SEAwise Report on the key interactions in European socio-ecological fisheries systems ...

This report describes the consultation and systematic review performed in the SEAwise project to identify key elements and models of the social-ecological fisheries systems. An ecosystem approach to fisheries management requires evaluation of management measures and indicators that account for complex ecological and social interactions. The evaluation of management strategies requires models that are able to incorporate the above interactions and be applied in a Management Strategy Evaluation (MSE) framework. To provide a knowledge base for ecosystem based management considerations, SEAwise consulted stakeholders throughout Europe and conducted a systematic literature review to identify key elements in each ecoregion and existing models capable of evaluating different management strategies. Engagement with stakeholder groups identified a widespread focus on spatial aspects of management as well as on output management. The systematic review extracted data from 687 papers. The number of papers referring to ...