Conference on

Strengthening fisheries sustainability outside EU

Took place at CETMAT Vigo, 26th-27th of June 2018

The FarFish project hosted a conference titled “Strengthening fisheries sustainability outside EU” in Vigo, 26-27 June 2018. The conference marked the official kick-off of the FarFish case studies, as scientists, authority representatives, fisheries operators and other stakeholders presented and discussed challenges related to the six FarFish case studies. The conference was well attended and provided excellent input to upcoming work in the FarFish project.

The agenda and presentations are available below:

26th June 2018  

09.00 Registration
09.15 Welcome (Paloma Rueda and Rosa Chapela, CETMAR)
09.40 The FarFish project in a Nutshell (Jonas Viðarsson, MATIS)

Session I   Advancing knowledge and capacities

11.05 Coffee-break

Session II Advances in management, monitoring and cooperation

13.00 Lunch

Session III Working Group: Case studies

  • 14.30 General introduction [Plenary] (30’ dynamics/incentives)

17.00 Closure

27th  June 2018

Session III Next steps for the Case studies

  • 09.00 Wrap-up and forthcoming activities [Case Study leaders & CETMAR]

Session IV Training actions of FarFish & Governance

10.30 Coffee-break

Round table on Strengthening High Seas governance

13.00 Closure