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Cod egg counts from various surverys in the Irish Sea. Distribution and population structure of key marine fish species in Welsh waters

To inform nature conservation advice, NRW required a contractor to collate, review,…

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Supply of an observer to the Danish Seine fishery 2024

The purpose of this contract was to provide an observer to monitor bycatch in the…

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Octopus landings in 2024 based on data collected through the Record Your Catch App for under 10m vessels. MMO1440: Feasibility of a Potential Emergent Octopus Fishery

This study investigates the potential of an octopus-targeted fishery in southwest…

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Total aggregated estimations of wrasse landings (tonnes) within UK Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) between 2012 and 2022, averaged per ICES area (source: MMO, 2024). Wrasse & Sea Bream FMP

This project was a combination of an evidence review and an overview of management…

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Provision of Scientific Advice for Aquaculture

MRAG Europe Ltd in collaboration with MRAG Ltd, AZTI, AquaBioTech, Aquaculture…

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Blue Marine Foundation Non-quota species landings and value update

This project was a continuation of previous work on UK cuttlefish and whelk fisheries…

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Understanding and Exploring Co-existence Opportunities and Displacement Issues with Marine Sectors

The Marine Management Organisation commissioned this project to contribute to their…

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Study to assess the robustness of mixed fisheries scenario assumptions

This project supported the ICES mixed-fisheries assessment process, investigating the…

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REM Data Integration

The goal of the project was to explore how data from Remote Electronic Monitoring (REM…

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Map UK NEAFC Registerd Ports IUU Documentation and Controls

This project was completed by MRAG Ltd and RPA Ltd under Lot 6: Marine and Fisheries R…

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Quantify the carbon emission abatement potential to different decarbonization solutions for the UK fishing sector

This report helps to build an understanding of how the fisheries sector impacts the…

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Defining the geographic scale of fish species populations, for impact assessments of low carbon energy projects and marine spatial planning

There is currently no common understanding of how best to quantify the spatial scale…

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MRAG Project The management of Scotland’s seal populations

The purpose of this work was to provide a robust analysis and synthesis of the…

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Adapting postharvest activities in the value chain of fisheries and aquaculture to the effects of climate change and mitigating their climate footprint through the reduction of greenhouse gases emissions

This specific contract focused on providing a synopsis of fisheries and aquaculture…

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Development of Marine and Diadromous Fish Sensitivity Assessments for FeAST

This project prepared sensitivity assessments for 34 Scottish fish species of…

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Risk-based approach to Remote Electronic Monitoring for inshore fisheries

MRAG Ltd was contracted by Natural England to deliver a project developing a modular-…

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CEN/TC 466/WG 1 Technical requirements of circular design of fishing gear (CDFG)

The European Commission (EC) and the European Committee for Standardisation (CEN) will…

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Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay Climate change and the Common Fisheries Policy: adaptation and building resilience to the effects of climate change on fisheries and reducing emissions of greenhouse gases from fishing

By 31 December 2022 the European Commission will prepare a report on the functioning…

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Study on state of the art scientific information on the impacts of aquaculture activities in Europe

Aquaculture is one of the world’s fastest-growing industries and is an increasingly…

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Image by simone saponetto from Pixabay Improving environmental sustainability of deep sea fisheries with emphasis on the conservation of Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems (VMEs)

In 2018 the European Commission commissioned a study aiming at providing a…

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Study on the main effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the EU fishing and aquaculture sectors

The COVID-19 pandemic and the measures taken to confine its spread have impacted…

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MRAG Project A study providing an overview of the effects of offshore wind farms on fisheries and aquaculture

As a consortium partner, MRAG provided an overview of the effects of offshore wind…

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Image by Quang Nguyen vinh from Pixabay Coordinated assessments of marine species and habitats under the Birds and Habitats Directives and the Marine Strategy Framework Directive

The study aim was to support the Commission’s work to better coordinate assessments of…

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Overview of the state of data collection and scientific advice in the European Outermost Regions with case study on a roadmap towards regular stock assessment in French Guiana

The European Commission has recognised a need to assess the state of fisheries data…

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