WHAT IS THE CHALLENGE?Man's mismanagement of water and natural resources in the coastal sea areas ends in problem in the coastal water and the coastal villages. Eutrophication of the coastal water changes the ecological balance in the water and the conditions of flora and fauna. It brings severe consequences for the fishing industry, outdoor life and tourism. The over-fishing of certain species of fish has still more decreased the coastal fishing and the livelihood of the coastal population.HOW CAN THE PROGRAMME CONTRIBUTE TO A SOLUTION?
To bring about a modified use of coastal resources and to achieve sustainable resource use, with regard to both the boundaries of the ecosystem and the needs of the coastal population. To carry on research in co-operation with stakeholders, fishery (coastal and recreational as well as those involved in distribution and trade), coastal municipalities and central, regional and local authorities responsible for fisheries issues, the coastal environment and coastal management.
THE RESULTS
SUCOZOMA has included 55 scientists and 25 doctoral candidates of which 18 have defended their doctor's thesis before the end of the programme. The programme has delivered approximately 350 publications, articles and reports, within natural science, social science and jurisprudence. Several publications are interdisciplinary syntheses The SUCOZOMA research has shown in practice that:
- coastal fisheries can improve with the help of selective fishing methods and tools and that management methods can restore spawning grounds for fish species that have previously not been considered as interesting from a commercial point of view
- the effects of eutrophication can be reduced by mussel farming and new methods in the sewage treatment processes
- better knowledge of the political, social and economic conditions in the coastal zone can renew and democratize the management and planning of a sustainable use of the coastal resources
ABOUT THE PROGRAMME AND ITS RESULTS
Read AMBIO's SUCOZOMA special feature issue, AMBIO Vol. 34, No. 2, March 2005, see CONTENTS or else see http://www.ambio.kva.se/. and Order.
In addition read the annual reports and the popular science final report, The Future of the Coastal Environment, KUSTMILJÖNS FRAMTID, (In Swedish) also with programme facts and the list of publications, see Download and Order.
CONTENTS AMBIO Vol. 34, No. 2, March 2005
1. The SUCOZOMA Program: Results and Challenges, Anders Carlberg
2. Interdisciplinary Conflict Analysis and Conflict Mitigation in Local Resource Management, Karl Bruckmeier.
3. Public Participation in Municipal Planning as a Tool for Coastal Management: Case Studies from Western Sweden, Andrea Morf.
4. A Net Loss: Policy Instruments for Commercial Cod Fishing in Sweden, Thomas Sterner and Henrik Svedäng.
5. Local Fisheries Management at the Swedish Coast: Biological and Social Preconditions, Karl Bruckmeier and Erik Neuman.
6. Fishermen´s Interests and Cooperation: Preconditions for Joint Management of Swedish Coastal Fisheries, Karl Bruckrneier, Anders Ellegård and Laura Piriz.
7. Genetic Population Structure of Fishes: Implications for Coastal Zone Management, Linda Laikre, Stefan Palm and Nils Ryman.
8. Management of Pikeperch Migrating over Management Areas in a Baltic Archipelago Area, Kari Saulamo and Gunnar Thoresson.
9. Boating and Navigation Activities Influence the Recruitment of Fish in a Baltic Sea Archipelago Area, Alfred Sandström, Britas Klemens Eriksson, Peter Karås, Martin Isaeus and Henrik Schreiber.
10. Improving Marine Water Quality by Mussel Farming: A Profitable Solution for Swedish Society, Odd Lindahl, Rob Hart, Bodil Hernroth, Sven Kollberg, Lars-Ove Loo, Lars Olrog, Ann-Sofi Rehnstam-Holm, Jonny Svensson, Susanne Svensson and Ulf Syversen.
11. Shellfish and Public Health: A Swedish Perspective, Ann-Sofi Rehnstam-Holm and Bodil Hernroth.
12. Tracing the Influence of Sewage Nitrogen in a Coastal Ecosystem Using Stable Nitrogen Isotopes, Candida Savage.
13. Obtaining Access to Coastal Areas for Large-scale Mussel Farming: Obstacles and Possibilities, Harald Sterner. 14. Adaptive Coastal Planning and the European Union´s Water Framework Directive: A Swedish Perspective, Lena Gipperth and Ragnar Elmgren.
15. The Rule of Sustainability and Planning Adaptivity, Inga Carlman.
16. Economic Valuation for Sustainable Development in the Swedish Coastal Zone, Tore Söderqvist, Håkan Eggert, Björn Olsson and Åsa Soutukorva.
17. Knowledge Transfer between Researchers and Practitioners in SUCOZOMA, Anders Carlberg.
