Fisheries scientists use biological models to determine sustainable fishing rates and
forecast future dynamics. These models require both life‐history parameters (mortality …

Fish are one of the most important global food sources, supplying a significant share of the
world's protein consumption. From stocks of wild Alaskan salmon and North Sea cod to …

All fish stocks should be managed sustainably, yet for the majority of stocks, data are often
limited and different stock assessment methods are required. Two popular and widely used …

Large scombrids, commercial tuna species, are regularly assessed and managed. However,
most of the small scombrids, many mackerels and bonitos, lack accurate catch data to …

Stock assessments serve to monitor the condition of fish stocks and exploit them sustainably
but require accurate data such as growth and mortality rates as input parameters. Most …

Structured population models are transport-type equations often applied to describe
evolution of heterogeneous populations of biological cells, animals or humans, including …

The expected increase in global food demand, as a consequence of a rising and wealthier
world population, and an awareness of the limits and drawbacks of modern agriculture, has …

Climate change affects ecological communities through its impact on the physiological
performance of individuals. However, the population dynamic of species well inside their …

Fisheries science and management is founded upon the Beverton–Holt theory of fish stock
demography. The theory uses age as the structuring variable; however, there are several …

Mesopelagic fish are considered a possible future fisheries resource, but the biological
sustainability of their potential exploitation has not yet been assessed. Sustainability should …