Does Slow-Burn Collaboration Deliver Results? Towards Collaborative Development of Multi-Annual Multi-Species Management Plans in North Sea Mixed Demersal Fisheries

2020 ◽  
pp. 179-191
Author(s):  
Steven Mackinson ◽  
Michael Park ◽  
Barrie Deas
Keyword(s):  
North Sea ◽  
Collaborative Development ◽  
Species Management ◽  
Management Plans

scholarly journals Half of resources in threatened species conservation plans are allocated to research and monitoring

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachel T. Buxton ◽  
Stephanie Avery-Gomm ◽  
Hsein-Yung Lin ◽  
Paul A. Smith ◽  
Steven J. Cooke ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Species Conservation ◽  
Biodiversity Loss ◽  
Information Gathering ◽  
Careful Examination ◽  
Recovery Planning ◽  
Trade Offs ◽  
New Information ◽  
Species Management ◽  
Management Plans ◽  
Conservation Plans

Abstract Funds to combat biodiversity loss are insufficient, requiring conservation managers to make trade-offs between costs for actions to avoid further loss and costs for research and monitoring to guide effective actions. Using species’ management plans for 2328 listed species from three countries we show that 50% of species’ proposed recovery plan budgets are allocated to research and monitoring. The proportion of budgets allocated to research and monitoring vary among jurisdictions and taxa, but overall, species with higher proportions of budgets allocated to research and monitoring have poorer recovery outcomes. The proportion allocated to research and monitoring is lower for more recent recovery plans, but for some species, plans have allocated the majority of funds to information gathering for decades. We provide recommendations for careful examination of the value of collecting new information in recovery planning to ensure that conservation programs emphasize action or research and monitoring that directly informs action.

scholarly journals Validating management simulation models and implications for communicating results to stakeholders

2007 ◽  
Vol 64 (4) ◽  
pp. 818-824 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin A. Pastoors ◽  
Jan Jaap Poos ◽  
Sarah B. M. Kraak ◽  
Marcel A. M. Machiels
Keyword(s):  
North Sea ◽  
Simulation Models ◽  
Management Plan ◽  
Level Of Detail ◽  
Advisory Council ◽  
The North ◽  
Management Procedure ◽  
Management Plans ◽  
The North Sea ◽  
Fleet Dynamics

Abstract Pastoors, M. A., Poos, J. J., Kraak, S. B. M., and Machiels, M. A. M. 2007. Validating management simulation models and implications for communicating results to stakeholders. – ICES Journal of Marine Science, 64: 818–824. Simulations of management plans generally aim to demonstrate the robustness of the plans to assumptions about population dynamics and fleet dynamics. Such modelling is characterized by specification of an operating model (OM) representing the underlying truth and a management procedure that mimics the process of acquiring knowledge, formulating management decisions, and implementing those decisions. We employ such a model to evaluate a management plan for North Sea flatfish proposed by the North Sea Regional Advisory Council in May 2005. Focus is on the construction and conditioning of OMs, key requirements for such simulations. We describe the process of setting up and validating OMs along with its effects on the ability to communicate the results to the stakeholders. We conclude that there is tension between the level of detail required by stakeholders and the level of detail that can be provided. In communicating the results of simulations, it is necessary to make very clear how OMs depend on past perceptions of stock dynamics.

scholarly journals Reconciling single-species TACs in the North Sea demersal fisheries using the Fcube mixed-fisheries advice framework

2011 ◽  
Vol 68 (7) ◽  
pp. 1535-1547 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clara Ulrich ◽  
Stuart A. Reeves ◽  
Youen Vermard ◽  
Steven J. Holmes ◽  
Willy Vanhee
Keyword(s):  
North Sea ◽  
Single Species ◽  
Simple Approach ◽  
Total Allowable Catch ◽  
Traditional Management ◽  
The North ◽  
Management Objectives ◽  
Species Management ◽  
The North Sea ◽  
Management Advice

Abstract Ulrich, C., Reeves, S. A., Vermard, Y., Holmes, S. J., and Vanhee, W. 2011. Reconciling single-species TACs in the North Sea demersal fisheries using the Fcube mixed-fisheries advice framework. – ICES Journal of Marine Science, 68: 1535–1547. Single-species management is a cause of discarding in mixed fisheries, because individual management objectives may not be consistent with each other and the species are caught simultaneously in relatively unselective fishing operations. As such, the total allowable catch (TAC) of one species may be exhausted before the TAC of another, leading to catches of valuable fish that cannot be landed legally. This important issue is, however, usually not quantified and not accounted for in traditional management advice. A simple approach using traditional catch and effort information was developed, estimating catch potentials for distinct fleets (groups of vessels) and métiers (type of activity), and hence quantifying the risks of over- and underquota utilization for the various stocks. This method, named Fcube (Fleet and Fisheries Forecast), was applied successfully to international demersal fisheries in the North Sea and shaped into the advice framework. The substantial overquota catches of North Sea cod likely under the current fisheries regimes are quantified, and it is estimated that the single-species management targets for North Sea cod cannot be achieved unless substantial reductions in TACs of all other stocks and corresponding effort reductions are applied.

Spermatology for understanding, managing and conserving rare species

1995 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 811 ◽  
Author(s):  
D Wildt ◽  
B Pukazhenthi ◽  
J Brown ◽  
S Monfort ◽  
J Howard ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mammalian Species ◽  
Laboratory Animals ◽  
Multidisciplinary Research ◽  
Endangered Species Management ◽  
Species Survival ◽  
Crucial Component ◽  
Species Management ◽  
Management Plans ◽  
And Function ◽  
Unique Species

Most conventional spermatology research involves common mammalian species including livestock, laboratory animals and humans. Yet, there are more than 4500 mammalian species inhabiting the planet for which little is known about basic reproductive biology, including sperm characteristics and function. This information is important, not just as adjunct knowledge, but because the majority of these species are threatened with extinction, largely due to human-induced pressures. The field of conservation is changing rapidly, and global cooperation is emerging among a variety of wildlife enthusiasts, ranging from management authorities of nature reserves to curators of rare zoological collections. Conservation progress depends on systematic, multidisciplinary research first to answer basic questions, with new data then applied to endangered species management plans. The reproductive physiologist is a crucial component of this scheme. Reproduction is the essence of species survival, and enormous effort needs to be directed at these 'untraditional' research species, subspecies and populations. Spermatology research combined with simultaneous efforts in endocrinology, embryology and cryopreservation (among others) can lead to the successful application of assisted reproduction. Examples from this laboratory include an array of wild felid species and a rare cervid and mustelid. Obstacles to success are formidable, including unique species-specificities, diminished genetic diversity and a general lack of resources. Nonetheless, the field offers tremendous opportunities for generating unique knowledge of comparative interest and with conservation utility.

Assessment of mtDNA genetic diversity within the terrapins Pelusios subniger and Pelusios castanoides across the Seychelles islands

2010 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 583-588 ◽  
Author(s):  
David James Harris ◽  
Justin Gerlach ◽  
Sara Rocha ◽  
Andreia Silva ◽  
André Dufrenne ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Human Action ◽  
Molecular Data ◽  
Population Diversity ◽  
Strong Founder Effect ◽  
Species Management ◽  
Management Plans ◽  
Seychelles Islands ◽  
Recent Arrival ◽  
Broad Level ◽  
Iucn Criteria

AbstractTwo terrapin subspecies are currently considered Seychelles endemisms and Critically Endangered according to IUCN criteria, with several conservation measures having been proposed and actively initiated in the recent years. We use molecular data to examine their population diversity and structure across the archipelago and find a complete lack of variation at the mtDNA level. This can be explained by the strong founder effect associated with island colonisation, allied to the low evolution rate described for turtle mtDNA. However, a very recent arrival of Seychellois terrapins to the archipelago by human action cannot be discarded. The use of highly variable markers such as microsatellites and the clarification of their (native or not) status is therefore essential and should be implemented as an urgent priority in species management plans. Some differentiation between the Seychellois and Malagasy P. castanoides is observed but should be taken carefully until geographically broad level sampling across Madagascar is available.

Monotreme and Marsupial Breeding Programs in Australian Zoos

1989 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
pp. 181 ◽  
Author(s):  
GG George
Keyword(s):  
World Wide ◽  
Captive Breeding ◽  
Captive Population ◽  
Publicly Funded ◽  
Breeding Programs ◽  
Management Scheme ◽  
Captive Populations ◽  
Species Management ◽  
Management Plans ◽  
The Status

Cooperative breeding programs for selected species in Australian zoos have developed rather rapidly in response to growing concerns for the status of wildlife world-wide. The need to enlarge captive populations and to manage them for genetic and demographic stability led in 1983 to the establishment of a regional Species Management Scheme among the major publicly funded zoos of Australia and New Zealand. Several Australian marsupials are being successfully managed under this scheme, and management plans for others are being developed. Managed species are designated on the basis of their restricted availability to zoos, and the desirability of having a self-sustaining captive population for conservation purposes. Captive breeding histories of most Australian and some New Guinea monotremes and marsupials are reviewed, and details of zoo breeding programs discussed for managed species.

Mixed-fishery or ecosystem conundrum? Multispecies considerations inform thinking on long-term management of North Sea demersal stocks

2009 ◽  
Vol 66 (7) ◽  
pp. 1107-1129 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven Mackinson ◽  
Barrie Deas ◽  
Doug Beveridge ◽  
John Casey
Keyword(s):  
North Sea ◽  
Single Species ◽  
Ecosystem Model ◽  
Ecosystem Approach ◽  
Maximum Sustainable Yield ◽  
The North ◽  
Trade Offs ◽  
Management Plans ◽  
Term Management

Signatories of the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development declaration committed to maintain or restore fish stocks to levels that can produce the maximum sustainable yield (MSY), a goal that has been challenged on a number of grounds. The European Commission has stated an objective to manage fisheries (independently) to achieve MSY by 2015, which has catalysed the Regional Advisory Councils’ (RACs) thinking on MSY and how it relates to their goal of developing long-term management plans. This study uses an ecosystem model of the North Sea to investigate questions relating to MSY in the context of mixed demersal fisheries for cod, haddock, and whiting. Results suggest that it is not possible to simultaneously achieve yields corresponding to MSYs predicted from single-species assessments and that the contradictory response of whiting is central to the trade-offs in yield and value for mixed demersal fisheries. Incompatibility between mixed-fishery and ecosystem-scale considerations exemplifies the difficult conceptual and practical challenges faced when moving toward an ecosystem approach.

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