Cefas contract report C3140 Marine Ecosystem Integrity: Development of a Marine Trophic Index for UK waters and recom- mendations for further indicator development for Natural Environment Group, Science Division, Defra (CRO 382) Marine Ecosystem Integrity: Development of a Marine Trophic Index for UK waters and recommendations for further indicator development. Final report for Natural Environment Group, Science Division, Defra Bristol, UK (CRO 382) by John Cotter Stuart Rogers Jim Ellis Steve Mackinson Nick Dulvy John Pinnegar Simon Jennings Simon Greenstreet* Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas) Lowestoft United Kingdom, NR33 0HT email:
[email protected] *Fisheries Research Services, Aberdeen, Scotland, AB11 9DB 1 Acknowledgements: The authors are grateful to all those who took part in consultations associated with this project. They are listed below. Their views have been used to assist the writing of this report but they are not responsible for the contents. Chris Pirrie, Natural England Dan Laffoley, Natural England David Connor, JNCC Henrik Sparholt, ICES, Copenhagen Ian Boyd, Sea Mammal Research Unit, St Andrews Jo Myers, Marine biodiversity adviser, Defra, NESD Lucy Oliver, Countryside Council for Wales Mark Stevenson, Defra, NESD Mark Tasker, JNCC Matt Service, Fisheries & Aquatic Ecosystems Branch, AFESD Mike Elliott, IECS, Hull Paul Somerfield, Plymouth Marine Laboratory Phil Kunzlik, FRS Aberdeen Trine Christiansen, European Environment Agency William Cheung, University of British Columbia, Fisheries Centre Yunne Shin, Institut de recherche pour le développement, Sète, France The project steering committee advised on content and direction. It consisted of Jo Myers (Defra), Mark Stevenson (Defra), Mark Tasker (JNCC), Dan Laffoley (NE), and Stephen Hall (Defra).