The Scientific Institute of Food Safety, Animal Health and Environment BIOR, in cooperation with the Nature Conservation Agency and the Latvian Institute of Hydroecology, within the framework of the project "Research of protected marine habitats and determination of the necessary protection status in the exclusive economic zone of Latvia" (hereinafter - the "LIFE REEF project") invites you to a seminar in which will present the research carried out in the LIFE REEF project and discuss potential nature protection and fishing management measures in Latvian coastal waters.
We plan to discuss the following issues at the seminar:
Objectives of creation of protected marine areas;
Underwater habitats and marine ecosystem services;
Management of the round goby fishery;
Reduction of bycatch of birds and mammals;
Management of coastal fisheries;
Development of a nature protection plan for protected marine areas (planned area network, zoning and management).
Anyone interested is invited to participate in the seminar by filling out the application form by August 16:
https://forms.gle/v3KBcghogWGJCv5M6
Place
"BIOR", Lejupes street 3, Riga
Date and time
20.08.2024 | 10:00-15:00
Within the framework of the LIFE REEF project, the mapping and research of specially protected marine habitats of European Union importance is carried out in the Baltic Sea area. Scientific research of the LIFE REEF project is necessary to ensure the protection of habitats, which will contribute to the improvement of fish populations and bird habitats, as well as the creation of a comprehensive protection system of marine resources. During the project, it is planned to provide proposals for the creation and inclusion of new protected marine areas in the Natura 2000 network, as well as to develop a scientifically based coastal fishing management plan, providing proposals for reducing bycatch of seabirds and mammals. Also, the LIFE REEF project envisages the development of a unified management plan for all existing and newly created marine protected areas, also evaluating the possibilities of marine habitat ecosystem services.
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