The need to implement an ecosystem-based approach to management is enshrined in numerous regulations and strategies, at both global and European level. In practice, however, there are still many knowledge gaps and uncertainties, and implementing ecosystem-based fisheries management (EBFM) remains challenging. To this end this deliverable provides an overview of the main international and European policies, strategies and bodies relevant to EBFM and ecosystem modelling. Moreover, it identifies critical policy-related needs, which the EcoScope tools could help address. These needs arise from current or upcoming policy commitments and were also reported by stakeholders during a survey and a foresight workshop. The report highlights the most pressing topics and EBFM related questions of stakeholders; discusses preferred output formats for the results; and identifies barriers that need to be overcome for the effective uptake of models in decision-making. Understanding this policy landscape and concrete policy commitments is key to understanding the needs of EcoScope’s main stakeholders and appreciating concrete situations in which the EcoScope tools may be used. This report therefore aims to inform the development of the EcoScope e-tools and represents a further step in EcoScope’s commitment to making the tools as effective and useful as possible, and in supporting the implementation of legal requirements concerning EBFM.