Ralf Doering

TL;DR: In this article, a global review and comparative evaluation of 35 integrated ecological-economic fisheries models (IEEFMs) applied to marine fisheries and marine ecosystem resources is presented to identify the characteristics that determine their usefulness, effectiveness and implementation.

TL;DR: In this article, a diagnostic on the health of each ecosystem is proposed based on the reconstruction of long time-series of catch, the analysis of mean indicators or stocks trajectories derived from ICES stock assessment results, and the analyses of ecosystem indicators, and a fleet-based synthesis is presented using indicators of both the ecological impact and the economic performances of major fleets operating within each ecosystem.

TL;DR: In this paper, an integrated approach taking into account the main pillars of sustainability and a strong stakeholders' involvement has been defined, the last step being the rating phase, an essential step in a SIA, that provides the possibility to assess the results of different policy options (allowing policy makers to select the most appropriate one) in terms of acceptability, effectiveness, coherence and efficiency.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors apply an existing framework for assessing equity in resource use systems to tradable quota systems in fisheries, and assess if the framework provides practical guidance for evaluating whether a given ITQ system operates under an equitable framework programme.

TL;DR: The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) has been actively seeking to expand the scope of its scientific expertise beyond natural sciences by incorporating economic research into the science of ICES to provide integrated perspectives on fisheries systems as discussed by the authors .