Participatory Modelling in EU Fisheries Management:
Western Horse Mackerel and the Pelagic RAC
Troels Jacob Hegland
Innovative Fisheries Management -- an Aalborg University Research Centre
tjh@ifm.aau.dk
Douglas Clyde Wilson
Innovative Fisheries Management -- an Aalborg University Research Centre
dw@ifm.aau.dk
Abstract In 2006 the stakeholders of the Pelagic Regional Advisory Council (Pelagic rac) contacted scientists with expertise on western horse mackerel and asked them to assist the rac in developing a long-term management plan. This article reports on that process and contributes to the knowledge of best practices for interactive processes between scientists and stakeholders. Overall, the participants considered the process, which led to the first step of the implementation of the management plan from 2008, as a considerable success and the process could as such serve as an inspiration for stakeholders, researchers and policy-makers wishing to do similar exercises.
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