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Valorisation of the legally marketable fraction of the discard produced by trawling

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Description

The project “Valorization of the legally marketable fraction of the discard produced by trawling in the Spanish Western Mediterranean (VADEAR)” has been able to influence the valorization of bycatch, that is, accidental catches including discards, of trawling in the regions of Murcia and Andalusia with the aim of reverting to an environmental benefit.

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Line of action:

Marine ecosystems

Status:

Finalizado

Execution date:

2014

To influence the valorization of bycatch, i.e. accidental catches including discarding, from trawling in the regions of Murcia and Andalusia with the aim of reverting to an environmental benefit.

This initiative has contributed to improving the health of ecosystems and reducing the economic cost of catching per unit of effort, assigning an economic and environmental value to bycatch, reducing discarding and advancing in sustainable co-management of fisheries.

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Valorisation of the legally marketable fraction of the discard produced by trawling