A semi-enclosed coastal shelf sea where fishing is the primary threat to ecosystem health. Its proximity and connectivity with the Celtic Seas Ecoregion with similar PETS and mixed fisheries provide a valuable chance to compare and contrast issues and solutions
Fisheries of Interest
- Beam-trawl fisheries
- Trawl fisheries
PETS of Concern
- Elasmobranchs
Areas of Work
- Bycatch estimation
- Developing camera/AI monitoring techniques
- Bycatch mitigation experiments
- Training workshops with fishers on using a bycatch mitigation support app
Other Case Study Areas
Region 1
Greenlandic waters
Region 2
Icelandic waters
Region 3
Azorean waters
Region 4
Celtic Seas
Region 6
The Bay of Biscay
Region 7
Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (ABNJ)