WORK THEME 6: EVALUATION OF FISHERIES MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES

Welcome to our online course on Evaluation of Fisheries Management Strategies

PLEASE NOTE: This page is currently in development, more training materials and links coming soon.

In order to establish the most effective recommendations for future fisheries management, it is essential that we utilise existing knowledge and lessons learned. In SEAwise projects Work Theme six we set out to evaluate fisheries management plans across Europe, determining which have achieved Good Environmental Status, are economically successful, and protect the well-being of local fishing communities. This information was then be used to develop well-informed, evidence-based policy briefs and future recommendations.

We set out to:

• Identify the key environmental, economic and social factors that should be considered when evaluating fisheries management strategies.
• Use the knowledge gained from other SEAwise work themes to improve our ability to predict the future effectiveness of management plans.
• Predict how different management strategies will affect the environment, the economy, and society.
• Estimate suitable targets and thresholds for environmental indicators (e.g. carbon emissions), based on the evaluation of a range management plans.
• Design region-specific management plans that benefit the environment, the economy, and society.
• Incorporate our understanding of how fisheries impact the environment, the economy and society, within the SEAwise fisheries management advice tool.

Lead partner – Fundacion AZTI – AZTI Fundazioa (AZTI), Spain

Lead contact: Dorleta Garcia, (AZTI)