MareFrame seeked to remove barriers preventing a more widespread use of an Ecosystem-based Approach to Fisheries Management (EAFM). It  developed assessment methods and a Decision Support Framework (DSF) for management of marine resources in order to enhance the capacity to provide integrated assessment, advice and decision support for an EAFM. Enabling comparisons between relevant "what-if" scenarios and their likely consequences, DSF  was designed to support the implementation of the new Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) and the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). The
project SMEs, together with RTD institutions and stakeholders, developed and demonstrate the use of innovative decision support tools through training actions, role-play and workshops. Indicators of Good Environmental Status (GES) were
developed along with models for ecosystem-based management. The models were developed and compared through seven datasets of six European regional seas. Model performances were compared and evaluated using a simulated ecosystem as an operating model. The MareFrame project integrated stakeholders at its core using the co-creation approach that combines analytical and participatory processes that provided knowledge that applied to policy-making, improved management plans and implementation of EAFM. MareFrame liaised with other national and international research projects and was of high relevance to the future management of living marine resources in Europe in a changing environment, taking a holistic view incorporating socio-economic and legislative issues.

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