Social Science Aspects of Fisheries for the 21st Century

Aim of the Project

The aim of the SAF21 project is to understand how to manage socio-ecological complex systems better. This knowledge will inform the development of innovative management strategies, particularly to address a shift to new regulatory regimes, which is necessary for the success of future complex pan-European initiatives.

Summary of the Project

The SAF21 project will focus on EU fisheries, a complex system, to develop effective fisheries management strategies. The research and development will be undertaken by a group of social scientists of the future, managed by the SAF21 consortium, a mix of academic and commercial organisations.

What is unique about the SAF21 project is the way the research and training programme is structured. We offer a practical, collaborative approach to learning, combining research with developing business management skills through placements and training. Through this we aim to improve the commercialisation of R&D results, increase the employability of the researchers, expand the impact of such projects through education, outreach and communication to wider communities as well as enabling more effective fisheries management.

Upcoming Events

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The 5^th Network Meeting of the SAF21 project will take place in Copenhagen, Denmark, in the period 19-20 June 2018. The SAF21 ESRs are in the final stages of their PhDs and as such, during this meeting they will discuss policy relevance and the general public relevance of their research. In addition, they will describe to their colleagues the PhD defence procedures at the institution where they are enrolled in a PhD program.

Latest News Items

Workshop on Uses of Machine Learning in Fisheries

Last week, 16-20 April 2018, our ESR Shaheen Syed co-organized and chaired the first workshop [...]

New SAF21 publication in Fish and Fisheries

Shaheen Syed (SAF21 ESR) published the paper "Narrow lenses for capturing the complexity of fisheries: [...]

Eurodoc Conference 2018

Today the Eurodoc Conference kicks off in Tampere, Finland. It is organized by the [...]

Shaheen Syed published a paper at the IEEE International Conference on Semantic Computing (ICSC 2018)

Our early stage researcher Shaheen Syed published and presented his latest paper entitled "Selecting Priors [...]

Charlotte Weber and Shaheen Syed publish a paper in Reviews in Fisheries Science and Aquaculture.

Our ESRs Charlotte Weber from UiT and Shaheen Syed from MMU/UU have published their paper [...]

Abstract accepted for Eurodoc conference 2018

Some of our SAF21 members have joined EuroDoc and have been actively involved in the [...]

SAF21 @ Eurodoc Conference 2018

SAF21 aims to contribute to doctoral training on a European level. Therefore, Charlotte Weber has joined the Working Group on Doctoral Training from Eurodoc – the European Council for Doctoral Candidates and Junior Researchers. The working group is currently preparing a practical guide for doctoral candidates that will help them identify, develop and document transferable skills. Transferable skills are a trending topic, as they are extremely important for early career researchers looking for employment within or outside of academia. Charlotte introduces the transferable skills guide during her presentation at the Eurodoc Conference 2018, in Tampere, Finland.

SAF21 WORKSHOP 4

This last October all SAF21 ESRs have met for the 4th workshop meeting in Vigo, Spain. The workshop, hosted by CETMAR, focused on linkages between management and governance, and human and social dynamics, in addition to participatory process in fisheries management. On top of that, SAF21 participated in the 2017 Climathon edition.

To give you a little taste of the workshop and climathon, we captured it in moving images for you. Now watch and enjoy!

SAF21 is a project financed under the EU Horizon 2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie MSCA-ETN programme (project 642080).

SAF21 Beneficiaries

Read up on our blog posts

Fishing, women, and historical constructions of nature

By Lia ní Aodha, “Without the fisherwife, the fisherman's tasks could not be completed” (Nadel Klein 2000: 367). Today, on International Women’s Day, and in a year that marked the centenary of women’s [...]

Science is not always done at the office – Life in a South African Aquarium

By Theodora Sam, Secondment, secondment, a time to move away from the comfort of my office at The University of Tromsø, Norway to live and work in a non-academic institution, The South African Association [...]

Counting fish? What about Pulse trawling?

By Lia ní Aodha, At the very moment when we should be remaking politics, we have at our disposal only the pathetic resources of “management” and “governance.” (Latour, 2017: 107-109). “numbers are used as [...]

Computer Scientist visiting the ICES ASC.

By Shaheen Syed, "Wait, what, Florida?". Indeed, the ICES Annual Science Conference (ASC) 2017 was happening in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. As a Ph.D. candidate in computer science, and being part of SAF21, a [...]

MARE, the always-Amsterdam conference: The meeting place for interdisciplinary social scientists in marine resource management

By Theodora Sam, This year I joined the 9th MARE conference, which is a conference held bi-annually always in the city of Amsterdam, at the University of Amsterdam, Roeterseiland campus. The conference provides [...]

Learning About Fisheries

By Luz Molina, I found myself travelling back to Tromsø to fulfill my first secondment and learn more about fisheries. As soon as I was in Scandinavia and handed my passport to immigration, [...]

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