Habitat as a resource in space and time
Food webs, trophic dynamics, and prey resources
Assessment science and management scenario evaluation
Single- and multispecies assessment and management
Data synthesis, management, and informatics
Historical data and ecological baselines
Policy, including the implementation of innovative solutions and negotiated settlements
Human dimensions and socioeconomics
Fisheries management capacity building (training, education, and the promotion of collaborative research and management)
The influence of environmental variability and change (including climate change) on population and ecosystem dynamics and productivity
Metrics, benchmarks, and determination of ecosystem status
The ecological impacts of fishing
Ecosystem-based fishery assessment and management in theory and practice