{"id":42117,"date":"2025-07-18T10:12:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T08:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.azti.es\/proyectos\/reduciendo-el-impacto-medioambiental-de-la-pesca\/"},"modified":"2025-07-28T10:06:24","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T08:06:24","slug":"reducing-the-environmental-impacts-of-fisheries","status":"publish","type":"projects","link":"https:\/\/old.azti.es\/en\/proyectos\/reducing-the-environmental-impacts-of-fisheries\/","title":{"rendered":"MARINE GUARDIAN"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<!-- **********************************************\n     ************* PAGE HEADER - DEFAULT ************ \n     ********************************************** -->\n    <header class=\"page-header page-header-default \">\n        <div>\n            \n    <nav class=\"breadcrumb\">\n        <ul>\n                            <li class=\"\">\n                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/old.azti.es\">Inicio<\/a>\n                                    <\/li>\n                            <li class=\"\">\n                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/old.azti.es\/en\/research-areas\/\">Campos de aplicaci\u00f3n<\/a>\n                                    <\/li>\n                            <li class=\"\">\n                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/old.azti.es\/en\/application\/sustainable-fisheries-management\/\">Sustainable fisheries management<\/a>\n                                    <\/li>\n                            <li class=\"\">\n                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/old.azti.es\">Proyectos<\/a>\n                                    <\/li>\n                            <li class=\"current\">\n                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/old.azti.es\/en\/proyectos\/reducing-the-environmental-impacts-of-fisheries\/\">MARINE GUARDIAN<\/a>\n                                    <\/li>\n                    <\/ul> \n    <\/nav>\n                                                    <div class=\"page-header-body\">\n                    <div>\n                        <div class=\"title-wrapper\">\n                                                        <h1 class=\"h1\">MARINE GUARDIAN<\/h1>\n\n                                                            <div class=\"post-date-categories\">\n                                    \n                                <\/div>\n                                                                                                                            <div class=\"page-header-description\">\n                                        <p><p>Reducing the environmental impacts of fisheries on marine species and h\u00e1bitats<\/p><\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                                                                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                                            \n                        <picture class=\"image default\">\n                                <source media=\"(min-width: 993px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/old.azti.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/marine_guardian.jpg\"\/>    \n                <source media=\"(min-width: 769px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/old.azti.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/marine_guardian-992x489.jpg\"\/>\n                <source media=\"(min-width: 451px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/old.azti.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/marine_guardian-768x379.jpg\"\/>\n                <source media=\"(min-width: 0)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/old.azti.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/marine_guardian-450x222.jpg, https:\/\/old.azti.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/marine_guardian-900x444.jpg 2x\"\/>\n                                    <img class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/old.azti.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/marine_guardian.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/old.azti.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/marine_guardian.jpg\" alt=\"marine_guardian\" title=\"marine_guardian\"\/>\n                            <\/picture>\n            \n                                    <\/div>\n    <\/header>\n\n    \n\n\n\n<div class=\"two-columns-content\">\n    <div class=\"two-columns-content-left\">\n        \n<div class=\"wp-block-azti-two-columns-content\">\n<h2>Context<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Marine fisheries have contributed approximately 80 million tonnes per year globally for three decades, playing a key role in food security and job creation. However, the fishing sector remains largely unsustainable: <strong>38% of fish stocks are overexploited and 79% of the EU&#8217;s coastal seabed is altered<\/strong>, with a quarter of its habitats lost, mainly due to intensive bottom trawling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although solutions for more sustainable fishing exist, they are often fragmented and lack real-time information to guide fishermen and policymakers. Despite this challenge, marine biodiversity has been shown to recover through effective fisheries management and reduced fishing effort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this context, the <strong>Common Fisheries Policy<\/strong> (CFP), the<strong> Marine Action Plan<\/strong>, the <strong>EU Biodiversity Strategy 2030<\/strong> and the <strong>Marine Strategy Framework Directive<\/strong> (MSFD) provide the regulatory framework that Marine Guardian uses as a reference to drive transformation in the sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>Objectives<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Marine Guardian will take a holistic approach to develop and demonstrate impact-oriented solutions to reduce the environmental effects of fishing on marine species and habitats, while supporting the economic viability of the sector.<br>The main objectives are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>To develop <strong>innovative technologies<\/strong> to reduce and prevent bycatch of sensitive and juvenile species.<\/li><li>Establish <strong>best practice guidelines<\/strong> to minimise discards and damage to catches.<\/li><li>Create <strong>decision support systems<\/strong> to implement effective mitigation measures that protect sensitive marine ecosystems and optimise fishing operations.<\/li><li>Introduce <strong>new methods of data exchange <\/strong>in seafood value chains, facilitating traceability, eco-labelling and corporate sustainability reporting.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>All solutions will be co-developed with fishermen, management authorities and policy makers, and validated in six real-life case studies, with the aim of developing a roadmap for sustainable fishing aligned with the objectives of the Ocean Mission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>Expected impact<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Marine Guardian will provide more than <strong>40 innovative solutions, <\/strong>co-developed with fishermen, management authorities, policy makers and other key stakeholders, and validated in <strong>six real-world case studies <\/strong>(>TRL6), ensuring their applicability and scalability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks to this comprehensive approach, Marine Guardian is expected to drive an effective transition towards more sustainable, environmentally friendly and resilient fishing in Europe in the long term.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5>More info: <a href=\"https:\/\/marineguardian.eu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><span style=\"color:#ffda00\" class=\"has-inline-color\">marineguardian.eu<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/h5>\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"two-columns-content-right\">\n        <div class=\"related-members\">\n              \n\n    <article class=\"member \">\n    <div class=\"member-inner\">\n        <div class=\"member-info\">\n            <figure>\n                                    \n                        <picture class=\"image small\">  \n                <source srcset=\"https:\/\/old.azti.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/ecuende.jpg\"\/>\n                <img class=\"\" 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        <tr>\n                <td>Partners<\/td>\n                <td>\n                                                <p>MATIS (IS) Coordinator; MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND \u2013 MUN \u2013 (CA); ESPERSEN (DK); DANMARKS TEKNISKE UNIVERSITET \u2013 DTU (DK); INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL FOR THE EXPLORATION OF THE \u2013 ICES (DK); AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIO \u2013 CSIC (ES); DATA FISH TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS SL \u2013 DataFish (ES); AZTI (ES); ZUNIBAL (ES); SJOKOVIN (FO); ROYAL GREENLAND SEAFOOD (DK); Brim \u00a0(IS); HAFRANNSOKNASTOFNUN, RANNSOKNA- OG RADGJAFA \u2013 MRI \u2013 (IS); HAMPIDJAN (IS); TRACKWELL (IS); Catchwise (NO); MELBU SYSTEMS (NO); SINTEF OCEAN (NO); CENTRO DE CIENCIAS DO MAR DO ALGARVE \u2013 CCMAR \u00a0(PT); HERIOT-WATT UNIVERSITY \u2013 HWU (UK); Marine Stewardship Council \u2013 MSC (UK).<\/p>                        \n                                        <\/td>\n            <\/tr>\n                    <tr>\n                <td>Duration<\/td>\n                <td>\n                                                <p>2025-2029<\/p>                        \n                                        <\/td>\n            <\/tr>\n                    <tr>\n                <td>Funding<\/td>\n                <td>\n                                                <p>European Union &#8211; Horizon Europe<\/p>                        \n                                        <\/td>\n            <\/tr>\n            <\/table>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azti.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Funded_European_Union_logo.jpg\" alt=\"logo_funded_by_EU\" class=\"wp-image-27462\" width=\"338\" height=\"71\" srcset=\"https:\/\/old.azti.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Funded_European_Union_logo.jpg 450w, https:\/\/old.azti.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Funded_European_Union_logo-300x63.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 338px) 100vw, 338px\" 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