It is past time to use ecosystem models tactically to support ecosystem‐based fisheries management: Case studies using Ecopath with Ecosim in an operational …

JK Craig, JS Link - Fish and Fisheries, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The implementation of ecosystem management requires ecosystem modelling within the
context of a natural resource management process. Ecopath with Ecosim (EwE) is the most …

[HTML][HTML] Need for harmonized long-term multi-lake monitoring of African Great Lakes

PD Plisnier, R Kayanda, S MacIntyre, K Obiero… - Journal of Great Lakes …, 2023 - Elsevier
To ensure the long-term sustainable use of African Great Lakes (AGL), and to better
understand the functioning of these ecosystems, authorities, managers and scientists need …

Developing meaningful water-energy-food-environment (WEFE) nexus indicators with stakeholders: An Upper White Nile case study

A Schlemm, M Mulligan, T Tang, A Agramont… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The Upper White Nile (UWN) basin plays a critical role in supporting essential
ecosystem services and the livelihoods of millions of people in East Africa. The basin has …

Response of fish stocks in Lake Victoria to enforcement of the ban on illegal fishing: Are there lessons for management?

CS Nyamweya, V Natugonza, BB Kashindye… - Journal of Great Lakes …, 2023 - Elsevier
Most small-scale inland fisheries in the Global South prohibit fishing gear with smaller
meshes than is legally permitted. Nonetheless, in most instances, this is not strictly enforced …

Using high level validation to increase lake ecosystem model reliability

S Regev, Y Carmel, G Gal - Environmental Modelling & Software, 2023 - Elsevier
Lake ecosystem models are essential for capturing ecosystem response to climate change
and for studying eutrophication. Model ability to capture ecosystem dynamics is limited for …

Spatiotemporal variation in fishing patterns and fishing pressure in Lake Victoria (East Africa) in relation to balanced harvest

V Natugonza, C Nyamweya, E Sturludóttir… - Fisheries …, 2022 - Elsevier
Balanced harvest (BH) refers to applying moderate fishing pressure across a broad range of
species, trophic levels (TL), stocks, or sizes in an ecosystem in proportion to productivity …

Integrating economic dynamics into ecological networks: The case of fishery sustainability

P Glaum, V Cocco, FS Valdovinos - Science advances, 2020 - science.org
Understanding anthropogenic impacts on ecosystems requires investigating feedback
processes between ecological and economic dynamics. While network ecology has …

Simulating trade-offs between socio-economic and conservation objectives for Lake Victoria (East Africa) using multispecies, multifleet ecosystem models

V Natugonza, C Ainsworth, E Sturludóttir, L Musinguzi… - Fisheries …, 2020 - Elsevier
Most small scale inland fisheries worldwide are open access, and fishing provides the only
source of employment and livelihood for the riparian communities. Management of these …

Community size‐spectra applied to recreational freshwater fisheries in Puerto Rican reservoirs

BA Murry, ML Olmeda, C Lilyestrom… - Fisheries …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
We developed a management framework based on community size‐spectra (CSS) to
establish targets to maximize desirable gamefish. We evaluated the influence of relative …

Comparative assessment of food web structure and fisheries productivity of three reservoirs in Ghana

SM Abobi, LC Kluger, M Wolff - Fisheries Management and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Three Ghanaian reservoirs (Tono, Bontanga and Golinga) were compared through
a food web modelling approach (Ecopath with Ecosim) to assess production characteristics …