Social-Ecological Systems in Fisheries. Introduction / Rosemary E Ommer, R Ian Perry -- Restoring Unity / Fikret Berkes -- Modeling. Predicting the Impacts and Socio-Economic Consequences of Climate Change on Global Marine Ecosystems and Fisheries / Manuel Barange, Icarus Allen, Eddie Allison, Marie-Caroline Badjeck, Julia Blanchard, Benjamin Drakeford, Nicholas K Dulvy, James Harle, Robert Holmes, Jason Holt, Simon Jennings, Jason Lowe, Gorka Merino, Christian Mullon, Graham Pilling, Lynda Rodwell, Emma Tompkins, Francisco Werner -- Fleets, Sites, and Conservation Goals / Kathleen Miller, Peter Golubtsov, Robert McKelvey -- Fishing the Food Web / Olivier Thibaud, Fabian Blanchard -- Interdisciplinary Modeling for an Ecosystem Approach to Management in Marine Social-Ecological Systems / Anthony M Starfield, Astrid Jarre -- People's Seas / Maria A Gasalla, Antonio C S Diegues -- Knowledge. The Utility of Economic Indicators to Promote Policy-Relevant Science for Climate Change Decisions / Judith Kildow -- Scientific Advice for Fisheries Management in West Africa in the Context of Global Change / Bora Masumbuko, Moctar B́, P Morand, P Chavance, Pierre Failler -- Knowledge and Research on Chilean Fisheries Resources / Eleuterio Yaez, Exequiel Gonzalez, Luis Cubillos, Samuel Hormazabal, Hector Trujillo, Lorena Alvarez, Alejandra Ordenes, Milton Pedraza, Gustavo Aedo -- Moving Forward / Barbara Neis -- Values. Unaccounted Values / Eny Anggraini Buchary, Tony J Pitcher, Ussif Rashid Sumaila -- "You don't know what you've got 'Til it's Gone" / Nigel Haggan -- Social-Ecological Restructuring and Implications for Social Values / Grant Murray -- Economic Valuation of Mangroves in the Niger Delta / Godstime K James, Jimmy O Adegoke, Ekechukwu Saba, Peter Nwilo, Joseph Akinyede, Sylvester Osagie -- US Marine Ecosystem Habitat Values / Ussif Rashid Sumaila, Jackie Alder, G Ishimura, William W L Cheung, L Dropkin, S Hopkins, S Sullivan, A Kitchingman -- Governance. Historical Transitions in Access to and Management of Alaska's Commercial Fisheries, 1880₆1980 / Emilie Springer -- Can Fishers' Virtuous Behavior Improve Large Marine Ecosystem Health? / Valentina Giannini -- Ecosystem-Based Management in the Asia-Pacific Region / Mitsutaku Makino, Hiroyuki Matsuda -- A Network Approach to Understanding Coastal Management and Governance of Small-Scale Fisheries in the Eastern Caribbean / Kemraj Parsram, Patrick McConney -- Uncertainty Demands an Adaptive Management Approach to the Use of Marine Protected Areas as Management Tools / Michel J Kaiser -- Building Resilience to Climatic and Global Change in High-Latitude Fishing Communities / James R McGoodwin -- Coping with Environmental Change / Bonnie J McCay, Wendy Weisman, Carolyn Creed -- Conclusions. Conclusion / Rosemary E Ommer, R Ian Perry.

Based on a symposium held in Rome in July 2008, sponsored by the Global Ocean Ecosystems Dynamics Program and other bodies.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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