Can machine learning techniques help to improve the Common Fisheries Policy?

Research areas:

• Methodology - Machine learning

Year:

2013

Type of Publication:

In Proceedings

Keywords:

Machine learning, Ordinal Classification, Commitment to sustainability, Common Fisheries Policy, Fleet Overcapacity

Authors:

• Pérez-Ortiz, María
• Colmenarejo, R.
• Fernández, Juan Carlos
• Hervás-Martínez, César

Volume:

7903

Book title:

International Work Conference on Artificial Neural Networks

Series:

Advances in Computational Intelligence, Part II, Lecture Notes in Computer Science

Pages:

278-286

Organization:

Puerto de la Cruz, Spain

Month:

12-14 June

BibTex:

@conference{MLforCFP2013, author = "Mar{\'i}a P{\'e}rez-Ortiz and R. Colmenarejo and Juan Carlos Fern{\'a}ndez and C{\'e}sar Herv{\'a}s-Mart{\'i}nez", abstract = "The overcapacity of the European fishing fleets is one of the recognized factors for the lack of success of the Common Fisheries Policy. Unwanted non-targeted species and other incidental fish likely represent one of the causes for the overexploitation of fish stocks; thus there is a clear connection between this problem and the type of fishing gear used by vessels. This paper performs an environmental impact study of the Spanish Fishing Fleet by means of ordinal classification techniques to emphasize the need to design an effective and differentiated common fish policy for {\&}quot;artisan fleets{\&}quot;, that guarantees the maintenance of environmental stocks and the artesan fishing culture. ", booktitle = "International Work Conference on Artificial Neural Networks", keywords = "Machine learning, Ordinal Classification, Commitment to sustainability, Common Fisheries Policy, Fleet Overcapacity", month = "12-14 June", organization = " Puerto de la Cruz, Spain", pages = " 278-286", series = "Advances in Computational Intelligence, Part II, Lecture Notes in Computer Science", title = "{C}an machine learning techniques help to improve the {C}ommon {F}isheries {P}olicy?", volume = "7903", year = "2013", }

Abstract:

The overcapacity of the European fishing fleets is one of the recognized factors for the lack of success of the Common Fisheries Policy. Unwanted non-targeted species and other incidental fish likely represent one of the causes for the overexploitation of fish stocks; thus there is a clear connection between this problem and the type of fishing gear used by vessels. This paper performs an environmental impact study of the Spanish Fishing Fleet by means of ordinal classification techniques to emphasize the need to design an effective and differentiated common fish policy for "artisan fleets", that guarantees the maintenance of environmental stocks and the artesan fishing culture.