Abstract
Rosellon-Druker, J., M. Szymkowiak, C. J. Cunningham, S. Kasperski, G. H. Kruse, J. H. Moss, and E. M. Yasumiishi. 2019. Development of social-ecological conceptual models as the basis for an integrated ecosystem assessment framework in Southeast Alaska. Ecology and Society 24(3):30. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-11074-240330
Highlights
For the past several decades there has been growing realization among managers, scientists, and stakeholders of the need to expand fisheries management beyond single-species considerations
Integrated ecosystem assessment (IEA) is a framework that organizes and summarizes science to aid in the transition from a traditional single sector toward a holistic management approach known as ecosystem-based management (EBM)
The resulting conceptual models coproduced by scientists and Sitka stakeholders, illustrate the main biological and environmental factors driving the abundance of Pacific halibut (Hippoglossus stenolepis) and Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii) in Southeast Alaska
Summary
For the past several decades there has been growing realization among managers, scientists, and stakeholders of the need to expand fisheries management beyond single-species considerations. Levin et al (2009) outlined a five-step process for IEAs, as shown in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) IEA loop (Fig. 1): (1) scoping to identify specific ecosystem objectives and threats, (2) indicator development where appropriate indicators of ecosystem status are identified and validated, (3) risk analysis to evaluate the risk to indicators posed by human activities and natural processes, (4) management strategy evaluation using an ecosystem modeling approach to evaluate the potential for different management actions to affect the status of natural and human system indicators, and (5) continued monitoring and evaluation of ecosystem indicators Smaller place-based IEAs established along the West Coast of North America such as the Monterey Bay and Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuaries are located within the California Current Integrated Ecosystem Assessment (CCIEA; Breslow et al 2016). Levin et al (2009) outlined a five-step process for IEAs, as shown in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) IEA loop (Fig. 1): (1) scoping to identify specific ecosystem objectives and threats, (2) indicator development where appropriate indicators of ecosystem status are identified and validated, (3) risk analysis to evaluate the risk to indicators posed by human activities and natural processes, (4) management strategy evaluation using an ecosystem modeling approach to evaluate the potential for different management actions to affect the status of natural and human system indicators, and (5) continued monitoring and evaluation of ecosystem indicators
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