Mobilisation of data to stakeholder communities. Bridging the research-practice gap using a commercial shellfish species model.

ABSTRACT: Knowledge mobilisation is required to "bridge the gap" between research, policy and practice. This activity is dependent on the amount, richness and quality of the data published. To understand the impact of a changing climate on commercial species, stakeholder communities require better knowledge of their past and current situations. The common cockle (Cerastoderma edule) is an excellent model species for this type of analysis, as it is well-studied due to its cultural, commercial and ecological significance in west Europe. Recently, C. edule harvests have decreased, coinciding with frequent mass mortalities, due to factors such as a changing climate and diseases. In this study, macro and micro level marine historical ecology techniques were used to create datasets on topics including: co

SUBMITTER: Mahony KE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7510983 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature