Fisheries Policy, Science & Fishermen Narrow focus of scientific management advice => need for eco-system approach Mapping the un-mapped Fisheries Management mainly from EC at large scale and focus on biology nearly to the exclusion of social and economic dimensions => need for “stakeholder engagement” to increase legitimacy and assess regulatory impact Participatory GIS Sophie des Clers 17 June 2008 Mapping for Sustainable Communities

Narrow focus of scientific management advice

=> need for eco-system approach

Mapping the un-mapped

Fisheries Management mainly from EC at large scale and focus on biology nearly to the exclusion of social and economic dimensions

=> need for “stakeholder engagement” to increase legitimacy and assess regulatory impact

Participatory GIS

Mapping the un-mapped (1-Fishing) Local scale activity maps in the Thames estuary Fishing activities outside Harwich => Fishermen communicate => Fishermen stake their grounds in the face of increasing development at sea => Fishermen demand joined-up policies (transport, industry, environment, fisheries, …)

Local scale activity maps in the Thames estuary

Fishing activities outside Harwich

=> Fishermen communicate

=> Fishermen stake their grounds in the face of increasing development at sea

=> Fishermen demand joined-up policies (transport, industry, environment, fisheries, …)

Mapping the un-mapped (1-Fishing activities) Central Ports Northern Ports Southern Ports Greater Thames Estuary 2000-01

Mapping the un-mapped (1-Fishing)

Mapping the un-mapped (1-Fishing)

Map the un-mapped (2-Ecology) Seasonality and essential fish and shellfish habitats Climate change effect on marine species (starting) => science not ready to respect lay experts?

Seasonality and essential fish and shellfish habitats

Climate change effect on marine species (starting)

=> science not ready to respect lay experts?

Mapping the un-mapped (2-Ecology)

Mapping the un-mapped (2-Ecology) Voluntary Marine Biodiversity reporting

Participatory GIS Greater Thames Estuary: individual maps put together and validated by “focus” group FisherMap in Finding Sanctuary in SW: cited as an example of “stakeholder participation” - or not really? Climate change effects on marine species: back to individual maps, similar to National Biodiversity Network reporting, bring on retired fishermen

Greater Thames Estuary: individual maps put together and validated by “focus” group

FisherMap in Finding Sanctuary in SW: cited as an example of “stakeholder participation” - or not really?

Climate change effects on marine species: back to individual maps, similar to National Biodiversity Network reporting, bring on retired fishermen