Work package 2 (WP2) aimed to identify, collect, and evaluate information not usually considered for assessment and management. Deliverable 2.4 (D2.4) contains a list of protocols that describe the final implementation of the novel data into models within each case study (CS). Each of these protocols is written in a similar way as a "Material
2016 was a good year for MareFrame. Project members were asked to deliver ecosystem approach to fisheries management message to wide range of audience all over the world. 2017 is the final year of MareFrame and our deliverables are piling up with great results. More on our deliverable in the new year! :) Until then,
MareFrame third annual meeting will take place in Palermo on the beautiful island of Sicily December 14th-15th. The main objective of MareFrame is to significantly increase the use of the ecosystem-based approach to fisheries management (EAFM) when providing advice relating to the management of European fish stocks. This will be achieved through the development of
UiT The Arctic University of Norway UIT The Arctic University of Norway - Norwegian College of Fishery Science The Faculty of Biosciences, Fisheries and Economics (BFE) consists of Department of Arctic and Marine Biology, Norwegian College of Fishery Science (NFH) and School of Business and Economics. The main task of BFE is to conduct teaching
Abstract Estimating parameters of a statistical fisheries assessment model typically involves a comparison of disparate datasets to a forward simulation model through a likelihood function. In all but trivial cases the estimations of these models tend to be time-consuming due to issues related to multi-modality and non-linearity. This paper develops novel parallel implementations of popular
ICES Secretariat has an open vacancy for Head of Advisory Support. Deadline for applications: 20 October. Published: 5 October 2016 The Head of Advisory Support leads the Advisory Department in the ICES Secretariat. The Advisory Department comprises 15 staff members who support the delivery of advisory products from single fish stocks to multi-species and mixed
Abstract The aim of this work is to measure the development of the concentration of quota holdings by harvesting companies and harbours in Iceland. For the period 1990–2014, the analysis traces the development of relative quota holdings of the biggest actors operating large vessels as well as firms that employ smaller boats that are only
The Department of Science and Technology (DST) and the European Commission (EC) are organizing an event on October 3rd, 2016, to celebrate the 20 years of SA-EU STI Cooperation (South-Africa-EU Science, technology and innovation cooperation). The event will be in a form of a dinner hosted by Her Excellency Mrs Naledi Pandor, Minister of Science
In this report, we describe the current state of the MFDB R packages, now in version 5. We describe the structure of the package, and give an overview of usage, in relation to GADGET, EwE/Rpath and Atlantis. Finally, we describe the current state of development and possible enhancements. More info.
Work package 7 (WP7) workshop, one part of the MareFrame project, will be held in Copenhagen on Wednesday October 5, 2016. This workshop will be held in connection with the ICES meeting on October 4, 2016, to be held at the same location. The objective of the WP7 is to compare and evaluate the developed