Effect of nonlinear predation rates on rebuilding the Georges Bank haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) stock

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
• Main Authors: Spencer, Paul D, Collie, Jeremy S
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1997
• Subjects: Aquatic Science; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Steele; Schaefer; Northwest Atlantic
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f97-197; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/f97-197

The collapse of several northwest Atlantic groundfish stocks, including Georges Bank haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus), necessitated new fishing regulations and generated interest in the role of predation on stock productivity. The sharp break between prolonged periods of high (pre-1965) and low (p...