The PANDORA Project Paradigm for Novel Dynamic Oceanic Resource Assessments

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The PANDORA Project Paradigm for Novel Dynamic Oceanic Resource Assessments
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
The PANDORA Project Paradigm for Novel Dynamic Oceanic Resource Assessments
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.

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The PANDORA Project Paradigm for Novel Dynamic Oceanic Resource Assessments
The PANDORA Consortium

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The PANDORA Project Paradigm for Novel Dynamic Oceanic Resource Assessments
Case Study Areas

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The PANDORA Project Paradigm for Novel Dynamic Oceanic Resource Assessments
PANDORA Work Package Structure

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The PANDORA Project Paradigm for Novel Dynamic Oceanic Resource Assessments
PANDORA Approach & Methods

                 Collection of            Co-framing of
                                      management questions
               new biological and
                                       and scenarios with
                 ecological data      regional stakeholders

              Development of online    Training courses for
                  tools for stock         fishers, stock
                 assessment and           assessors and
              fisheries management           scientists

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The PANDORA Project Paradigm for Novel Dynamic Oceanic Resource Assessments
How will you benefit from PANDORA?

         Who?                  Participation

                                                        Get access to and up-take of Pandora’s
   Policy-makers and                                                 Box of Tools
                         Provide input about regional
   fisheries managers     developments in fish stock      Adjustment of fishing exploitation to
                             biology and ecology        levels that ensure short/long term MSY

                        Express management gaps and      Be provided with new tools, training
                           concerns for inclusion in       courses, best-practice manuals
       European              models and scenarios
       fisheries                                         Transparency and more participatory
                                                               Fisheries management

                                                          Raised awareness about fish stock
        General
                                                           status, ecosystems, food security
         public                                              challenges and sustainability

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The PANDORA Project Paradigm for Novel Dynamic Oceanic Resource Assessments
We’d like your input!

What are your main immediate and future management challenges,
        and do you think including more biology will help?

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The PANDORA Project Paradigm for Novel Dynamic Oceanic Resource Assessments
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 trade-
  offs 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?
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The PANDORA Project Paradigm for Novel Dynamic Oceanic Resource Assessments
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

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PANDORA Timeline

                                                            Final
                                         Follow-up        Workshops
                 First Regional          Workshops
                                                              mid 2021
                  Workshops
                                        before mid 2020
                   Early 2019
      May 2018

                     Toolbox: scoping   Toolbox: beta-phase              Toolbox: finalised

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Look out for PANDORA output:

    • Project website launched soon        (www.pandora-fisheries-project.eu)

    • Updates on Twitter                   (@pandora_project)

    • Scientific publications
    • Brochures and leaflets
    • Online training courses (via ICES)

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Thank you
for your attention!

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                      KOTTERVISSERIJ NEDERLAND

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