Abstract
Small-scale fisheries play a major role in Europe, employing large numbers of people, shaping the socio-economic life of coastal communities, and providing fresh, high-quality seafood to local, regional, national and international markets. This chapter synthesises findings from the 25 country chapters in this volume, bringing together key lessons regarding the nature of European small-scale fisheries and their national contexts. It focuses on the socio-economic characteristics, governance arrangements, markets, interactions with other coastal activities, and the challenges encountered by small-scale fisheries. Finally, it reflects on the future of small-scale fisheries in Europe and concludes that, although this sector has faced hard times, there are now significant policy trends in its favour.
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Notes
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Personal communication Poul Degnbol, May 8, 2019.
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https://ec.europa.eu/fisheries/cfp/market/producer_organisations_en [accessed on February 2019].
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Too Big To Ignore (TBTI) is the evocative title of a global research network focusing on all aspects of small-scale fisheries. http://toobigtoignore.net/
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We would like to thank the two reviewers for their valuable contributions to this chapter, and the “Too Big To Ignore (TBTI): Global Partnership for Small-Scale Fisheries Research” project, funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (grant number 895-2011-1011), for general support. Authors would also like to thank the COST Action CA15217 – Ocean Governance for Sustainability – challenges, options and the role of science, supported by COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology). C. Pita would like to acknowledge FCT/MCTES national funds for the financial support to CESAM (UIDP/50017/2020+UIDB/50017/2020). J. Pascual-Fernández would also like to acknowledge the project “Governance challenges for sustainable small-scale fisheries: creating synergies with marine conservation and tourism” (GOBAMP II, CSO2013-45773-R, financed by the Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness of Spain) and the Macarofood project (Interreg-MAC/2.3d/015), financed with the support of European Regional Development Fund.
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Pita, C., Pascual-Fernández, J.J., Bavinck, M. (2020). Small-Scale Fisheries in Europe: Challenges and Opportunities. In: Pascual-Fernández, J., Pita, C., Bavinck, M. (eds) Small-Scale Fisheries in Europe: Status, Resilience and Governance. MARE Publication Series, vol 23. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-37371-9_28
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