摘要：Small-scale mussel farming in the coastal area of Chalastra (Thermaikos Gulf, Greece) has faced major problemsduring the last decade due to environmental limitations and to institutional constraints imposed by the absence of local planningand development policies. The aim of our work was to demonstrate crucial aspects of implementing the Systems ApproachFramework (SAF) in the area, and more specifically to explain: (a) the key parts of a bioeconomic model that constitutes thebasis of a draft management tool, (b) the results of several investigative scenarios examined through the management tool, and(c) the stakeholders' feedback through the participative procedures. The goal was to evaluate the effects of the SAFimplementation on the communication between scientists, policy makers, and local stakeholders. The scenarios refer to alternativefarming techniques and different environmental conditions, and examine the effects of institutional deficiencies in qualitativeand quantitative ways, regarding the sustainability of the activity. The selection of the scenarios was directed from the need toprovide a dialogue platform between the conflicting stakeholders. The results clearly demonstrate the effects of mussel-farmingtechniques on mussel production, as well as the impacts of environmental conditions, human decisions, and institutional choiceson the regional (and individual) economic welfare. In the bottom line, the value of the SAF is demonstrated through theapprehension of the policy issue, its impacts, and the alternative management perspectives, as well as through the establishmentof a multidimensional collaboration group for the area, which is essential for the further development of the management tooland the implementation of an integrated management policy.
