MARIN

Marine invertebrate artisanal fisheries: dynamics, monitoring and sustainability

Coordination

Ariadna Burgos (IRD, UMR PALOC)

Project type

International

Funding

ANR-PRC

Project duration

Start Date

08/09/2026

End Date

08/09/2026

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Marine Invertebrate Artisanal Fisheries (MIAF) make irreplaceable contributions to human nutrition and economic wellbeing, but despite their societal and ecological importance, and their vulnerability to rapid environmental changes, these coastal fisheries remain overlooked and marginalized in research, coastal management, and policymaking processes. Likewise, the contributions of women in these fisheries is often invisible and absent from fisheries statistics and census data. From a human health perspective, marine invertebrates can present a risk for human consumption due to their capacity to accumulate pollutants and/or to transmit infectious diseases. These characteristics make them pivotal indicators of environmental quality and change. MARIN is a transdisciplinary project that aims to understand the socio-economic, cultural and ecological processes underpinning and shaping MIAF systems at different temporal and spatial scales; and to propose transformative solutions through the design and implementation of participatory and inclusive approaches. To this end, MARIN will link ethnoecology, fisheries research, geographical tools, ecological modeling, and ecotoxicological and microbiological analysis to:
  1. assess the social-ecological dynamics of MIAF;
  2. unveil the state and changes of fishing grounds;
  3. evaluate the levels and drivers of pollution of shellfish; and
  4. develop participatory tools and inclusive approaches to assess MIAF dynamics and ecosystem health.
The research will take place in Timor-Leste and Mozambique, two countries presenting contrasted – but complementary - ecological settings and connected by Portuguese colonial history and bilateral cooperation. The project will allow to enhance local knowledge and transform gender inclusion in ocean governance; raise awareness on invisible pollution of coastal ecosystems; and develop sustainability science approaches to understand artisanal fisheries dynamics, nexus and change.

The team

Laboratory Members

Contributors

IUEM : Étienne Poirier

UMR PALOC : Ariadna Burgos, Mélodie Faury, Séphanie Duvail, Elisabeth Habert, Laurence Billaul, Jean-François Dejouannet

UMR EPOC : Magalie Baudrimont, Alexia Legay, Emilie Dassie, Yann Combes

Univ. Côte d’Azur : Teriitutea Quesnot

Ifremer : Yann Reynaud, Pascal Garry, Gaëlle Kaelin

ISYEB : Nicolas Puillandre, Pierre Lozouet

WorldFish : Alex Tilley, Lorenzo Longobardi

UNTL : Joana De Araujo, Walter Oiveira Soares

UEM : Anildo Naftal, Noca Furaca Silva

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