MER Consultants

Practical Fisheries Management Solutions

Marine Ecosystem, Education & Research

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One size Does not fit all Fisheries Management Strategies

We provide a team of International experts:

  • Data Evaluation and Visualization
  • Stock Assessment
  • Data Limited Specialists
  • Sample and Survey Design
  • Management Strategy Evaluation
  • Implementation of Large Scale Monitoring/ Sampling Projects
  • Technology Development (A.I. assisted Data collection)

Let us help you ask the right questions to guide a sustainable future for your fishery

Doing nothing is never the answer!

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Working with fishing communities across the globe, we rely on those on the ground and an interactive three-tiered process that encompasses the past, present, and future of fishery programs. Our approach is adaptive to the unique needs of every fishery to evaluate and assess what information is available, what is feasible and the right fit to implement now, and what needs to be put in place to ensure long term sustainability and meet objectives for the future. We phrase our thinking by the following three questions:   

PAST - Evaluation and Assessment

What Information Do We Have?

  • Data Evaluation and Visualization
  • Productivity and Vulnerability Analyses
  • Assessments & Data Poor Analyses
  • Management Decision Tools (e.g. FishPath, DLMToolkit)
  • Evaluate Governance Structure, Priorities and Objectives

Present -Sampling, Design and Implementation

What Can We Do Now?

  • Outreach and education programs
  • Design Fishery - Independent Sampling Programs
  • Design Fishery Dependant Port Sampling/Bycatch Studies
  • Management Strategy Evaluation
  • Utilize Technology for Efficiency
  • Pilot Studies to Evaluate Variability (e.g. sample sizes to meet management goals)

FUTURE - Monitoring and Data Collection Programs

What can we do to Manage Our Fishery Sustainably?

  • Implement cost-effective Cooperative Projects
  • Monitoring and Sampling Projects
  • Track indicators (e.g. Length, CPUE) population trends
  • Life history and Maturity studies
  • Multi-Indicator Adaptive Management Strategies
  • Implement Legacy Outreach, Education, and Sampling Programs

Fisheries and Data We Have Worked With