Atlantic Aquatic Resource Conservation Project

Programme 2007 - 2013 Atlantic Area

Date of latest update: 2021-04-06

Description

Description (EN):

The AARC project partnership will cooperate intensively to deliver a strategy for Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM), which will be demonstrated across the Atlantic Area, in targeted river basins, networked by regional/river observatories in each Member State. The actions demonstrated will continue and expand after the project is complete because a central theme of the project is concerned with linking resource protection to sustainable economic development though a Paid Ecosystem Service model, as recommended by the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment and IUCN via the Ecosystem Approach. Cultural, Economic and Environmental issues will be embraced to deliver sustainable resource protection. A central focus will be culturally and economically important migratory fish species which link water marine, coastal and freshwater resources, which are currently managed separately. The project integrates the strongest elements of previous Interreg IIIB projects in a new coordinated and innovative approach.

Achievements (EN):

Now the project has ended work will continue in several different ways. Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) schemes will be continue and be improved; for example anglers will pay landowners (mostly farmers) to fish their rivers under an 'Angling Passport Scheme' which gives landowners an incentive to look after their rivers. Educational courses will continue after the end of the project. Improved stocking and aquaculture approaches will be promoted and continue to develop. The river access network will be enjoyed for years to come by the public, and will promote their active engagement in waterway restoration. River assessment data will provide a benchmark for future restoration activities. Now the AARC project has created a genetic database that allows us link marine and freshwater fisheries. Before the project if a sea trout was caught at sea, there was no clue as what river stock it belonged to. Even if that river stock was verging on the edge of extinction. Now if someone catches a sea trout at sea we can tell which river it came from, and the link between freshwater and marine fisheries management is made. See more information under: http://aarcproject.org

Website: http://www.coop-atlantico.com/

Thematic information

Water management Sustainable management of natural resources

Partners (9)

Lead Partner: Westcountry Rivers Trust

Address: Rain Charm House, Kyle Cober Parc, Stoke Climsland, PL17 8PH Callington, United Kingdom

Legal status: n/a

ADIRN - Associação para o Desenvolvimento Integrado do Ribatejo Norte

Name: ADIRN - Associação para o Desenvolvimento Integrado do Ribatejo Norte

Address: Alameda um de Março - Centro Comercial Templários - 3ª Andar, 2300-431 Tomar, Portugal

Legal status: n/a

ADDLAP - Associação de Desenvolvimento Dão, Lafões e Alto Paiva

Name: ADDLAP - Associação de Desenvolvimento Dão, Lafões e Alto Paiva

Address: Av. Dr. António José de Almeida - Centro Coordenador de Transportes, 1º Piso, 3510-511 Viseu, Portugal

Legal status: n/a

Coláiste na hOllscoile Corcaigh

Name: Coláiste na hOllscoile Corcaigh

Address: Dept. Zoology, Ecology & Plant Science, Lee Maltings, South Mall, University College Cork, NA Cork, Ireland

Legal status: n/a

Laboratoire de Biotechnologie de l’Environnement (LBE)

Name: Laboratoire de Biotechnologie de l’Environnement (LBE)

Address: UMR ESE - 65 Rue de St Brieuc, 35042 RENNES, France

Legal status: n/a

University of Exeter

Name: University of Exeter

Address: School of BioSciences, Hatherly Laboratories, Prince of Wales Road, EX4 4PS Exeter, United Kingdom

Legal status: n/a

ICETA, University of Porto

Name: ICETA, University of Porto

Address: CIBIO, University of Porto, Campus Agrário de Vairão, 4485-661 VAIRÃO, Vila do Conde, Portugal

Legal status: n/a

Shannon Regional Fisheries Board

Name: Shannon Regional Fisheries Board

Address: Ashbourne Business Park, Dock Road, Limerick, NA Limerick, Ireland

Legal status: n/a

Universidad de Oviedo

Name: Universidad de Oviedo

Address: Department of Functional Biology, C/ Julian Claveria s/n, 33006 Oviedo, Spain

Legal status: n/a

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Summary

Project name (EN): Atlantic Aquatic Resource Conservation Project

Project acronym: AARC

Project start date: 2009-01-01

Project end date: 2012-08-31

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 3 870 696.00

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 2 515 951.96

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2007 - 2013 Atlantic Area

Last month that data in keep.eu was retrieved from the Programme's website or received from the Programme

2015-12-01

No. of projects in keep.eu / Total no. of projects (% of projects in keep.eu)

70 / 70 (100%)

No. of project partnerships in keep.eu / Total no. of project partnerships (% of project partnerships in keep.eu)

655 / 655 (100%)

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Atlantic Aquatic Resource Conservation Project

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