1. Activities IEO Discard Bycatch Team throughout 2009
Wide geographical coverage
Labs Vigo, Malaga, Murcia and Balearic
European waters and some extension to African waters
Technical and research work
Technical – DCR funds
IBDES project Probably extended
Research – EU and NCR funds among others
(New) REDES project (Tecnology & Gear Project)
(New) FAROS project (Tecnology and Ecology Project)
(New) BADMINTON (Ecology Project) Somewhere

2. IBDES Project Technical Project from DCR.
Main objective: To comply EU requirements
Contains basics from an observer program.
Deployment of observers
Sampling and “DCR” analysis
Source of data

3. REDES Project, Nat, Funded
Partners: IEO (Spain), CETMAR (Spain), University Vigo (Spain), University Coruña (Spain), Skateholders & Fishing Sector Companies (13).

4. FAROS Project – Life, funded
Integral Networking of Fishing Sector Actors to Organize a Responsible, Optimal and Sustainable Exploitation of Marine Resources (FAROS).
The main objective of the project is the development and implementation of an efficient and integral discards and by-catch management network, implying all actors present in the fishing sector (fleets, ports, auctions, industries, etc.)
Complete characterisation of the discards as raw material based on reuse and energy/mass valorisation potential.
Implementation of data based technologies on board to automate the catch composition and transmit data (position of the vessel and its activity, volume and composition of each throw, etc.) from vessels to the central supervisory system.
Optimal networking of fleets and in land agents
Development of a decision making support system for assessing different reuse/valorisation scenarios under risk assessment and environmental impact criteria.
Demonstration of the developed actions by defining a global network in the geographic area of Vigo.

5. FAROS Project – Life, funded
ACTION 1. Analysis and characterisation of the present discards situation on the target fisheries and fleets.
ACTION 2: Characterisation of the discards/raw material based on reuse and energy/mass valorisation potential.
ACTION 3. Implementation of data based technologies on board
ACTION 4. Optimal networking of fleets and in land agents.
ACTION 5: Development of a decision making support system for assessing different reuse/valorisation scenarios under risk assessment and environmental impact criteria
Partners: CSIC-IIM (Spain), CETMAR (Spain), CSG (Spain), IPIMAR (Portugal), IEO (Spain), Autoridad Portuaria Vigo (Spain)

6. BADMINTON Project, MF WP8, Pending Nat Resolution
Develop the knowledge of discarding patterns and factors in European fisheries
Evaluate the efficacy of selective devices and other discard management measures that have been implemented in the past.
Improve methods to analyse, monitor, and manage bycatch and discarding in European fisheries.
Work Packages (WP)
No. of WP
Title 1
Descriptive analysis of discards and total catch in European waters 2
Indicators of catch and discards in European waters 3
Environmental and technical factors affecting discard patterns 4
Socio-economic and institutional incentives for discarding 5
Mitigation measures to reduce discards in European waters 6
Project Management and Co-ordination

7. Future challenges To survive all these projects To be successful
More actions on two main research lines:
Gear technology
Spatial ecology
We are really open to collaborative actions as well as sharing actions and knowledge.