Our actions

We are engaged to mitigate the impact of fisheries on biodiversity, protect key sensitive areas and promote sustainable fishing practices. We are united to collect data on bycatch and depredation and to facilitate ongoing engagement and collaboration with cooperative fishers.

We promote a co-management approach at the regional level through communication, experience sharing, networking and capacity building by and for coastal communities.

We mobilize and advocate to scaling up successful local solutions, accelerate the implementation of current legislation, influence European and Mediterranean policies, and develop a stronger biodiversity framework for the Mediterranean.

We foster a shift towards sustainable practices for Mediterranean fisheries via the implementation of certification, labelling process and the accessibility of sustainable seafood alternatives for consumers.

We ensure long-term financial sustainability, essential for effective MPA management. We create new mechanisms to guarantee the financial sustainability of fishermen that shift to sustainable fisheries practices.

Our impact

Our partnership is rich on several levels: nature of the partners, geographical and cultural diversity, subjects: scientific, entrepreneurial, and political issues.

We want to capitalize on the successes of the projects, share them through concrete examples, but especially communicate them to the marine conservation community.

We want to value the results that we have managed to achieve together, what the cumulative activities, synergies, sharing and financial support of MAVA have allowed to emerge; and how in 5 years of collaborative work, we have been able to make a difference for marine conservation ecologically, economically and above all humanely.

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Balearics
Balearics

Restoring Balearics’ marine ecosystem and turning the islands into a Med reference of marine conservation.

Blue Incubator
Blue Incubator

Leveraging marine conservation through entrepreneurship.

Cyprus Bycatch
Cyprus Bycatch

Reducing the impact of bycatch on vulnerable species across the island of Cyprus.

MedBycatch
MedBycatch

Developing a standardized multi-taxa approach to study and mitigate bycatch in the Mediterranean.

Mitigating dolphin depredation
Mitigating dolphin depredation

Strengthening cetacean conservation and sustainable fisheries

Seafood Ecological Foodprint
Seafood Ecological Foodprint

Supporting sustainable artisanal seafood commodity markets

INCA Greece
INCA Greece

Addressing the interaction between small-scale fisheries & megafauna in Greece.

GFCM-Lex
GFCM-Lex

Developing a region-wide legal framework for the conservation of Mediterranean living marine resources and ecosystems.

MedPath
MedPath

Supporting fisheries to achieve higher degrees of environmental sustainability

MedSeaGrass
MedSeaGrass

Restoring Posidonia oceanica meadows in the Gulf of Oristano

Co-managed MPA / No-take Zones
Co-managed MPA / No-take Zones

Scaling up co-managed and financially sustainable No-take Zone and Marine Protected Area.

Sustainable small-scale fisheries
Sustainable small-scale fisheries

Establishing pre-financing facilities for small-scale fishers to access EU funding

SafeSharks
SafeSharks

Reducing incidental catches and consumption of sharks in the Southern Adriatic.

Foodnected - Towards sustainable and fair food systems
Foodnected - Towards sustainable and fair food systems

Building a widely shared approach about sustainable food.

Species Knowledge
Species Knowledge

Filling key knowledge gaps for vulnerable species incidentally caught by fishers

MedKey Habitats
MedKey Habitats

Carrying out an inventory of the main marine habitats of conservation interest.

The Kuriat project
The Kuriat project

Supporting the management of the marine and coastal protected area of the Kuriat Islands in Tunisia

Conservation of Marine Turtles in the Mediterranean Region
Conservation of Marine Turtles in the Mediterranean Region

Enhancing the protection and conservation of Marine Turtles in the Mediterranean region.

46 partners

Our diversity is our force.
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These projects are funded by
Mava
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