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Project funded by the EUROPEAN UNION Common borders. Common solutions. COOPERATION BETWEEN ROMANIA AND UKRAINE IN THE FRAME OF CBC PROJECT: “STRENGTHENING THE REGIONAL CAPACITY TO SUPPORT THE SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF THE BLACK SEA FISHERIES” (SRCSSMBSF)- 88 Dr. Gheorghe RADU Dr. Tania ZAHARIA

Project funded by the EUROPEAN UNION Common borders. Common solutions. Black Sea Basin 2007-2013 Joint Operational Programme Title of the Project and acronym: STRENGTHENING THE REGIONAL CAPACITY TO SUPPORT THE SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF THE BLACK SEA FISHERIES (SRCSSMBSF)- 88

Project funded by the EUROPEAN UNION Common borders. Common solutions. Name of the Applicant: National Institute for Marine Research and Development “Grigore Antipa” Constanta, Romania (NIMRD) Name of the IPA Financial Beneficiary: Central Fisheries Research Institute, Trabzon, Turkey (CFRI) Partners: - Institute of Fishing Resources, Varna, Bulgaria (IFR) - Institute of Oceanography of the Bulgarian Academy of Science, Varna (IOBAS) - Southern Research Institute of Sea Fisheries and Oceanography (YugNIRO), Kerch - Central Fisheries Research Institute, Trabzon (CFRI) - Black Sea Technical University, Marine Science Faculty, Trabzon (KTU-MSF)

Project funded by the EUROPEAN UNION Common borders. Common solutions. Priority and measure Priority 2: Sharing resources and competencies for environmental protection and conservation Measure 2.1: Strengthening the joint knowledge and information base needed to address common challenges in the environmental protection of river and maritime systems Total duration of the Action: 24 months

Project funded by the EUROPEAN UNION Common borders. Common solutions. Human Resources - Project coordinator:NIMRD – RO - Scientific coordinator: NIMRD – RO - Scientific responsible: IOBAS - BG - Scientific responsible: YugNIRO - UA - Scientific responsible: KTU-MSF - TR - Financial manager:NIMRD – RO - Accountant: NIMRD - RO - Accountant: IOBAS - BG - Accountant: YugNIRO - UA - Accountant: CFRI -TR

Project funded by the EUROPEAN UNION Common borders. Common solutions. Project in brief The major task of the Project is to develop methods for joint-regional stock assessment for the Black Sea that will ultimately enable researchers to determine the condition of stocks and advice on management strategies. Overall objective Cooperation between the Black Sea riparian countries for knowing and rationally managing the marine ecosystem and its resources, carrying out diagnostics of fish stocks status as well as advice on management strategies Specific objectives - Harmonization of methods and tools to assess the present state of fish stocks by scientific surveys, holistic models; - Alignment of the common methods for sampling, processing and interpretation data from fisheries and stock assessment using analytic models; - Awareness of the fishery organizations and decision–makers from national fisheries regarding the need to use in the management strategies of the advice from research and joint – regional stock assessment.

Project funded by the EUROPEAN UNION Common borders. Common solutions. • Locations of the Action • Romania, Constanta County, Constanta; • - Bulgaria, Varna region, Varna; • - Turkey, Trabzon region, Trabzon; • - Ukraine, Odessa region.

Project funded by the EUROPEAN UNION Common borders. Common solutions. Main activities GA1- Exchange of good practices in the fields of methods and tools to assess the present state of fish stocks by scientific surveys, holistic models; GA2- Strengthening the joint knowledge and information base needed to alignment of the common methods for sampling, processing and interpretation data from fisheries and stock assessment using analytic models; GA3 - Promote of stronger integration and development of research, awareness and scientific partnerships in the fields of monitoring, control, protection and management of the Black Sea ecosystem and its living resources GA4 - Project information and communications activities; GA5 - Project management and coordination activities

Project funded by the EUROPEAN UNION Common borders. Common solutions. GROUP OF ACTIVITIES 1 Exchange of good practices in the fields of methods and tools to assess the present state of fish stocks by scientific surveys, holistic models 1.1 Prepare a comprehensive summary of methods used for assessing fisheries stocks in the Black Sea; 1.2 Regional meeting of specialists in stock assessment by scientific surveys from the Black Sea coastal countries, with consultancy from STECF/GFCM in Varna, Bulgaria, organised by IOBAS - realization by IOBAS of a best-practice guideline and protocol; 1.3 Working visits and trainings of specialists from Black Sea riparian countries in utilization of equipments and techniques for stock assessment by scientific surveys 1.3.1 Working visits and trainings of specialists at IOBAS, Bulgaria for using acoustic surveys in the assessment pelagic fish stocks; 1.3.2 Working visits and trainings of specialists in Romania, at NIMRD 1.3.3 Working visits and trainings of specialists in Trabzon, Central Fisheries Research Institute (CFRI)and Black Sea Technical University, Marine Science Faculty, Trabzon (KTU-MSF)

Project funded by the EUROPEAN UNION Common borders. Common solutions. • GROUP OF ACTIVITIES 2 • Strengthening the joint knowledge and information base needed to alignment of the common methods for sampling, processing and interpretation data from fisheries and stock assessment using analytic models • 2.1 Prepare a comprehensive Report of methods used for assessing fish stocks in the Black Sea by analytic methods; • - Presentation by Project partners of national reports on methods for sampling, processing and interpretation data from fisheries and stock assessment using analytic models; • Training course and consultancy at YugNIRO Kerch; • - Common protocols brought together in a " Manual of protocols on methods used for assessing fish stocks in the Black Sea by analytic methods realised in English by Ukrainian partner YugNIRO" • Manual of protocols on methods used for assessing fish stocks in the Black Sea by analytic methods realised in Bulgarian, Romanian, Turkish, and Ukrainian by each partner (translation of English version) ; • 2.2 Improve of some existent equipment as well as the purchasing of new ones. In this sense, the endowment with laptops, software and specific software for analytical stock assessment.

Project funded by the EUROPEAN UNION Common borders. Common solutions. • GROUP OF ACTIVITIES 3 • Promote of stronger integration and development of research, awareness and scientific partnerships in the fields of monitoring, control, protection and management of the Black Sea ecosystem and its living resources. • 3.1 Joint regional workshop for design of the awareness campaign and management plan; • - Realization of national reports on the actual state of fisheries and Report on state of the Black Sea Fisheries, in English; • - Setting of management objectives, reference points and performance criteria for Black Sea Fisheries • Will be prepared inventories of national authorities, focal points, scientists and non-governmental organizations concerned with fisheries. • 3.2 Preparing and distribution of the awareness materials • - Creation of leaflets, brochures and other materials; • Distribution of the awareness materials to stakeholders, fishery organizations and national authorities directly, or through web sites of project partners and national fisheries authorities.

Project funded by the EUROPEAN UNION Common borders. Common solutions. GROUP OF ACTIVITIES 4 Project information and communications activities 4.1 Organization of local meetings between scientists, representatives of decision-makers and stakeholders on partnerships in the fields of monitoring, control and protection of the Black Sea ecosystem and its living resources. 4.2 Participation in scientific manifestations and workshops in the field 4.2.1 Participation in meetings of the Advisory Group on the Environmental Aspects of Management of Fisheries (AG FOMLR) and Regional Activity Centre on Fisheries (RACF) – Black Sea Commission 4.2.2 Participation at regional meetings of specialists in assessment for Black Sea organized by STECF/GFCM 4.2.3 Change of information at regional/international level about the status of living marine resources 4.3 Preparation of scientific papers, their publication and/or presentation

Project funded by the EUROPEAN UNION Common borders. Common solutions. GROUP OF ACTIVITIES 5 Project management and coordination activities 5.1 Meeting of the steering committee/Kick off meeting 5.2 Monitoring of the project. 5.2.1 Realization of the Progress and Interim Reports. 5.2.2 Realization of Final Report with contribution of all partners

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Project funded by the EUROPEAN UNION Common borders. Common solutions. • Target groups • - scientists which are working in the field in the institutions involved in this project: NIMRD Constanta, Romania; IFR Varna, Bulgaria; IOBAS Varna, Bulgaria; YugNIRO Kerch , Ukraine; CFRI Trabzon, Turkey; KTU-MSF Trabzon, Turkey. They have activities that include fundamental, applied and technological development research in the fields of oceanography, marine and coastal engineering, ecology and environmental protection, as well as of the management of living resources in the Black Sea and other ocean areas. • students from marine science of the universities in each country bordering the Black Sea (annually is training more than 100 students in marine biology).

Project funded by the EUROPEAN UNION Common borders. Common solutions. Relevance of the Action for the targeted beneficiaries Taking into consideration that all Black Sea riparian states have access to the same resources, it is very important that information about them to be collected and analyzed using standardized methods. For assessment the transboundary distribution stocks it is difficult to combine the data from many sources and countries if they are not compatible. One of the problems common to each country highlighted by the Preliminary Transboundary Analysis of the Black Sea (2007) is the “inadequate capacity to assess the ecosystem and perform basin-scale assessments” and also poor co-operation between riparian countries for knowledge and rational management of ecosystem and living resources. In this context, the project promotes a stronger integration and development of research and scientific partnerships in the fields ofmonitoring, control and protection of the Black Sea ecosystem and its living resources. Also ispromoted the use of research results as a basis for the setting of management objectives, reference points and performance criteria, as well as for ensuring adequate linkages between applied research and fisheries management.

Project funded by the EUROPEAN UNION Common borders. Common solutions. Final beneficiaries - scientists who are members of the Advisory Group on Environmental Aspects of Management of Fisheries and Other Living Resources (AG FOMLR ); - scientists members of AG B (Advisory Group on Biodiversity) and Black Sea Subgroup for Fish Stock Assessment; - scientists members of SAC (Scientific Advisory Committee) - GFCM (General Fisheries Commission for Mediterranean); - national authorities from Black Sea riparian countries in the fishery field, decision - makers in the fisheries management, fisheries organizations, fishery enterprises and fishermen from Black Sea coastal area.

Project funded by the EUROPEAN UNION Common borders. Common solutions. Through its results, the project can: - Facilitate the dimensioning of the fishing activity depending on the ecosystem's capacity of support; - Support the establish of the total admissible catch depending on the stock status, permitting the efficient allocation of the fishing quotas and the corresponding dimensioning of the fishing effort; - Support the achievement of the maximum sustainable yield (MSY) without threatening the environment and living marine resources. - The project helps to the conservation of biodiversity, habitats and living marine resources, and proposes solutions for a management of regional fisheries based on the eco-systemic approach; - Through advice on management strategies, assure the stable places of work both in the production of materials and fishing equipment, and also in processing and marketing; - Contribute in the increasing of welfare of local communities, through the apparition of new places of work.

Project funded by the EUROPEAN UNION Common borders. Common solutions. Estimated outputs and results - Meetings of specialists in assessment from the Black Sea coastal countries; - Working visits and trainings of specialists; - A best-practice guideline for stock assessment using scientific surveys realised in the national languages of partners and English (a guideline and standardized protocol which include the sampling gear (feature and handling), the design of the survey, the information collected, and the management of the data as far as the common standard analysis of the data); - Manual of protocols on international methodology for sampling, samples processing, analysing and discussions of data and results, fishery statistics, stocks assessment by analytical models; - Report on state of the Black Sea Fisheries; - Management Plan for Black Sea Fisheries; - Inventories of the national authorities, focal points, scientists and non-governmental organizations concerned with fisheries; - Regional Workshop for design of the awareness campaign; - Awareness materials;

Project funded by the EUROPEAN UNION Common borders. Common solutions. • Contact person • Dr. Eng. Simion NICOLAEV- Project coordinator, Director of the National Institute for Marine Research and Development “Grigore Antipa” Constanta, Romania (NIMRD) • - Dr. Eng. Gheorghe RADU – Project scientific coordinator, Senior Fisheries Scientist in the National Institute for Marine Research and Development “Grigore Antipa” Constanta, Romania (NIMRD)

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