It is past time to use ecosystem models tactically to support ecosystem‐based fisheries management: Case studies using Ecopath with Ecosim in an operational …

JK Craig, JS Link - Fish and Fisheries, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The implementation of ecosystem management requires ecosystem modelling within the
context of a natural resource management process. Ecopath with Ecosim (EwE) is the most …

Using ecosystem models to inform ecosystem-based fisheries management in Europe: a review of the policy landscape and related stakeholder needs

A Rodriguez-Perez, AC Tsikliras, G Gal… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The need to implement an ecosystem-based fisheries management (EBFM) is enshrined in
numerous regulations and strategies, at both global and European level. In practice, it is …

Marine ecosystem-based management: challenges remain, yet solutions exist, and progress is occurring

JB Haugen, JS Link, K Cribari, A Bundy… - NPJ Ocean …, 2024 - nature.com
Marine ecosystem-based management (EBM) is recognized as the best practice for
managing multiple ocean-use sectors, explicitly addressing tradeoffs among them. However …

Calibrating ecosystem models to support ecosystem-based management of marine systems

JW Bentley, D Chagaris, M Coll… - ICES Journal of …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Ecosystem models, such as Ecopath with Ecosim (EwE), provide a platform to simulate
intricate policy scenarios where multiple species, pressures, and ecosystem services …

Linking climate stressors to ecological processes in ecosystem models, with a case study from the Gulf of Alaska

A Rovellini, AE Punt, MD Bryan… - ICES Journal of …, 2025 - academic.oup.com
As climate stressors are impacting marine ecosystems and fisheries across the world,
ecosystem models that incorporate environmental variables are increasingly used to inform …

Linking knowledge and action for climate-ready fisheries: emerging best practices across the US

JG Mason, SJ Weisberg, JL Morano, RJ Bell, M Fitchett… - Marine Policy, 2023 - Elsevier
Despite progress in understanding and predicting climate change impacts and possible
responses for US marine fisheries, use of climate-related information in federal fishery …

Evaluating the efficacy of fisheries management strategies in China for achieving multiple objectives under climate change

J Yin, Y Xue, Y Li, C Zhang, B Xu, Y Liu, Y Ren… - Ocean & Coastal …, 2023 - Elsevier
It is increasingly recognized that effective fisheries management needs to take into account
not only the target species, but also the broader scope of biological, environmental, socio …

We need to talk about the role of zooplankton in marine food webs

RB Thorpe - Journal of Fish Biology, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Zooplankton are the key intermediary between primary production and the fish community
and a cornerstone of marine food webs, but they are often poorly represented in models that …

The business case for ecosystem-based management

JS Link, JB Haugen - Marine Policy, 2025 - Elsevier
Marine ecosystem-based management (EBM) is globally acknowledged as the best practice
to manage resources and mitigate multi-sector conflict in the multiple uses of ocean …

Even low levels of cannibalism can bias population estimates for Pacific hake

SN Wassermann, GD Adams… - ICES Journal of …, 2025 - academic.oup.com
By incorporating trophic interactions and temperature-dependent bioenergetics, multi-
species models such as CEATTLE (climate-enhanced age-based model with temperature …