CFOS Juneau Seminar Nov. 6: Process research in management process

November 3, 2020

Alice Bailey

The College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences Department of Fisheries in Juneau will hold its weekly seminar Friday, Nov. 6, from 3:30-4:30 p.m. via Zoom. The talk will be offered by Ebett Siddon, who works for NOAA’s Alaska Fisheries Science Center. 

The Process of Using Process Research in the Management Process   

Alaska is the "gold standard" for conducting ecosystem-based fisheries management and the success hinges on three themes: communication, collaboration, and transparency. Scientists have been providing ecosystem information to federal fisheries managers to support the quota-setting process for over 25 years. This information is supplemental to the stock assessment process and largely consists of ecosystem indicators that track physical and biological changes in the ecosystem (e.g., temperature, predator/prey abundance). Individual indicators are synthesized into ecosystem assessments presented in tandem, but immediately preceding, the review of stock assessments to discuss and set fisheries quotas. To be effective the ecosystem information needs to be timely and at relevant spatial scales to be valuable to the decision-making process. Knowing our specific audience — stock assessment scientists, stakeholders, and fisheries managers — allows us to tailor to the quantity and type of ecosystem information delivered to best meet their needs. Under the three themes, this presentation will share examples of successful uptake of ecosystem information into the federal fisheries management process in Alaska.

For Zoom information, email Gabrielle Hazelton at gdhazelton@alaska.edu .