Engineering Commons^™

One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish: The Use Of Simple Agent-Based Models And Role-Play Games To Communicate Key Messages To Community Groups, Deborah Cleland, Rollan Geronimo, A Dray, Pascal Perez, Abigail Trinidad

Professor Pascal Perez

The principal anthropogenic factors driving reef degradation have been known for years, if not decades. Overfishing, sedimentation and nutrient loads are just some of the key impacts of human activities in and around reef communities. Therefore, the future of reefs does not rely on generating new knowledge, but rather on implementing and integrating the knowledge we already have. This will require creating effective links between researchers, managers and communities to promote mutual learning, negotiation and collaborative action for reef management. Combining agent-based models and role-play games, through a technique known as Companion Modelling (ComMod), creates a dynamic and interactive setting …