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EU Aquaculture Assistance Mechanism

Cooperation for restoring cockle shellfisheries & its ecosystem-services in the Atlantic Area (COCKLES)

Description

Short description of the project: COCKLES was a three-year project funded by the Interreg Atlantic Area Programme, aimed at restoring production and services provided by cockles, threatened by disease outbreaks and suboptimal management.

Tangible results: The project published a parasite and disease census book of the common European cockle that includes pathogens descriptions, illustrations, distribution along the Atlantic area, diagnosis techniques and respective risk management guidelines. In addition, the project developed a cockle GIS to facilitate the visualization of results and their application in the management of the resource throughout the Atlantic Area.

Application/relevance: These resources were meant to bring knowledge to stakeholders, policy makers, fishermen, reserve managers and educational staff through an ordered, synthesised, easily understandable way.

Details

Original Author(s)
Project Partner(s): Centro Tecnológico del Mar, Fundación Cetmar
Project Partner(s): NERC Centre for Ecology and Hydrology
Project Partner(s): Bangor University
Project Partner(s): Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera, I.P.
Project Partner(s): Consellería do Mar, Xunta de Galicia
Project Partner(s): Universidade de Santiago de Compostela
Project Partner(s): University College Cork
Project Partner(s): UNIVERSIDADE DE AVEIRO
Project Partner(s): Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa
Project Partner(s): Université de Bordeaux
Project Partner(s): Groupe d'Etude des Milieux Estuariens et Littoraux
Project Partner(s): Université de Caen Normandie
Financing Programme(s): 2014 - 2020 INTERREG VB Atlantic Area
Topic(s)
Animal Health and Public Health, Diversification and Adding Value
Geographical Coverage
European
Date
October, 2017 - September, 2020
Source