Identifying functional stakeholder clusters to maximise communication for the ecosystem approach to fisheries management

► Correct identification of stakeholders enhances involvement in fisheries management. ► Evidence-Based categorisation of stakeholders greatly differs from the. intuitive. ► Intuitive categorisation leads to poorly defined groups and stakeholder stereotyping. ► Evidence-Based clusters have internally homogeneous interest profiles. ► Stakeholder interests are quantified to enhance engagement with ecological models