Begin to think about the outputs of the SAF in terms of publications in the natural, economic, social sciences.

Subtask Description:
Begin to think about the outputs of the SAF in terms of publications in the natural, economic, social sciences.

Action points of the implementation:

Begin to think about needs for a peer-reviewed scientific publication from your application results.

Area:
Venice Lagoon, Italy.

Policy Issue:
Sustainable management of the clam Tapes philippinarum.

Human Activities:
Industrial and urban activities, maritime transport, tourism, agriculture, clam fishing.

General Information:
One of the most important economic activities in the lagoon is fishing of clams, accounting for 60% of national production. The actual sustainability of the sector is at the moment uncertain: over-fishing, ‘fishing down the food-web’, sediment re-suspension, damage to benthos and habitat destructions are some of the recurrent problems. These days the fishery activity is allowed only within restricted lagoon areas the management of which is given to fishermen cooperatives in order to preserve their productivity by encouraging the fishermen to take care of the water basins assigned to them. Still, there are social problems related to the competition for the seed from natural nurseries, and the competition for the more productive water basins. The main stakeholder concerns are connected to social conflicts, the profitability risks, the quality of the product and the environmental status of the system.

Example of Implementation:
The main result expected from simulation is to reach a clam farming management which minimizes social conflicts while ensuring economic and environmental sustainability. The main options rely on:

the number, size, allocation of clam farming areas, according to fisherman communities;
the management of each clam farming area (nursery, breeding, harvesting);
the control of fishing activity (fishing systems, access);
the impact of economic variables (prices, costs, interest rate);
the impact of technology (fishing effort, catch productivity);
the potential impact on tourism activities;
the effects of development of local communities;
the potential effect of a better education level (increasing environmental sensitiveness);
the introduction of more restrictive standards on clam quality (ex. tracking and tracing) or brands (collective or private ones);
the potential effect of voluntary approaches respect to restrictive ones in controlling illegal clam fishery (increasing education level, incentives)

Presentation of two poster about SPICOSA project and CORILA research in the framework of SPICOSA at two international conferences: Coastal Structures’07 Conference, Venice, Italy (1st-6th July, 2007), 1st Congress LauNet-3rd European Conference on Lagoon Research-Naples, Italy (19th-23rd November, 2007)

Contact:
Simona Dalla Riva, dallariva@corila.it