Although frequently suggested as a goal for ecosystem-based fisheries management,
incorporating ecosystem information into fisheries stock assessments has proven …

Stock assessment models often assume natural mortality rates (M) are constant and attribute
the variability in a stock's overall mortality rate to variability in fishing mortality and …

Ecosystem-based management is mandated by international legislation, including the
Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) in the EU. This introduces a requirement for …

The authors have collaborated for the past 40 years on a sequence of initiatives for a range
of fisheries and marine ecosystems projects. These had natural mortality (M) as a common …

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 …

Ecosystem-based fisheries management (EBFM) aims to go beyond single-species
management by incorporating ecosystem considerations to guarantee the sustainable use …

In marine management, fish stocks are often managed on a stock‐by‐stock basis using
single‐species models. Many of these models are based upon statistical techniques and are …

To effectively implement ecosystem-based fisheries management, tools are needed that are
capable of exploring the likely consequences of potential management action for the whole …

近年来, 渔业资源管理由单鱼种管理模式逐渐向基于生态系统的管理模式发展,
但由于生态系统的复杂性, 这方面的模式研究以及应用还很少. 依据印度洋金枪鱼委员会(Indian …

Zooplankton are the key intermediary between primary production and the fish community
and a cornerstone of marine food webs, but they are often poorly represented in models that …