While the science around climate change is relatively advanced in a number of areas, there are significant gaps in knowledge and particularly a need for informed policymaking, strengthened governance structures, and international cooperation based on sound economic analysis. The OECD Workshop was designed to fill that gap. Figure 1 illustrates the how this Workshop complements and contributes to other international fisheries and climate change conferences. The fisheries management toolbox was also examined, from the perspective of whether or not existing tools are available to develop effective climate change adaptation strategies for the fisheries and aquaculture sectors.