Mantis.
The MANTIS project, ‘Marine protected Areas Network Towards Sustainable fisheries
in the Central Mediterranean’ falls under the MARE/2014/41 Tender. The main aims
were:
- To review and integrate the knowledge produced in previous national and EU funded projects on space time dynamics of exploited living resources and on Ecosystem Approach to Fishery in the Central Mediterranean; and
- To investigate how a network of MMAs (Marine Managed Areas), in which fishing is restricted or forbidden permanently or for limited periods to one or more fishing gears, can contribute to improve sustainable fisheries in the Central Mediterranean including the Strait of Sicily and the Adriatic Sea, whilst promoting ecosystem services such as reservoirs of biodiversity and functioning food webs.
The MANTIS’ activities were organised into six Work Packages. The objectives were developed in two case studies: the Northern Sector of the Strait of Sicily (GSA 15, 16) and the Central-Northern Adriatic (GSA17). Other adjacent areas were considered when appropriate.
This project started in December 2015 and ended in April 2019 and was part-financed by the European Union European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) at a co- financing rate of 75% EU Funds and 25% National funds. The project results were disseminated by workshops, media, congresses and peer-reviewed articles. For further information on the outcomes of this project, we invite you to download the final report.
