The PANDORA Project Paradigm for Novel Dynamic Oceanic Resource Assessments This project receives funding from the European Union s Horizon 2020 research and innvovation programme under the grant agreement No. 773713
What is the aim of PANDORA? Increase the sustainability of EU fisheries through improved fish stock assessments and management recommendations. To do this, we will... provide new biological knowledge on fish and ecosystems, build more robust tools to assess future fish stocks, improve science-based advice to fisheries management, and create Pandora s Box of Tools for scientists and practitioners. 2
The PANDORA Consortium 3
Case Study Areas 4
PANDORA Work Package Structure 5
PANDORA Approach & Methods Collection of new biological and ecological data Co-framing of management questions and scenarios with regional stakeholders Development of online tools for stock assessment and fisheries management Training courses for fishers, stock assessors and scientists 6
How will you benefit from PANDORA? Who? Participation Policy-makers and fisheries managers European fisheries Provide input about regional developments in fish stock biology and ecology Express management gaps and concerns for inclusion in models and scenarios Get access to and up-take of Pandora s Box of Tools Adjustment of fishing exploitation to levels that ensure short/long term MSY Be provided with new tools, training courses, best-practice manuals Transparency and more participatory Fisheries management General public Raised awareness about fish stock status, ecosystems, food security challenges and sustainability 7
We d like your input! What are your main immediate and future management challenges, and do you think including more biology will help? 8
Challenges for assessments and management in the North Sea (What we believe is important) Density dependent effects: Do we need new tools for reference point determination? Why are some stocks not recovering to previous levels despite lower fishing mortalities? Can we expect major shifts in the distribution of stocks under climate change? Influence on reference points, future catch composition and the economy of fleets Stock structure of North Sea cod: Can we do something for cod in the southern North Sea or is the further decrease a result of climate change? How can we utilize data from the industry to improve assessments and are there possibilities for science - industry partnerships (e.g., new surveys)? Are there alternatives to the current management of mixed fisheries? What are the economic and social consequences of such alternatives? What are the risk reward tradeoffs for target and bycatch stocks? Is it sufficient if we just manage the target stocks? How important are food web interactions? Which interactions do really matter and can we cope with such interactions in management? 9
Challenges for assessments and management in the North Sea (What you believe is important) Questionnaires are currently being developed and we would like to ask whether it is possible to distribute them among AC members by e-mail. Filled in questionaires will be analysed to set priorities in the case study Your opinion is important for us to ensure that the final products are helpful 10
May 2018 PANDORA Timeline First Regional Workshops Early 2019 Follow-up Workshops before mid 2020 Final Workshops mid 2021 Toolbox: scoping Toolbox: beta-phase Toolbox: finalised 11
Look out for PANDORA output: Project website launched soon Updates on Twitter Scientific publications Brochures and leaflets (www.pandora-fisheries-project.eu) (@pandora_project) Online training courses (via ICES) 12
Thank you for your attention! COOPERATIVE KOTTERVISSERIJ NEDERLAND 13