Optimal F 0.1 Criteria and Their Relationship to Maximum Sustainable Yield
There is a unique size of entry into the fishable population that maximizes yield per recruit when an F 0.1 fishing criterion is applied to the simple theory of fishing developed by Beverton and Holt in 1957. I define such a pair of parameters (size of entry, F 0.1 value) to be the optimal F 0.1 cri...
Published in: | Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences |
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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Canadian Science Publishing
1987
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f87-335 http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/f87-335 |
Summary: | There is a unique size of entry into the fishable population that maximizes yield per recruit when an F 0.1 fishing criterion is applied to the simple theory of fishing developed by Beverton and Holt in 1957. I define such a pair of parameters (size of entry, F 0.1 value) to be the optimal F 0.1 criteria and show that they are characterized by the single quantity M/K. A quantitative relationship is established between maximum sustainable yield and the optimal F 0.1 criteria for a model population where recruitment is governed by a Ricker stockârecruitment function. This new theory is applied to three fish stocks: Pacific halibut (Hippoglossus stenolepis), western Lake Erie walleye (Stizostedion vitreum vitreum), and Bering Sea Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus). |
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