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- Title
A simple method for estimating MSY from catch and resilience.
- Authors
Martell, Steven; Froese, Rainer
- Abstract
The Law of the Sea requires that fish stocks are maintained at levels that can produce the maximum sustainable yield ( MSY). However, for most fish stocks, no estimates of MSY are currently available. Here, we present a new method for estimating MSY from catch data, resilience of the respective species, and simple assumptions about relative stock sizes at the first and final year of the catch data time series. We compare our results with 146 MSY estimates derived from full stock assessments and find excellent agreement. We present principles for fisheries management of data-poor stocks, based only on information about catches and MSY.
- Subjects
FISH populations; MAXIMUM sustainable yield (Population ecology); FISHERY management; FISH population measurement; FISHERIES
- Publication
Fish & Fisheries, 2013, Vol 14, Issue 4, p504
- ISSN
1467-2960
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1467-2979.2012.00485.x