"The workshop started on Jan 13, 2017 at 8:30 am with a welcome by Mike Seki, Director of PIFSC. Mike explained that NOAA has embraced Ecosystem-based Fisheries Management which requires the synthesis of interdisciplinary data sets and that we must now take into account the realities of climate change and ocean acidification. He explained that regional ecosystem models can simultaneously couple chemical, physical, biological, ecological, and socioeconomic dynamics at scales relevant to coastal communities and, therefore, realistically represent patterns and processes affecting marine ecosystems and those who depend on them and explicitly address tradeoffs across ocean use sectors. To meet this high bar for informed management, PIFSC (with Council support) has initiated the effort to parameterize and develop the Atlantis Ecosystem Model to allow for the exploration of the ecosystem effects of changes in the environment, policy options and management strategies. Mike acknowledged everybody's busy schedule and expressed his gratitude that we all made the time and commitment to come and participate in this ambitious effort"--Introduction. doi:10.7289/V5/AR-PIFSC-H-17-03 (https://doi.org/10.7289/V5/AR-PIFSC-H-17-03)]

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