Harvest control rules have become an important tool in modern fisheries management, and
are increasingly adopted to provide continuity in management practices, to deal with …

Scientists feel discomfort when they are asked to create certainty, where none exists, for use
as an alibi in policy‐making. Recently, the scientific literature has drawn attention to some …

How can uncertain fisheries science be linked with good governance processes, thereby
increasing fisheries management legitimacy and effectiveness? Reducing the uncertainties …

The EU is aiming to apply an Ecosystem Approach (EA) to the management of all human
activities in the marine environment, with the goal of establishing healthy and productive …

The oceans have become a juncture of great visions of blue growth as well as strong
environmental concern. This paper discusses the essential role of the social sciences as the …

For several decades it has been acknowledged that there is an urgent need for new
approaches to fisheries management, embracing conservation and environmental …

Fishermen, scientists, national policy makers, and staff of environmental NGOs (ENGOs)
hold different perceptions about temporal patterns in fish stocks. Perception differences are …

Stocks status and ecosystem indicators of the Celtic Sea and the Bay of Biscay were
analysed from 1950 to 2008 based on landings, stocks assessments data and additional …

Abstract Rochet, MJ. and Rice, JC 2009. Simulation-based management strategy
evaluation: ignorance disguised as mathematics?–ICES Journal of Marine Science, 66: 754 …

Elements of the precautionary approach to fishery management are commonly implemented
in the form of harvest control rules, with limit, threshold and target reference points for stock …