Outreach Programme

Management and Restoration of Endangered Skate Stocks Phase 2

jkeane — Thu, 23 Apr 2020 11:31:45 +0000

Management and Restoration of Endangered Skate Stocks Phase 2

The key importance of Tralee Bay (but also Clew and Galway) for endangered skates (and the skate-like angel shark) is well known and confirmed thanks to the first two years of EMFF work under the Biodiversity Scheme, and following on from Purse Search, IFI, ICES advice and the recent Irish Red List report. The threats to these species in the area are largely due to tangle netting for crawfish. The species in question are the white skate, common skates, undulate ray, common stingray and the angel shark.

Council of the European Union, December 2016, it was stated that The Commission and the Member States “that the current system of management of skates ad rays under generic TACs could be improved to fully address the need to sustainably manage vulnerable species and data limited stocks and allow for the sustainable exploitation of commercially important species.”

The overall approach is to mitigate the effects of static net fishing for crawfish in general, but especially in the Tralee Bay region. This must be accomplished with the buy-in and involvement of the fishing industry.

In 2019 the main efforts will be in completing synoptic surveys of Tralee Bay using the netting methods established in 2018 and to map the spatio-temporal distribution of egg cases in Tralee.

jkeane Thu, 04/23/2020 - 11:31

Partners:

Marine Institute

Inland Fisheries Ireland

local inshore fishermen

Marine Dimensions Ltd.

the Tralee Bay Angling Club

The project partners are Marine Institute, Inland Fisheries Ireland, with contracted assistance being provided by Marine Dimensions Ltd., the Tralee Bay Angling Club and the local inshore fishermen in Fenit, Castlegregory, The Maharees and Dingle.

Duration:

The project has a 2 year duration and runs between 2019 and 2020.

Project Outputs:

1. Produce egg case survey report containing the following:

a. details of the abundance and distribution of egg cases per month throughout the year in each area.

b. analysis of the local distribution of these egg cases within each bay, and likely spawning sites.

c. quantification of any possible temporal signal in spawning activity throughout the year (12 month period).

d. discussion of the results in the context of existing knowledge of the distribution and abundance of these species and their egg cases in Irish waters.

e. identification of essential habitats, spawning and nursery grounds as a basis of advice for management and conservation.

2. Report on netting surveys, covering the following:

a. Spatio-temporal distribution of species.

b. Comparison of catch rates and species diversity with previous work.

c. Identification of any mitigation measures short of closure of the fishery.

3. Submission to RIFF on conservation and management of endangered skates.

4. Restoration by means of release of captive bred specimens.

Follow the link to the dedicated project outreach website: http://raysawareness.ie/

Expected Benefit:

1. Strengthen the scientific basis for the importance of Tralee Bay (Galway, Clew) as essential skate/shark habitat.

2. Develop programmes to track recovery of the stocks, especially in Tralee Bay.

3. Mitigate the by-catch mortality due to tangle nets by measures including diversification to other fisheries or activities.

4. Collected data to be disseminated including via National biodiversity database.

5. Engage in public outreach to further goals 1-3.

Further Information:

Contact Maurice Clarke, Marine Institute, Rinville, Oranmore, Co. Galway at maurice.clarke@marine.ie

Project Cost - Projected:

€142,000

Related Projects:

Management and Restoration of Endangered Skate Stocks

Project Tags:

Biodiversity

Endangered Species

Outreach Programme

Skates and Rays

Species Restoration

Phase:

Project Status:

Completed

Publication

Skate and Ray Report Skate and Ray Report

raysawareness.ie

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Dissemination and Outreach of Marine Biodiversity Scheme

jkeane — Thu, 16 Jan 2020 15:27:27 +0000

Dissemination and Outreach of Marine Biodiversity Scheme

Outreach through a variety of media including webpage, brochures, presentations, storymaps and videos to disseminate Marine Biodiversity Scheme and projects to a variety of audiences. This includes policy makers, stakeholders, scientists and the general public.

jkeane Thu, 01/16/2020 - 15:27

Duration:

The project has a 2 year duration and runs between 2019 and 2020.

Project Outputs:

1. Up to date EMFF biodiversity website.

2. Scheme and project brochures and other dissemination material printed.

3. Image gallery, storymaps and outreach videos produced.

4. Output from Marine Biodiversity Scheme presented at Seafest and at other educational events.

5. Project Results presented at selected fora.

Learn Why Biodiversity is important in our Oceans & How to Protect it.

View the interactive Storymap Below.

Expected Benefit:

Engagement with stakeholders and dissemination of results and accessibility of information from Marine Biodiversity Scheme to a variety of end-users and stakeholders including policy makers, industry; non-governmental organisations, local community groups, peer scientists and the general public. A variety of media including webpage, brochures, presentations and videos will be used to disseminate project and scheme outputs to different audiences.

Further Information:

Contact Julie Keane at julie.keane@marine.ie

Project Cost - Projected:

100,000

Related Projects:

Dissemination and Outreach of Marine Biodiversity Scheme

Project Tags:

Support for MSFD and Biodiversity Support

Phase:

Project Status:

Ongoing

Dissemination and Outreach of Marine Biodiversity Scheme

dkelly — Thu, 15 Nov 2018 11:29:40 +0000

Dissemination and Outreach of Marine Biodiversity Scheme

Through awareness of information collected on Marine Biodiversity this project will enable engagement with stakeholders with an interest in Ireland’s marine resource.

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Duration:

The project has a 2 year duration and runs between 2017 and 2018.

Project Outputs:

EMFF biodiversity website for project information dissemination up and running;
Scheme and project brochures and other information dissemination material printed;
Image gallery and outreach videos produced;
EMFF Marine biodiversity forum hosted in 2018; Output from marine Biodiversity scheme presented at Seafest;
Project Results presented at selected fora.

Expected Benefit:

This projects supports the engagement with stakeholders and dissemination of results and accessibility of information from Marine Biodiversity Scheme to a variety of endusers and stakeholders including policy makers, industry, non-governmental organisations, local community groups, peer scientists and the general public.

A variety of media including webpage, brochures, presentations and videos will be used to disseminate project and scheme outputs to different audiences.

Further Information:

Contact Leonie O’Dowd at leonie.odowd@marine.ie

Project Cost - Projected:

€60,000

Project Tags:

Project Status: