Led by the Agricultural University of Athens (AUA)
Overview: Greek small-scale fisheries may not constitute the country’s main economic sector, yet they remain vital for coastal communities and local livelihoods.
Challenges: The sector faces structural challenges, including ageing vessels and outdated fishing gear, and declining generational renewal in small-scale fisheries.
Climate change is accelerating the expansion of the invasive and toxic species, Lagocephalus sceleratus.
Solutions: The solutions combine mapping, technology, and community efforts to manage invasive species, improve seafood supply chains, and promote sustainable use through adaptive fishing, alternative markets, and circular economy approaches.
Striped red mullet, seabream species, bogue, lionfish, silvercheeked toadfish, red sea goatfish
Small-scale fisheries using nets, traps and longlines
Mapping, technology, and community efforts to manage invasive species, improve seafood supply chains, and promote sustainable use through adaptive fishing, alternative markets, and circular economy approaches
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.