Systematic empirical evaluation of the extent
of fisheries-induced adaptive changes in the European seas, forming
the basis for assessing the need and acuteness of managerial interventions.
Theme
2
Development of dynamical models
and statistical tools required for detecting and quantifying fisheries-induced
adaptations in the wild, as well as for evaluating management strategies
devised for coping with adaptive change
Theme 3
Design of innovative and practically valuable
management tools, including the evaluation of suitable reference
points facilitating the evolutionarily sustainable utilization
of living marine resources.