What can «blue» do for you: overcoming ICES challenges with BlueBRIDGE tools

BlueBRIDGE receives funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 675680 www.bluebridge-vres.eu

What can «blue» do for you: overcoming ICES challenges with BlueBRIDGE toolsScott Large, International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES)[email protected]@nucellagrande

“BlueBRIDGE Workshop21 September 2016, Riga, Latvia

ICES ASC 2016#ICESASC16

mailto:[email protected]

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Overview of workshop goals

• Brainstorm on how to better implement VREs into ICES processes

• How can VREs be set up to solve specific problems• What are new collaborative opportunities that VREs can

facilitate?• What tools does BlueBRIDGE need to implement to

support ICES activities

"What can «blue» do for you: overcoming ICES challenges with BlueBRIDGE tools” Riga, Latvia

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The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea

• Role in BlueBRIDGE – develop VREs under BlueASSESSMENT Pillar


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Background• ICES provides advice on the

sustainable use of living marine resources and protection of the marine environment.• Fishing opportunities – for >225 fish

stocks across the northeast Atlantic• Ecosystem Overviews• Fishery Overviews• Technical Services


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Scientific and Technical Challenges

• Ecosystem approach to management

• Increasing need for high powered computing:• Ecosystem models• Mixed-fisheries models• Single-stock forecasts• Management strategy

evaluations


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Scientific and Technical Challenges

• Ecosystem understanding required for marine management

• Universal tools to support management action are being developed, but broad implementation is challenging

• Within the EU• FAO, ICCAT, National Governments, and etc.


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Use cases

• Horse makerel (Trachurus trachurus) Management Strategy Evaluation (MSE)• José de Oliviera - CEFAS

• North Sea Multi-fleet, mixed-fishery model (MS-model)• Robert Thorpe - CEFAS


FAO

Thorpe et al 2015

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MSE

• Identify robust harvest control rules• Maximize economic and sustainable yield


FAO

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MS-model

• Identify trade-offs among fished species and between yield and ecosystem characteristics

• Ensemble approach provides uncertainty intervals for management


Thorpe et al 2015

Thorpe et al 2016

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Outcomes

• Facilitate ICES advisory process• Improve the tools managers use to make

decisions• «Sand box» for model development and

exploration of parameter settings• State of the art models for training, education,

and dissemination to other interested users


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Future Steps

• VRE production began in June 2016 and first version will be available by autumn

• Expand MSE and MS-model for additional stocks and regions

• Additonal VREs for mixed-fisherys, data limited stock assessment, single-species forecasting are also in development.


Thank you

BlueBRIDGE receives funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 675680

www.bluebridge-vres.eu

@BlueBridgeVREs [email protected]

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