The overall objective of this FSP project was to seek regional, national and
European stakeholder involvement in the proposal for a UK pilot project to
develop a real-time Spurdog By-catch Avoidance Programme to mitigate a ‘choke’
species and so minimise fishing induced mortality. The targeted stakeholders
included the Devolved Administrations of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland,
members of the North-west Waters and North Sea Advisory Council’s, fisheries
organisations (NFFO, CFPO), fishermen and NGO’s (e.g. Shark Trust, Client
Earth).
