Scientific awareness of social learning, especially among vertebrates, has expanded rapidly
in recent decades. That literature suggests that social learning may be a second adaptive …

Fisheries science uses quantitative methods to inform management decisions that reflect
cultural preferences which, in turn, indirectly influence the states of ecosystems. To date, it …

This essay explores shifting scientific understandings of fish and the evolution of fisheries
science, and it grapples with colonialism as a system of power. We trace the rise of fisheries …

The precautionary approach to fisheries management advocates for risk‐averse
management strategies that include biological reference points and account for scientific …

Spatial stock assessments have been developed to address violations of the dynamic pool
assumption that the region to be assessed contains a single homogeneous stock. The …

Management strategy evaluation (MSE) is the state‐of‐the‐art approach for testing and
comparing management strategies in a way that accounts for multiple sources of uncertainty …

Abstract Sidney Holt and Ray Beverton are primarily recognized for developing the basis of
demographic stock assessment modelling, but their enduring legacy continues to influence …

Balancing trade‐offs amongst social–ecological objectives is a central aim of natural
resource management. However, objectives and resources often have spatial dimensions …

Marine resource management is shifting from optimizing single species yield to redefining
sustainable fisheries within the context of managing ocean use and ecosystem health. In this …

In this article, we examine how governance can be more effectively integrated with
quantitative evaluation methods in applied resource management. Governance refers to …