MareFrame

MareFrame is a EC-funded RTD project which seeks to remove the barriers preventing more widespread use of the ecosystem-based approach to fisheries management. This entails development of new tools and technologies, development and extension of ecosystem models and assessment methods, and development of a decision support framework that can highlight alternatives and consequences. Most importantly the removal of barriers depends not only on collaboration with stakeholders in general, but on close integration and co-creation with stakeholders in all development phases, to ensure that ownership lies with them and to increase the chance of acceptance and uptake of the project outcomes.The vision of MareFrame is to significantly increase the use of ecosystem-based approach to fisheries management (EAFM) when providing advice relating to European fish stocks.

The overall objective of MareFrame is to remove the barriers preventing more widespread use of EAFM through development of new tools and technologies, development and extension of ecosystem models and assessment methods, and development of a decision support framework that can highlight alternatives and consequences; all in close collaboration with the stakeholders in the co-creation processes.

Project Partners:

• MATIS OHF - MATIS (Iceland) - coordinator
• University of Iceland (Iceland)
• Morski Instytut Rybacki - Panstwowy Instytut Badawczy - NMFRI (Poland)
• University of Helsinki (Finland)
• Marine Research Institute (MRI) (Iceland)
• University 0f Aberdeen - UNIABDN (United Kingdom)
• Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas - CSIC (Spain)
• Instituto Espanol de Oceanografia - IEO (Spain)
• Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche - CNR (Italy)
• Institutul National de Cercetare-Dezvoltare Marina “Grigore Antipa“ - INCDM (Romania)
• Sveriges Lantbruksuniversitet - SLU (Sweden)
• Stockholms Universitet (Sweden)
• Centro Tecnologico Del Mar - Fundacion CETMAR (Spain) 
• UNIVERSITETET I TROMSOE - UiT (Norway)
• NOFIMA AS - NOFIMA (Norway)
• Aalborg Universitet - IFM-AAU (Denmark)
• Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation - CSIRO (Australia)
• University of Cape Town - UCT (South Africa)
• National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research - NIWA (New Zealand)
• NRC (Europe) LTD - NRC (United Kingdom)
• SYNTESA APS - SYN (Denmark)
• TÖKNI (Faroe Islands)
• Mapix Technologies LTD - MAPIX (United Kingdom)
• Shuttle Thread Limited - STL (United Kingdom)
• NSRAC LBG - NS RAC (United Kingdom)
• The Pelagic Advisory Council - PELAGIC AC (Netherlands)
• North Western Waters Regional Advisory Council - NWWAC (Ireland)
• International Council for the Exploration of the Sea - ICES (Denmark)
• Mediterranean Sea Advisory Council - MEDAC

FP7 (EU 7th Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development)
KBBE.2013.1.2-08: Innovative insights and tools to integrate the ecosystem-based approach into fisheries advice