The previous decade has witnessed a flourishing of studies on how fisheries and marine
food webs interact, and how trophic models and indicators can be used for assessment and …

Supporting resilience is a common goal of natural resource management, but managing
under changing conditions that requires adaptation is a modern challenge. A state-of-the-art …

Human-environment connections are the subject of much study, and the details of those
connections are crucial factors in effective environmental management. In a large …

Recognition of the need for a more holistic, ecosystem approach to the assessment and
management of living marine resources has renewed interest in quantitative community …

Integrated ecosystem assessments (IEAs) compile and use indicators, risk assessments,
and other analyses to address regional policy needs at varying spatial scales. Although …

The sustainable use of global marine resources depends upon science-based decision
processes and systems. Informing decisions with science is challenging for many reasons …

In the marine science community of practice, the concept of ecosystem-based management
(EBM) is a management strategy that incorporates the entire ecosystem, including humans …

Ecosystem indicators are key to understanding, assessing, and managing ecosystems and
to implementing an Ecosystem Approach to Management. We present a guidance …

Seafood is an essential source of protein globally. As its demand continues to rise,
balancing food security and the health of marine ecosystems has become a pressing …

The ecosystem approach (EA) to environmental management is commonly associated with
the holistic, integrative assessment of ecosystem status, where assessments of single …