AZTI to coordinate scientific advisory services to the EC on fishing outside the EU waters

• 4-million-euro agreement with the European Commission
• The guidance will focus on fisheries outside EU waters
• AZTI is leading this macro-project in which another seven European partners participate.
• The information gathered will also facilitate the implementation of management measures to enable sustainable exploitation of fishing resources.
• It will reinforce economic growth and food safety in coastal countries.

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IEO and AZTI researchers assessed the exploitation status of small gear fisheries in the Balearic Islands

• A team of researchers assessed the exploitation status of small gear fisheries in the Balearic Islands, for the first time considering most modes and target species of this fishery.

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Conference: “Marine Biodiversity – The Key to Healthy and Productive Seas”

• DEVOTES Project’s Final Conference will be held at the Madou building – European Commission’s Directorate-General for Education and Culture, Brussels (Belgium) from 17th to 19th October 2016.
• Its objective  is to bring together policy-makers, scientists and stakeholders from the marine field, to discuss how to bridge the gap between science and policy to enhance the health status of European seas.

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Anchovy biomass in the Bay of Biscay has lain among the three largest since 1987

AZTI’s scientists studying the anchovy stock in spring in the Bay of Biscay estimate that the biomass is among the three largest registered ones since the Bioman studies began in 1987. According to data obtained by our scientists, preliminary estimates indicate that the anchovy biomass currently exceeds 120,000 tonnes. Read more →

AZTI wins key contract in ICCAT’s Atlantic Ocean Tropical Tuna Tagging Programme (AOTTP)

• During ICCAT/AOTTP a total of 120,000 Skipjack, Yellowfin and Bigeye tuna will be tagged across the tropical Atlantic.
• The International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tuna (ICCAT) is implementing the Atlantic Ocean Tropical Tuna Tagging Programme (AOTTP) funded by the European Union and other ICCAT Contracting Parties.
• Within the context of a Large Tagging Programme of Tropical Tuna in the Atlantic (AOTTP) AZTI has been awarded a contract with ICCAT for tagging a total of 44,000 skipjack, yellowfin and bigeye tuna.
• An International Consortium led by AZTI has been selected by ICCAT to coordinate tagging activities at sea among six research centres based in Europe and Africa.
• The first phase tagging campaign will start in June in the Azores and cover a large part of the tropical eastern Atlantic area.
• The tag-recapture data gathered will be used to enhance scientific understanding of the biology (migrations, growth, mortality) of tropical tuna species and consequently to provide management and conservation advice across the Atlantic Ocean.

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