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MuSSeL

Multiple Stressors on North Sea Life

Fisheries in Transition

The sub-project of the University of Applied Sciences Bremerhaven "Fisheries in transition" analyses the spatio-temporal distribution of fishing effort in the German Bight with the help of high-resolution satellite data in order to derive the pressures on the seabed and identify so-called "hot-spots" of change.

Funding

  • Funding Body

    Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF)

  • Funding Code

    03F0862C

  • Funding Amount

    143.815,60 €

  • Duration

    01.11.2020 - 31.10.2023

Facts

Background and Goals

Seabed life is subject to many natural and human induced changes, e.g. due to global warming, nutrient load reduction or fisheries. MuSSeL investigates the direct and combined effects of these factors on the seabed and benthic communities of the southern North Sea. The project partners are developing new modelling approaches to assess past, present and future developments. In the sub-project "Fisheries in Transition", the University of Applied Sciences in Bremerhaven analyses the spatio-temporal distribution of fishing effort in the German Bight with the help of high-resolution satellite data in order to deduce the pressures on the seabed and identify so-called "hot-spots" of change. The patterns of fishing effort are correlated with various factors, such as resource availability, the existence of priority areas (e.g. for offshore wind farms), but also with economic factors, and are used to parameterise an agent-based fisheries model. An investigation of different scenarios can provide options for future measures and thus support decision making.

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