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Marine Protected Areas as a Tool for Ecosystem Conservation and Fisheries Management

Acronym: PROTECT
Period: January 2005 till June 2008
Status: Completed

Thesaurus terms Ecosystems; Fishing; Habitats (artificial)
 Institutes 

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  • Technical University of Denmark; Danish Institute for Fisheries Research (DIFRES), more, co-ordinator
  • Finnish Game and Fisheries Research Institute (FGFRI), more, partner
  • National Board of Fisheries, Institute of Marine Science, more, partner
  • Christian-Albrechts-University Kiel; Leibniz Institute of Marine Sciences (IFM-GEOMAR), more, partner
  • Universität Hamburg; Fachbereich Biologie; Institut für Hydrobiologie und Fischereiwissenschaft (IHF), more, partner
  • Sea Fisheries Institute in Gdynia, more, partner
  • Danish Research Institute of Food Economics, more, partner
  • Natural Environment Research Council; Centre for Ecology and Hydrology - Monks Wood (CEH), more, partner
  • Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (CEFAS), more, partner
  • Marine Laboratory Aberdeen; Fisheries Research Services, more, partner
  • National University of Ireland Galway; Ryan Institute for Environmental, Marine and Energy Research; Marine Law and Ocean Policy Centre, more, partner
  • University of Portsmouth; Centre for the Economics & Management of Aquatic Resources (CEMARE), more, partner
  • Institut Français de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer (IFREMER), more, partner
  • Netherlands Institute for Fisheries Research (RIVO), more, partner
  • University of Gothenburg; Faculty of Science; Department of Marine Ecology, more, partner
  • Fiskeridirektoratet/Havforskningsinstituttet (Directorate of Fisheries/Institute of Marine Research) (IMR), more, partner
  • University of Tromso; Norwegian College of Fisheries Science (NCFS), more, partner

Abstract
The aim of the PROTECT project is provide policy advice and develop methodologies to assess the potential of different Marine Protected Areas (MPA) regimes. MPAs will be assessed for their effectiveness to protect sensitive species, habitats and ecosystems from the adverse effects of fishing, to promote the enhancement of vulnerable species or ecosystems and to assist in the sustainable harvesting of economically valuable species.

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