LogoDiscardLess Strategies for the gradual elimination of discards in European fisheries

H2020 Discardless (2015-2019)

H2020 Discardless (2015-2019)

What can science do to help with the Landing Obligation?

The EU Landings Obligation: An ambitous Policy tha may impact the fishing industry in the short-term.

Q: How can science help mitigate such impacts, and so support the successful implementation of the policy?

A: Science cannot forces changes, but Science gathers and shares useful knowledge to inform changes! 

 

Discardless: Multidisciplinary Science that aims to: 

  • Understand the economic, biological and social drivers and impacts of discard
  • Propose a set of cost-effective Discard Mitigation Strategies: the DMS ToolBox.
Authors:
Clara Ulrich
Topic:
Discardless Project
Organisation:
DTU
Year:
2015
Publication ID:
DOI