A new EU project aims to develop a new and alternative responsible fisheries management system for Europe.
EcoFishMan has a budget of around NOK 30 million and involves research scientists from throughout Europe. The research consortium is made up of experts from biology, quotas and technology to economics, sociology and law with project partner institutions in Norway, Iceland, the Faroe Islands, Denmark, the United Kingdom, Spain, Portugal and Italy. The project is headed by the Icelandic research institute Matis.
Over the next three years the scientists will closely examine the EU’s fisheries policy. They will assess what is functioning and what is not, come up with alternative ways of doing things, compare results and formulate a proposal for an alternative management system.
