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COBECOS SIXTH FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME

PRIORITY 8.1

WP 4 – DATA HARMONISATION

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Progress

Objectives:

1. Develop a standard data description applicable to all fisheries – 24/9 Updated version

2. Provide data necessary for estimation of theoretical relationships and the construction of a practical computable enforcement model for the fishery in question - Case

studies will work bilaterally with modelers

3. Provide a project database containing data – 18/12 Operational

Deliverables:

1. Operational on-line database at the JRC in month 12 (January 2008) – Done !

2. Report on data harmonisation on all data collected under WP 2 – month 14 (March 2008) – Pending data from WP2

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Future work

1. Harmonising data collected in all case studies:

Pending on data submission

Data description document already ensures harmonised data

2. According to the contractual obligations of COBECOS the following question should be answered:

COBECOS will develop a standardised description of enforcement

and

- What are the costs and benefits of increased enforcement effort in particular fisheries?- If compliance alters in certain fisheries what are the costs and benefits?

Deliverable: Report of Data harmonisation on all data collected in WP2 (March 2008 - end)