Results

ecological effects on fisheries

Assessing the space-and-time effects of bottom-fishing on benthic habitats

Report, August 2023

Fishing activities may negatively affect the health of benthic ecosystems. This report describes a way to determine the risk of disturbance to a benthic habitat, and provides risk “ratings” for different benthic habitats in the SEAwise Case Study regions.

ecological effects of fisheries

Bycatch mortality risk to potentially endangered and threatened species

Report, January 2024

Fisheries can have a significant impact on the health of marine ecosystems through wildlife bycatch. This report identifies current areas of highest bycatch risk across SEAwise’s Case Study regions, and provides an assessment of the sustainability of bycatch levels on sensitive wildlife populations.

social economic effects

Carbon footprint, economic and social impacts of management strategies

Report, January 2024

Though aimed at ensuring sustainable fishing, management measures can have (unintended) knock-on effects on the economic and climate impacts of fisheries. This report explores ways to refine the social and economic information used in existing models, to help better understand these relationships.

communication

Communications Activities

Strategy

From creating a bespoke project website to communicating our research and activities via social media, SEAwise is committed to ensuring that stakeholders and all those involved in fisheries are able to easily access information and collaboratively engage with our work.

evaluation of fisheries management strategies

Consistency of existing targets and limits for indicators in an ecosystem context

Report, February 2024

This report explores consistency in key policy instruments by which the EU has set indicators, targets, and limits designed to help fisheries meet (or measure their progress towards) a variety of ecological, economic, and social objectives. With focus on the ecosystem context.

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Data Management Plan

Report, September 2022

The Data Management Plan describes the SEAwise data procedures and guidelines with the aim to increase the awareness about the data collected, processed and stored in the project, to ensure that all relevant data collected and used in the project is available in a well-documented, discoverable, standardised and easily accessible form.

ecological effects on fisheries

Effects of environmental and ecological factors on stock productivity for online tool

Report, April 2024

This report explores how environmental factors impact on the productivity of commercial fish stocks and how these results will feed into the online SEAwise EBFM tool.

ecological effects of fisheries

Effects of fishing on food webs and community diversity

Report, July 2024

In support of management, this report summarises work to establish the most suitable indicators for determining the state of food webs and community diversity, using case studies across the northeast Atlantic and within the Mediterranean Sea.

social economic effects

Fisher behaviour submodels

Report, February 2023

This report identifies factors that can have an impact on fisher behaviour and which may be important to include in fisheries modelling, as well as demonstrating the utility of mixed methods and interdisciplinary approaches for this topic of research.

spatial management impacts

Fisheries spatial distribution responding to climate-related factors and ecological change

Report, April 2024

This report explores how climate change and other environmental changes will likely influence fish and fisheries in the future.

communication

Guidelines for treating variance in forecasts, uncertainty, risk communication and acceptable levels

Report, June 2023

This report details the SEAwise guidelines for estimating uncertainty, the predictive capability of models, and how best to communicate these to users.

social economic effects

Health impacts of different fish and fish sizes

Report, September 2023

This report provides personalised guidelines for seafood consumption, based on demographic categories and accounting for aspects such as contamination in certain species.

spatial management impacts

Historic and future spatial distribution of fished stocks

Report, February 2024

Predicting future spatial dynamics of – where fish are, and where they may move to – can help understand fish habitats. Within EBFM, new approaches to spatial management of fisheries will be needed to account for inevitable shifts in the geographical distribution of many fish stocks and fisheries, now and in the future.

ecological effects on fisheries

Improved natural mortality models under different distributional scenarios

Report, September 2024

This report describes SEAwise work on enhancing models for estimating the loss of fish to other predatory species (natural mortality). These models have been enhanced to include more predatory species (including other fish) and the influence of environmental factors on natural mortality across Europe.

ecological effects on fisheries

Improved predictive models of growth, production and stock quality

Report, January 2024

This report explores how ecological drivers such as temperature and prey availability affect fish growth and health.

ecological effects on fisheries

Improved predictive models of natural mortality

Report, July 2024

This report describes SEAwise work undertaken to develop enhanced models for estimating the loss of fish to other predatory species (natural mortality).

ecological effects on fisheries

Improved predictive models of recruitment under different environmental scenarios

Report, February 2024

This report explores how environmental factors, including temperature, impact on the “recruitment process” of commercial fish stocks.

ecological effects on fisheries

Key Drivers of Stock Productivity and Future Environmental Scenarios

Strategy, October 2022

This report outlines key findings from systematic reviews and stakeholder scoping that sought to identify priorities and key interactions between commercial fish species and the wider ecological system.

ecological effects of fisheries

Key Species and Habitats Impacted By Fishing

Report, October 2023

This report explores outcomes of systematic review and stakeholder scoping undertaken to identify key ecological impacts of fishing activities on marine species and their habitats.

spatial management impacts

Key drivers and impacts of changes in spatial distribution of fisheries and fished stocks

Report, February 2023

Understanding the underlying causes behind changes in the geographical location of fish is vital for effective fisheries management. An initial scoping review sought to outline the key causes of such changes across our four case study regions.

evaluation of fisheries management strategies

Key interactions in European socioecological systems

Report, May 2023

A complex range of ecological, social, and economic interactions affect fisheries management. This report explores these interactions, as well as the extent to which they have been accounted for in modelling of fisheries management strategies carried out to date.

social economic effects

Key social and economic aspects of regional fisheries

Report, October 2022

Fishing is a human activity that holds various social and economic implications – from the jobs it provides to the incomes and revenue it generates. A review of existing management strategies sought to identify indicators, models and tools that can be used to predict and improve their effectiveness from social and economic perspectives.

evaluation of fisheries management strategies

Limiting species of fishing activity using management evaluation models

Report, January 2024

This report explores the social and economic impacts of different management strategies in the context of a landing obligation.

spatial management impacts

Predicting effect of changes in ‘fishable’ areas on fish and fisheries

Report, December 2023

Area closures to some or all fishing activities can be an effective management tool. However, resulting fleet displacement can have knock on impacts on livelihoods, adjacent fish stocks, and ecosystems. This report explores modelling approaches for predicting the potential social, economic and ecological impacts of spatial redistribution of fishing.

ecological effects of fisheries

Pressure induced by fisheries related litter on key species groups

Report, June 2023

Fishing activities have been found to be a significant contributor to the problem of marine litter. This report identifies litter hotspots, proportions of litter contributed by fishing activities, and which fish stocks are at particular risk from marine litter.

evaluation of fisheries management strategies

Requirements for fisheries governance to be effective

Report, September 2023

Effective governance is crucial for translating knowledge around fisheries into effective EBFM. This report reviews the key components of good governance and sets out a research plan for evaluating the current effectiveness of fisheries management in Europe.

communication

Scoping and co-design

Report, May 2022

The report explores the key takeaways from our stakeholder scoping activities, and outlines the identified priorities and interest areas that will be explored in subsequent SEAwise research. The scoping activities are a key element in ensuring that our ultimate results will be relevant and useful to end users.

social economic effects

Social and economic aspects of fishing for online tool

Report, April 2024

This report details the different social and economic aspects of fisheries, and the links between fisheries and society, which will ultimately feed into the development of the online SEAwise tool.

evaluation of fisheries management strategies

Stocks and landings under existing management plans

Report, April 2024

This report explores the predicted impacts of different management measures on fish stocks and landings, and reveal which measures provide a win-win for fish and fisheries under Ecosystem Based Fisheries Management (EBFM).

spatial management impacts

The effect of changes in habitat on productivity, species and habitats

Report, April 2024

This report explores how spatial protection of essential habitats in terms of their quality and extent can influence the productivity of fish populations.

evaluation of fisheries management strategies

The performance of existing management plans

Report, December 2022

This report sets out the current baseline for EBFM in Europe, evaluating what regional fisheries management measures are in place and their effectiveness in realising stated policy objectives.

Assessing the space-and-time effects of bottom-fishing on benthic habitats

Bycatch mortality risk to potentially endangered and threatened species

Carbon footprint, economic and social impacts of management strategies

Communications Activities

Consistency of existing targets and limits for indicators in an ecosystem context

Data Management Plan

Effects of environmental and ecological factors on stock productivity for online tool

Effects of fishing on food webs and community diversity

Fisher behaviour submodels

Fisheries spatial distribution responding to climate-related factors and ecological change

Guidelines for treating variance in forecasts, uncertainty, risk communication and acceptable levels

Health impacts of different fish and fish sizes

Historic and future spatial distribution of fished stocks

Improved natural mortality models under different distributional scenarios

Improved predictive models of growth, production and stock quality

Improved predictive models of natural mortality

Improved predictive models of recruitment under different environmental scenarios

Key Drivers of Stock Productivity and Future Environmental Scenarios

Key Species and Habitats Impacted By Fishing

Key drivers and impacts of changes in spatial distribution of fisheries and fished stocks

Key interactions in European socioecological systems

Key social and economic aspects of regional fisheries

Limiting species of fishing activity using management evaluation models

Predicting effect of changes in ‘fishable’ areas on fish and fisheries

Pressure induced by fisheries related litter on key species groups

Requirements for fisheries governance to be effective

Scoping and co-design

Social and economic aspects of fishing for online tool

Stocks and landings under existing management plans

The effect of changes in habitat on productivity, species and habitats

The performance of existing management plans

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