Welcome to the SEAwise EBFM Tool

This SEAwise EBFM Tool is designed to allow stakeholders to explore the key results of the SEAwise project in an accessible, open access format. The tool can be used to gain a better understanding of the trade-offs associated with different fisheries management interventions, under different climate change scenarios, across four Case Study Regions – the North Sea, the Baltic Sea, the Mediterranean Sea, and Western Waters.

It will help you to assess these trade-offs across social, economic and ecological dimensions in each of these regions, and lead you to further information on each of these topics. In doing so, the tool is designed to support the effective implementation of Ecosystem Based Fisheries Management (EBFM) in Europe.

  • Enter The Tool
  • Take a Tour
  • Tool Welcome
  • Case Study Regions
  • Baltic Sea

    A near-enclosed area of the North Atlantic, nestled between Scandinavia and mainland Europe, and connected to the North Sea via the Skagerrak and Kattegat straits, the Baltic Sea is characterised by areas of low oxygen concentration, historically high contaminant and nutrient levels, and significant interaction between fisheries and marine mammals.

    Dive into the Baltic Sea

    Case Study in focus

  • North Sea

    Situated between the UK, Norway, and mainland Europe, the North Sea hosts a wide variety of habitats and commercially-significant fish species, but fisheries here face rapidly rising ocean temperatures, offshore wind development, and changes to fishing-access due to Brexit, meaning management advice must be both resilient and adaptive.

    Dive into the North Sea

  • Western Waters

    A subdivision of the Northeast Atlantic extending from the west coast of Ireland and Scotland to the Strait of Gibraltar, the Western Waters are characterised by diverse marine environments, a broad range of fish stocks and multinational fisheries, rendering effective management challenging.

    Dive into the Western Waters

  • Mediterranean Sea

    The Mediterranean Sea is an intercontinental sea stretching along the southern coast of the European continent, and encompassing the Ionian and Southern Adriatic Seas. The region is characterised by high biodiversity and socially important small-scale fisheries, as well as heavily exploited stocks, with low biological productivity.

    Dive into the Mediterranean Sea

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