Led by the Agricultural University of Athens (AUA)
Overview: This case study focuses on Greece’s small-scale fisheries (SSF), which are central to the social and economic life of coastal communities.
Challenges: The sector faces structural challenges, including an ageing fleet, low profitability, and limited generational renewal.
Climate change is accelerating the spread of invasive species, threatening ecosystems and SSF viability.
Solutions: Develop digital tools and selective gear to adapt to changing species. Map and manage invasive species, explore circular economy uses, and support new business opportunities to build resilience.
Striped red mullet, seabream species, bogue, lionfish, silver-cheeked toadfish read sea goatfish
small-scale fisheries using nets, traps and longlines
Digital tools and selective gear to adapt fisheries, management and circular uses of invasive species, and new business models to build resilience
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.