Awareness raising and knowledge exchange activities

Awareness raising activities and information campaigns around the legal regulations in place, and around the management measures agreed upon by mutual agreement, are regularly carried out among the population. These enhance the acceptance of the maritime surveillance activities by the population, as well as a good understanding of the different conservation measures taken and their evolving impacts on the biodiversity of the PNBA. The activities include raising awareness about the fisheries regulations in force and their evolution with respect to biological halt periods, raising environmental awareness in general, but also sharing the results of fisheries monitoring (fishing effort, catches, infractions recorded, etc.).

Awareness raising and knowledge exchange activities are taking place in an enabling communication environment, as a result of the shared governance mechanism and the ongoing exchange and collaboration between the Imraguen and the park administration.

A regular exchange of ecosystem knowledge and fish catch information between scientists and fishermen has shown to enhance the overall functioning of the participatory maritime surveillance system.