General Information
| Layer Info | |
|---|---|
| Category | Activities |
| Sub-category | Fishing |
Description
Small scale coastal fishing is composed, typically, by family-based businesses, where owners are directly involved in the fishing activity. Together with other maritime activities, small-scale fisheries play an important role in local economies.
Small-scale fisheries are especially important in the Mediterranean, where over half of the sector is concentrated and where it has been playing a dominant role in the livelihoods of coastal communities for centuries.
MSP Challenge
Small Scale Coastal Catch is a month-by-month, computer-generated data layer following this fleet's fishing catch calculated by the ecosystem simulation. This fleet doesn't fish in areas that are protected against small scale coastal fisheries.
A plan can also include a change in the fishing efforts for this fleet per EEZ. Activate the Fishing controls by ticking the appropriate checkbox under section 2b in the Plan Wizard. Subsequently, change the Fishing effort sliders under the Fishing tab of the Plan Details (maximize the Plans Monitor and select your plan)
Return to fishing.
North Sea
Not applicable. This layer is not yet available in the MSP Challenge North Sea Edition.
Baltic Sea
Not applicable. This layer is not yet available in the MSP Challenge Baltic Sea Edition.
Clyde Marine Region
Not applicable. This layer is not yet available in the MSP Challenge Clyde Marine Region Edition.
Adriatic Sea
Not applicable. This layer is not yet available in the MSP Challenge Adriatic Sea Edition.
Eastern Mediterranean Sea
Types
- Very Low Density
- Low Density
- Medium Density
- High Density
- Very High Density
Metadata
Data Source
Small-Scale Coastal Cathes is a month-by-month, computer generated data layer following calculations made by the ecosystem simulation (EwE). The simplified EwE Eastern Mediterranean model was adjusted for use in the MSP Challenge by Eyal Ofir.
For more information on how Ecopath-with-Ecosim (EwE) works, please visit our Wiki page or visit the official EwE website at https://ecopath.org.
Co-funded by the European Union.