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The project finished at the end of last year, and now they\u2019re just dotting the \u2018i\u2019s and crossing the \u2018t\u2019s on the final version of the standard.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESmall-scale\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIt means that small, one- or two-boat fishing outfits will be able to compete in Europe against fishing conglomerates, as it\u2019s easier for them to show supermarkets that they operate sustainably.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u2018They only have a limited number of vessels,\u2019 said Olsen. \u2018They only go to a limited number of places.\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe EU-funded project has allowed fishermen to take an active role in showing their worth to food firms as they choose which catch to buy. It comes in the wake of a broader initiative to enable Europe\u2019s fishermen to participate in designing fisheries policy.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn the past, policymakers have worked with biologists and environmentalists to work out how best to manage fish stocks, with the fishermen left largely out at sea.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\n \n\n\n\n\u003Csection class=\u0022ecl-gallery\u0022 data-ecl-auto-init=\u0022Gallery\u0022 data-ecl-gallery-visible-items=\u00228\u0022 data-ecl-gallery\u003E\u003Cul class=\u0022ecl-gallery__list\u0022\u003E\u003Cli class=\u0022ecl-gallery__item\u0022\u003E\u003Ca\n href=\u0022\/sites\/default\/files\/hm\/scientist%20and%20fisherman.jpg\u0022\n data-ecl-gallery-item\n class=\u0022ecl-gallery__item-link\u0022aria-label=\u0022The GAP2 project has written a handbook about their collaboration efforts so that any research field - not only fishermen and scientists like anthropologist Duarte Fernandez and Galician octopus fisher Manual Parada - could also benefit from their work. 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Credit: Manuel Lemos\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022ecl-gallery__pager\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022ecl-gallery__detail-counter\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan data-ecl-gallery-overlay-counter-current\u003E0\u003C\/span\u003E \/ \u003Cspan data-ecl-gallery-overlay-counter-max\u003E0\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/footer\u003E\u003C\/dialog\u003E\u003C\/section\u003E\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u2018We want it to become the norm that scientists work with fishermen to conduct fisheries research, and for the fishing industry stakeholders and scientists to be considered valuable partners in the policy-making process,\u2019 said Steve Mackinson, from the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science in the UK.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHe heads up a Europe-wide effort to get fishermen involved in designing research questions and helping to manage investigations.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EUsing this technique, the project, known as GAP2 \u2013 GAP1 finished in 2009 \u2013 has looked at issues like making sure brown crab fishing in the UK is sustainable, and the best way to catch Spanish red shrimp without depleting stocks.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe project even released \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/gap2.eu\/gap2wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/PR-Handbook-LowRes.pdf\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ea handbook\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;for participatory research, which outlines techniques for facilitating collaboration that are broadly applicable across any research field.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u2018Making science that resonates with fishermen, doing that bit together but fitting it within a policy framework that allows it, accepts it, and enables it to be useful, that\u0027s the reason we set out to do this,\u2019 Mackinson said. \u2018Policy bodies are more alive than ever to the idea that society should be actively involved in research.\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/textarea\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\n \u003Cdiv id=\u0022edit-body-content--description\u0022 class=\u0022ecl-help-block description\u0022\u003E\n Please copy the above code and embed it onto your website to republish.\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cinput autocomplete=\u0022off\u0022 data-drupal-selector=\u0022form-mj9cwyxtk4njrowbl8pzopwpc7u9lvw3qtfg2vm1zj4\u0022 type=\u0022hidden\u0022 name=\u0022form_build_id\u0022 value=\u0022form-MJ9cwYXtK4nJroWbL8pzoPWPc7U9lvw3QtfG2VM1zj4\u0022 \/\u003E\n\u003Cinput data-drupal-selector=\u0022edit-modal-form-example-modal-form\u0022 type=\u0022hidden\u0022 name=\u0022form_id\u0022 value=\u0022modal_form_example_modal_form\u0022 \/\u003E\n\u003C\/form\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E","dialogOptions":{"width":"800","modal":true,"title":"Republish this content"}}]