Cel There is growing concern about the sustainability of fisheries targeting highly migratory fish species worldwide. Tuna and tuna-like species are exploited by multiple nations and the regulation of these stocks are, from a political perspective, exceedingly difficult. Management measures need of a sound scientific knowledge of the stocks and fisheries dynamics. Traditional stock assessment techniques cannot be used in this kind of fisheries, and there is an increasing need for the further development of integrated stock assessment techniques. The aim of the current proposal is the training of the fellow in state-of-the-art stock assessment models and the further development of these models through the inclusion of electronic tagging data, spatial variability of biological parameters, and projections of the models into the future. The south Pacific swordfish, Xiphias gladius, has been chosen as a base case, since assessments of this species are are scheduled to occur in the next 2 years, and due to the role of the EU fleet in the fishery of this resouce. The conclusion of the project would result in a highly trained scientist who can critically review stock assessments of the most important global fish stocks (tuna, swordfish, marlin) that are provided to Regional Fisheries Management Organisations. This would reinforce the position of the applicant as advisor in fisheries management in the framework of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission. Provision of this level of technical training is highly innovative, provide the EU with the capacity to readily obtain expert advice and will position the EU as a leader is this important area of sustainability sciences. Additionally, the integration of the training objectives and the applicant background would also provide the opportunity of leading some of the developments of the stock assessment models currently in use in tuna RFMOs and, therefore, lead to an independent research line. Dziedzina nauki agricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesfisheriesnatural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesenvironmental sciencessustainability sciencesnatural sciencesbiological scienceszoologyichthyology Program(-y) FP7-PEOPLE - Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013) Temat(-y) FP7-PEOPLE-2012-IEF - Marie-Curie Action: "Intra-European fellowships for career development" Zaproszenie do składania wniosków FP7-PEOPLE-2012-IEF Zobacz inne projekty w ramach tego zaproszenia System finansowania MC-IEF - Intra-European Fellowships (IEF) Koordynator PACIFIC COMMUNITY Wkład UE € 240 143,75 Adres PROMENADE ROGER LAROQUE 98848 Noumea Cedex Nowa Kaledonia Zobacz na mapie Rodzaj działalności Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments) Kontakt administracyjny Simon Nicol (Dr.) Linki Kontakt z organizacją Opens in new window Strona internetowa Opens in new window Koszt całkowity Brak danych