Impact model: EcoOcean

Sector
Fisheries (global)
Region
global

EcoOcean is a spatial-temporal ecosystem modelling complex of the global ocean that spans food-web dynamics from primary producers to top predators.

EcoOcean reproduces spatial-temporal ecosystem dynamics by linking species productivity, distributions, movement and trophic interactions to the impacts of climate change and worldwide fisheries.

Focus on potential food production and biodiversity under cumulative impacts of climate and fisheries.

Information for the model EcoOcean is provided for the simulation rounds shown in the tabs below. Click on the appropriate tab to get the information for the simulation round you are interested in.

Person responsible for model simulations in this simulation round
Villy Christensen: v.christensen@oceans.ubc.ca, 0000-0003-0688-2633, University of British Columbia (Canada)
Marta Coll: mcoll@icm.csic.es, 0000-0001-6235-5868, Institute of Marine Science (ICM-CSIC) (Spain)
Jeroen Steenbeek: jeroen@ecopathinternational.org, 0000-0002-7878-8075, Ecopath International Initiative Research Association, Barcelona (Spain)
Additional persons involved: Jeroen Steenbeek
Output Data
Experiments: ssp126_2015soc-from-histsoc_default, ssp585_2015soc-from-histsoc_default, historical_nat_default, picontrol_nat_default, ssp126_nat_default, ssp585_nat_default, picontrol_histsoc_default, historical_histsoc_default, picontrol_2015soc-from-histsoc_default
Climate Drivers: GFDL-ESM4, IPSL-CM6A-LR
Date: 2021-11-17
Basic information
Model Version: EcoOcean v2.0
Model Output License: CC0
Model Homepage: https://ecopathinternational.org/ecoocean/
Model License: currently none applied, accessible through collaborations
Simulation Round Specific Description: ISIMIP3b simulations were performed with EcoOcean v2 as described in Coll et al. 2020
Reference Paper: Main Reference: Coll M, Steenbeek J, Pennino M, Buszowski J, Kaschner K, Lotze H, Rousseau Y, Tittensor D, Walters C, Watson R, Christensen V et al. Advancing Global Ecological Modeling Capabilities to Simulate Future Trajectories of Change in Marine Ecosystems. Frontiers in Marine Science,7,,2020
Reference Paper: Other References:
Resolution
Spatial aggregation: regular grid
Temporal resolution of input data: climate variables: monthly
Input data
Simulated atmospheric climate data sets used: IPSL-CM6A-LR (ocean), GFDL-ESM4 (ocean)
Additional input data sets: Global fishing effort reanalysis
Additional information about input variables: See Fish-MIP ISIMIP3b protocol
Spin-up
Was a spin-up performed?: Yes
Spin-up design: repeating the year of 1950 10 times to allow the marine food web to stabilize
Management & Adaptation Measures
Management: Fisheries driven by historical information 1950-2015, afterwards fishing pressure kept constant according to Fish-MIP ISIMIP3b protocol
 
Defining features: Global marine ecosystem model Modular inclusion of ecological and environmental hypotheses Food web dynamics, ranging from phytoplankton to large mammals and seabirds 51 functional groups representing 3,400+ species Growth, production, consumption, dispersal Dynamic niche model Temperature-adjusted metabolic rates 14 gear types representing 1,365 fishing fleets Fishing effort driven by historical reanalysis per LME. Within each LME, fishing effort is distributed according to economic considerations (potential yield vs cost of fishing)
Spatial scale: Global oceans
Spatial resolution: 1°x1°
Temporal scale: 1950-2100
Temporal resolution: Monthly
Taxonomic scope: 3400+ species
Vertical resolution: 1D - depth implicity represented through food web stratification and environmental drivers at depth
Spatial dispersal included: Yes
Is fishbase used for mass-length conversion?: No
Person responsible for model simulations in this simulation round
Villy Christensen: v.christensen@oceans.ubc.ca, 0000-0003-0688-2633, University of British Columbia (Canada)
Marta Coll: mcoll@icm.csic.es, 0000-0001-6235-5868, Institute of Marine Science (ICM-CSIC) (Spain)
Jeroen Steenbeek: jeroen@ecopathinternational.org, 0000-0002-7878-8075, Ecopath International Initiative Research Association, Barcelona (Spain)
Output Data
Experiments: nobc_historical_wo-diaz_fishing, nobc_historical_wo-diaz_no-fishing, nobc_rcp26_wo-diaz_fishing, nobc_rcp26_wo-diaz_no-fishing, nobc_rcp45_wo-diaz_fishing, nobc_rcp45_wo-diaz_no-fishing, nobc_rcp60_wo-diaz_fishing, nobc_rcp60_wo-diaz_no-fishing, nobc_rcp85_wo-diaz_fishing, nobc_rcp85_wo-diaz_no-fishing
Climate Drivers: GFDL-ESM2M and IPSL-CM5A-LR (historical and future)
Date: 2021-12-08
Basic information
Model Output License: CC0
Person responsible for model simulations in this simulation round
Villy Christensen: v.christensen@oceans.ubc.ca, 0000-0003-0688-2633, University of British Columbia (Canada)
Marta Coll: mcoll@icm.csic.es, 0000-0001-6235-5868, Institute of Marine Science (ICM-CSIC) (Spain)
Jeroen Steenbeek: jeroen@ecopathinternational.org, 0000-0002-7878-8075, Ecopath International Initiative Research Association, Barcelona (Spain)
Output Data
Experiments: reana, scen
Climate Drivers: None
Date: 2017-01-20
Basic information
Model Output License: CC0
Model License: currently none applied, accessible through collaborations
 
Defining features: Global
Spatial resolution: 1°x1°
Temporal scale: 1950 onwards
Temporal resolution: monthly
Taxonomic scope: All functional groups
Vertical resolution: Implicitly only
Spatial dispersal included: No
Is fishbase used for mass-length conversion?: No