Dr. Sarah B.M. Kraak
Institute of Baltic Sea Fisheries
Deceased January 2022
In memoriam
Fields of Activity
- Research on alternative management approaches, such as RTI (Real-Time Incentives)
- Research on the human dimension of bycatch mitigation in the small-scale gillnet fishery
- Research on governance in the context of the Common Fisheries Policy
- Research on human responses to alternative management approaches
- Simulation studies on the consequences of alternative fishing patterns
- Contribution to ICES (WGMARS, WKAPSIHD, several "advice drafting groups") and STECF expert working groups
- Member of the editorial board of the ICES Journal of Marine Science
- Ombudsperson for good scientific practice
Research Interests
- How to apply the behavioural sciences, such as behavioural economics and behavioural biology, to improve fisheries management and to align the interest of the individual (e.g. the fisherman) with the interest of the group (e.g. all fishers, the society, etc.)
- Innovative fisheries management; the RTI (Real-Time Incentive) fisheries-management system
- Mixed-fisheries management
- Management Strategy Evaluation
- Fisheries-induced evolution
SCIENTIFIC BACKGROUND
2015-2022: Fisheries scientist at the Thuenen Institute of Baltic Sea Fisheries, Rostock
2013-2016: Honorary Lecturer (in fisheries science and ecology) at the School of Biological Sciences at Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
2008-2015: Research fellow (in fisheries science) at University College Cork, stationed at the Marine Institute, Ireland
2007-2016: Member of STECF
2002-2008: Fisheries scientist at Wageningen IMARES (formerly RIVO), the Netherlands
2001-2002: Lecturer in Behaviour, Ecology, and Evolution at the School of Life and Environmental Sciences of the University of Nottingham, UK
1998-2001: Postdoctoral Research Associate (in behavioural ecology) at the Department of Biology, University of Leicester, UK
1995-1998: Postdoctoral Researcher (in behavioural ecology) at the Department of Behavioural Ecology, University of Bern, Switzerland
1989-1994: PhD dissertation (in behavioural ecology) at the University of Groningen, the Netherlands
1980-1988: Study (biology, marine biology, behavioural ecology) at the University of Groningen, the Netherlands (MSc/Diplom)
Publications (peer reviewed, Thünen)
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Kraak SBM (2023) Evolution of EU technical measures for the avoidance of unwanted catch in the light of scientific evaluation and advice from the STECF; the good, the bad, and the ugly. ICES J Mar Sci 80(3):635-646, DOI:10.1093/icesjms/fsac037
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Johannesen E, Barz F, Dankel DJ, Kraak SBM (2023) Gender and early career status: variables of participation at an international marine science conference. ICES J Mar Sci 80(4):1016-1027, DOI:10.1093/icesjms/fsad028
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De Castro F, Kraak SBM, Shephard S, Sadykov A, Reid DG, Farnsworth KD (2022) Move and you're dead: commercial trawl fisheries select for fish that don't move far. ICES J Mar Sci 79(6):1742-1752, DOI:10.1093/icesjms/fsac104
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Wieczorek AM, Schadeberg A, Krogh Hallin J, van Putten I, Kraak SBM, Richter A, Clay PM, Goti-Aralucea L, Pedreschi D, Hamon KG, Dankel DJ, Mackay M (2021) Behavioural economics in fisheries: A systematic review protocol. PLoS One 16(8):e0255333, DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0255333
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Pedreschi D, Vigier A, Höffle H, Kraak SBM, Reid DG (2021) Innovation through consultation: Stakeholder perceptions of a novel fisheries management system reveal flexible approach to solving fisheries challenges. Mar Policy 124:104337, DOI:10.1016/j.marpol.2020.104337
Publications (previous)
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Duggan DE, Farnsworth KD, Kraak SBM, Reid DG (2015) Integration of indicator alarm signals for ecosystem-based fishery management. Conserv Lett 8(6):414-423, DOI:10.1111/conl.12177
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Kraak SBM, Reid DG, Codling EA (2014) Exploring the RTI (real-time incentive) tariff-based approach to single-species fisheries management. Fish Res 155:90-102, DOI:10.1016/j.fishres.2014.02.014
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Spencer PD, Kraak SBM, Trippel EA (2014) The influence of maternal effects in larval survival on fishery harvest reference points for two life-history patterns. Can J Fish Aquat Sci 71(1):151-161, DOI:10.1139/cjfas-2013-0253
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Kraak SBM, Reid DG, Codling EA (2013) Explorations of tactical fisher behaviour under the RTI (Real-Time Incentive) tariff-based fisheries management system using simple simulations. Copenhagen: ICES, 22 p
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Duggan DE, Farnsworth KD, Kraak SBM (2013) Identifying functional stakeholder clusters to maximise communication for the ecosystem approach to fisheries management. Mar Policy 42:56-67, DOI:10.1016/j.marpol.2013.01.023
More Publications (Thünen)
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Johannesen E, Barz F, Dankel DJ, Kraak SBM (2022) CM 309: Gender and early career scientist status and differences in participation at an international marine science conference. In: ICES 2022 Theme session R - Scientific advances under ICES Science Plan. ICES Annual Science Conference 2022, Dublin, Ireland [book of abstracts]. Copenhagen: ICES, p 41, DOI:10.17895/ices.pub.21666584
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Casey J, Virtanen J, Bernreuther M, Döring R, Kraak SBM, Stransky C, Abella JA, Bastardie F, Borges L, Catchpole T, Damalas D, Daskalov G, Gascuel D, Grati F, Ibaibarriaga L, Jung A, Knittweis L, Ligas A, Martin P, Motova A, et al (2022) Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF) - Assessment of balance indicators for key fleet segments and review of national reports on Member States efforts to achieve balance between fleet capacity and fishing opportunities (STECF-21-16). Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union, 253 p, JRC Sci Pol Rep, DOI:10.2760/565659
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Krumme U, Meyer S, Kratzer I, Chladek J-C, Barz F, Stepputtis D, Strehlow HV, Kraak SBM, Zimmermann C (2022) STELLA - Stellnetzfischerei-Lösungsansätze : Projekt-Abschlussbericht. Braunschweig: Johann Heinrich von Thünen-Institut, 220 p, Thünen Rep 97, DOI:10.3220/REP1662104969000
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Rihan D, Grati F, Doerner H, Döring R, Kraak SBM, Stransky C, Abella JA, Bastardie F, Borges L, Casey J, Catchpole T, Damalas D, Daskalov G, Gascuel D, Ibaibarriaga L, Jung A, Knittweis L, Ligas A, Martin P, Motova A, et al (2021) Evaluation of Joint Recommendations on the Landing Obligation and on the Technical Measures Regulation (STECF-21-05). Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union, 369 p, JRC Sci Pol Rep, DOI:10.2760/83668
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Hekim Z, Berkenhagen J, Freese M, Ulleweit J, Döring R, Kraak SBM, Stransky C, Abella JA, Bastardie F, Borges L, Casey J, Catchpole T, Damalas D, Daskalov G, Gascuel D, Grati F, Ibaibarriaga L, Jung A, Knittweis L, Ligas A, et al (2021) Evaluation of the 2020 Annual Reports for data collection and Data Transmission issues (STECF-21-09). Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union, 100 p, JRC Sci Pol Rep, DOI:10.2760/288263
