Figure 1 Steps involved in the identification of drivers and development
of scenarios and pathways.
Identifying key drivers
Factors that have the potential to influence the production,
distribution and consumption of food from the sea over the next decade
were identified by the co-authors and grouped into six overarching
drivers based on their main characteristics (see Table S1): ecosystem
change; ocean governance; influence of corporations; output and
efficiency of seafood systems; consumer demand; and focus on nutrition.
These six drivers and a summary of their main characteristics (Table 1)
based on the literature and expert opinion of co-authors were used to
inform the future scenarios and to describe how they might influence
future seafood systems (see supplementary information for further detail
on drivers and references).
Table 1. Drivers of seafood systems, summary of their key
characteristics and implications for sustainability and food security
(see supplementary information for more details and references).