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Putting fishing communities on the map in ICES ecoregions
Kraan, Marloes; Himes-Cornell, Amber; Pedreschi, Debbi; Motova, Arina; Hamon, Katell; Pita, Cristina; Ballesteros, Marta; Barz, Fanny; Fonseca, TerezaThis paper highlights the importance of identifying fishing communities for fisheries and ecosystem-based management, which often focuses on fleets and ecological impacts rather than on the communities where fishers live and land their catches. Fishing communities are key to understanding the broader impacts and benefits of fishing, as they support many livelihoods in fleet and trade-related activities. Recogni...
Working Group on Balancing Economic, Social and Ecological Objectives in Integr...
De Clercq, Adelbert; Goldsborough, David; Ramírez-Monsalve, Paulina; Ballesteros, Marta; Belgrano, Andrea; Delpeuch, Claire; DePiper, Geret; Fraga, AnaWorking Group on Balancing Economic, Social and Ecological Objectives in Integrated Assessments (WGBESEO) has two main objectives: (1) identifying objectives from legal and policy documents, and (2) understanding the implications derived from trade-offs among Economic, Social, Ecological and Institutional (ESEI) objectives. WGBESEO members are multidisciplinary professionals, including lawyers, political scient...
Working Group on Social Indicators (WGSOCIAL; outputs from 2023 meeting)
Himes-Cornell, Amber; Kraan, Marloes; Bjørkan, Maiken; Ballesteros, Marta; Carvallo, Marianna; Clay, Patricia; Fraga, Ana; Fuller, JessicaThe Working Group on Social Indicators seeks to improve the integration of social sciences in ICES Ecosystem Overviews and Integrated Ecosystem Assessments through the development of culturally relevant social indicators. To advance progress on this, WGSOCIAL has broadly discussed the context of the social di-mension of fishing. This has led to coordination with other working groups within ICES and outside ICES...
Workshop on Implementation of Stakeholder Engagement Strategy (WKSTIMP)
Ballesteros, Marta; Casáis Boo, María José; Ribeiro, Morgan Casal; Chevalier, Adrien; Clay, Patricia; Dengbol, Poul; Collas, Mark DickeyWKSTIMP supports the ICES Stakeholder Engagement Strategy, through drafting elements for ICES Implementation Plan. The report defines a suit of actions to make the ICES Strategy work. If implemented successfully, a diverse and representative pool of competent, reliable and committed stakeholders will engage with ICES. All stakeholders will be able to contribute effectively based on a clear understanding of the ...
Workshop on Implementation of Stakeholder Engagement Strategy (WKSTIMP)
Ballesteros, Marta; Boo, María; Ribeiro, Morgan; Chevalier, Adrien; Clay, Patricia; Dengbol, Poul; Collas, Mark; Farrell, Edward; Fernández, JoséWKSTIMP supports the ICES Stakeholder Engagement Strategy, through drafting elements for ICES Implementation Plan. The report defines a suit of actions to make the ICES Strategy work. If implemented successfully, a diverse and representative pool of competent, reliable and committed stakeholders will engage with ICES. All stakeholders will be able to contribute effectively based on a clear understanding of the ...
Workshop on accounting for fishers and other stakeholders’ perceptions of the d...
Angu, Chevonne; Balestri, Elena; Ballesteros, Marta; Bloecker, Alexandra; Cadrin, Steve; Christensen, Helle; Curtis, David; Dandy, Rufus; Evan, DerekThe objective of the Workshop on accounting for fishers and other stakeholders’ perceptions of the dynamics of fish stocks in ICES advice (WKAFPA) was to identify where and how stake- holder information could be incorporated in the ICES fisheries advice process. It adopted an operational definition of the concept of perception, where perceptions result from observations, interpreted in light of experience, that...
Do fisher associations really represent their members’ needs and opinions? The ...
Rangel, Mafalda; Pita, Cristina; de Oliveira, Manuela Maria; Guimarães, Maria Helena; Rainha, Rita; Sonderblohm, Carlos; Monteiro, PedroFishers’ participation in the fishery management decision-making process is generally low, particularly in small-scale fisheries (SSF). Within the overarching goal of improving fisheries governance, fishers’ participation is crucial. Yet, how can fishers participate in the decision-making processes which affect their actions, and to what extent do fisher associations represent their interests? These questions w...