Improving our understanding on key aspects of the biology and ecology of small pelagic fish and the pelagic ecosystem at relevant spatial and temporal scales

Developing innovative, dynamic and spatially explicit modeling tools essential for an ecosystem-based management of important fisheries resources

Providing insights on the effect of climate variability and alternative management options through the development and evaluation of different environmental and fishing scenarios

Providing forecast simulations of small pelagic fish as a proof of principle that coupled hydrodynamic-biogeochemical-fish models can be used to project the exploited stocks into the future under climatic change