MSEAS

Understanding marine socio-ecological systems:
including the human dimension in Integrated Ecosystem Assessments

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Conveners:
Jason Link, USA
David C. Smith, Australia
Olivier Thébaud, France​​

The focus of the symposium will be on integration and assessment across multiple ocean uses and sectors, including: fisheries, renewable energy, coastal development, oil and gas, transport, and conservation.
There will be a particular emphasis on the methodological and empirical challenges involved in including human dimensions in integrated ecosystem assessments.
The symposium will be global in scope, with a focus on regions in which integrated ocean management policies have been developing in the last two decades.

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