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Judgement and knowledge in fisheries including stakeholders (JAKFISH)
Project
Project code: 212969
Contract period: 01.05.2008
- 30.04.2011
Budget: 2,780,000 Euro
Purpose of research: Applied research
The JAKFISH project offers opportunities for stakeholders and scientists to work together. JAKFISH is short for “Judgment and Knowledge in Fisheries involving Stakeholders”.
Background
The European policies for the marine environment are rapidly changing. The policies of the past were characterized by single-sector approaches (e.g. shipping, fishing, environment, etc) and by top-down regulations. The policies of the future are characterized by multi-sector approaches, integrated thinking and stakeholder involvement.
The introduction of the Regional Advisory Councils (RAC) has already initiated the greater involvement of stakeholder organizations in the fisheries policy process. But stakeholders’ organization like RACs will need to acquire scientific inputs into their policy contributions.
Participatory modeling and case studies
Participatory modeling is the process whereby scientists and stakeholders jointly develop flexible and transparent models. This is expected to enhance a common understanding of the current biological, fishery and management issues. Risks for the stocks and socio-economic consequences for the fisheries will be addressed. The comparison of different scenarios could help in agreeing on robust management plans. These approaches will be explored in four case studies:
* North Sea Nephrops fisheries: how to deal with data-poor stocks and fisheries that generate bycatches of other species
* Herring in Skagerrak, Kattegat and the Western Baltic: how to deal with stocks that mix and migrate over different management areas
* Herring in the Baltic Sea: how to assess and use the different mental models of stakeholders and scientists on herring dynamics in a comprehensive, Bayesian framework
* Swordfish in the Mediterranean: how to develop long term management plans for a stock that is shared over many countries with different interests.
Section overview
Subjects
- Marine fisheries
Framework programme
Funding programme
Excutive institution
Institute for Marine Resources and Ecosystem Studies (IMARES)
