Welcome to the MeCCAM Project Website
Measures for Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation in European Fisheries
Our project envisions a resilient, sustainable, and climate-smart future for European fisheries. It aims to develop, test, and scale innovative, practical, and replicable strategies to address the complex challenges posed by climate change.
Drawing of a herring by Elisabet Palsdóttir
Species: Mackerel, herring and blue whiting
Fleet: Pelagic trawlers and purse seiners
Case Study Lead: Sjókovin
State: Overfishing, climate change, and political tensions threaten some of the most sustainable and nutritious fish stocks in the Northeast Atlantic...
Species: Cod, haddock, whiting, saithe, hake, plaice, sole
Fleet: Demersal trawlers
Case Study Lead: Heriot-Watt University
State: Climate change, shifting fish stocks, and ongoing bycatch threaten the future of North Sea fisheries...
Species: Hake, megrim, blue whiting, horse mackerel, anglerfish
Fleet: Demersal trawlers
Case Study Lead: CSIC
State: In the Bay of Biscay, AI and ecosystem modelling are transforming how fisheries adapt to climate change and unlock the potential of emerging species...
Species: Cod, haddock, saithe, redfish, calanus
Fleet: Industrial
Case Study Lead: Matis
State: Iceland’s vital seafood sector faces mounting climate pressures - see how innovation in gear, strategy, and sustainability tools could reshape Europe’s second-largest fishing nation.
Species: Picarel, bogue, red mullet, spinefoot, albacore, swordfish, bluefin tuna
Fleet: long liners and small-scale
Case Study Lead: DMFR
State: Cyprus’s traditional fisheries face climate threats and invasive species - discover how tech and innovation are helping protect their future and coastal way of life.
Species: striped red mullet, seabream species, bogue, lionfish, silver-cheeked toadfish read sea goatfish
Fleet: small-scale fisheries using nets, traps and longlines
Case Study Lead: AUA
State: In Greece, small-scale fishers battle climate change, invasive species, and economic decline...
MeCCAM is a four-year Horizon Europe project developing innovative, science-based solutions to help the European fisheries sector adapt to and mitigate climate change. With 16 partners across research, industry, and policy, MeCCAM supports a more sustainable and resilient future for fisheries.
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