The ideas and pathways for strengthening local and regional seafood systems shared during the Seafood Nexus Workshop and captured in this summary will inform a National Action Plan to strengthen local and regional seafood systems in the U.S. that the University of Maine is co-producing with input from stakeholders. This summary is intended for workshop participants; participants are also welcome to share this document and the ideas from the workshop with those who may be interested.<\/p>\n
Workshop sessions for arriving at the final action plans included:<\/p>\n
\u25cf Creating a shared vision <\/b>for what the future of local and regional seafood should look like;<\/p>\n
\u25cf Affirming barriers and challenges <\/b>in the current local and regional seafood system;<\/p>\n
\u25cf Mapping the current system <\/b>to further understand its complexity and how it functions;<\/p>\n
\u25cf Identifying high-impact areas <\/b>where there is opportunity for positive change;<\/p>\n
\u25cf Generating interventions and examples <\/b>of potential pathways for change to inform future action;<\/p>\n
\u25cf Workshopping action plans <\/b>for addressing the key impact areas; and<\/p>\n
\u25cf Sharing final reflections <\/b>on the Workshop as a whole and how to move these ideas forward.<\/p>\n