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BENTHIS studies the impacts of fishing on benthic ecosystems and will provide the science base to assess the impact of current fishing practices.

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    We will study the vulnerability of different benthic ecosystems in European waters and analyse the physical impact of the current fishing practices on...

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    The different building blocks (work packages) of the BENTHIS project provide the knowledge on mapping, the benthic ecosystem, fishing impact, economy...

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BENTHIS in a nutshell

Acronym BENTHIS
Title Benthic Ecosystem Fisheries Impact Studies
Consortium 33 partners from 12 countries
Total costs 7.78 million Euros
EU contribution 5.99 million Euros
Duration 60 months
Project coordinator IMARES, Wageningen UR
  • BENTHIS flyer (1,52 mb)

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News

  • Fishing with trawl nets while maintaining benthic life Fishing with trawl nets while maintaining benthic life 29 November 2017
  • Vissen met sleepnetten met behoud van het bodemleven Vissen met sleepnetten met behoud van het bodemleven 26 November 2017
  • Quantifying the environmental cost of fishing on the seabed 18 July 2017

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Newsletter:

  • BENTHIS Newsletter March 2016 21 March 2016

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BENTHIS Final Report

  • BENTHIS Final Report 29 November 2017 (1,79 mb)

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Work packages

  • Framework and synthesis
  • Mapping of habitats
  • Benthic ecosystem
  • Effect of fisheries on ecosystems
  • Economics
  • Fisheries management

Case studies

  • Western Baltic
  • North Sea
  • Western Waters
  • Mediterranean
  • Black Sea
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