12 December 2017

Welcome – Anna Kristín Daníelsdóttir, MATIS

MareFrame Impact – Gunnar Stefánsson, UI

Project Management – Oddur Már Gunnarsson, MATIS

Coffee Break

WP Final results achieved, their potential use and impact:

WP 1: Co-creation & pathways for implementation – Marta A. Ballesteros, CETMAR

WP 2: Select & apply analytical methods – Santiago Cervino, IEO

WP 3: Data management – Jamie Lentin, STL

WP 4: Ecosystem models & assessment models – Paul G. Fernandes, UNIABDN

WP 5: Apply new methods in case studies – Francesco Colloca, CNR

WP 6: Develop a decision support framework – Michaela Aschan, UiT

WP 7: Synthesis & training development – Olavur Gregersen, SYN

WP 8: Dissemination & training actions – Mariana Golumbeanu, INCDM

Publications – Gunnar Stefánsson, UI

General Assembly – Oddur Már Gunnarsson, MATIS

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13 December – Policy Day

The Policy Day was to a large extent broadcasted live via Facebook. Please see the first part below (please note that the video is un-edited):

09:30   Welcome Speech

Chair: Anna Kristín Daníelsdóttir, MareFrame Coordinator, MATIS
  • Sigi Gruber, Head of the Marine Resources Unit, Directorate General for Research and Innovation,European Commission.
  • Ernesto Penas Lado, Principal Advisor, Common Fisheries Policy Development, Directorate General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, European Commission.
  • Michel Sponar, Deputy HoU Marine Environment & Water Industry, Directorate General for Environment, European Commission.

10:15   On the implementation of Ecosystem-based Fisheries Management (EBFM) – Gunnar Stefánsson, MareFrame Scientific Coordinator, University of Iceland

PART I

10:30  A walk through the MareFrame Roadmap for the Implementation of EBFM in the European Union

Chair: Gunnar Stefánsson, MareFrame Scientific Manager, University of Iceland

10:35   Policy relevance and social robustness (II): the co-creation approach. – Marta Ballesteros, CETMAR

10:40   What are the advisory system needs for an effective implementation of an EBFM? – Clara Ulrich, Chair of the European Commission Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF). DTU-AQUA, Section for Ecosystem-based Management.

11:05   Using, comparing and choosing: Ecosystem Models for European fisheries. – Paul G. Fernandes, University of Aberdeen

11:10   A Decision Support Framework for the real policy context. – Kåre N. Nielsen, University of Tromsø

11:20   Let’s make it work: Case study Showhows: ecosystem models and decision support tools in practice. – Chair: Francesco Colloca, CNR

Case study presentations were broadcasted live via Facebook (please note that the video is un-edited and shot in the reception area of the location):

Details about each case study can be found on the Case Study Fact Sheets.

Coffee

12:20   What is in an ecosystem approach for the industry? – Martin Pastoors, Chief science officer at the Pelagic Freezer-trawler Association (PFA). Video from this presentation is available below (please note that the video is un-edited).

13:00   Inside-out: lessons learnt from being a stakeholder and project partner. – Verena Ohms, Executive secretary of the Pelagic Advisory Council (Pelagic AC). Video from this presentation is available below (please note that the video is un-edited).

15.20   Briefing from the parallel sessions – Mark Dickey-Collas, Jesper Raakjær and Ian Tuck

Three parallel sessions took place during the Policy Day. Due to technical restrictions, only one of them was video taped. Please see the Policy Session and briefing here (0:00:00 – 1:33:10; please note that the video is un-edited):

PART II

Chair: Gunnar Stefánsson, MareFrame Scientific Manager, University of Iceland

15:35    Delivering: the MareFrame Roadmap for the Implementation of EBFM in the European Union – Paulina Ramírez-Monsalve, IFM-AAU

15:40   Round Table Discussion – Chair:  Andrew I. L. Payne, A&B Word Ltd.

16:10   The MareFrame Legacy – Anna Kristín Daníelsdóttir, MareFrame Coordinator, MATIS

16:20   Ambassador Mrs Bergdís Ellertsdóttir, Icelandic Embassy, Brussels

16:30   Reception by the Embassy of Iceland in Brussels

PART II in its entirety can be watched from the video below (1:33:10 – 2:24:50; please note that the video is un-edited):

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14 December – Scientific Day

09:00-10:30 Plenary Session

Chairs: Anna Kristín Daníelsdóttir, Gunnar Stefánsson, Oddur M. Gunnarsson

INVITED LECTURES:

Ecosystem Based Management – What is it and how do we deliver it? – Beth Fulton

Are ecosystem models used for management and policy? – Villy Christensen

Value-added science: Increasing the role of science in environmental management. – Lucia Fanning

Modelling frameworks for the NE Pacific and how we integrate stakeholders into our decision making framework, including MSEs. –  Andre Punt

Fisheries certifications and how Mareframe initiatives inter-relate. – Andrew Payne

10:30-11:00 Coffee Break

11:00-12:24 ORAL PRESENTATIONS (paper, Q&A included)

Topic 1. Participatory approaches to include stakeholders in Ecosystem-based Fisheries Management (EBFM). – Chair: Lucia Fanning

Who joins the table? A critical overview of the co-creation approach for the implementation of an Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management. M. Ballesteros, R. Chapela, J. Raakjaer, P. Ramirez-Monsalve, T.J. Hegland, P. Degnbol, K. N. Nielsen, M. Rahikainen, A. Baudron, V. Bartolino, F. Colloca, J. Ruiz, M. Rincón, J. Pope, S. Agnarsson, B. Elvarson, M. Dickey-Collas, G. Stefánsson

Real-Time Incentives (RTI), Ecosystem-Based Fisheries Management using 21st century technology. S.B.M. – Kraak, D. Pedreschi, H. Höffle, K. Farnsworth, A. Barkai, D. Reid

Co-design, testing and stakeholder buy-in of real-time incentive fisheries management: The Celtic Sea case study. – D. Pedreschi, H. Höffle, S. Kraak, A. Barkai, K. Farnsworth, D. Reid

A swift transportable and User Friendly Multispecies Model of the North Sea that describes the main tradeoffs involved in an Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management (EAFM) – J. Pope

Steps to unlocking an Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management: Towards displaying the N Dimensional Potato. – J. Pope, T.J. Hegland, M. Ballesteros, K.N. Nielsen

Carrots or sticks? How to institutionalise EAFM advice within the CFP. – P. Ramirez-Monsalve, K.N. Nielsen, M. Ballesteros, T.S. Kirkfeldt, M. Dickey-Collas, A. Delaney, T.J. Hegland, J. Raakjær, P. Degnbol

Human dimensions in ecosystem-based fisheries management: On integrating social objectives in Sweden. – P. Ramirez-Monsalve, M. Arias Schreiber, S. Linke

12:24-13:30  Lunch Break

13:30-14:54  ORAL PRESENTATIONS (paper, Q&A included)

Topic 2. Decision Support Frameworks in Ecosystem-based Fisheries Management (EBFM). – Chair: Andre Punt

13:30-13:42  Tools and processes to support scenario based planning in Ecosystem Based Fisheries Management: lessons from seven European case studies. – K.N. Nielsen, M. Aschan, S. Agnarsson, M. Ballesteros, V. Bartolino, A. Baudron, B. Bauer, F. Colloca, A.K. Daníelsdóttir, B. Elvarsson, P.G. Fernandes, T.J. Hegland, M. Nenciu, M. Rahikainen, P. Ramirez-Monsalve, M. Rincón, J. Ruiz, G. Sirbu, M. Sinerchia, J. Raakjær, G. Stefánsson, J.R. Viðarsson

13:42-13:54  A Gadget multispecies model to explore the fisheries management implications of prey-predator interactions in the Strait of Sicily trawl fishery. – F. Colloca, M. Enea, V. Gancitano, F. Fiorentino

13:54-14:06  Evaluating MareFrame decision support tools in their ability to support implementation of the EAFM in the EU. – U. Laksá, P. Ramírez-Monsalve, K.N. Nielsen, P. Sørdahl, J. Arias, M. Ballesteros, O. Gregersen

14:06-14:18  Using Gadget in a multi-criteria analysis of the Icelandic cod fishery. – B. Elvarsson, S. Agnarsson, S. Guðmundsdóttir, J. Viðarsson

14:18-14:30  Spawning stock recruitment when natural mortality is dynamic: a proposed solution for ecosystem models. – V. McGregor, B. Fulton, M. Dunn

14:30-14:42  Cetacean fishery interactions: A multi-species model for ecosystem management in Atlantic waters of the Iberian Peninsula. – C. Saavedra, S. Cerviño, B. Elvarsson, D. Howell, G. Pierce, B. Santos

14:42-15:00  Coffee Break

15:00-16:48  ORAL PRESENTATIONS (paper, Q&A included)

Topic 3. Bridging the gap between fisheries research, policy and societal needs: case studies and lessons learned. – Chair: Robin Cook

15:00-15:12  The future of European Fisheries under sustainable management. – P.G. Fernandes, N.G. Fallon, V. Bartolino, B. Elvarsson, E. Sturludottir, B. Bauer, M. Sinerchia, S. Cerviño, C. Saavedra, J. Pope. A. Baudron, M.M. Rincon-Hidalgo

15:12-15:24  Ecosystem resilience: Managing our fisheries for a sustainable future. – L. Morissette, M. Aschan. Video from this presentation is available below (please note that the video is un-edited).

15:24-15:36  Can the Common Fisheries Policy achieve Good Environmental Status in exploited ecosystems: the example of West Scotland fisheries? – A. Baudron, N.  Serpetti, N. Fallon, S. Heymans, P.G. Fernandes

15:36-15:48  Towards ecosystem-based fisheries management: Modelling multispecies interactions between grey seals and demersal fish species in the West of Scotland. – N.G. Fallon, V. Bartolino, A. Baudron, P.G. Fernandes

15:48-16:00  Decision support disentagles the multiple EAFM goals of the mixed shrimp and hake fishery in the Strait of Sicily. – M. Rahikainen, M. Sinerchia, M. Enea, F. Fiorentino, M. Ballesteros, F. Colloca

16:00-16:12  Granger-causality analysis of integrated-model outputs, a tool to assess external drivers in fishery. – M. Rincón, B. Elvarsson, F. Ramos, J. Ruiz

16:12-16:24  Ecosystem model of Icelandic waters using the Atlantis modelling framework. – E. Sturludottir, C. Desjardins, B. Elvarsson, B. Fulton, K. Logeman, G. Marteinsdottir, G. Stefansson

16:24-16:36  Socio-economic impact assessment of management alternatives in the context of EAFM. – M. Laksáfoss, J. Arias-Hansen, U. Laksá, P. Ramirez-Monsalve, A. Delaney, M. Ballesteros, Ó. Gregersen

16:36-16:48  Simulating the effect of alternative management solutions in the mixed fisheries of the Strait of Sicily using the Atlantis end-to-end ecosystem model. – M. Sinerchia, A. Cucco, G. Garofalo, M. Gristina, F. Badalamenti, F. Fiorentino F., F. Colloca

16:48-17:05  Coffee Break

17:05-17:20  Report of the MareFrame External Advisory Group: Overall evaluation and lessons-learned.

17:20-17:35  Scientific Conference Wrap-Up & Conclusions.

Final photo shoot from the MareFrame project: