DFO Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management Science Methods Toolbox

A national Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management (EAFM) Working Group (WG) was established in 2018 to (1) advance the integration of climate, oceanographic and ecological variables into single-species stock assessment and advice to support the further implementation of EAFM; and (2) to identify practical steps to advance the longer-term goal of ecosystem-based fisheries management (EBFM) involving multispecies assessment and advice. To better understand the strengths and challenges of what is currently being done across DFO stock assessments and to provide guidance on how to incorporate environmental considerations throughout the data-to-decision process, the National WG established three sub-groups, one of which was directed to develop a compilation of existing Science methods used by DFO for incorporating ecosystem variables into stock assessments and other assessment-related research activities. This data set, called the EAFM Science Methods Toolbox, is the resulting product from the Toolbox sub-group. Note that the contents of the Toolbox are meant to serve as a starting point for researchers looking to incorporate ecosystem information…

Publisher

Fisheries and Oceans Canada

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11

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2026-02-26