The North Sea Regional Advisory Council
Agenda No. 10
Paper No. 10.1
Executive Committee Meeting
28th February, 2013
Paper for discussion
Approaches for NSRAC to Participate in FP7 Projects
1.0
Introduction
1.1
NSRAC has been approached by 2 consortia to be project partners in forthcoming
FP7 projects; TEMPO and MAREFRAME. The purpose of this paper is to outline
both projects; the objectives and expected outcomes and for the Executive
Committee to decide if NSRAC should be an official partner in either of these
projects.
2.0
Background
2.1
NSRAC has been approached by the lead partner of TEMPO and MAREFRAME to
become a project partner in both projects. Both are seeking project funding via FP7
framework funding. Proposals had to be submitted to the Commission on the 5th
February 2013. As time was limited and there was no opportunity for NSRAC
members to discuss these proposals in advance of the submission date, NSRAC
indicated to both parties that the organisation would in principle become a project
partner subject to;
1.
2.
Approval to participate being given by NSRAC Executive Committee and
The projects being awarded FP7 funding.
2.2
Applicant organisations will be informed of the outcome in the summer of 2013.
3.0
Project Objectives and Outcomes
3.1
A summary of each project is given below.
TEMPO
MAREFRAME
Applicant Organisation
Wageningen University
Aims
Provide
the
knowledge,
understandings and mechanisms
to allow the implementation of
Ecosystem
Based
Fisheries
Management (EBFM) in Europe.
To provide the type of information
needed
by
managers
and
advisors to achieve EBFM and to
deliver in a form that is suitable to
stakeholders rather than the
scientific community.
Centro Technológico del Mar.
CETMAR
Develop new assessment methods
and innovative tools to integrate the
multi-species and ecosystem
approach to fisheries advice.
Objectives
Outcomes
Benefits to NSRAC
Development of a Decision
Support Framework
Cost / benefit analysis of changes
in management practices.
Analysis and development of
possible management
approaches.
Development of modelling and
analytical approaches.
Translation of scientific knowledge
and results of modelling into the
information
needed
by
stakeholders to implement EBFM.
Development of case studies
Input from NSRAC
Not known yet
Costs / Funding
Not known yet
Timescale
Jan 2014 – Dec 2017
Develop technologies and tools to
strengthen understanding of changes
in ecosystem and biodiversity; assess
cumulative impact of climate
variations and human activities;
develop decision support frameworks
and design a co-creation process
between the stakeholders and the
scientific community.
A scientific modelling tool which can
be used in ecosystem based
management.
A decision support framework,
pointing the changes in the practices
of the management advice.
A socio-economic cost benefit
analysis
Improvement in fisheries advice
To have input to definition of new
tools that will guide fishing advice.
To gain knowledge useful in preparing
NSRAC advice.
Support the tasks of the Working
groups
Increase working with scientific
community.
North Sea Case study developed
6 face to face meetings
4 remote meetings
10 days per year
€31,957 to cover costs of people,
travel and accommodation.
Jan 2014 – Dec 2017
3.2
Further project descriptions are given as appendices to this paper; Tempo App 1 and
MAREFRAME App 2.
4.0
Recommendation
4.1
The NSRAC Executive Committee are asked to consider both projects and consider
NSRAC’s involvement in these should they receive funding support.
Lorna Duguid
NSRAC Executive Secretary