Descrizione del progetto
Strumenti per la pesca artigianale sostenibile di specie marine invertebrate
La pesca artigianale di specie marine invertebrate è un fattore importante in termini di sicurezza alimentare e crescita economica. Sebbene tale attività sia sensibile ai cambiamenti della costa, viene spesso trascurata dalla ricerca sulla pesca e tenuta ai margini dei processi decisionali. Inoltre, le statistiche e i dati relativi alla pesca non tengono in considerazione le donne coinvolte attivamente in queste attività. Il progetto SHELLFISH, finanziato dall’UE, studierà i numerosi processi sociali ed ecologici che plasmano e influenzano la pesca artigianale di specie marine invertebrate attraverso una ricerca transdisciplinare svolta a Timor Est e sviluppando strumenti e strategie completi per generare responsabilità e sostenibilità di lungo termine. SHELLFISH unirà metodi antropologici, ecologici e di pesca per valutare l’eterogeneità, la portata e le dinamiche della pesca artigianale di specie marine invertebrate, e per identificare gli agenti ecologici e sociali del cambiamento, della vulnerabilità e della sostenibilità.
Obiettivo
Marine invertebrate Small-Scale Fisheries (SSF) contribute to food security, nutrition and to national and global economies and growth. Despite their societal and ecological importance and vulnerability to rapid coastal changes, these fisheries remain frequently overlooked in fisheries research, lack of management plans and are marginalized in policy-making processes. Moreover, the role of women, actively involved in these fisheries, is not reflected in fisheries statistics and census data. There is an urgent need for a global perspective in the management of marine invertebrate SSF combined with local assessments and monitoring that integrate fisher’s perceptions,views and knowledge. SHELLFISH aims to understand the multiple social and ecological processes underlying and shaping marine invertebrate SSF, while developing inclusive tools and strategies for their long-term accountability and sustainability. To achieve these goals, the present project will undertake transdisciplinary research in a small, insular country that will display “magnifying glass” effect to the entire process: from theory to applied science to the influence of policy-making processes. SHELLFISH will link anthropological, ecological and fisheries approaches to (i) assess the diversity, extent and dynamics of marine invertebrate SSF, and (ii) identify ecological and social drivers of change, vulnerability and sustainability. Parallelly, the firmly entrenched political position of the host institution in the third country, and a series of wisely planned outreach activities will facilitate the incorporation of research outcomes into policy and governance actions. The project results will create stronger links between knowledge production and societal transformation, and will be of particular interest, including in Europe, where ecological, socio-cultural, economic and political factors are key to explain the vulnerability, resilience, intersectoral and gendered opportunities of the SSF sector.
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MSCA-IF - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships (IF)Coordinatore
13572 Marseille
Francia