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- Title
Applying a New Ensemble Approach to Estimating Stock Status of Marine Fisheries around the World.
- Authors
Rosenberg, Andrew A.; Kleisner, Kristin M.; Afflerbach, Jamie; Anderson, Sean C.; Dickey‐Collas, Mark; Cooper, Andrew B.; Fogarty, Michael J.; Fulton, Elizabeth A.; Gutiérrez, Nicolás L.; Hyde, Kimberly J. W.; Jardim, Ernesto; Jensen, Olaf P.; Kristiansen, Trond; Longo, Catherine; Minte‐Vera, Carolina V.; Minto, Cóilín; Mosqueira, Iago; Osio, Giacomo Chato; Ovando, Daniel; Selig, Elizabeth R.
- Abstract
Abstract: The exploitation status of marine fisheries stocks worldwide is of critical importance for food security, ecosystem conservation, and fishery sustainability. Applying a suite of data‐limited methods to global catch data, combined through an ensemble modeling approach, we provide quantitative estimates of exploitation status for 785 fish stocks. Fifty‐three percent (414 stocks) are below BMSY and of these, 265 are estimated to be below 80% of the BMSY level. While the 149 stocks above 80% of BMSY are conventionally considered “fully exploited,” stocks staying at this level for many years, forego substantial yield. Our results enable managers to consider more detailed information than simply a categorization of stocks as “fully” or “over” exploited. Our approach is reproducible, allows consistent application to a broad range of stocks, and can be easily updated as new data become available. Applied on an ongoing basis, this approach can provide critical, more detailed information for resource management for more exploited fish stocks than currently available.
- Subjects
FISHERIES; FOOD security; SUSTAINABILITY; RESOURCE management; FISH populations
- Publication
Conservation Letters, 2018, Vol 11, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
1755-263X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/conl.12363