In the European Union (EU), marine resource management policies and legislation include not only environmental objectives but also a broad range of explicitly stated economic, social and institutional (ESI) goals, objectives and priorities. Although the environmental objectives often guide scientific assessments, the ESI objectives are often the primary drivers of...
The lessons learned from a review of thirteen bio-economic models are presented. We describe and analyze
how these models equal/ compare and differ in terms of the classification, their biological and economic
modules, the integration between modules, the indicators they provide and indicator use. We pay particular
attention to the...