Introduction to the Themed Section : ‘ Plugging spatial ecology into sustainable fisheries and EBM ’ Introduction Preparing for the future : integrating spatial ecology into ecosystem-based management

Introduction Preparing for the future: integrating spatial ecology into ecosystem-based management Susan K. Lowerre-Barbieri*, Ignacio A. Catalán, Anders Frugård Opdal, and Christian Jørgensen Fisheries and Aquatic Science Program, School of Forest Resources and Conservation, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute, St. Petersburg, FL 33701, USA Institut Mediterrani d’Estudis Avançats (IMEDEA), CSIC-UIB, Carrer de Miquel Marquès 21, 07190 Esporles, Balearic Islands, Spain Department of Biological Sciences, University of Bergen, 5020 Bergen, Norway