Harvest policies use control rules and associated policy parameters to dictate how fishing
mortality or catch and yield levels are determined, and are necessary for rational …

A generic age-structured model is developed to derive analytical results on optimal
harvesting. Given two age classes, knife-edge selectivity, and no stock-dependent …

This study reports on a diversity of cases of rights-based benthic and finfish fisheries from
Latin America. For benthic fisheries, Part I of this technical paper documents …

The economics of fisheries is based heavily on describing fish populations by the surplus
production model. Both economists and ecologists have different opinions on whether this …

Biological reference point (BRP) is one of the essential components in the management
strategy evaluation that is used to determine the status of fishery stock and set management …

Harvest control rules and no-take marine reserves are two management approaches
increasingly advocated as effective means of rebuilding depleted fish stocks and averting …

Abstract Zhang, Y., Chen, Y., and Wilson, C. 2011. Developing and evaluating harvest
control rules with different biological reference points for the American lobster (Homarus …

Bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) and yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) support two of the
most important fisheries in the Indian Ocean. However, there is little research evaluating …

Many marine systems are subject to high nutrient loadings together with invasions by exotic
species. Devising appropriate management responses is an increasing concern and one …

This paper analyzes the optimal management of the Northern Atlantic bluefin tuna, both
eastern and western stocks. The analysis is based on a deterministic multi-gear and age …