The need for a protean fisheries science to address the degradation of exploited aquatic ecosystems

The need for a protean fisheries science to address the degradation of exploited aquatic ecosystems Drouineau H. auteur aut IRD Lobry J. auteur aut IRD Bez Nicolas auteur aut IRD Travers-Trolet M. auteur aut IRD Vermard Y. auteur aut IRD Gascuel D. auteur aut IRD text journalArticle eng text/pdf born digital access In this introductory paper we highlight key questions that were discussed during the symposium on "Status, functioning and shifts in marine ecosystems" organized by the Association Francaise d'Halieutique (French Association for Fisheries Sciences, Montpellier, France, July 2015). This symposium illustrated that fisheries science is now working at multiple scales and on all dimensions of socio-ecosystems (ecological, political, sociological, and economic), with a great diversity of approaches and taking into account different levels of complexity while acknowledging diverse sources of uncertainty. We argue that we should go one step further and call for a protean fisheries science to address the deteriorated states of aquatic ecosystems caused by anthropogenic pressures. Protean science is constantly evolving to meet emerging issues, while improving its coherence and integration capacity in its complexity. This science must be nourished by multiple approaches and be capable of addressing all organizational scales, from individual fish or fishermen up to the entire ecosystem, include society, its economy and the services it derives from aquatic systems. Such a protean science is required to address the complexity of ecosystem functioning and of the impacts of anthropogenic pressures. specialized EAFM fisheries management fisheries science marine resources models uncertainty MONDE 036 040 020 Aquatic Living Resources 29 2 E201 [7 ] 2016 0990-7440 Status, Functioning and Shifts in Marine Ecosystems : Symposium AFH (Association Française d'Halieutique), Montpellier (FRA), 2015/07/1-3 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010068306 10.1051/alr/2016021 0990-7440 [F B010068306] https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010068306 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/intranet/publi/2016/11/010068306.pdf Accès réservé (Intranet de l'IRD) IRD - Base Horizon / Pleins textes 2016-12-06 2024-09-16 fdi:010068306 fre