched
in 1986, it deals with the development, application and successful exploitation of Europe's
advanced marine technology and tends to operate closer to the market than MAST. In recent
years, it has become apparent that the scheme needs some adaptation to changing conditions
in Europe and in the world. EUROMAR looks set to evolve into a form of network of
manufacturers, research institutes and end-users.
A really complete overview of marine and maritime research supported by the EU should include activities on
renewable energies and industrial and material technologies managed by DG XII, as well as marine related
activities in DG XVII (ENERGY), DG VII (TRANSPORT) and the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the
European Commission. The European Marine and Polar Science (EMaPS) Boards were established in 1995 under the
auspices of the European Science Foundation (ESF), and are served by a permanent
secretariat hosted by ESF in Strasbourg. The boards are intended to improve co-ordination
between European organisations in marine and polar science and seek to develop scientific
strategies. The boards and the secretariat are also active in facilitating the implementation of
scientific challenges of the future. In many ways, the roles of EMaPS and of the Commission
can be seen as complementary and it is therefore natural that both bodies should co-operate
closely.
As this preface is being written, the procedure leading to the adoption of the EU Fifth
Framework Programme for the period 1998-2002 is under way. EU research ministers have
agreed on the structure of FP5: it departs radically from that of its predecessors. In the place
of the current so-called "specific" programmes, such as MAST, FAIR, Environment and
Climate, we have a structure dominated by "key actions", e.g., for what relates to marine
research: "global change, climate and biodiversity", "sustainable marine ecosystems",
"sustainable agriculture, fisheries and forestry", "land transport ande technologies".
The novelty of the approach seems obvious, not least because it focuses on problems instead
of processes, and stresses the need that the scientific community address socio-economic
issues in preparing projects and implementing research.
This conference must therefore serve a dual purpose: to review the past decade of European
marine research programmes, and to pave the way for future developments in this domain.
All colleagues from the Commission, EMaPS and EUROMAR have to be thanked who
joined their efforts in preparing such an outstanding blend of scientific sessions and
discussion meetings. While it is left to the conference proceedings to capture the flavour of
the discussions held at Lisbon, the project synopses presented here record the state of
integration reached in recent years by the community of marine scientists in Europe.
Brussels, in March 1998
Jean Boissonnas Willem Brugge
Marine Science and Technology Fisheries and Aquaculture
IV FOREWORD
FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE PROJECTS - FAIR PROGRAMME (1994-98)
This publication focuses upon the selected 'fisheries and aquaculture" projects of the
European Union's "Agriculture and Fisheries including agro-industry, food technology,
forestry, aquaculture & rural development" (FAIR) Programme of Research and
Technological Development. This specific programme was adopted on 26 April 1994, as
part of the Community's Fourth Framework Programme. It concerned all of agriculture and
fisheries including aquaculture, horticulture, forestry, the related food and non-food
industries and rural development and was jointly managed by the Commission services of
DG XII E-2 (Agro-Industrial Research), DG VI FII-3 (Agricultural Research) and DG XTV
C-2 (Fisheries Research).
The objectives of the FAIR programme were to promote and harmonise research in the
major European primary production food and non-food sectors of agriculture, horticulture,
forestry, fisheries and aquaculture and its links with input and processing industries,
together with the rural activities, the end user and the consumer. This programme was
extremely diverse in nature, covering all aspects of the production and utilisation of
biological raw materials, with the aim of developing new markets, products, and processes
for the raw materials coming from agriculture, forestry and fisheries. It supported evolving
Community policies in the fields of, fisheries, forestry, industry, energy and the
environment, through pre-competitive research, technological development and
demonstration.
The FAIR programme was organised into five distinct scientific and technical areas:
1. Area 1. Integrated production and processing chains;
2. Area 2. Scaling-up and processing methodologies;
3.a 3. Generic science and advanced technologies for nutritious foods;