FIS projects are commissioned on an annual basis, you can view information and, where available, download final reports by linking to the summary page for each project. FIS projects are categorised by main research topic, and currently these are:
· Discard reduction – Quota management
· Discard reduction – Technical innovation
· Dissemination
· Education
· Environment / ecosystem
· Management
· Research prioritisation
For an overall graphic summary of the different topics covered by FIS projects so far, please click here.
2014-15 Projects
FIS002 - Modelling the physical impact of demersal fishing gears on the seabed
FIS003 - Modelling the whole-ecosystem impacts of trawling
FIS004 - Slippage mitigation and acoustic characterisation (SMAC)
FIS006 - Mapping and modelling the incentives for a landing obligation in demersal fisheries
FIS008 – Annual Scottish Fishing Conference (ASFC) 2015
FIS009 - International Exchange Project 2015
2016-17 Projects
FIS010 - Innovation in governance & management
FIS011-A - Innovation in selectivity
FIS011-B - SMARTFISH Selective retention
FIS012-A - International quota management
FIS012-B - Economic analysis of quota allocation
FIS013 - Ecosystems: predator / prey interactions
FIS014 - Management in shared seas
FIS015 - Survival of post-catch Nephrops B
FIS017 - Annual Scottish Fishing Conference (ASFC) 2016
2017-18 Projects
FIS019 - Fisheries International Study Bursary Programme
2018-19 Projects
FIS020 - Industry Self-Sampling Pilot
FIS022 - UHI Fisheries Chair Business Case
FIS024 - In-water improvements in selectivity
FIS025 - Novel approaches to trapping: fishing and surveying
FIS026 - Fishing strategies to manage benthic footprint
FIS028 - Workshop on fisheries resilience to climate change
FIS029 - Evaluation of effectiveness of FIS Research