This workshop, held under the Life Berlengas project - Conserving threatened habitats and species in Berlengas SPA through sustainable management, aims to present and share results among different countries about the latest solutions that are being trialled to mitigate seabird bycatch. This shared knowledge and the debate between European and national authorities will guide managers, researchers and the fishing sector into the next steps to stop seabirds from being bycaught on fishing gear, in particular linking to the implementation of the EU’s seabird Plan of Action.
Note: The workshop will be held in English
The registration period is now closed!
Short Agenda
09:30 - Registration
10:00 - 10:15 Formal opening with LIFE Berlengas partners
10:15 - 10:45 Eliminating bycatch – are Europe's seabirds off the hook? (Euan Dunn, RSPB)
Morning Panel - How to mitigate seabird bycatch: technology and innovation (Chair: Iván Ramirez, Birdlife International)
10:45 - 11:00 Trialing different mitigation measures to reduce seabird bycatch in Ilhas Berlengas SPA (SPEA)
11:00 - 11:15 Seabird bycatch mitigation in artisanal demersal longliners of the Mediterranean (Vero Cortés, SEO Birdlife)
11:15 - 11:30 Sea ducks bycatch mitigation trails in Lithuania (Julius Morkunas, LOD)
11:30 - 11:45 Coffee break
11:45 - 12:00 Seabird bycatch mitigation - Research & Development (Pete Kibel, FishTek)
12:00 - 12:15 Mitigation of seabird bycatch in the Special Protection Area (SPA) of Aveiro-Nazaré (José Vingada, SPVS)
12:15 - 12:30 Towards the development of novel mitigation measures in purse seine fisheries (Nina DaRocha, ATF)
12:30 - 13:00 Q&A
13:00 - Lunch
Afternoon Panel - The future - how do we tackle the problem (Chair: Science journalist)
15:00 - 15:15 Implementing the Action Plan for reducing incidental catches of seabirds in fishing gears (European Commission representative)
15:15 - 15:30 BirdLife – what do we need to do more (Bruna Campos, Birdlife International)
15:30 - 17:00 Roundtable and debate with national authorities (SEP, DGRM, IPMA, ICNF*)
17:00 - 17:30 Wrap Up
17:30 - Closing cocktail
*to be confirmed