class: top, left background-image: url("https://github.com/NOAA-EDAB/presentations/raw/master/docs/EDAB_images/MAFMC+Jurisdiction+Map+v3-01.jpg") background-size: 230px background-position: right 50px bottom 50px <style type="text/css"> .remark-slide-number { display: none; } </style> ## Operationalizing Ecosystem and Habitat Indicators to Support Climate-Ready Fisheries Management in the Mid-Atlantic: Project Objectives .pull-left-70[ 1) Review and assess existing ecosystem and habitat indicators in the Northeast and evaluate their utility to support management objectives; 2) Identify and develop priority ecosystem and habitat indicators, including associated targets and thresholds as appropriate, and identify specific pathways for incorporation into Council management processes, documents, or actions; and 3) Create workflow and communication tools to support regular updates of indicators and that enhance usability of indicators in the management process. ] .pull-right-30[]  ??? .pull-left[ # Project Team Sarah Gaichas Gavin Fay Kelsey Roberts Sophie Wulfing Students: Connor Coscino Sarah Hope ] .pull-right[ # Project Oversight Team Brandon Muffley Julia Beaty Julian Garrison Scott Large Geret DePiper ] --- .pull-left[ .center[ # Project Big Picture To develop operational indicators, *start with Management Objectives and Decisions* then find Information Supporting Decisions. SMART indicators are Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound *for a particular Objective and Decision.* Priority management decisions were identified in December. The review of existing indicators will identify information sources and gaps to develop indicators specific to the priority management decisions. Then indicators will be simulation tested. ] ] .pull-right[  ] --- # Progress .pull-left[ ## Workshop 1 Complete Priority Decisions: * Risk Policy * Catch/Quota Specification * Measures Setting * Spatial Management ## SMART Indicator Reports Pulling indicator attributes from existing resources Initial framework to evaluate against SMART criteria Not yet specific to management decisions https://mafmc.github.io/SMARTindicatorsData/ ] .pull-right[ ## SMART Indicator Summary Tool Prototype to sort indicators by attributes  ] --- # Extra Details --- # Example Workplans: Objective 2 *(Contingent on Workshop 1 Decisions) Identify and develop priority ecosystem and habitat indicators, including associated targets and thresholds as appropriate, and identify specific pathways for incorporation into Council management processes, documents, or actions* .pull-left-30[ **Example analyses if ABC is a priority decision** * Extend current process using risk table approaches from other regions? * Standardize ecosystem profile approach for within stock assessment use? * Build in other indicators in addition to climate vulnerability for ABC uncertainty buffers? * Simulation testing ] .pull-right-70[ **Example analyses for other management decisions if selected as priorities** * Hypothetical: spatial management measures * Evaluate with indicators of fishery and species spatial overlap * Simulate distribution shifts, fleet movement constraints, etc. * Which spatial management measures meet objectives with minimal side effects? * Hypothetical: habitat productivity * Evaluate indicators of favorable or unfavorable habitat conditions * Simulate management with different risk tolerance under different environmental conditions * Which habitat-adjusted risk tolerance meets objectives across species portfolio? ] ??? * Recommend practical pathways for implementation