adaptation archive
Increasing knowledge on fisheries
Our colleagues, Diego Salgueiro-Otero and Iratxe Rubio attended the first LICCI Scientific Fisheries Seminar
16/07/2021 - Two weeks ago, the LICCI Fisheries Group presented its new series of fisheries seminars to highlight the work of its team and provided a new forum for discussing research findings in fisheries. For the first session, the event counted with the presentations of Dr André Carlo Colonese from the Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals (ICTA-UAB) […]
CATEGORIES: Clock, Diego Salgueiro, Elena Ojea, Iratxe Rubio, Research, Seminars
CATEGORIES: Clock, Diego Salgueiro, Elena Ojea, Iratxe Rubio, Research, Seminars
FOL publishes a new study on skippers’ preferred responses to catch declines
As part of her PhD, FOL member Iratxe leads a new publication within the CLOCK project
19/05/2021 - A new FOL and BC3 study seeks to understand individual adaptation and transformation responses to catch declines in large-scale fisheries, using the case of the Spanish tropical tuna fishery. A sample of 22% of the Spanish freezer purse seine skippers operating in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans was surveyed. In the last 10 years, more […]
CATEGORIES: Clock, Elena Ojea, Iratxe Rubio, PhD, Research, Results
CATEGORIES: Clock, Elena Ojea, Iratxe Rubio, PhD, Research, Results
First Iberian conference on climate change adaptation took place virtually
A broad array of adaptation perspectives were put in common last week during the ADAPTES conference
24/11/2020 - Future Oceans Lab PhD student Diego Salgueiro Otero has attended Adaptes: I Iberian Conference on Climate Change Adaptation. The conference, framed in the European project LIFE SHARA, has illustrated and discussed the effect of climate change and adaptation on the Iberian peninsula through 10 thematic sessions focused on: Cities, Agricultural sector, Water, Coastal areas, Health, […]
CATEGORIES: Conferences, Diego Salgueiro, Future Oceans Lab, Research
CATEGORIES: Conferences, Diego Salgueiro, Future Oceans Lab, Research
Adaptation of fishing communities can benefit from integration of social-ecological systems thinking
NEW PUBLICATION FROM DIEGO SALGUEIRO OTERO IN MARINE POLICY
10/11/2020 - In order to understand “what we know, don’t know and need to know” in climate change adaptation in coupled human-natural systems, Diego Salgueiro Otero and Elena Ojea describe and compare different research disciplines that have been used to assess how small-scale fisheries worldwide face climate change. Climate change is a prominent sign of the human-driven […]
CATEGORIES: Clock, Diego Salgueiro, Elena Ojea, Future Oceans Lab, Research
CATEGORIES: Clock, Diego Salgueiro, Elena Ojea, Future Oceans Lab, Research
FOL publishes a new study on tropical tuna fisheries and climate change
As part of her PhD, FOL member Iratxe leads a new publication within the CLOCK project
21/02/2020 - Marine ecosystems have already been impacted by climate change. It is generally accepted that these impacts affect the productivity, fish distribution, habitat and marine diversity. However, it is hardly known how fisheries respond to these changes. In order to understand how fisheries are responding to ocean warming, researchers from the Future Oceans Lab at CIM–University […]
CATEGORIES: Clock, Collaborations, Elena Ojea, Future Oceans Lab, Iratxe Rubio, PhD, Research, Results
CATEGORIES: Clock, Collaborations, Elena Ojea, Future Oceans Lab, Iratxe Rubio, PhD, Research, Results
Seminar on the Impacts of climate change on tropical tunas and adaptation
FOL member Iratxe gave a talk at the ECIMAT as part of the “Café con Sal” seminar series
27/11/2019 - Last Tuesday, November 26th, at 11 am, FOL member Iratxe Rubio presented part of her PhD results. The seminar took place during the Café con sal conference cycle organized by the ECIMAT and was titled «Impacts of climate change on tropical tunas, how can we adapt an international fishery?». Iratxe presented how views on adaptive capacity […]
CATEGORIES: Dissemination, Iratxe Rubio, PhD, Seminars
CATEGORIES: Dissemination, Iratxe Rubio, PhD, Seminars
Diego Salgueiro finds novel social-ecological insights for climate change adaptation during his stay in the James Cook University
Diego Salgueiro, PhD candidate of Future Oceans Lab, come back after his 3-month research stay in the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies.
14/08/2019 - Diego Salgueiro started in April a research stay of three months in the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies of Townsville (Australia), thanks to the financial support of Xunta de Galicia. He was supervised by Michele Barnes, a world-known expert in network science and interdisciplinarity who helped him to better understand the meaning […]
CATEGORIES: Diego Salgueiro, Future Oceans Lab, PhD, Research, Results
CATEGORIES: Diego Salgueiro, Future Oceans Lab, PhD, Research, Results
Diego Salgueiro visits the James Cook University to develop the second chapter of his PhD research
Diego is conducting a research stay at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies (James Cook University)
16/05/2019 - Diego Salgueiro, PhD student of Future Oceans Lab, is studying the adaptation of small-scale fisheries (SSF) to climate change, applying a socio-ecological perspective with a network approach to better understand how the individual and collective attributes can enable or constrain the adaptation and transformation of fisheries under different climate change scenarios. This motivation drove him […]
CATEGORIES: Diego Salgueiro, Future Oceans Lab, PhD, Research
CATEGORIES: Diego Salgueiro, Future Oceans Lab, PhD, Research
Climate velocity expert Jorge Garcia Molinos visits FOL
The visit allows to set a collaboration agenda for future projects
13/03/2019 - Dr. Jorge García Molinos, assistant professor at the Arctic Research Center, University of Hokkaido (Japan) joined FOL during the last two weeks to develop a collaborative agenda for future projects combining climate impacts in the ocean with adaptation potential of marine resource dependent communities. We had the chance to invite Jorge to our group and […]
CATEGORIES: Clock, Collaborations, Future Oceans Lab, Research, Seminars
CATEGORIES: Clock, Collaborations, Future Oceans Lab, Research, Seminars
Future Oceans Lab visits the Association of deaf people in Vigo
Last week Elena Ojea and Diego Salgueiro talked about their current research on climate change adaptation in the AsOr-Vigo
25/01/2019 - Once more time Future Oceans gets out of the Lab to disseminate scientific knowledge about climate change adaptation. In this occasion, Elena Ojea and Diego Salgueiro reached the Asociación de personas sordas-AsOrVigo (Assotiation of deaf people) in Vigo to talk about their current research in climate change impacts on marine environment and small scale fisheries […]
CATEGORIES: Diego Salgueiro, Dissemination, Elena Ojea, Future Oceans Lab, Outreach, Research, Team
CATEGORIES: Diego Salgueiro, Dissemination, Elena Ojea, Future Oceans Lab, Outreach, Research, Team
Future Oceans Lab invited to share its scientific knowledge on board of INTERMARES
Diego Salgueiro Otero, talks in the INTERMARES about Climate change, impacts and adaptations of fisheries around the world
08/11/2018 - The INTERMARES ship keeps its goal of teaching along the coastal countries about the importance and consequences of sustainable fishing. The cooperative mission of this vessel reached many countries around world before arriving Vigo last week, and it will keeping travelling along Spanish and African coast until the end of the year. In every port […]
CATEGORIES: Clock, Conferences, Future Oceans Lab, Projects, Research, Workshop
CATEGORIES: Clock, Conferences, Future Oceans Lab, Projects, Research, Workshop
Future Oceans Lab attends the 3rd World Small-Scale Fisheries Congress in Thailand
Diego Salgueiro Otero presents his research outcomes on Small-Scale Fisheries Adaptation to Climate Change in Chiang Mai
31/10/2018 - The 3rd World Small-Scale Fisheries Congress (3WSFC), an international event that aims for transdisciplinarity, transformation and the future of small-scale fisheries was placed in Chiang Mai (Thailand) during October 22nd-26th. As five main pillars of this worldwide meeting, five different themes where developed each day (Science, Communities, Policy, Field and Actions) by several communicating sessions (plenary, science […]
CATEGORIES: Conferences, Diego Salgueiro, Future Oceans Lab, Outreach, Research, Results, Workshop
CATEGORIES: Conferences, Diego Salgueiro, Future Oceans Lab, Outreach, Research, Results, Workshop
Diego’s PhD research enters the third year with a rich and diverse background
Adaptation to climate change in small-scale fisheries research, a second year with multiple outcomes
26/10/2018 - Diego Salgueiro, member of Future Oceans Lab starts his third year as PhD student leaving behind a completed second year full of challenges and advances in his research. During this time, Diego lead the second edition of Future Oceans Around, took part as a participant in the Candieira Project, joined the stakeholders meeting for INTEMARES […]
CATEGORIES: Clock, Future Oceans Lab, Outreach, Projects, Research, Seminars, Team, Workshop
CATEGORIES: Clock, Future Oceans Lab, Outreach, Projects, Research, Seminars, Team, Workshop
Future Oceans Lab runs the widest social-ecological survey in Galician small-scale fisheries
FOL fieldwork team samples fishing communities and their territory this summer
22/08/2018 - During this summer, FOL carried out a social survey at the Galician small-scale fisheries (SSF) communities with the objective of understanding adaptation to climate change from a social-ecological approach. This goal, included in CLOCK project is also part of the doctoral research of Diego Salgueiro, FOL member. Last spring, a preliminary questionnaire designed by Elena […]
CATEGORIES: Clock, Collaborations, Diego Salgueiro, Elena Ojea, Future Oceans Lab, Outreach, PhD, Projects, Research, Team
CATEGORIES: Clock, Collaborations, Diego Salgueiro, Elena Ojea, Future Oceans Lab, Outreach, PhD, Projects, Research, Team
Future Oceans Lab in the nub of “We learn, We teach”
FOL takes part of ALIADAS project second stage
01/08/2018 - FOL member, Diego Salgueiro, attended the second connecting-meeting of ALIADAS project. This project is born as a branch of Candieira initiative and has already shown its first results. One of its examples was placed on Ria de Vigo-A Guarda GALP (local action group for fishers), where shellfish gatherers, NGO members and researchers met at ECIMAT in […]
CATEGORIES: Diego Salgueiro, Future Oceans Lab, Projects, Research
CATEGORIES: Diego Salgueiro, Future Oceans Lab, Projects, Research
FOL will be at the 3rd World Small-Scale Fisheries Congress
PhD candidates Diego and Alba will present their ongoing work at the conference held this October in Chiang Mai (Thailand)
26/07/2018 - The World Small-Scale Fisheries Congress (WSFC) placed this year 2018 at Chinag Mai (Thailand) from October 22nd to 26th, is an annual forum to discuss about the implementation of small-scale fisheries (SSF) guidelines to achieve sustainable development goals. This year, the congress will be focus on efforts that help to enhance our understanding about transformation in fisheries […]
CATEGORIES: Alba Aguión, Clock, Conferences, Diego Salgueiro, Future Oceans Lab, PhD, Projects, Research
CATEGORIES: Alba Aguión, Clock, Conferences, Diego Salgueiro, Future Oceans Lab, PhD, Projects, Research
FOL presenting at the 4th climate change and fisheries international symposium
Results of the clock project have been presented at ECWOO
07/06/2018 - Washington DC is living this week an international appointment for scientists working on climate change in the oceans. Future Oceans Lab is attending the 4th international symposium of ICES/PICES and presenting the first results of the Clock project. Iratxe Rubio is presenting her PhD work on shifts in distribution in tropical tuna fisheries in the […]
CATEGORIES: Clock, Conferences, Elena Ojea, Iratxe Rubio, Outreach, Projects, Results
CATEGORIES: Clock, Conferences, Elena Ojea, Iratxe Rubio, Outreach, Projects, Results
Future Oceans Lab at the INTEMARES stakeholder participation phase
FOL researcher Diego at the stakeholder's workshop on Marine Protected Areas
25/05/2018 - LIFE+IP+INTEMARES, as a follow up step of LIFE+INDEMARES, is considered the biggest project of marine conservation in Europe. LIFE IP INTEMARES drive its work towards an integrative, innovative and participative management of Natura 2000 marine network in Spain. Its objective is to reach a strong marine network of nature protection areas stated on Natura 2000 and […]
CATEGORIES: Diego Salgueiro, Projects, Research, Workshop
CATEGORIES: Diego Salgueiro, Projects, Research, Workshop
Our new publication on impacts and adaptation in coastal Bangladesh is now out
The paper analyses the changes in livelihoods for fishers vulnerable to environmental impacts
14/05/2018 - A new paper in collaboration with the DECCMA project on Deltas and livelihoods in the face of climate change is now out in Science of the Total Environment. Elena Ojea has collaborated with Mostafa Hossain from Bangladesh Agricultural University, Jose A. Fernandes from Azti (Basque Country), and Munir Ahmed (TARA, Bangladesh) in this new study […]
CATEGORIES: Elena Ojea, Research, Results
CATEGORIES: Elena Ojea, Research, Results
Elena Ojea will be Lead Author on the 6th IPCC Report
Elena joins the team of 15 world–renowned experts working on the Report's Oceans Chapter
09/04/2018 - The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) through the Spanish Office of Climate Change (OECC) has named Elena Ojea Lead Author in Working Group II Chapter 3 of the upcoming 6th IPCC Assessment Report. In this chapter, she will be working on synthesizing the best available science on the impacts of climate change on ocean […]
CATEGORIES: Collaborations, Conferences, Elena Ojea, Outreach, Prizes
CATEGORIES: Collaborations, Conferences, Elena Ojea, Outreach, Prizes
FOL collaborates with the regional government to study Galician small-scale fisheries
An agreement between the Galician Fisheries Administration and FOL has been signed to conduct marine research together
15/03/2018 - Small-scale fisheries in Galicia are managed at a regional level. The Consellería do Mar (Xunta de Galicia) is responsible of the shellfish and other artisanal fishing practices, aquaculture activities and the processing of marine products. As part of their work, they gather and analyse data of the different fisheries in Galicia aiming to ensure a sustainable […]
CATEGORIES: Alba Aguión, Clock, Collaborations, Elena Ojea, Future Oceans Lab, PhD, Projects, Research
CATEGORIES: Alba Aguión, Clock, Collaborations, Elena Ojea, Future Oceans Lab, PhD, Projects, Research
Presenting Iratxe´s research on adaptation to Climate Change in industrial fisheries
Iratxe Rubio has been recently approved by the Advisory Committee of the Campus do Mar
18/08/2017 - As part of Campus Do Mar doctoral program, students are assigned an Advisory Committee to monitor their progress and provide feedback and suggestions once a year during their doctoral studies. Last July, FOL PhD candidate Iratxe Rubio had her first meeting with the committee, where she presented a general overview of her thesis, focused on […]
CATEGORIES: Clock, Future Oceans Lab, Iratxe Rubio, PhD, Projects, Research
CATEGORIES: Clock, Future Oceans Lab, Iratxe Rubio, PhD, Projects, Research
Elena Fontán’s Master Thesis: a new resilience index
Elena succesfully presented her Master Thesis with honours
28/07/2017 - Last Friday, Elena Fontán Alende, member of Future Oceans Lab defend her Master Thesis about European industrial fisheries and resilience, entitled: «Climate Change Adaptation in industrial fishing: social-ecological analysis of impacts and adaptation». She is enrolled in the intercollegiate Oceanography master at the University of Vigo, where she is spetializing in Ocean & Climate. The […]
CATEGORIES: Future Oceans Lab, MSc Thesis, Projects, Research, Results, Team
CATEGORIES: Future Oceans Lab, MSc Thesis, Projects, Research, Results, Team