The purpose of UNCOVER was to develop recovery strategies for EU fish stocks that were outside safe biological limits. The principle objectives were to:
- Identify changes occurring during stock decline and their consequences for the prospects of stock recovery
- Enhance the understanding of environmental and biological mechanisms of fish stock recovery
To fulfil these objectives, UNCOVER took a multidisciplinary approach to:
- Synthesise and integrate relevant information from previous and ongoing research programmes
- Evaluate and develop strategies that incorporate biological and environmental factors, as well as technical and socio-economic constraints
