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world ocean summit Nice 2025
Trawling, plastic pollution and the seabed: the key issues at the Nice Ocean Conference
SEAwise project
Implementation of EBFM (Ecosystem Based Fisheries Management) within the Mediterranean, Western waters, the Baltic Sea, and the North Sea
LifeElife
reduction of the by-catch of many threatened elasmobranchs, critically endangered, endangered and vulnerable species, during the professional fishing activities.
The Bay of Biscay case study
History of dolphin fishing and protection in France since 1901.
Safety nets: Can smarter fishing gear protect marine life and keep fishers afloat?
Testing two techniques to limit by-catch: Dolphin free and Game of Trawls
ILVO
Through CO-CREATION to sustainable blue INNOVATION
EVERYFISH
Optimisation of digital catch monitoring and reporting in the European Fisheries
The Project WATCH IT
Sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) use the Azores as a foraging and calving ground.