Guidelines for co-creating climate adaptation plans for fisheries and aquaculture

Acknowledgments: We would like to thank everyone who was involved in the CEN Workshop Agreement process and who contributed to the development of the CWA 17518:2020 standard -Good practice recommendations for making climate adaptation plans for fisheries and aquaculture. Funding: Open access funding provided by UiT The Arctic University of Norway (incl University Hospital of North Norway). This work was supported by the EU Horizon 2020 project ClimeFish (Grant Agreement No. 677039).Peer reviewedPublisher PD

"Fish and folk" Fisheries policies´ influence on employment and settlement in fisheries dependent societies in The Faroese Islands, Iceland and Norway

The overall aim of this project is to facilitate research on the influence of fisheries policy on employment and settlement in fisheries dependent societies in Norway, Iceland and the Faroese Islands. By combining fisheries data and population data at the municipal level in Norway, we have shown that it is possible to study whether and how strongly the development in fisheries impacts relative population growth. We find that it is the general trends of urbanization and centralization, more than the development in the fisheries industry, that influence the development. The project has also identified data sets for Iceland and the Faroe Islands which makes it possible to carry out similar multivariate regression analyses. This will make it possible to compare results between countries

"Fisk og folk" Fiskeripolitikkens betydning for sysselsetting og bosetting i fiskeriavhengige samfunn i Norge, Island og Færøyene

The overall aim of this project is to facilitate research on the influence of fisheries policy on employment and settlement in fisheries dependent societies in Norway, Iceland and the Faroese Islands. By combining fisheries data and population data at the municipal level in Norway, we have shown that it is possible to study whether and how strongly the development in fisheries impacts relative population growth. We find that it is the general trends of urbanization and centralization, more than the development in the fisheries industry, that influence the development. The project has also identified data sets for Iceland and the Faroe Islands which makes it possible to carry out similar multivariate regression analyses. This will make it possible to compare results between countries.Det overordnede målet med dette prosjektet er å legge til rette for forskning på i hvilken grad fiskeripolitikk påvirker sysselsetting og bosetting i fiskeriavhengige samfunn i Norge, Island og Færøyene. Gjennom å kombinere fiskeridata og befolkningsdata på kommunenivå i Norge, har vi vist at det er mulig å studere om og hvor sterkt utviklingen i fiskeriene påvirker relativ folketallsutvikling. Vi finner at det er de generelle sentraliserings-trendene, mer enn utviklingen i fiskerinæringen, som påvirker utviklingen. Vi viser også at det finnes tilgjengelig tilsvarende datasett for Island og Færøyene som gjør at det også er mulig å gjennomføre tilsvarende analyser for å sammenligne resultater landene imellom.publishedVersio

Nordic coastal fisheries and communities : Status and future prospects

Coastal fisheries play a vital role in the marine sector of the Nordic countries and serves as a backbone of the economy of many smaller coastal communities. The coastal fleets usually have a big presence in smaller, more remote fishing villages, supplying local processing companies with raw material. The coastal sector is therefore highly important for regional development, as it represents a significant part of total landings and offers employment for a large number of fishermen, processors and other supporting industries. This report reviews the coastal sectors in seven Nordic countries, which include almost 20 thousand coastal vessels that are catching close to 900 thousand tonnes a year, valued at 1.2 billion EUR. The fleets are highly variable and the individual countries do each have their unique strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats, which are discussed in the report

Future Opportunities for Bioeconomy : Focus on the West Nordic Region

This final report provides an overview of bioresources in the West Nordic region focusing on Iceland, the Faroe Islands and Greenland, their utilisation and future opportunities based on green growth. The report provides good basis for strategic identification of beneficial projects in the region. Based on the results, a specific action plan has been formed consisting of four main actions; 1. Create a West Nordic Bioeconomy panel, 2. Establish an interdisciplinary Centre of Excellence (CoE) for the West Nordic region, 3. Arctic bioeconomy II – Project focusing on opportunities in biotechnology and 4. Program focusing on “The Blue Bioeconomy”