Developing a management procedure robust to uncertainty for southern bluefin tuna: A somewhat frustrating struggle to bridge the gap between ideals and reality

Population Ecology

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 359-372

  Kurota, Hiroyuki ^a   Hiramatsu, Kazuhiko ^b   Takahashi, Norio ^a   Shono, Hiroshi ^a   Itoh, Tomoyuki ^a   Tsuji, Sachiko ^a,c  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF FAR SEAS FISHERIES   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS   (Italy)

Author keywords

CCSBT; Fisheries management; Harvest control rule; Management strategy evaluation; Precautionary management

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; CATCH PER UNIT EFFORT; FISHING EFFORT; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; PERCIFORM; STOCK ASSESSMENT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

SCOMBRIDAE; THUNNUS MACCOYII;

EID: 77954086903     PISSN: 14383896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10144-010-0201-1     Document Type: Review

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