TY - JOUR T1 - A framework for selecting a suite of indicators for fisheries management A1 - Rice,Jake A1 - Rochet,Marie-Joelle AD - Canadian Sci Advisory Secretariat, Dept Fisheries & Oceans, Ottawa, ON K1A 0E6, Canada. AD - IFREMER, Lab Math Appl Exploitat Ressources Halieut & Aqua, F-44311 Nantes, France. UR - https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00000/484/ DO - 10.1016/j.icesjms.2005.01.003 KW - Scoring KW - Objectives KW - Indicators KW - Guidelines KW - Framework KW - Ecosystem KW - Criteria N2 - We develop a framework for the objective selection of a suite of indicators for use in fisheries management. The framework encompasses eight steps, and provides guidance on pitfalls to be avoided at each step. Step I identifies user groups and their needs, featuring the setting of operational objectives, and Step 2 identifies a corresponding list of candidate indicators. Step 3 assigns weights to nine screening criteria for the candidate indicators: concreteness, theoretical basis, public awareness, cost, measurement, historic data, sensitivity, responsiveness, and specificity. Step 4 scores the indicators against the criteria, and Step 5 summarizes the results. Steps 3-5 offer technical aspects on which guidance is provided, including scoring standards for criteria and a generalized method for applying the standards when scoring individual indicators. Multi-criterion summarization methods are recommended for most applications. Steps 6 and 7 are concerned with deciding how many indicators are needed, and making the final selection of complementary suites of indicators. Ordinarily, these steps are done interactively with the users of the indicators, thus providing guidance on process rather than technical approach. Step 8 is the clear presentation to all users of the information contained. The discussion also includes the special case in which indicators are used in formal decision rules. Y1 - 2005/05 PB - Elsevier JF - ICES Journal of Marine Science SN - 1054-3139 VL - 62 IS - 3 SP - 516 EP - 527 ID - 484 ER -