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MariFish

Coordination of European Marine Fisheries Research Programmes

Steering Group and Work Package Management Group Meeting,

17th and 18th January 2006

Introduction and Overview of MariFish Work Programme

John Lock MariFish Coordinator

What is an ERA?

ERA stands for European Research Area. The ERA concept was launched as a major strategic goal for Europe by European heads of state and governments at the Lisbon Council in March 2000. Part of an overall agenda to make Europe the “most dynamic and competitive knowledge-based society in the world”, the aim of the ERA is to improve the coordination and coherence of European research.

What is an ERA-NET?

An EU funded initiative aimed at encouraging the co-operation and co-ordination of national research activities through networking of research programme managers.

ERA-NETS involve the funders of research, not research institutes.

Aim of MariFish

MariFish will bring together the major European national funders of marine fisheries research to form an effective, working partnership in order to:

Exchange details on national research programmes and identify areas of common interest, gaps and duplication.

Improve practices in the planning and procurement of research through shared knowledge.

Link with and influence existing coordination and collaborative systems

Encourage coordination of research activities in key subject areas

Identify and facilitate joint funding of a strategic, forward-looking research programme.

Annual spend by the 17 partners on fisheries related R&D amounts to approximately €160m.

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Research Needs

Identified

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R & D Outputs

National Level

Fisheries Managers

National Commission Regional

ICES

Research Needs

Identified

R & D Outputs

National Level

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MariFish ERA.NET

Figure 1: The contribution MariFish will make to the co-ordination of marine fisheries research. Key: MS = Member States

R & D Outputs

R & D Outputs

R & D Outputs

R & D Outputs

R & D Outputs

Research Needs

Identified

Fisheries Managers

National Commission Regional

Questions Posed Advice Questions

Posed Advice

MariFish

MariFish

Figure 1a: Without MariFish Figure 1b: With MariFish

List of Partners1. UK – Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), Fisheries Directorate2. Norway – The Research Council of Norway (RCN)3. Germany – The Federal Ministry of Consumer Protection, Food and Agriculture (BMVEL),

and the Federal Research Centre for Fisheries4. Netherlands – Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality, Policy Department of

Fisheries (LNV)5. Sweden – Swedish Research Council for Environment, Agricultural Sciences and Spatial

Planning (FORMAS)6. Iceland – The Icelandic Centre for Research (RANNIS)7. France – French Research Institute for the Exploitation of the Sea, IFREMER8. Denmark – Ministry for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, Directorate for Food, Fisheries and

Agri Business (DFFAB)9. Portugal – Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries (MADRP)10. Poland – Sea Fisheries Institute in Gdynia (MIR)11. Cyprus – The Research Promotion Foundation of Cyprus (RPF)12. Greece – Ministry of Development – General Secretariat for Research and Technology

(GSRT)13. Ireland – Marine Institute (MI)14. Belgium – Ministry of the Flemish Government Centre for Agricultural Research – Sea

Fisheries Department (MGV –ALT)15. Scotland – Scottish Executive, Fisheries Research Services (FRS), UK16. Spain – Ministry of Education and Science (MEC)17. Poland - Ministry of Science and Information Society Technologies (MSIST)

Focus

To help MariFish achieve its many challenging goals the following statement of overall purpose has been adopted by the partners:

“MariFish will focus on that research which provides evidence to managers for the development of strategies for sustainable fisheries, including links with aquaculture, set within the ecosystem based principle.”

Objectives 1: Management

Develop a durable network of national research funders in member and associated states of the EU and integrate the new member states and associated partners into established common information, coordination and funding procedures. (WP1)

Exchange information on national commissioning mechanisms (procedures for establishing research needs, monitoring and evaluating research output) and develop procedures to establish common calls for funding joint research programmes, based on best practice. (WP2)

Objectives 2: Identification

Identify existing linkages and collaboration at the regional and international level and identify where more effective linkages are required. (WP3)

Identify linkages between fisheries and socio-economic sciences and consider how to achieve better integration for the benefit of fishery management. Identify other relevant disciplines outside mainstream fisheries science, assess present collaboration and enhance linkages. (WP4)

Objective 3: Analysis

Analyse nationally funded research programmes and identify where there are areas of common interest, gaps and possible duplication. (WP5)

Identify specific research topics which will benefit from collaborative pilot projects, jointly coordinated and managed through MariFish. (WP6)

Objectives 4: Implementation

Adopt a practical, direct approach to increasing cooperation and coordination by developing jointly managed research programmes in up to 5 key areas. (WP7)

Undertake a ten year forward-look exercise to identify strategic and innovative requirements for fisheries research and develop jointly funded programmes to address these. (WP8)

Management

WP1 Network development, management and coordination

WP2 Establish best practice for identifying, commissioning, and managing fisheries research programmes

Identification Analysis Implementation

WP3 Identify existing regional,

European and international collaboration

WP5 National research programme analysis

WP7 Prepare and commission shared

research programmes

WP4 Coordination and linkages between fisheries and socio-economic research, and other disciplines.

WP6 Analysis of special research topics and regional sea areas that warrant special programme coordination

WP8 Ten year Forward Look to identify and jointly fund a strategic programme of fisheries research

Observers

QualityAssurance

ImplementationWP8WP7WP6WP5WP4WP3WP2

S

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Consortium

Adm

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Work Package Management Group

MariFish Steering Committee

WP1

MariFish Management structure

WP 1 – Programme Management (Jan 06–Dec 10)

Jan-06 Jul-10Jan-07 Jul-09 Jan-10Jul-07 Jan-08 Jul-08 Jan-09Jul-06

Consortium Agreement

(T1.7)

Collaboration agreement

published (1.6)

Report id. Fish. Mgmt.

Drivers (1.4a)

Communications strategy document

(1.5)

Final MariFish report

1st meeting SC Management Group

• Prog. & WP Plans• Consortium Agrmnt.

2nd meeting SC • Consider deliverables• Comms. strategy

3rd meeting of SC • Consider deliverables• WP7 projects

4th meeting SC• WP7 pilot• WP8 guidelines

5th meeting of SC• Progress of WP7 pilot• Calls 1&2 projects

6th meeting SC• WP7 progress• WP8 progress

7th meeting SC

• Final meeting• Final report

Key Tasks & Deliverables

1st meeting WP Management Group• WP planning

2nd meeting WPMG• Review progress WP2,3&4• Report to SC on pilot options

3rd meeting WPMG• Pilot project WP7• Report to SC

4th meeting WPMG• Pilot project 8• Report to SC

5th meeting WPMG• WP 7&8• Report to SC

6th meeting WPMG• Review progress WP 7&8• Report to SC

Maintain and update information on MariFish Web-site (T1.3)

Fisheries Management Drivers (T1.4a)

Fisheries Research

Priorities (T1.46)Report id. research

evidence drivers (1.4b)

Implement Communications Strategy (T1.5)

• Regularly maintain and update information on MariFish Web-site (monthly)

Develop Comms Strategy

(t1.5)

MariFish Web-site

• Interactive h/p (WP5)

Steering Committee and Work Package Management Group Meetings

Key report to EU Key report to EU

Jan-11

Interface with Commission (T1.4)

• Liaise with Commission and report on progress

Web-site live (1.3)

Task Deliverable

Report Meeting

MariFish Coordination: Secretariat and Consortium Administration (T1.9)

• Project management, financial, legal, contractual, editorial support• Regular WP & SC progress meetings

WP 2 – Best Practice (Feb 06 to Mar 08)

Jan-06 Apr-08Jul-06 Oct-07 Jan-08Oct-06 Jan-07 Apr-07 Jul-07Apr-06

Pre-analysis report (D2.1 mth 13)

Best practice report (D2.2

mth 18)

WPMG 1 meeting WPMG 2 meeting


Data and information gathering (T2.1)

• Analysis on commissioning research and development


To WP 8

1st SC meeting 2nd SC meeting 3rd SC meeting

WPMG 3 meeting

To SC Mtng 4

Task Deliverable

Report Meeting

Data collection/collation

sub contract commissioned

Data collection/collation

sub contract completed

WP2 Core Group meeting

Guidelines for commissioning jointly

funded R&D (D2.3 mth 24)

WP2 Core Group analysis meeting

Best practice guidelines (T2.2)

• Prepare guidelines on commissioning best practice

WP 3 – Existing regional, European & International collaboration (Jan 06-Mar 07)


Med1 workshop

(M3.2)



Strengths and deficiencies report (Eur &

Int) (D3.1)

Strengths and deficiencies report (Reg)

(D3.2)

Baltic workshop (M3.1)

North sea workshop

(M3.3)

Med2 workshop

(M3.4)

West Atlantic & int

workshop (M3.5)

2nd SC meeting

WPMG 2 meeting

Report to steering

committee

• Publish to web (T3.2)

3rd SC meeting

Final report (D3.3)

Task Deliverable

Report Meeting

Map and Analysis: Current collaboration and coordination (T3.1)

• Analysis at regional, European and international level • Preliminary data on webs-site

WP4 – Coordination & linkages between fisheries & socio-economic research (Jan 06-Jun 07)


Key Tasks & DeliverablesID of economic & socio-

economic research (T4.1)

• Database production


Database to web-site

(D4.1b)

2nd SC meeting

WPMG 2 meeting

Report on statement of

priorities (D4.4)

3rd SC meeting

ID related disciplines (T4.3)

• Relevant to fisheries

Report on other relevant disciplines

(D4.3)

Report on future needs of S-E

research (D4.2)

WPMG 3 meeting

Task Deliverable

Report Meeting

Report on current status of S-E

research (D4.1)

2nd Core Group

3rd Core Group

• Socio-economic workshop on research (T4.2)

Research linkages

• ID other linkages

• Identify priorities, Final workshop (T4.2)

WP 5 – National research programme analysis (Feb 06-April 08)



Establish interactive homepage (T5.1)

• Develop interactive web-site for holding national programme data • Preparation for data collection & data collection


Web-site data bank established (D5.1)

Criteria matrix reportpublished (D5.2)

Inventory of programmes

published (D5.3)

Strength & Weakness

catalogue (D5.4)

2nd SC meeting

WPMG 3 meeting

3rd SC meeting 4th SC meeting

Jul-08

Task Deliverable

Report Meeting

• Develop portal for uploading and public presentation of programme information

Develop portal (T5.5)

• Develop a matrix for comparing National research programmes

Develop a matrix (T5.2)

• Analyse research programmes to establish overlaps/gaps/areas of interest

Analyse national research programmes (T5.3)

Strength & Weakness analysis (T5.4)

• Strength & Weakness exercise on National programmes

Portal established (D5.5)

WP 6 – Analysis of research topics that warrant programme coordination (June 07-April 08


Key Tasks & DeliverablesID emerging

problems (T6.1)

• ID emerging problems facing fisheries mgmt at regional & EU level


Workshop on emerging

problems (M6.1)

Report on emerging

problems (D6.1)

Report on coordination

(D6.2)

Strategy proposal

produced (D6.3)

3rd SC meeting

WPMG 3 meeting

4th SC meeting

Consolidate info on coordination (T6.2)

• Consolidate information on specific topics suitable for coordination

Research on collaborative pilots (T6.3)

• Recommend research areas where collaborative pilots would be beneficial

Task Deliverable

Report Meeting

To WP 7 (T7.2)

To WP 7 (T7.2)

Workshop on collaborative pilots (M6.2)

WP 7 – Prepare & commission shared research programmes (Sept 07-May 10)

Aug-07 Aug-10Apr-08 Dec-09 Apr-10Aug-08 Dec-08 Apr-09 Aug-09Dec-07

Pilot study inception meeting

Key Tasks & DeliverablesPilot

progs (T7.1)

• Agree basic principles, mgmt procedure & protocols


List of candidate pilots (D7.2)

Dec-10

Produce annex to consortium agreement

Pilot implementation (T7.5)

• Agree final pilots and host inception/progress meetings (T7.5)

Pilot analysis

(T7.6)

• Review report of pilots & SWOT analysis of approach

Review & SWOT

3rd SC meeting

WPMG 3 meeting

4th SC meeting

WPMG 6 meeting

Task Deliverable

Report Meeting

To WP 6 (D6.1, D6.2)

• Consider output from WP6 & identify five possible pilots• Elaborate pilot programmes

ID pilots (T7.2) & elaborate and consider pilots (T7.3)

Expert working groups mtng & reports (D7.3)

Pilot study progress meeting

Pilot study progress meeting

Progress meeting

WPMG 4 meeting

WPMG 5 meeting

5th SC meeting 6th SC meeting

Candidate pilot prog mtng

Pilot protocols (agree final pilot

programme plans)

WP8–10yr forward look to identifying & jointly fund strategic programme of research (Dec 10-Jun 07)

Aug-07 Aug-10Apr-08 Dec-09 Apr-10Aug-08 Dec-08 Apr-09 Aug-09Dec-07

Key Tasks & DeliverablesJointly funded

programmes(T8.1,T8.2,T8.3,T8.4,T8.5)

• Identify future requirements and prepare list of topics for jointly funded programme and establish administrative framework


Dec-10

WS for future

priorities (D8.1)

Evaluation of Monitoring process

for 1st call

4th SC meeting

Report on future priorities (M8.1)

WS to synthesise

results from D8.1 (D8.2)

Report on future priorities (D8.2)

Administrative framework for

proposal (D8.4)

Produce shortlist (D8.3)

Commissioned research (M8.7)

Evaluate process (D8.7)

Monitor progress (M8.10)

Progress report (D8.9, D8.12))

Finalise admin protocol

(M8.8) Launch (M8.9)

Commission & list of

projects on web (D8.10)

WPMG 4 meeting

WPMG 5 meeting

Second call for jointly funded strategic research, (T8.8, T8.9, T8.11)

Task Deliverable

Report Meeting

3rd SC meeting

Draft descriptions for call (D8.6)

Pilot programme launched (M8.6)

Pilot programme published (D8.5)

• Evaluation of process for pilot call report

First pilot call for jointly funded strategic research (T8.6,T8.7,T8.10)

Strategic Priorities (T8.5)

Monitor progress

(M8.10)

5th SC meeting

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MARIFISH (Era-Net) Programme – Sequencing of Activity Work Packages 1-4

Jul-10

Implement communications strategy (T1.5)

Jan-07 Jul-09 Jan-10Jul-07 Jan-08 Jul-08 Jan-09

ID of Socio economic research (T4.1)

MariFish Web-site

Fisheries Management

Drivers (T1.4a) Fisheries Research

Priorities (T1.46)

Maintain and update MariFish web-site (T1.3)

Consortium Agreement

(T1.7)

Current collaboration & coordination (T3.1)

ID related discipline

(T4.3)

Jul-06Jan-06

ID other research linkages

Interface with Commission (T1.4)

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Data and information gathering (T2.1)

Best practice guidelines (T2.2)

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DevelopPortal (T5.5)

Establish home-page

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Develop a matrix (T5.2)

Analyse national research programmes (T5.3)

Strength & Weakness

Analysis (T5.4)

Consolidate info on coord

(T6.2)

Pilot Implementation (T7.5)

Research on pilots (T6.3)

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Jul-10Jan-07 Jul-09 Jan-10Jul-07 Jan-08 Jul-08 Jan-09Jul-06Jan-06

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Pilot Progs (T7.1)

ID emerging problems

(T6.1)

ID pilots (T7.2) & elaborate & consider

pilots (T7.3)

Pilot Progs (T7.6)

Preparation for Jointly funded programmes (T8.1, T8.2, T8.3,

T8.4, T8.5)

First pilot call for jointly funded strategic research (T8.6, 8.7, 8.10)

Second call for jointly funded strategic research (T8.8, 8.9, 8.11)

In summary what will MariFish help us to achieve?

- We will learn what each Partner’s priorities are for research, what is being funded at present, how the research priorities are chosen.

- We will get a clearer understanding of what research is undertaken outside ‘mainstream’ fisheries research, particularly on economics, and other related areas of research.

- We will select areas of research which will benefit from enhanced coordination and commission and jointly manage pilot programmes/projects.

- We will establish strategic requirements for R&D and commission and fund a strategic research programme.

We expect to also achieve:

- An enhanced role for funders in Marine Fisheries R&D decision making, including prioritisation and strategic decision making.

- Ensure appropriate prominence of Marine Fisheries research in EU funding programmes.

- Improved application of research to solving management problems.

- Bring added value to all our research budgets,

- and hopefully achieve a lasting partnership between funders.

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