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Restoration and Management of Biodiversity in the Marine Park Site Arrábida-Espichel (Biomares)
Start date: Jan 1, 2007, End date: Jun 30, 2011,
Background
The Natura 2000 site Arrábida-Espichel is located just south of Lisbon, on the west coast of Portugal. The site was classified as an SCI due to the high marine biodiversity of the area, including more than 1 100 marine species of fauna and flora. Seagrass meadows in the site guaranteed shelter and food to the juveniles of many species of marin ...
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Towards Integrated Management of Ensis Stocks (TIMES)
Start date: Feb 28, 2007, End date: Jun 29, 2008,
TIMES focuses on developing the key points identified by the SHARE project and will benefit from the close collaboration already set up during the SHARE project. The project partners will continue to work together to ensure targets are achieved. TIMES proposes a series of integrated actions which will contribute to maintaining this important business activity in peripheral coastal regions for futu ...
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Environmental and Sustainable Management Systems in Extensive Agriculture (ExtEnSity)
Start date: Nov 1, 2003, End date: Feb 28, 2008,
Background
The promotion of EMAS and broader sustainable development is a priority of the 6th Environment Action Programme, as is the development of a thematic strategy on the sustainable use of resources. Before the projectâs start, there had been only two EMAS registrations in Portugal and none for agriculture (EU-wide there are only 12 in this sector ...
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Ensis Sustainable Collect (SHARE)
Start date: Feb 29, 2004, End date: Feb 27, 2007,
To address a growing commercial demand, certain European countries, such as Ireland and the United Kingdom, have developed the gathering of razorshells, which are exported. However, this little-known type of fishing leads to environmental problems. SHARE foresees making an evaluation of the impact of razorshell fishing, in order to put in place activities for conservation, and to develop technique ...
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Scientific Observatory of Artisan Fishing (OCP)
Start date: Dec 31, 2003, End date: Dec 30, 2006,
Certain towns of the Atlantic Area are highly dependent on traditional fishing, which is currently in crisis, so they are suffering from depopulation and a lack of services. In order to improve the local economy, protect the natural resources, and preserve the social and cultural heritage and motor of initiative that traditional fishing represents, it is important to react to this crisis. With thi ...
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SUBMED : Strategies for a sustainable subaquatic development in the Mediterranean Sea (SUBMED)
Start date: Jun 30, 2004, End date: Jun 29, 2006,
« SUBMED » sintéresse au tourisme subaquatique, à travers la plongée, en Méditerranée. Il a pour but de structurer une offre de haute qualité environnementale dans le domaine de la plongée et dorienter celle-ci vers des pratiques à caractère éco-touristique. Pour cela, le projet vise à mobiliser les collectivités locales, les acteurs du tourisme des régions littorales, et les milieux de la plongée ...
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Network to diminish the effects of the Dinophysis in the Aquaculture (NEMEDA)
Start date: Apr 30, 2003, End date: Dec 22, 2005,
Despite its success in the Atlantic Area over the last twenty years, the shellfish industry today is still threatened by the presence, on the coasts, of a micro-organism (a phytoplankton) which is harmless to shellfish but toxic for humans – Dinophysis – and which leads to the closure of aquaculture sites for long and frequent periods. Faced with the disadvantages and shortcomings of current techn ...
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