A5018721129- Marine and fisheries research
- Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
- Coastal and Marine Management
- Isotope Analysis in Ecology
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
- Fish Ecology and Management Studies
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Aeolian processes and effects
- Marine and environmental studies
- Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
- Rhetoric and Communication Studies
- Community Health and Development
- Language, Metaphor, and Cognition
- Sustainability and Ecological Systems Analysis
- Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Participatory Visual Research Methods
- Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development
- Zoonotic diseases and public health
- Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
Natural England
2022-2024
University of Kent
2020-2024
Scottish Association For Marine Science
2017-2021
Marine Institute
2021
World Conservation Monitoring Centre
2020-2021
University of the Highlands and Islands
2018-2019
Although many countries have formally committed to Ecosystem-Based Fisheries Management (EBFM), actual progress toward these goals has been slow. This paper presents two independent case studies that combined strategic advice from ecosystem modeling with the tactical of single-species assessment models provide practical ecosystem-based management advice. With this approach, stock status, reference points, and initial target F are computed a model, then an model rescales according indicators...
Abstract Ecosystem models, such as Ecopath with Ecosim (EwE), provide a platform to simulate intricate policy scenarios where multiple species, pressures, and ecosystem services interact. Complex questions often return complex answers, necessitating evidence advice be communicated in terms of trade-offs, risks, uncertainty. Calibration procedures for EwE, which can act source uncertainty bias model results, have yet explored comprehensive way that communicates how sensitive outputs are...
Although frequently suggested as a goal for ecosystem-based fisheries management, incorporating ecosystem information into stock assessments has proven challenging. The uncertainty of input data, coupled with the structural complex multi-species models, currently makes use absolute values from such models contentious short-term single-species management advice. Here, we propose different approach where standard assessment methodologies can be enhanced using model derived information. Using...
Eutrophication is one of the most important anthropogenic pressures impacting coastal seas. In Europe, several legislations and management measures have been implemented to halt nutrient overloading in marine ecosystems. This study evaluates impact freshwater control on higher trophic levels (HTL) European ecosystems following descriptors criteria as defined by Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). We used a novel pan-European modeling ensemble fourteen HTL models, covering almost all...
Language is central to the way people learn about natural world. A salient concern of biodiversity conservation arena has been understand how language can be employed by scientists communicate knowledge nonexpert audiences and build ecological literacy. The use analogy narrative are prominent techniques. In this article, we consider these two modes language-based reasoning extend into ordinary conversational public, specifically when articulating everyday understanding experiences...
The marine biological carbon pump plays a crucial role in the sequestration of atmospheric and, therefore, is paramount to global climate regulation. Most existing research on sinks has focused understanding oceanic (off-shelf) species and processes where can quickly be removed from contact with atmosphere.  We know little about how living continental shelves contribute influence due complex physical transport process dynamics. This knowledge gap becoming an issue as decision-makers...
Abstract Irish Sea fisheries have undergone considerable change in recent years following the decline of commercially important finfish stocks and their slow response to management's recovery plans. In 2015, fishing industry called for a holistic exploration into impact environmental food web effects identify drivers underpinning stock dynamics. this study, we correlations between large‐scale climatic indicators, temperature, primary secondary productivity, fish recruitment incorporate them...
Steenbeek, J., G. Romagnoni, J. W. Bentley, Heymans, N. Serpetti, M. Gonçalves, C. Santos, H. Warmelink, I. Mayer, X. Keijser, R. Fairgrieve, and L. Abspoel. 2020. Combining ecosystem modeling with serious gaming in support of transboundary maritime spatial planning. Ecology Society 25(2):21. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-11580-250221
Abstract In this study, we describe the approach taken by International Council for Exploration of Seas Irish Sea benchmark working group (WKIrish), to co-create diet information six commercial species using fishers' and scientists knowledge incorporate it into an existing Ecopath food web model Sea. To understand how co-created changed compared a suite indicators before after addition (FK). Of 80 predator–prey interactions suggested fishers during workshops, 50 were already included in...
Abstract Fisher's knowledge offers a valuable source of information to run parallel observed data and fill gaps in our scientific knowledge. In this study we demonstrate how fishers' historical fishing effort was incorporated into an Ecopath with Ecosim (EwE) model the Irish Sea significant gap prior 2003. The fitted results compared using time-series based on: (i) knowledge, (ii) (iii) adjusted (iv) combination (iii), termed “hybrid knowledge.” hybrid produced best overall statistical fit,...
Sprat are commercially valuable and an important component of the North-East Atlantic ecosystem as major predators zooplankton, competitors with herring, prey for piscivorous fish, marine mammals, seabirds. Despite this, insufficient information exists Celtic Seas sprat, one five stocks, to estimate stock status. To ensure sustainable exploitation health ecosystem, wider fisheries sector, we conduct a management strategy evaluation stress test current single-species advice framework. The aim...
To effectively future-proof the management of European Union fishing fleets we have explored a suite case studies encompassing northeast and tropical Atlantic, Mediterranean, Baltic Black Seas. This study shows that (EU) fisheries are likely resilient to climate-driven short-term stresses, but may be negatively impacted by long-term trends in climate change. However, fisheries’ stock resilience can improved (and therefore more increasing changes climate) adopting robust adaptive management,...
Abstract Understanding social-ecological systems (SESs) is an important part of ecosystem-based management (EBM). One the main decision support frameworks to develop scientific advice for EBM integrated ecosystem assessments (IEAs). Human dimensions in SESs are primarily captured through indicators derived from three social sciences: economics, anthropology, and sociology. The breadth sciences humanities (SSH) research much greater than those fields, but they generally underused natural...
Ecosystem services link the status of biodiversity and its functioning to societal goods benefits contributing human wellbeing. As such, they can play a key role in preserving environment managing natural resources ecosystems conserve nature's contributions people. Identification main threats acting on environment, how these may impact capacity supply ecosystem services, is fundamental maintenance services. To that end, we present novel approach based cumulative impacts assessment 1) covers...
Abstract Participatory approaches are widely used by researchers to gather data and insight about how the environment is perceived, valued used. The participatory activities may be creating information as part of curiosity‐driven blue‐skies research or inform policy/practise decision‐making. quality usability derived from heavily influenced conducted. We share a set features processes that underpin generation high‐quality data, based on our collective experience developing undertaking with...
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Ecosystem services provide the means to link status of biodiversity and its functioning societal goods benefits contributing human wellbeing. As such, it has a role in preserving environment managing natural resources ecosystems conserve nature's contributions people. It is therefore important identify main threats acting on how these may impact capacity supply ecosystem services. To that end, we conducted cumulative assessment for North Sea which comprised manageable activities their...
Abstract Switching from the traditional 40- or 44-mm diamond mesh codends to 50-mm (D50) 40-mm square (S40) is known improve size selection for commercial species and reduce discarding in Mediterranean demersal trawl fisheries. This change has been recommended General Fisheries Commission European regulations. However, ecosystem-based assessment of improved selectivity still remains a challenge, that aim this study. For purpose, an Ecopath model was developed used initialize dynamic...