HOPOPoP

The future of Humans and fish pOPulations: fOstering interdisciPlinarity and transdisciPlinarity for sustainable marine social-ecological systems.

The main objective of HOPOPoP will consist in fOstering transdisciPlinarity and interdisciPlinarity for sustainable marine Social-Ecological Systems (SES). Embedded the promotion of an international reflexive approach and of strong and innovative connections between Science, Training, Action and Society, it will focus on building a trans-disciplinary collaborative platform gathering both scientists of different disciplines and local socio-economic actors, to develop integrated approaches and prospective scenarios to explore future scenarios for marine SES, using the example of the Iroise Sea (WP5).

This should provide knowledge, approaches and tools for capacity building in support of socio-ecosystem based management in the Iroise Sea, as well as in other marine areas in France and internationally, and establish international leadership of ISblue as a boundary organization to orchestrate inter and transdisciplinarity in marine science.

Companion Agent-Based modelling of the social-ecological system (WP4), virtual reality and serious games (WP6) will be developed to support the required interactivity between users/players and models needed to foster sustainable transition of marine SES. Information that will be necessary to construct these approaches and scenarios will be obtained by investigating the dynamics and evolution of the social-ecological system of the Iroise Sea regarding specifically spatial differentiation patterns of the main exploited populations and interactions between resources, uses (ie. commercial and recreational coastal fishing activities), governance and science (WP2 and 3).

The project presents a strong international dimension through the international advisory Board and the structuration in reflexive international workshops (WP1) which should enable to increase ISblue’s International attractivity and leadership, building experience from the Iroise Sea and from similar Marine Social-Ecological Systems.

These workshops, gathering scientists and managers worldwide, will aim at confronting the approach developed for the Iroise Sea to similar endeavours in other marine sites belonging in particular to the Long-Term Ecological Research network, in order to address transversal issues regarding the management of complex socio-ecological systems.

• Workshop 1 – Engagement of stakeholders in science and management
• Workshop 2 – Spatial adaptive management or connectivity
• Workshop 3 – Prospective and scenarios co-construction

HOPOPoP will also significantly strengthen the ISblue training strategy, by developing :

• Interdisciplinarity: building bridges among ISblue training programs through a common training unit on modelling complexity and use of virtual reality to explore multi-dimensional spatial scales
• Project-based training: serious games developed by students as part of the WP6 will be explored via projects included in the Ocean Hub Project
• Research-training interactions: inclusion of several Master and PhD students in the project

Download the HOPOPoP presentation leaflet in PDF

News of the project

• 10 December 2024: Discussion meeting with project partners – PNBI, Plouzané
• 6 December 2024: Foresight workshop #5 with recreational fishermen – Plouzané
• 2 July 2024: internal project progress meeting – PNBI, Plouzané
• 6 June 2024: Foresight workshop #4 attended by the project’s OFB and PNMI partners – PNBI, Plouzané
• 21 mai 2024 : « We’re in the news ! » – The Breton Biodiversity Agency reports on HOPOPoP in its May 2024 issue
• 14 May 2024: organisation of a workshop on the red lobster fishery in the Iroise Sea attended by scientific experts.
• 3 May 2024: Foresight workshop #3 “Underwater fishing in 2040” as part of the FFPSA federal course with the Brittany league of the Fédération Française de Pêche Sportive en Apnée – Crozon
• May 2024: launch of the survey on recreational fishing in the Iroise Sea over the period May to September 2024. Link to the questionnaire
• April 2024: Claire Macher takes part in the ZABRI podcast “Imagining the future of the region together” -> contribution at 49’ describing professional fishing in the Iroise and highlighting the transdisciplinary methods explored as part of the HOPOPoP project in support of sustainability;
• 29 March 2024: Continuation of the foresight workshop “What future for the Iroise Sea in 2040? – IUEM, Plouzané
• 18 March 2024: « We’re in the news ! » – Anouk Villedieu was invited to present the HOPOPoP project to members of the Tréboul – Port Rhu Douarnenez yachting association at a meeting organised by the association to exchange views with the PNMI – Maison du nautisme, Douarnenez
• 13 March 2024: « We’re in the news ! » – The foresight workshops held as part of the HOPOPoP project on the future of the Iroise Sea, in which Olivier Monod, a journalist for Libération, took part, are cited in an article by the same author entitled “Climate: scientists’ new tactics for influencing politicians” (subscribers only).
• March 2024: Mia Reynaud joins the HOPOPoP team for a 6-month internship on recreational fishing. She is based at the LETG at the IUEM.
• 9 February 2024: EGEL Masters students present the results of their workshop – Recreational fishing in the Iroise – IUEM, Plouzané
• 8 – 12 January 2024: Mutualised Interdisciplinary Project “SEA serious” or how to model marine socio-ecosystems qualitatively through the design of serious games – IUEM, Plouzané
• 2024: launch of the ‘abalone and global change’ research programme in the Océanolab space at Océanopolis
• January 2024: Nolwenn Bechennec, a Master’s student in Marine Biological Sciences, specialising in Populations at IUEM, joins the HOPOPoP team. Based at LEMAR for her 7-month placement, she will be studying the genetic structure of scallop (Pecten maximus) beds in the Iroise area using a population genomics approach.
• January 2024: Yuna Creac’h, a student at ENSTA Bretagne, joins the HOPOPoP team. Based at LEMAR for her 7-month placement, she will be studying larval connectivity and the structure of abalone populations in the Iroise Sea and Western Channel
• 12 December 2023: 1st foresight workshop “What future for the Iroise Sea in 2040? – La Pérouse Library, Plouzané
• 30 November 2023: « We’re in the news ! » – The Iroise Marine Park mentions the HOPOPoP project in one of its news items about Ben Haskell’s visit to Iroise, agent for the NOAA (National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration) and deputy director of the Stellwagen bank national marine sanctuary
• 14 to 16 November 2023 : 1st international workshop “Marine protected areas as living labs: lessons learned & future perspective” – IUEM/IFREMER, Plouzané. Download the workshop report
• 2 October 2023: Anouk Villedieu joins the HOPOPoP project team for 18 months – LETG, IUEM, Plouzané
• 28 September 2023: Discussion meeting with project partners – PNBI, Plouzané
• September 2023: François Gokce, a Master 2 student in the Blue Economy course at the UBO (IUEM), joins the HOPOPoP team. Under a one-year work-study contract at Ifremer, he will characterise and analyse the marketing of red lobster in France and the competitive positioning of this species on international markets.
• 9 February 2023: Workshop on “Sharing dynamic knowledge and interactions between uses and resources in the Iroise” – IUEM/PNBI, Plouzané
• 3 February 2023: Project workshop “Sharing knowledge in the Iroise – focus on recreational/leisure activities”, IUEM, Plouzané
• January 2023: Pierre Mahieux, a doctoral engineer from ENIB, joins the HOPOPoP team for just over 18 months. He is taking part in the development of an application combining Augmented Reality and a tangible interface, enabling users to explore different management scenarios based on simulation data
• 17-18 October 2022: Kickoff meeting – Iroise Marine Park, Le Conquet, France
• 30 March 2022 : Thesis opening : “A Companion Agent-Based modelling approach to support sustainable management of marine social-ecological systems : application to the Iroise Sea”. https://www.umr-amure.fr/theses/bommel-these/