A model-based evaluation of marine protected areas: The example of eastern Baltic cod (Gadus morhua callarias L.)

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 109-121

  Kraus, Gerd ^a,f   Pelletier, Dominique ^b,c   Dubreuil, Julien ^b   Möllmann, Christian ^d   Hinrichsen, Hans Harald ^e   Bastardie, Francois ^a   Vermard, Youen ^b   Mahévas, Stéphanie ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b IFREMER   (France)

^c INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (New Caledonia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^e GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^f THÜNEN INSTITUTE OF CLIMATE SMART AGRICULTURE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Baltic cod; Fishery management; Marine protected areas; Model; Stock recovery

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; CLIMATE EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FISHERY MODELING; FISHING EFFORT; GADOID FISHERY; HYDROGRAPHY; MARINE PARK; OVERFISHING; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SPAWNING; STOCK COLLAPSE; STOCK ENHANCEMENT;

GADUS CALLARIAS; GADUS MORHUA;

EID: 58549085398     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsn166     Document Type: Conference Paper

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