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Integrating multiple demands on coastal zones with emphasis on aquatic ecosystems and fisheriesPeriod: 01/05/2005 to 30/04/2008Budget from EC: EUR 4 899 480website: www.incofish.orgINCOFISH will conduct specifically targeted strategicresearch toward reconciling multiple demands on coastalzones. It will evaluate and integrate data, tools, and conceptssuitable to contributing to the goals set out by the WorldSummit for Sustainable Development in Johannesburg, suchas restoring healthy fish stocks and ecosystems by 2015.Coordinator: Dr Rainer FroeseChristian-Albrechts-UniversitätLeibniz Institut für MeereswissenschaftenThe tools and concepts resulting from INCOFISH researchwill be tested in real-world scenarios in selected coastalsystems worldwide. Together, they will form a package withthe potential to solve societal problems in the coastal zonesof Europe and developing countries alike. All data and toolswill be available online.INCOFISH will focus its research activities on the followingIntegrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) issues: in dealing with the ‘shifting baselines’ syndromeand provide sound reference points for resourcerestoration; establish authoritative species inventories and explorescenarios of global change and invasive species; zones as a basis for understanding resources; placement of marine protected areas; and provide best-practice guidelines; monitor sustainable fisheries; products and services and different managementregimes; coastal zones; understanding multiple demands on coastal zones; to all data and tools relevant for ICZM.Natural Resources