Integrated ecosystem analysis in Irish waters; Providing the context for ecosystem-based fisheries management

Pedreschi, Debbi; Bouch, Paul; Moriarty, Meadhbh; Nixon, Eugene R.; Knights, Antony M.; Reid, David G.

doi:10.1016/j.fishres.2018.09.023

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“…Focusing on these questions through WKIrish streamlined the integration of outputs into ICES advice for Irish Sea fisheries, as it specifically addressed the needs of the stakeholder-led North Western Waters Advisory Council (NWWAC). Fishers' knowledge was used in the co-production of studies on species diets (Bentley et al, 2019a), historical fishing effort (Bentley et al, 2019b), and integrated ecosystem assessments (Pedreschi et al, 2019).…”

Section: The Irish Sea and Ices Wkirishmentioning

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Refining Fisheries Advice With Stock-Specific Ecosystem Information

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Although frequently suggested as a goal for ecosystem-based fisheries management, incorporating ecosystem information into fisheries stock assessments has proven challenging. The uncertainty of input data, coupled with the structural uncertainty of complex multi-species models, currently makes the use of absolute values from such models contentious for short-term single-species fisheries management advice. Here, we propose a different approach where the standard assessment methodologies can be enhanced using ecosystem model derived information. Using a case study of the Irish Sea, we illustrate how stock-specific ecosystem indicators can be used to set an ecosystem-based fishing mortality reference point (FECO) within the “Pretty Good Yield” ranges for fishing mortality which form the present precautionary approach adopted in Europe by the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES). We propose that this new target, FECO, can be used to scale fishing mortality down when the ecosystem conditions for the stock are poor and up when conditions are good. This approach provides a streamlined quantitative way of incorporating ecosystem information into catch advice and provides an opportunity to operationalize ecosystem models and empirical indicators, while retaining the integrity of current assessment models and the FMSY-based advice process.

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Section: The Irish Sea and Ices Wkirishmentioning

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“…Doing so will expand the reach, elevate the value, and enhance the sustainability of the program, and ultimately improve the EBM enterprise as a whole, with lasting benefits to society and to marine resources. These perspectives may also help in regions beyond U.S. waters: IEA approaches are currently being used to inform management of marine resources in many countries and transboundary ecosystems (e.g., DePiper et al 2017;M€ ollmann et al 2014;Pedreschi et al 2019; Skern-Mauritzen, Olsen, and Huse 2018; Walther and M€ ollmann 2014) and will guide management as human activities expand in the Arctic Ocean (Logerwell and Skjoldal 2019). Marine social-ecological systems face an array of complex, dynamic challenges that will require ongoing, rigorous, integrated science advice.…”

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The Origin of NOAA’s Integrated Ecosystem Assessment Program: A Retrospective and Prospective

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In response to calls for marine ecosystem-based management (EBM), the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) developed a multidisciplinary science support framework called integrated ecosystem assessment (IEA). The IEA framework and a national NOAA program for implementing that framework were the culmination of many efforts in the 2000s. At a recent workshop, five leaders from the early days of NOAA IEA development participated in a panel to discuss the history of the framework and program, and to provide recommendations for future work. Panelists intended IEA to be a call to action for scientists and agencies to support EBM, and they designed the framework to be adaptable, scalable, and non-prescriptive so that it could be applied to a range of issues. Panelists emphasized the complementary nature of the processes, tools, and products that make up IEA efforts, and also stressed the need to adapt the IEA approach to shifting management and governance structures. Finally, panelists offered a range of recommendations for future development of the IEA approach, including: (1) broadening the stakeholder base; (2) developing objectives and reference points in partnership with end-users; (3) increasing diversity of IEA practitioners to better reflect the communities that IEA serves; (4) increasing development of readily updatable, real-time products; (5)

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“…A key attribute for a scientific framework to more comprehensively contribute to building healthy and resilient ecosystems, communities, and economies is adaptability (Plummer and Armitage 2007). Many natural resource management agencies across the globe are implementing ecosystem-based management (EBM) (Garcia et al 2003, NMFS 2016a, Pedreschi et al 2019. EBM is an adaptable form of management that brings together natural and social scientists, stakeholders and resource managers in both the science and management-decision process to build meaningful relationships and recognize the full array of interactions within an ecosystem, including humans, rather than just considering single issues.…”

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Using Integrated Ecosystem Assessments to Build Resilient Ecosystems, Communities, and Economies

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This material is published by permission of ECS Federal LLC, for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration under Contract No. EA-133F-15-BA-0045. The US Government retains for itself, and others acting on its behalf, a paid-up, non-exclusive, and irrevocable worldwide license in said article to reproduce, prepare derivative works, distribute copies to the public, and perform publicly and display publicly, by or on behalf of the Government.

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Integrated ecosystem analysis in Irish waters; Providing the context for ecosystem-based fisheries management

Cited by 33 publications

References 38 publications

Refining Fisheries Advice With Stock-Specific Ecosystem Information

Refining Fisheries Advice With Stock-Specific Ecosystem Information

The Origin of NOAA’s Integrated Ecosystem Assessment Program: A Retrospective and Prospective

Using Integrated Ecosystem Assessments to Build Resilient Ecosystems, Communities, and Economies

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