FP6 BECAUSE
Critical Interactions BEtween Species and their Implications for a PreCAUtionary FiSheries Management in a variable Environment - a Modelling Approach
Status: Completed (February 2007)
Coordinator: Universität Hamburg - UniHH
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The sustainable management of European fisheries requires an adaptive approach that takes into account the long-term dynamics of the entire marine ecosystem so as to protect the biodiversity of our seas.
- BECAUSE investigated the interaction between predator and prey, and the shifts in their relative populations
- The project also looked into how fishing affects the balance of the marine food chain
- The interactions targeted for investigation included sandeel/predator fish, predators and prey of cod, and hake/prey fish
